Bridgeport Telegram Ad Rates and Post Details
Fragmentary OCR shows ad rates payable in advance and mentions special subscription offers. Names like Wrigley Blair Chicago and Barnum telephone appear, with stray lines about Metro New York and a Bridgeport imprint. Reading is incomplete and uncertain.
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Human Fly Stunts Spark Crowd in Skyward Feat
Spectators watch a man scale heights in a bold display of strength and nerve. The crowd gasps as he rises above the ground, provoking questions about purpose and the value of such feats in everyday life.
Editorial notes on social change and taxation debate
A fragmented editorial note cites dangers of jaywalking and changing fashions while musing on marriage, prosperity, reform, taxation, and Smoots opinions. It mentions a 13 month year idea and notes aviation replacing car lanes as a social shift.
Weather forecast for Bridgeport and surrounding region
Dense weather summary reports a disturbance looping from Northern Missouri toward Montreal with snow in the Great Lakes area. Cold front spreads through the Great Lakes region and Atlantic states with snow flurries possible near the Great Lakes and fair to partly cloudy conditions elsewhere. Storm warnings extend from Delaware Breakwater to Eastport Maine as winds and gales rise over the Kent Lakes area.
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Bridgeport
Missouri
Montreal
Great Lakes
Mississippi
New England
Thuracay
Atlantic
Guilt
Mirvissippi
New York
Atlantic Feam
Cape Hatteras
Delaware
Eastport
Maine
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Economic entente shadows Europe and United States debt
The piece outlines an economic entente among France Germany Britain and Italy to pressure the United States over the $11 billion debt. It notes Europe cannot pay in gold or goods and outlines three payment paths while arguing the plan may fail. It contrasts Loeb's anti Jewish rhetoric with Bridgeport Jewish charitable efforts aiding Eastern Europe.
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Germany
America
Italy
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Britain
United States
Commission
Congress
David Lawrence
Washington
Europe
Russia
Jacob M. Loeb
Board of Education
New York
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Here and There Nearly 2 Million Wireless Sets in America Today
The article notes about 700000 wireless receiving stations in the United States with 200000 installed in the last 90 days. It forecasts wireless becoming a leading industry by 1830, predicting rapid improvements and continued installations while old equipment is discarded, amid transformative political and national government changes since the age of Parker, Penrose, McKinley, Cannon, and Hanna.
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America
United States
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Wireless Fang
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Penrose
McKinley
Cannon
Mark Hanna
Fragmentary 20th Century Census Quotation on Education
A damaged OCR passage notes a census figure of 15,300,000 American children ages seven to two and claims 13,869,000 attended school. It contrasts modern life with past eras and mentions reading and writing skills in a father's generation, reflecting a hazy period viewpoint.
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Met
Uncle Joe Cannon Retires After Forty Six Years in Congress
The note reflects on Joe Cannon's retirement from Congress after 46 years of public service. It nostalgically recalls his long career, iconic image with a cigars, and hints at his thoughts as he nears life’s sunset. The fragment suggests a reflective mood about aging and legacy.
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Joe Cannon
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Uncle Toe
King George’s trousers trend noted in curious portrait
A viewer observes the king’s trousers in a dated portrait. Creases run along the sides rather than front and back, reflecting an old custom. The piece muses that the look may return to fashion in time.
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George of
England
Feed a Cold or Starve Fever Debate Resurfaces
An old adage claiming you should feed a cold and starve a fever is challenged. The writer attributes the maxim to a famous Greek author, though many words are garbled. The text discusses treating colds with starvation diets and questions the historic accuracy of the saying.
Luck and Fraud Shadow a Young Man in Los Angeles
A young man facing poverty and an impending baby creates a counterfeit five dollar note from behind bars. He learns he will inherit a 600000 dollar legacy from an aunt in London, and his despair grows as luck seems to fail. The story reflects desperation, hope, and cryptic reflections on fate.
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Los Angeles
London
The Old Promise on Tax and Voters Warren Years
A satirical piece critiques politicians who denounce taxes while courting voters. It portrays statesmen blustering about reforms, yet delivering little and promising more burdens as elections approach. The poem ridicules wavey rhetoric and suggests voters remain fed up with empty pledges.
