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Newspaper
Bridgeport Telegram
Location
Bridgeport, Connecticut, United States of America
Date
Jan 13, 1922
Page
12
Public notice lists subscription and advertising rates for Ridgeport Telegram and Sunday Post. It notes in advance payment details, delivery options, and associated departments while crediting The Associated Press for news dispatches used.
A fragmentary verse piece by John Rendrick Baws appears with archaic phrasing and reflected mood about memory and tomorrow. The readable lines hint at urging inner resolve to forget past troubles and face the future with wit and hope, though the text is incomplete and stylistically dated.
A fragmentary editorial notes page mentions unpredictable topics from politics to jokes. It references Fort Worth optimism, Turkish figures, linguistic missteps, and a light critique of public discourse, with scattered names and dates embedded in a rough, garbled transcription.
Morning exercises start the day with a routine to keep muscles firm and awake. The piece playfully questions waking for workouts and muses about the pull of sleep versus action in a light, reflective tone.
The report notes a fair Friday and likely Saturday with a passing coastal storm and centers moving northeastward. Much of the eastern states see clear or overcast skies with local snows near the Great Lakes and Ohio valley. Temperatures fall east of the Mississippi as the outlook calls for continued overcast weather and regional snow through Monday and Saturday.
The city reports very little danger from smallpox, but warns against panic. Isolation of cases and vaccination for children and alarmed adults are advised. The outbreak is mild, with no widespread threat, though past influenza showed harsher impacts. calm vigilance and cleanliness are urged as protection.
A reflection on early auto racing, its 1895 Chicago win, and how speed and invention evolved. The piece contrasts Tommy Milton's 153 mph feat with the first race car and traces gradual progress from primitive tools to modern machines, predicting practical uses for theories and devices.
The passage questions marriage trends among Americans, estimating 4,000,000 unmarried adults and projecting only about 109,000 will wed. It considers wealth, marriage age, and gender dynamics, noting shifts in social norms and economic factors influencing matrimony.
Fragmented text discusses Congo jungle myths about gorillas snakes and cannibals then shifts to a claim of 79 million pounds of copper ore and white civilization bringing hard work. Questions whether civilization is worthwhile and if savanna life was better before colonization.
Fragmented OCR reports a December fire period causing property losses. Mentions insurance reflections and fewer Siielesa men burning properties. Notes broader concern over easier money conditions and rising fire incidents.
The article notes huge gas consumption last year and projects a future shift to electricity for heating. It compares past kerosene lamp maintenance with modern energy progress and hints at a legacy left for future generations.
A fractured OCR note claims 3436 lynching victims in 1889, with only 17 percent accused of felonies. It lists women among the victims and laments mob violence as contrary to the republic's founding ideals.
A battered narrative describes a driver John Jasper attacked by a hobo who stole his purse. The tale mourns the harm to travelers and pilgrims, noting a thousand daily journeys disrupted by one cruel act and the escalating cruelty as drivers ignore the plight.
Milford Jan 2 The Milford Chapter RA Masons will be instituted at Masonic Hall Friday Most Excellent High Priest Bilis of Bridgeport and Grand Chapter officers will officiate. The program includes degrees in the afternoon a banquet at six and the formal institution in the evening. The new chapter RA M No 42 starts with 56 charter members and 621 candidates awaiting induction. Lucia chapter ES will serve banquet and buffet after ceremonies. Officers elected include Arthur Downs H P Harold E Thomas K Joan Campbell scribe Louis E Clark secretary Addin Suive Pressron We A org TB D Crawford R is oT D Babcomt C Ths R A Syrett Ist Va W Ferguson Wy BR R Taylor Sra and William Merwin.
In Bucyrus on January 10, Mrs. H B Finley 37 defeated twenty five graduates of high school and college in a lengthy spelling bee held at the red brick schoolhouse. The contest featured difficult words such as ranalesance virti ginoun rendezvous fortissimo and tuberculosis. Finley, daughter of the late E B Finley former adjutant general of Ohio, has long taught in Bucyrus schools.
A reader condemns compulsory vaccination as a crime against the United States Constitution. The writer frames the Board of Health as responsible for enforcing vaccination and argues vehemently against it.
Intentions outlines a plan to start a reading course and buy books the speaker cannot borrow. It reflects on helping neighbors and charity while delaying personal growth and finial resolve to turn over a new leaf tomorrow with pragmatic actions.
The article argues for strict household order to ease family life with children. It stresses organized spaces, labeled items, and each child using their own hook for belongings. It advises scheduled routines, defined bedtimes, and controlled study and play to reduce disputes and nerves.
Readers ask Dr Copeland about curing colds and related symptoms. Advice covers staying home to rest, hot lemonade and a hot bath, gradual sweating, bed rest, and hydration. Emphasizes addressing underlying factors like overwork, worry, ventilation, dust, tobacco, and lifestyle. Also includes patient questions on catarrh asthma and habits with practical guidance.
A garbled quiz item asks about the great American poets, pronunciation of English terms, and jumbled biographical facts. It presents mis-spelled questions and corrupted dates, noting a misquoted lineage and pronunciation guides in a broken style.
A scanned Q and A from the Telegram Information Bureau presents brief inquiries and answers on topics such as Buenos Aires altitude and climate, lynching counts, Blind Tom, American Legion membership, historic Jerusalem, Atlantic and Pacific fleet maneuvers, New Zealand railroads, Dublin population, and U.S. hospital beds. The format shows questions with concise official-style replies, indicating the bureau’s advisory limits and requesting return postage for replies.
James Dunn resisted handcuffs as he was marched to jail after a grand larceny conviction. He escaped from Lake County jail, rode a train to Nashville, and appeared at the state penitentiary end outrendered. The warden confirmed Dunn's escape tale and the Lake County sheriff sent papers. He has begun serving his term and praises the written sentence.
A humorous scene follows shoppers at a remnant counter as they jostle for cloth scraps. Women elbow and tug, each grabbing remnants, then switching, hugging, and discarding as the crowd debates value and desire amid a chaotic bargain hunt.
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