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Newspaper
Bridgeport Telegram
Location
Bridgeport, Connecticut, United States of America
Date
Feb 25, 1926
Page
13
Bridgeport Telegram reports subscription terms and rates, with publishing details for Bridgeport and toll-free connections for Milford and Fairfield patrons. It notes open daily, and that Milford and Fairfield have direct office lines for advertising and news items.
The Ripper Board of Apportionment kept Bridgeport’s tax rate at 27.4 mils for another year, praising Tax Collector Howard Challenger for large arrears collections. The board raised next year’s collection estimates, betting Challenger can improve current tax receipts with support from Tax Attorney Kelly, justifying high board salaries through delinquent recovery.
A Palmyra Indiana Church of Christ member named Martin, 40, faced church discipline for teaching basketball and supporting a community gym. He had built the gym with his own funds and allowed amateur theatricals while banning dancing and wild behavior. The article argues fanatical church members might seek state action to expel him, threatening civil authority with church discipline.
Count Ludwig Salm von Hoogatrachen and Millicent Rogers announce separation amid cold reception from society. The article recalls Leo Fall’s operetta The Doctor Princess to illustrate attitudes of the titled aristocracy toward Europe.
A fragment discussing social change among the aristocracy, contrasting old blue blood with a wealth-based elite. It notes wars, dethronements, and impoverishment, while wealth becomes the new power. Counts and noble titles lose status to money in Palm Beach and similar networks. The tone questions whether the new aristocracy is better or merely different, leaving the wealthy as the controlling class in a cold modern world.
A damaged manuscript-like piece presents a congressman’s justification for voting with his district, arguing he must reflect constituents’ wishes rather than his own judgment. It laments self-serving reps, notes the danger of fear-driven votes, and argues legislators should use their brains to enact better policy.
Brisbane column notes George Washington allegedly brewed beer, citing a handwritten recipe with excess molasses and short aging. The piece asserts Washington drank good beer and light changes in whiskey use, reflecting on his contemporaries’ habits without altering the opinion on his overall character.
The writer notes that history’s greatest men include many drinkers and cites ancient and Christian figures to challenge teetotaler claims. They argue wine culture spans Latin races, Greeks, Romans, Spaniards, Italians, French, Germans, and Scandinavians. A wedding tale about turning water into wine is discussed with ambiguity about alcohol content.
Discussion in administration circles considers raising salaries for city officials including the mayor and tax board staff, funded by a contingent fund and possible ordinance changes. The Board of Apportionment would implement any increases, with clerks and street workers touched by a five cent hourly rise, as departments scan finances for the new fiscal year starting April 1.
A 1926 essay by AI Johnson discusses Mussolini challenging American democracy. It weighs democracy versus efficiency, highlights Italy's hard economy, emigration concerns, and the lure of strong government. The piece praises Italy’s labor asset and argues American policy should value honest immigrant workers while considering stricter economies.
The excerpt reviews Professor Irving Fisher's address Banking Policy and Unemployment. It links dollar instability to job hardship, notes gold fluctuations, and argues for stabilizing the dollar based on a basket of goods rather than gold alone. It condemns the magnitude of the reform task yet urges focus on monetary balance.
A compact collection of satirical definitions. Each entry reframes common terms with humorous moral implications. The piece reads like a playful critique of social behavior and public life framed as quick vignettes.
A 1895 letter from Rosa Maltoni Mussolini to Prefect Forlì recalls a request to fund schooling for her twelve year old son Benito Mussolini at the Royal Normal School. The family faced crop failure and poverty. the request was denied, with the date November 30, 1826 noted on the envelope.
A poem contrasts cheerful Susan Jane with a frugal wife who comforts her weary husband after work. It praises a supportive partner who shares tea, cheer, and steady care, while warning of the strain of idle rich desires and a restless spouse. The piece ends with a reflection on marriage, blessing or burden, and the imperfect nature of human institutions.
A cluttered vintage collage from a Fun Shop page features humorous vignettes, reader jokes, and cartoonish captions. Segments include a dogged self mockery of weight loss, playful banter about dieting, a retired editor’s reply column, and Krazy Kindergarten and Klass krufts with wordplay. The eclectic mix preserves the paper’s lighthearted tone and local flavor.
Hollywood notes recount how a shrapnel wound at Ypres diverted Ronald Colman from a London hospital bed to acting. He joined Lena Ashwell, impressed managers, then chose stage work in London before entering British films and later the American screen. Subsequent leads include Lillian Gish in The White Sister Romola. He works with Norma Talmadge on Kiki and plans The Garden of Allah in Egypt.
Seattle based professor Stevenson Smith of the University of Washington argues twins can be divided into dissimilar and duplicate types. He plans to study a hundred twin pairs to measure how environment shapes mental and physical traits, noting parental resistance to such separation experiments.
Cloudy and warmer with rain in the south and rain or snow in the north Thursday and Thursday night. Friday becomes cloudy and colder with probable rain in the north and central areas. shifting to flurries in northern New England. Southern New England sees increasing cloudiness and warming Thursday then cooling Friday with rain later.
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