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Bridgeport Telegram reports subscription rates and mailing options for subscribers. The notice lists mail and payables in advance and carrier delivery details, with publishing hours and department contacts at 140 Middle Street Bridgeport Connecticut. The paper notes association with the Associated Press and its circulation audit status.
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Editorial Notes on Common Sense and Fairness
A fragmentary editorial note humorously comments on everyday human flaws and social ideas. It contrasts ideas of friendship, punishment, taxation, and marriage with light satire. The piece mentions a parking place, car upkeep, and a claim about fair taxation. It concludes with a quip about domestic discord and self-blame.
Jiggs the Dalmatian Firehouse Mascot Punished
A Brooklyn firehouse mascot Dalmatian named Jiggs is punished after biting an intruder’s ankle. After twelve years of service he loses the right to ride and must wear a muzzle, while his dignity and duty continue to endure amid readers’ reflections on fate and change.
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Jiggs
Brooklyn
Laughing at yourself and equalizing subordinates
A compact meditation on self awareness and interpersonal style. It urges laughing at one’s own jokes and treating subordinates as equals, while refusing favors with grace and accepting criticism cheerfully. It encourages facing hard truths early, resolving issues, dropping worry, and embracing tolerance.
Weather Forecast For Eastern States And Atlantic Coast
Showers expected in eastern New York and northern New England with cooler air. Southern New England and Delaware Valley expect partly cloudy skies with possible showers Friday and Saturday fair, cooler. Area winds from Sandy Hook to Hatteras will be fresh and partly overcast Friday. The forecast covers the St Lawrence junction and Washington district with generally fair weather east of the Mississippi yesterday and today.
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New York
New England
St Lawrence
Wasington
South Atlantic
Mississippi River
Middle Atlantic
Sandy Hook
Gandy Hook
Hatteras
Southeas
The Lurking Microbe Warns Against Second Hand Relics
A Swiss waitress died of tetanus after wearing old gold earrings, traced to germs on the jewelry. The piece warns of dangers in antique items such as dusty pictures uniforms and furniture. Tourists in Egypt are urged to handle relics with care to prevent infection. Reasonable prophylaxis is advised in this prophylactic age.
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Egypt
The Red Klondike Emerges in Siberian Gold Fields
Soviet authorities report 12,000 prospectors have converged on Alden goldfields spanning 6,000 square miles. About 400 tons of gold are believed recoverable, with the richest sector about 300 miles from Yakutsk.
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Yakutsk
Siberia’s gold fever spins a remote frontier town
Prospectors endure harsh privations under Soviet aid planes as a branch of the Russian State Bank and Alden Gold Trust oversee quotas and proceeds. A good day yields about fourteen ounces, worth around $280, turning the 12,000-strong outpost near the Amur railroad into a thriving rush town with future ruins left behind.
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Alden Gold Trust
Alden
Amur
Siberia
Ancient galley with treasure found in sunken African city
Sir E Denison Ross reports discovery of a submerged ancient galley near the Gulf of Gabes off Africa's northern coast. The ship bore Greek vases and gold, sunk before reaching shore centuries ago, with cameras deployed to document the submerged city and its streets.
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Gulf of Gabes
Africa
Sir E. Denison Ross
School of Oriental Studies
Greece
Sir Denison Ross
Luxor
Tutankhamen
Peru
Waterloo Bridge Faces Possible Collapse of Masonry
The Waterloo Bridge in London may suddenly collapse as a section of masonry threatens to fail into the River Thames. London County Council deployed engineers who monitor the bridge continually and warn only that weakening exists with a potential closure if collapse looms.
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London
Thames
Waterloo Bridge
London County Council
Cavanagh Reconsiders Run For Norwalk Mayor Post
John Cavanagh head of Crofut and Knapp returns from Europe and says he was surprised by discussions about his mayoral candidacy. Democrats plan to sound him out while Mayor Behrens addresses Sylvan Heights needs and a city engineer gathers data for improvements. Connecticut political shifts noted, tracing 1894 1896 revolts to free silver and Wilson tariff, with county corruption claims fueling upheaval.
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John Cavanagh
Crofut and Knapp
Norwalk
Europe
Concernigig
Behrens
Sylvan Heighta
McFroy
Connecticut
Hartford
Fairfield
New Haven
Village Croesus Faces Downfall of a Store Legend
The piece contrasts fortunes as a once celebrated village merchant, famed as a Croesus, sees his Blue Front store collapse. Once bold and princely, luck deserts him and he fades, while others rise from disaster with stubborn resolve, refusing to be buried in hearses until death proves their mastery.
