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Newspaper
Bridgeport Telegram
Location
Bridgeport, Connecticut, United States of America
Date
Jan 23, 1922
Page
8
A partial line from a Bridgeport Connecticut newspaper notes publication details. It mentions the Associated Press and local news reuse rights, highlighting the paper’s affiliation with the Audit Bureau of Circulation and press credits.
Fragmentary lines of a humorous poem by John Kendrick Bangs appear with garbled OCR text. The readable portions reference a cheerful song and singing to brighten the way. No clear publication details or full stanza present.
Fragmented editorial notes present a series of humorous, jumbled lines touching on conventions, reformers, lights, design, foreigners, birds, exchange rates, marriages, and language. The text reads like a spoof of contemporary discourse with playful misprints and nonsensical phrases.
The writer contemplates seasonal moods driven by weather. He laments winter winds chilling his spine and shivers, spring’s impact on his liver, summer’s heat, and autumn’s melancholy. The poem expresses a restless, cyclical discomfort tied to the changing seasons.
A weather note describes a central disturbance moving from the Dakotas toward the Gulf of St. Lawrence bringing a cold wave and fair but chilly conditions north of the Mississippi. Temperatures fell below zero in Northern Michigan and Wisconsin, with Edmonton reporting extreme cold. Local snows and storm warnings persisted along the Atlantic coast and throughout New England and Middle Atlantic regions.
The Senate may ratify a five power treaty to scrap the battleship Connecticut, once flagship and queen of the navy. Connecticut citizens cherish the ship and its silver service, hoping it may be preserved or honored rather than dismantled.
Friends in Washington announce that William Jennings Bryan may run for U S Senate from Florida this fall, a move that draws concern among Republicans and discussion of his prospects amid questions about his past defeats and potential influence with farmers and populist blocs.
Wireless music advances show vast listening reach with Rev Dr Charles Lee Reynolds addressing an invisible congregation of radio operators. Farm forecasts, health notices, and opera broadcasts by wireless expand daily life as technology brings distant stages into homes with RCA relays from Roselle Park to Chicago.
Here and There With the Editor notes expert opinion that government doctored alcohol fuels drug abuse. Colonel Forrer argues prohibition drives youths to narcotics, citing acetone and isopropyl alcohol taints. He emphasizes war strain and police encounters illustrate rising drug addiction among teens.
A former distillery worker claims the colored alcohol known as spathere whiskey is killing many times as many people as wood alcohol. The speaker urges health authorities to issue warnings and regulate the tainted product.
A fragmented poem portrays J. Hightow riding in a large limousine while townsfolk murmur he is a crook. It recalls past misdeeds, bribes, and a mythic burden of wealth. The speaker contrasts wealth with integrity, noting how money corrupts and proper conduct yields modest rewards. The piece reflects distrust of leadership and public figures.
Washington reports the Department of Agriculture announces January 31 as the last day to hunt wild ducks coots gallinules and Wilson snipe under the migratory game birds act. Possession is allowed for ten days after the season end if not restricted by local law and after February 10 migratory birds must be kept in cold storage or the owner could face federal prosecution.
In Manchester Kentucky peace returned after a four day session as Bonge Martin feud clansmen, about seventy five, shook hands and went home. A year of ambushes and threats ended as residents could travel the Little Goose section safely. National guards stood by around the courthouse during the proceedings led by Judge Hiram Joans urging reconciliation.
Verse on luxury fur wearing and fashion, praising fur coats for women and critiquing the perpetual demand for expensive skins. The poem mentions marten mink squirrel beaver sable ermine and other furs with a satirical tone about society.
A reader urges adults to place a Bible tradition in children's lives through engaging old fashioned readings. A single Bible book, with large print and vivid pictures, can shape young minds with poetry and pageantry, fostering reverence for biblical stories and the word of God.
Seventeen year old George Mewar of Surf Avenue Stratford was struck by a patrol car while walking on Stratford Avenue near St. Michiel’s Cemetery shortly after 10 o’clock. The youth was knocked to the ground as the vehicle passed. Sergt. Benjamin Smith, driver of the patrol, stopped the car and aided him.
In a hospital in Aridgeport, Mewsea Lote sustained injuries described as concussive lacerations and abrasions to the head and body. Medical staff report stable condition with treatment ongoing and no immediate danger.
Jan 22 report from Wppawa notes Young Lai warned that girls in ski outfits without skirts will be excluded at services. Rev. Parner O Gar man of the Church of the Blessed Sacrament declared future attendance would be barred.
Reader inquiries on sleeplessness and health are answered by Dr. Copeland. Topics include daily routines for balance, effects of sleepless nights, advice to review habits, and when to seek specialist care for issues like adhesions or scar pain. Readers are advised to send stamped envelopes for personal guidance.
A promotional notice urges parents to assess child fitness for school and to request a free booklet. It emphasizes early correction of defects and offers a coupon with two cents for postage to obtain the pamphlet. Names and specific contact details are not provided in readable form.
Milford report on a forum where Professor David A Vaughn of Boston University spoke on World Sweep of Democracy, noting war costs fall on the poor and advocating a meeting between Woodrow Wilson and Senator Lodge to reveal no fundamental disagreement on achieving world brotherhood. Reverend G Whitford Simonson presided.
Readers submitted questions answered on varied topics. Highlights include billiards champion Willie Hoppe, Vermont’s statehood, mineral waters coloring glass, farm telephone adoption, Samvat calendar meaning, Irish geography, Icelandic land use, medical cautions for burns, coinage history, motto Jee Hominum Salvator, costs to repatriate a soldier, and legends of Croton the ox carrier.
Detroit police inspect a package containing 275000 dollars in bonds tied to a 600000 dollar heist at a Los Angeles mall last March. Inspector Z E Fraser leads the probe while details are withheld and suspects claim innocence.
A humorous poem about Phoebe Dice and three dice friends Big Dick Joe and Phoebe with neighbors and suitors. The verses describe romantic confusions as suitors perform songs and Phoebe contemplates marriage while parents disagree, ending with a bedtime admonition to children.
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