Bridgeport Telegram Founded 1697 Ad Rates
Bridgeport Telegram advertising notes reflect a historic publication with an address at Milde Street Bridgeport and a history dating to 1697. The item mentions rates and contact details for advertising representation in New York and Bridgeport, with standard press association notices.
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Horeizn
MEA Reis
Metropolitag
Tower New York
Nicure
Aiephone Barnose
Sally
Poss Publishing CO
Milde Street
Bridgeport
Com
Associated
Press
Suiwhce
Associated Freservely Bsers
El-News
A Line O Cheer by John Kendrick Bangs
A fragmentary poem excerpt presents playful lines about butterflies, the sunlit sky, and a narrator's cheerful holiday mood. The piece shows light verse tone with a joyful cadence and repeated thanks.
Editorial notes on world issues and school concern
The fragment reflects editorial musings on Russia and the United States, with references to divorce, school problems, axis Palmere, and a government report. It mentions school teachers, an equitable trade, poisoning, mosquitoes, and health concerns, presenting a mosaic of unsettled topics from a troubled era.
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Russia
United States
United
Axis Palmere Sieur
Nees
Hartford
Jar Town
Sidewalk Snapshots cont 5 profiles a city official
Whitney, the smiling superintendent of the Wel- Sree building, is portrayed as a well known city figure. He served his district and Aldermen posts with humor and courtesy. Residing at 107s ford avenues, he chaired local committees and contributed to community projects.
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Whitney
Wel- Sree
Sheifth
Ford ‘Avenues
Bridgeport Trolley Shutdown Sparks Public Debate
The Connecticut company faces possible August cessation of Bridgeport trolley service, prompting calls for statewide action. Critics blame poor service and the zone fare, while supporters warn of economic disruption and advocate restored service and five cent fares to curb jitneys.
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Connecticut
Morgan Brainard
Hartford
Bridgeport
New Haven
Pritnera
Connecticut Company
Philadelphia Street Railways
Monty Low
Jones shipping bill stirs doubts over U S merchant goals
The piece argues the Jones bill may force intrusive treaty abrogations with 24 nations to boost American shipping and require free passage through the Panama Canal. Analysts call it a subsidy driven error while officials protest and ICC seeks to limit clauses before effect.
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United States
U. S
Panama’ Canal
Packers and the Paper Profiteering Claim Debate
The piece compares New Zealand lamb prices in New York to expose alleged profiteering by packers. It cites the New York Globe's method of buying lamb at 16 to 18 cents per pound and selling at 25 cents, arguing the Globe earns less profit than packers while shipping and marketing costs are covered. The author concludes the packers appear to profiteer by at least 35 percent above legitimate wholesale price.
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New York Globe
Globe
New Zealand
New York
Alfred W. McCann
The
Bridgeport 40 Years Ago The Standard Lodge and Local Notices
Bridgeport items report a parish collection for Pope Len Nuit, social events at Riverview Hotel, and musical performances by Wheeler and Vidson. Detective Weins is assaulted in New Haven. two men arrested. Local court cases involve shoe thefts. temperance society elects officers. weddings and obituaries noted alongside seaside picnic plans and a payday dividend for a club.
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JT. Weins
New Saves
Yasterday
Aw Billy
Whey
NewHaven
Save $740,000,000 letter critiques freight delays
In a reader letter, the author argues current freight moves are slower than needed and cites a Milwaukee to Danbury trip as proof of faster transit when conditions align. The piece criticizes government and railroads while urging prompt action to reduce burdens on business.
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Milwaukee
Danbury
Conn
Teeinabinni
Wilwaukee
Art and Gas By Walt Mason
Poem in words on art versus gas costs and the desire to own masterpieces. The speaker jokes about buying Rembrandt while affording fuel and rubber fires, imagining framed art brightening a shack and revealing a cultured mind amid poverty.
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Xings
Making Pennies In 2 Human Mint
Special correspondence from New York describes subway life as a vast but finite public machine. The author likens riders to tiny capsules in a vast system, measures the crowd’s impact on identity, and contrasts city anonymity with frontier space. It recounts Billy the Kid’s rise from an East Side gunman to notorious outlaw and discusses social classes, personalities, and the homogenizing force of urban life.
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New York
Hue Mar Colon
Walter
Rocky Mountains
Painted Desert
William Bonnsy
New Yorks
Hug
Far West
Billy the Kid
East Side
Fifth Avenue
Long Island
Coney Istang
Baik Lac
Chace
Osraen
Heman
Aneer
Pac
Broadway
Kenda
Shansy
Earth
Worth-While Verse Amid Silent Woods and Plough
The poem fragment paints a cold air over woods and a quiet earth while a lone blackbird chats over broad creths and beans. It hints at hope guiding a good man’s brow as strong horses approach to plough. The lines mix archaic spellings with rugged rural imagery.
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Blackbird
Rhyme on wedding days and civil ceremonies
Reader questions cover marriage rhymes for weekdays and customs for brides in coats. A list explains which days favor wealth health love and loss with notes on corsages and wedding attire.
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Keckler
Daly
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Ana Bella
Art and
Walt’ Mason
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Harry Walker
Charles & Melien
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Washington, D. C
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