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Newspaper

Bridgeport Telegram

Location

Bridgeport, Connecticut, United States of America

Date

Jul 15, 1921

Page

8

The Bridgeport Telegram Advertisement and Notices

In this fragment from the Bridgeport Telegram the page includes subscription and advertising notices, a mention of the paper’s publisher The Post Publishing Co, and a short poem titled A LINE O CHEER The Child. The text references circulation data from Audit Bureau of Circulation and associate press rights. The verse notes a child cared for with themes of peace and love.

the Post Publishing CO Middle Street Bridgepers Conz Audit Bureau of Criculation Associated Press

Trapped Minds Flight Tales Rise From Above

A chaotic slice from a 1920s aviation column recounts J G Leonhardt an air mail pilot surviving a split in his plane during a blizzard over Pennsylvania after a broken elevator control. It weaves in other dramatic feats of presence of mind from oil wells to school stories, ending with reflections on courage and everyday heroism.

J. G. Leonhardt Leonhardt Pennsylvania Allegheny Mountains Earth Feonkardt Brown Sontrol Findlay Ohio

Weather Here and Across New England

South New England and Eastern New York will see showers and likely thunderstorms Friday, then partly cloudy Saturday with cooler temperatures. A belt of low pressure from the Gulf of St Lawrence brings cloudiness and showers in Atlantic states, with similar conditions in the middle Atlantic and New England. Winds shift from southwest to west and northwest, bringing overcast weather and showers.

South New _England Ex York Gulf of St. Lawrence Middle Atlantic New England Sandy Hook Werther

Revolutionary New Gun and Helicopter Claim Way Ahead

A New York test of a small scale gun model promises to fire a five hundred ton shell up to 300 miles with smokeless, nearly noiseless operation and no recoil. A German inventor unveils a helicopter capable of 300 mph vertical takeoff and stationary hover. Lethal gas research by chemists adds to fears of future warfare while urging leaders to avert another war.

New York

REDUCING OUR ARMY AND ARMY DISCHARGES

General Pershing is expected to reduce the standing army to the Congress mandated size. Officials report a surge of discharge applications from enlisted men awaiting release before their term ends. Many discharged may join the unemployed, raising questions about army life and public opinion on cutting armaments.

Pershing Congress

Switzerland appoints hotel keeper as minister to Poland

European diplomatic circles mock the move by Switzerland naming a hotel keeper as ambassador to Poland. Critics argue professional diplomats failed to prevent world war and the postwar chaos proves their bankruptcy, suggesting the new minister could be no worse.

Switzerland Poland Europe

Meanest man prize kept in Chicago limits

Federal Judge Landis sentenced the latest candidate for the meanest man honor to two years in the penitentiary after he pleaded to robbing ten mails of disabled service men's compensation checks. The judge said it takes a man without any heart to rob a disabled war hero.

Chicago Honce Landis Pinky

Make Her Forget and Offer a Night Ride Home

A distressed neighbor imagines luring a weary woman and her child on a cooling-off ride through country roads to escape a night of hardship. The speaker suggests visiting her with a small act of generosity to share relief and a sense of joy on the lonely porch.

President Harding Pushes for Lower Rates Across Railways

Washington reports the President urges immediate freight and passenger rate cuts by the Interstate Commerce Commission. He conferred with leaders to press administration views, arguing lower rates will boost movement of key commodities. Economic experts support the move.

Harding Interstate Commerce Commission Washington Clar E Faer Tle

Tape Strangling Italy and Red Tape Germany Crises

A sharply worded dispatch from a famed Independent correspondent denounces bureaucratic excess across Europe. The piece argues Italy suffers most from swollen offices, value of public service salaries, and widespread stoppages as reform plans threaten staff and costs, while Russia and Britain face their own bureaucratic and war-finance tensions.

Italy Beier Truasels Montenegro Iit Ottolols Rial Thas Meibwaymey Willeh Stata Poblin Ula Tihan

Where Was Goliath the giant man

Fragment from a verse heavy with riffs on weather and wind and a puzzled line about Goliath and a wandering figure. It weaves in nostalgic imagery and questions the whereabouts of a great figure amid a springtime scene.

Hatter Goliath Walt Futler Sunny Tine Phil- Mason Nurer Pete Tim Parry

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Bridgeport Forty Years Ago From the Standard 1981

Bridgeport notes from 1830s era columns include Maller T. L. Watson reports from California about return for a lamp and lamipreent, Third Regiment officers vote thanks to Major DieCrea, Beach of Huntington signs to Osborne & Cheeseman Company patents, temperance conference scheduled on August 23 24 at Martha's Vineyard, Grand Lodge officers to attend Cedar Hill dedication September 3, Wag ner Company entertainment at Opera House, funeral of Harry De Forest Wheeler, engineer Bronson makes timed run on Hou stationed train, Bridgeport Savings Bank officers elected, art display Diana Borne to the Chase, Baptist Society officers elected, City Saving Bank officers announced, Sunrise sold to a New York buyer, depot plans by Charles Beers, Middletown Air Line stock debate, and a July 16 marriage in Stepney.

Ruling on Jitney Question Draws Reader Fire

P T Ruling writes to criticize Harttora board findings on the Jitney issue. He argues P A stockholders influence harms the public, praises jitneys for reliability in summer and winter, and urges mayors to convene meetings to vote for retaining jitneys, predicting strong public support.

P. T Tale BP. U Harttora Usmex P. A Connecticut Yoour Ciy

New Health Stations At Read And Wheeler Open

The health stations opened at Read School on Wednesday and Wheeler School yesterday, drawing many mothers. Dr Fear said the turnout pleased him as 24 mothers with babies registered at Read, 18 under one year, and a similar number at Wheeler. Staff gave guidance on infant care while nurses assisted in the district.

Pees Department of Health Read School Wheeler School R. D. Fear Wheeler Choo C. C. Taylor

City Savings Bank Re Elects Fletcher President

City Savings Bank re elected President Benjar Fletcher at a board meeting held yesterday. Also re elected were Samuel W. Hubbell as vice president Edward W. Buttan as incident Richard W. Cogswell as ser and treasurer Trustees include B Buckingham Benjamin Fletcher Edward Batten Samuel Hubbell George Laidgin Adam Hincks William Keise Frank Bell Henry Luscom Charles Coe and Richard Cogewell.

Benjar Fletcher The City Savings Bank Esterday Samuel W. Hubbell Edward W. Buttan Richard W. Cogswell Ser Treasim 1. B. Buckingham Benjamin Fletcher Edward W. Batten George M. Laidgin Adam T. Hincks William J. Keise Frank D. Bell

Correct English Daily Quiz Patch for Obscure Nouns and Pronunciation

This item presents a cluttered Q and A about grammar and pronunciation. It includes questions on pauratizing nouns ending in fus, correct forms like meltin pro holings, and sentences about rocer ters bag sides. It also mentions mustache pronunciation, the most frequent alphabet letter, plural of men servant, and a phrase about a portrait of my father.

How Do They Get 1 That Way

A reader condemns certain clothing and auto ads that rely on idealized faces and vacant looks. They question why ads avoid showing a regular grown man and lament the lack of relatable, authentic imagery. The piece includes strong critique of ad culture and calls for more honest representation.

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