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Newspaper
Bridgeport Telegram
Location
Bridgeport, Connecticut, United States of America
Date
Jan 11, 1922
Page
9
A fragmented notice references the Associated Press republication policy and an Audit Bureau of Circulation listing. It indicates publishing standards and credits for Bridgeport and mentions numbers tied to circulation figures.
The fragment recalls a trial line passing through doubt and impatience as a muted murmur condemns Fate. A longing for relief and a soothing balm of clarity emerges in tense lyric prose.
Morning notes mix wry aphorisms on love marriage and war with social mores. Jumbled lines reference a poor man’s marriage, debt, safety, and humor about health and politics. The text reads like a collage of clipped thoughts and stray observations from a newspaper page.
A cryptic poem fragment muses on thieves, jail, birds, whales, and passing cars. It plays with sayings about heads, hens, and unseen places, leaving many lines unreadable and questions about meaning.
The forecast indicates rain or snow for Wednesday across New England before clearing Thursday with colder conditions. The Middle Atlantic expects rain Wednesday and colder, improving Thursday. The Almanac notes a Massachusetts award to Frances King of Alma Michigan for advancing women’s achievements.
A leading Bridgeport milk firm lowers quart prices by three cents citing delivery economies, the first step in a local milk war amid coal cuts and grocery price declines. The piece notes farmers keep margins on milk while retailers absorb losses, highlighting aggressive competition reshaping basic goods pricing.
A furrier released a red fox on Fifth Avenue offering $10 to catch it, causing a public uproar as the limousines struck the frightened animal. Belle Silver questions Humane Society members wearing fur, urging an end to fur trapping and cruelty, and imagines a future of textile fur alternatives.
A fragmentary Town Notebook piece notes a 16 ounce loaf selling for five cents and questions why merchants kept bread prices high. It contrasts past five cent bread with today and hints at broader economic anxieties amid war and labor concerns. The text references bankers, lard costs, sugar, and general market mystery.
Fragmentary text mentions a sergeant William Santin at an unnamed location, a German machine, and a disarmament conference. The passage is garbled with errors and lacks coherent facts or a clear narrative to summarize responsibly.
A fragment discusses a controversial median convention promising elimination of birth marks and moles. It emphasizes women’s beauty as a key asset and urges all to pursue self care to achieve improvement, noting doctors’ claims and social pressure.
A federal children's bureau survey finds boys and girls grow similarly up to age six, with average weights within a pound and heights within about half an inch. Differences at maturity are linked to environment and opportunities rather than biology, noting women increasingly taller due to education and outdoor activity.
A humorous parody on Safety Week recounts peril and absurdity in town as drivers speed and crash. The piece mocks overzealous safety rhetoric, noting wrecks, a searching coroner, and the uneasy balance between caution and chaos during the observance.
Alba B Johnson writes in response to a Bridgeport Chamber of Commerce editorial titled Traders and Workers. He references his planned address for January 4 and discusses railroad issues, construction industry growth, and foreign trade. He emphasizes creating jobs for exports without harming domestic manufacturing, noting prosperity hinges on solving this problem.
A reader’s quiz explores pronunciation and usage of terms in Amphr ety and electrical language. It discusses seven pronunciations of quinine, which two pronunciations are deformed, and notes regional forms like stent, stunt, and stent meaning an allotted task in US slang.
At a Chamber of Commerce forum in Greenwich on January 10, Commissioner A B Meredith and Fulign W Curtisa spoke as council members voted unanimously to favor erecting a new high school building here valued at $200000 as a World War memorial.
A torn OCR excerpt sketches a sensitive artist who painted with deft ease yet rejected lasting art, facing mockery and heartbreak as dreams fade. It hints at conflict between ambition and the urge for fleeting charm, with references to love, sorrow, and a soul broken by woe.
A nurse warns about a medical condition in a girl named Peggie, while teachers, doctors, and parents debate treatment. Peggie misses school, suffers recurring health problems, and faces possible operation that could affect her schooling and future promotion.
A fragmented report describes a preacher and revival events in a rural area. It notes odd behaviors, local petitions, and unclear plans for future demonstrations. The piece references Yankion and Yaes ton county with uncertain names and dates.
New York, Jan. 10. An indictment charging Fsa Tach Swiit attempting to extort money from Gene Vierrman was dismissed on recommendation of the district attorney. Two juries disagreed on the evidence, prompting the need to avoid further disruption around the witness.
In Waterbury on January 10 Mayor Guilfoyta announced Charles Hart as assistant corporation counsel and Edward J McDonald as claims attorney to serve in the city administration.
Commissioner of Health Dr Royat S Copeland urges vigilance for colds in workplaces and homes. He argues even mild illnesses can lower productivity and spark wider outbreaks, recommending rest, warmth, isolation at work, and prompt care to prevent epidemics. readers submit questions on itching, sleep, nervousness, and other health concerns seeking guidance from Dr Copeland.
A fragmented passage describes imagining flying over the Isthmus to study the Panama Canal and its dammed Chagres views, noting the Pacific end lies east of the Atlantic end. It mentions a National Geographic Society map offering free access and reader addresses for a passage.
A reader asks about diagnosing intestinal worms and the need for examination by a physician. The query requests guidance on identifying a positive manifestation and proper medical steps.
A reader questions are routed to the Telegram Information Bureau in Washington DC for response on information topics Only legal media or financial advice is excluded and readers must mail questions with full name and address and two stamps Replies go to the inquirer The piece lists several Q A items on topics from military units to geographic species and historic ships
A satirical column critiques urban beautification drives and proposes three absurd constitutional amendments banning women from eating corn on the cob, wearing galoshes in public, and sitting on motorcycle back seats, framed as a tongue in cheek historical parable.
Columbus C January 10 Anti trust action seeks to dissolve the so called tile trust known as the tile manufacturers' credit association. Filed in the federal district court on direction of the attorney general by district attorney J R Clark. Names 37 defendants from Pennsylvania West Virginia New York and other states.
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