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Croesus
Hector
Uncharted Roads by Anne Campbell
A nostalgic poem recounts touring with a guide along winding paths. It celebrates river meadows hills and maples while recalling tranquil glades willow trees and days spent wandering. Uncharted roads are named loveliest and memories revive with each journey.
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Anne Campbell
Rubber Vessel Beats Time Limit in July Rubber Delivery
New York July 29 An AP report says the British stemmer Menelaus is among three rubber transports speeding to the United States for the July delivery. She must dock by midnight tomorrow to release cargo for crucial contracts. The Siberian Prince and Kansas also push toward New York with a 500 ton crude rubber cargo valued at about 14 million dollars.
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New York
Menelaus
United States
Kansas
Governor's Day at Nantic Camp in Hartford
Governor Trumbull and his staff will attend the State Military Rendezvous at Manila tomorrow. The 102nd Infantry will host a Governor's Day program as part of the event.
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Nantic Camp
Hartford
Trumbull
Manila
102Nd Infantry
GNG
The Fun Shop and Poems of Virginia Wright
A mixed page from a historical paper featuring jokes poems and essays. It includes humorous vignettes by Bert Hearn and Bert Saunders, verses on love by Virginia K Wright, and a playful column by Gioce Kennedy with cartoon captions and schoolroom bits. The piece ends with remarks on barber shop chatter and a children’s garland of verses. The ensemble reflects light humor and domestic sentiment from a bygone era.
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Virginia K. Wright
Readers Invited to Contribute Humorous Verses and Prose
Readers are invited to submit original humor epigrams jokes anecdotes and poetry with a pay scale from 1 to 10 per contribution and 95 cents to 1 per line for poetry. Manuscripts must be single sided and addressed to Fun Shop Headquarters Bridgeport Telegram.
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Fun Shop
Bridgeport Telegram
Smoothing Over the Oil Scandal
Historian Ida M Tarbell argues the Teapot Dome affair remains unresolved as Wyoming rules no fraud in the lease while California condemns Doheny deals. She warns public opinion will not settle until higher courts decide and urges a clear truthful government account to end unrest.
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Teapot Dome
Sinclair
California
Dohney Company
General Grant
Doheney
Mammouth Oils Company
Witneases
Mexico
State Police Guard Berlin Plant During Day-Worker Strike
At the request of the Stiles and Reynolds Brick Co. in Berlin, two state policemen were sent to guard the plant as a precaution amid a day-work strike. Company officials indicated no overt act by strikers was anticipated and police protection was requested to prevent possible trouble.
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New Britain
Stiles and Reynolda Brick Mo
Berlin
State
The Silence of Power by Frank Crane
A meditation on power that favors quiet strength over bluster. The essay argues that silent forces like sunshine gravity and disciplined, steady effort shape outcomes more than loud displays. It contrasts public bravado with the enduring, invisible influence of quiet resolve.
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Frank Crane
Bridgeport Ripper Ex Plan Sparks Home Rule Debate
A Bridgeport controversy over state intervention in city fiscal affairs triggers a sharp dispute about home rule. The Courant and Bridgeport Telegram frame the governor's carpetbag appointment as a potential overreach that could erode local self government, urging adherence to statutory protections while noting the broader risk to municipal autonomy and revenue control.
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Brit
Courant
Legislatire
Bridgeport Telegam
Cardinal Ain
Ridgeport
Birthday party honors Miss Louise Nichols in Newtown
Miss Louise Nichol, aged sixteen, celebrated with family and friends at the home of Mr. and Mrs. James Nichol of Mount Pleasant. The afternoon featured games and music, followed by a bountiful supper. Guests included numerous local youths and families from Newtown and surrounding towns. Police report fishing licenses issued rising, with 200 resident and 184 nonresident licenses to date.
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Newtown
Louise ,Nichole
James RB Nichola
Mount Pleasant
Nichols
Marion Mi Nor
Helen Nichols
Sarah Farrell
Anna Keane
Elizabeth Reynolds
Geraldine Cutler
Plorence Kirschner
Fthel Martus
Woodbury
Ace Carmody
Lucella Sperty
Margaret McCarthy
Agatha Kennedy
Margaret Joy
Doris Ronwell
Richard Horaford
Robert Crane
DeForest Glover
Ralph Minor
Donald Griscom
James Calligher
Briskfield
Wilson Reynolds
Albert Coles
Bridgeport
Lawrence Reynolds
Frederick Meat
William Branner
Sanford Mead
Herbert Bitz
Port Cheater
Oscar Plemachier
Peanie
Lange
Hunte Ing Trease
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