City Hall Basement Flooded Two Feet Deep
The basement of city hall was two feet underwater after a water main incident Wednesday night. Fire department pumping units removed the water causing about 1900 dollars in damage.
Wilmott Promoted to Stamford Deputy Field Collector
Clifford R. Wilmott, an assistant collector in Bridgeport, has been promoted to Deputy Field Collector and will be stationed in Stamford starting March 1. He was first appointed November 1.
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Clifford R. Wilmott
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Internal Revenue Office of
Bridgeport
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DESTRO THE RATS War on rodents through science
A historical notice urges eradicating rats as great human enemies. It warns single pairs can explode to 350 million within three years and compares pest destruction to vast military losses. The call offers a free government booklet on rats and mice via a Washington Information Bureau coupon.
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Washington Information Bureau
Enclose Herewith Two Cents for The Rat Booklet Return
A brief notice requests two cents in stamps for return postage and a free copy of The Rat Booklet. It references enclosing funds and obtaining the booklet, with no further details provided.
A Priceless Possession Poem About Identity and Hair
A humorous poem laments aging and the desire to keep a prized possession a balding speaker clings to. The speaker imagines loss of hair as fate, refusing to part with a cherished feature while accepting the march of time with resigned wit.
Blue Blood and Red Blood by Hal Cochran
A fragmented verse piece with repetitive lines and misspelled names. It references Blue Blood and Red Blood, a narrator named Tomus or Tom, riding stables, and themes of prosperity, labor, and personal identity. The text blends surreal imagery with self-identification in a noir style.
Our Children Bigness By Angelo Patri
A fatherly professor debates scale and value with a boy named Bobby about what makes a thing big. They discuss a school, a dog, flowers, prizes, and the notion that bigness is outweighed by quality and growth. The exchange ends with a plan to play and a focus on meaningful learning.
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U S Mail Blocks Sugar Shipments to Egypt
The Bridgeport post office received an order banning sugar shipments to Egypt by parcel post or mail. Individuals wishing to send sugar to relatives or friends in Egypt must obtain permission from the Controller General, Department of Supplies, in Cairo.
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Egypt
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Printing Shop Fire Causes Damage at Hillside Avenue
A fire at John Bennett's printing shop on Hillside avenue caused about 3200 in damage to power stock stored in the cellar on Wednesday afternoon. Box 302 was hit, and Mrs Mollie Smith of Smithton Ark asserts she is the only woman member of the Independent Order of Hoo. Hoo, the national fraternal society of lumber and allied industries.
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John Bennett
Hillside Avenue
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Smithton
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Independent Order of Hoo
Health tips on catarrh and bronchitis by Dr Copeland
This column delivers medical guidance on acute cytarrhal bronchitis and related conditions. It emphasizes treating nasal catarrh, avoiding cold exposure, and using steam and home remedies while seeking professional care when symptoms worsen. It also answers reader questions on irregular heartbeats, raynaud-like cold feet, laryngitis, hiccups, scalp lesions, and weight gain related to nervous states.
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Unusual Stories About Unusual People
Somerset, Pa Feb 24 Irvin Pyle 92 the only surviving pl oaser of the old overland mail Pyle drove the coach that carried the first mail between Salt Lake City Utah and Sacramento Cal in 1852 He served two years in Califold and 36 day trip from Utah to California Postage was old after four years of fighting Indians Pyle followed the pony express era and served in the Union Army carrying a piece of Confederate lead in his body
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Somerset
Irvin Pyle
Overland Mall
Pyle
Doctor Aids Chef In Preparing First Scientific Diet
New York February 23 Rene Ansard chef at the Waldorf Astoria with a medical nutrition consultant established the first scientific diet service in an American hotel. The plan includes menus for breakfast luncheon and dinner with simple preparations and few rich ingredients.
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Rene Ansard
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Astoris
Florel
Monsieur Ansard
Reader Questions and Answers From The Telegram Bureau
A compilation of reader queries with brief answers on topics from radiotelephone speed to geography and etymology. Subjects include weather reporting methods, Great Bear Lake size, rock phonolite, record low US temperatures, Washington telephone density, abolition of capital punishment in Europe, and the word garage origin in English.
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