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Newspaper
Bridgeport Telegram
Location
Bridgeport, Connecticut, United States of America
Date
Jan 07, 1925
Page
10
Subscription rates and publication details for the Bridgeport Telegram brief. The paper, published by The Post Publishing Co. at 140 Middle Street, Bridgeport Connecticut, operates daily except Sunday with 24 hour exchange. Contact via Barnum 6100. Associated Press reprint rights noted.
Morning notes humor the reader with quips on marriage finances and politics. It pokes at hairdos, small-town fashion, and public discourse while remarking on language, courage, and social trends with a wry editorial voice.
A fragmentish meditation condemns leniency toward harms to children free speech industry lust profiteering and moral decay. It laments exploiters who mask charity and forces undermining national standards and injustices that inflate profits.
Northern New England sees increasing clouds and warmer conditions Wednesday with rain possible Wednesday night and Thursday. Southern New England turns warmer Wednesday and Thursday with unsettled skies. Eastern New York expected rain south and unsettled showers with warmth into Thursday. A low pressure system moves from Saskatchewan toward Ontario. High pressure shifts from Quebec westward. Winds mainly north and northwest, fresh to moderate.
Almanac notice from The Telegram issued by Middlebrook Almanac provides sun rise and high water time hints and general weather cues. It records the sun's rising position and tides though the exact times are unclear in the fragment. The listing reads as a routine daily coordination item rather than a full weather forecast.
The New London Day accused Bridgeport of stagnation, then used school census data to argue Bridgeport and its surrounding towns grew from 1918 to 1924. Bridgeport’s district expanded as workers shifted to commuting, while New London’s school population declined, suggesting New London is regressing.
The essay warns radio’s rise as a powerful entertainment force upstages theatre and live performance. It notes Actors Equity seeking ideas to counter radio as phonograph firms recruit stars, while industry observers urge adaptation or risk collapse. The piece cites Muhammad, petroleum, and transportation shifts as precedents for change.
They promote cooperation over conflict around a new development. Its progress could transform American entertainment and regulation. It targets those feeling menaced by radio to align or quit. Hyxie is a public of millions with vast publicity and potential profits for genius sellers.
A New York clinic demonstrates an artificial voice device that lets a patient who had his larynx removed for cancer speak clearly. The sound box, with vocal-like operation, could help about 600 others with loss of vocal organs. The piece speculates on broader thrills from the invention, imagining a world of public singing by previously voiceless individuals and playful newsroom satire.
An observer notes how rolling a barrel, though simple, can be elevated to art through skill. The piece argues that everyday tasks become noteworthy when performed with mastery, transforming a mundane job into a science and distinguishing the practitioner.
A garbled political brief notes Willlim Fs Dogan and Polis rwen in city appointments, and a February start for Tieronmulaston, with state and national party moves. It mentions Clerk of the Board, a Republican surge to block Democrats, and southern senators influencing Congress amid calls for reform and potential regional shifts.
Fragmentary verse depicting a child’s wander through a town and city, dreams of trains and lights, and a longing for peace, with inconsistent imagery and night sounds shaping the speaker’s memory and mood.
The first policy bonus under the new payable law was awarded today to Marg Irene Crisp, widow of the late Gicatetan Fred W. Crisp. The amount, $1,533, was handed to her in Oahu.llawall, August.
A satirical polemic by Walt Mason critiques government thrift and tax policies. The author mocks promised prosperity while condemning wasteful spending and political posturing. The piece laments taxes on daily life and expresses weary demand for accountable leadership.
From the Richmond Enquirer January 7, a congressman converses with General Lafayette about Congressional proceedings. The congressman apologizes for an unfavorable position on an appropriation. Lafayette, with presence of mind, interrupts with a pithy retort about opposing excessive gifts to individuals in Congress.
A humorous piece by Wallace M. Bayliss and connected poems and quips discuss courtship and marriage norms. It features Mary Ann and a narrator’s wary pride, then sketches social banter from a household columnist format with quirky remarks and a mystic Q&A.
Readers are invited to submit original humor epigrams anecdotes and poetry to Fun Shop Headquarters Bridgenort Telegram. Accepted pieces paid at rates based on character and judged by editor. manuscripts not returned. Send originals on one side of paper to the address provided.
A 1926 column argues weather impacts merchants and farmers differently. It notes good nationwide conditions in 1924, explains how pleasant weather boosts farm work and incomes while hindering overcoat and fur sales, and quips that people want varying weather for everyone.
An editor's note by Vernon Kellogg cautions against national panic over cancer findings. He argues early death figures are imperfect and noninfectious, and explains cancer arises from unregulated cell growth. Scientific work continues, with no proven hereditary cause, while dubious cures circulate.
In Chicago Dr Copeland reports a 15 day fast by physiology head at the University of Chicago renews youthfulness and boosts digestive efficiency. He warns long fasts lack practical food value and urges moderation plus emotional discipline. Readers’ health Q and A cover snoring joints eyebrows and exercise advice.
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