Founding details in old Bridgeport Telegram issue
Fragmentary OCR shows subscription rates, publishing office at Middle Street Bridgeport Conn, metropolitan Tower New York, and Associated Press rights notice. Indicates second-class matter status and publication details for The Bridgeport Telegram.
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Cartlery
Enam
Metropolitan
Tower
New York
Wiens
Wubushea
Post Publishing CO
Middle Street
Bridgeport
Conn
Cireulation
Associated Press
Andy
The Playful Skies by John Kendrick Bangs
A fragment from a poem titled The Playful Skies features playful clouds and stars with light verse. The narrator expresses childlike mirth even when life yields only chaff and worries, highlighting simple joy as a remedy for men.
Editorial Notes and Fragments of a Turbulent Time
Vague notes criticize warming and taxes while mocking political vacillation and war chatter. The column mocks bureaucratic cuts, German withdrawal talk, auto accidents, and shifting headlines about a New Jersey encounter, ending with a puzzle about a New York wedding paragraph.
Weather Forecast And Poem Fragment From 20th Century Page
Weather forecast for New England and Atlantic states predicts largely fair, with party cloudy conditions Tuesday and Wednesday. Cooler relief expected in the middle Atlantic and north Atlantic regions by Wednesday. A fragment from a poem by Tom Gilliam Jr references laughter about skirts and social judgments.
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New England
Lower
St. Lawrence Valley
Mississippi River
North Atlantic
Middle Atlantic
Bar. Tom
Wea
Atlanta
Atlantic City
Block Island
Hansas Citys
Nantucket
New Raven
New Orleana
New Fork
Norfolk
Northfisia
Pittaburgh
The Penitente rite at Abiquiu New Mexico observed
Mrs Alida P Sims of Albuquerque witnesses a Penitente display in Abiquiu where a man beats his back with a switch dipped in salt water to expel sins. The article uses the scene to discuss American freedom, racial diversity, and population density as stabilizing factors in peace versus European imperial ambitions. It argues continental size and individual liberty shape a uniquely peaceful American spirit compared with packed Europe and Asia.
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Abiquiu
New Mexicq
Alida FP. Sims
Albucuerque
Advan
China
Tve
Europe
America
United States
Amer- Ica
Mellon
Great Britain
Frange
Italy
Congress
Mellon Sli
Ioan Musi
New York Herald
Ind
The Boy Soldiers and the Path to Disarmament
A nearby city shows High School Cadets marching with discipline and pride. The author argues world disarmament requires educating the youth and cultivating cooperation beyond military power, suggesting boys train in work as well as war to form real men.
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Congress
House of Parliament
Sig
Overeating and Disease Trends After War in Germany
The text asserts Germany’s wartime abstinence led to lower rates of gout and diabetes, while postwar excess and better living caused a rise in diabetes, kidney and artery diseases. It notes doctors attribute these changes to shifting lifestyle and diet after the armistice.
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Germany
Bible Dominates as Best Seller in Popular Demand
The Bible remains the top selling book with print runs in millions yearly. It surpasses philosophy, moral instruction, literature, and romance in circulation and is praised for beauty in Esther and Ruth. Ecclesiastes is noted for epigrammatic wisdom. Get acquainted with your Bible tonight.
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Esther
Ruth
Philosophy Ecclesiastes
Earliest Man argues immigration fuels national strength
Frederick Migend explains in his book Earliest Man that humans evolved by adapting to new environments which taxed resources. He argues this supports capable immigration and shows how immigrants develop abilities in a new setting, strengthening the United States.
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Frederick Migend
United States
The Faint Heart and the Brave in Life’s Long Race
A reflective piece on courage and perseverance, contrasting faint hearts with stout hearts, and noting how many poets and painters were overlooked due to early critics. It extols resilience, the dreamer’s fate, and the eventual prize for those who endure.
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Fortune
WOMEN AND PRACTICAL POLITICS AND EXTENDING THE VETO POWER
A Pittsburgh Leader editorial excerpt argues labor and capital diverge economically and that religious influence may shape labor solutions. It also critiques Pennsylvania Republican women’s ineligibility for top party offices, then discusses extending presidential veto power to single out items in appropriation bills.
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The
Wipose
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Jiabor
Linter Sannat
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Pittsburgh
Republican Klate Committee of
Pennsylvania
Republican State Committee of
Perrase
Sioux City
Farmer gun case eyed in city court
Mike Suaky, a Rent farmer, was arrested on Water street saloon Saturday night for carrying unnamed weapons. He faces trial in city court this morning after accusing bartender William Turner of pocketing a pistol and $350 from a man who allegedly made the purchase.
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Mike Suaky
Oy Water Street
Suaky
Wiliam
Willer
Walter Stapleton
Washington Avenue
Bridgeport Officials Appointed to July 1 Terms
Portraits of local appointments list judges and commissioners in Fairfield County and nearby areas. It notes Frederick B. Tall as judge of the Court of Common Pleas for four years from July 1 1991, Alfred G. Beers as City Court judge for two years from the first Monday in August 1882, and Deputy Judge Charles A Doten for the same term, plus Nathan M Belfin as County Commissioner for three years from July 1 1861.
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Court of Common Pleas
Fairfield County
Frederick B. Tall
City Court of
Bridgeport
Alfred GB
Beers
Charles A.doten
Waimela
Nathan M. Belfin
Witton
Questions From Our Washington Bureau Q&A Clipings
A clipped Q and A style item presents various reader queries and brief answers. Topics span postage stamp imagery of an airplane, canoe materials, sugar industry history in the Philippines, origin of New Orleans Times-Picayune name, alfalfa harvest frequency, pronunciation of Sinn Fein, U S treasury registers by race, piracy coin value, alight of pirate slang, U S cloud freezing in cold air.
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New Orleans
Timea- Democrat
Picayune
Correct English Quiz Reveals Common Language Mixups
A daily quiz reviews dentenes and pronunciation errors. It tackles antonyms promote related words and grammar issues such as except as a preposition and proper object pronouns. It notes differing long scale counts in France the US and England.
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Tony
France
United States
England
Does the Flying Fish Fly
Professor Wallach Cratg from the University of Maine explains the flying fish that leap from water and glide through the air. He cites views by Wisemen and Dr. Ahlbern on whether they truly fly or merely soar, noting tail propulsion, support by wide fins, and flight lasting a fraction of a minute while covering hundreds of feet.
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Wallach Cratg
University of Maine
Atlantic
Pacific
Wisemen
Jeff
Ahlbern
Hamburg
Praise By Berton Braley
A lyrical piece praising a pleasant hum that cools the air and eases hot days. The poet celebrates a singer whose sweet song and breath of coolness help people feel less fatigued, keeping them going through workdays. It mentions locations like drug stores and cafes and the effect on insects, collars, and shirts.
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