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Newspaper
Bridgeport Telegram
Location
Bridgeport, Connecticut, United States of America
Date
Jun 16, 1922
Page
12
Fragmented newspaper masthead and address lines from Bridgeport Telegram referencing establishment year, telephoto imprint, address, and Associated Press notice. No coherent news event. contains publisher and ad-like boilerplate fragments with scattered city, state, and office references.
A jumble of aphorisms and outsized opinions touches politics society and common sense. Snappy lines mock war weather and elections while lampooning politicians and public habits.
Bridgeport and vicinity forecast fair on Friday with potential Saturday improvement. Pressure patterns show high Atlantic Northwest and low plains and Mexico border influence. Vessels report moderate disturbances. recent local rails in New England and along coasts. Outlook calls for fair conditions in Atlantic and east Gulf states with a slight temperature rise in the Upper Ohio Valley and Lower Lake region. Winds along the Atlantic coast light to moderate, variable, mostly overcast. Daily Almanac notes sunrise and sunset times and high and low tides.
Analyzes the Department of Commerce report on the US trade balance from 1918 to 1922, noting a declining surplus as imports surge from foreign markets. Warns that without a protective tariff, rising imports will wipe out the trade advantage, affecting workers nationwide. The piece argues tariffs are needed to curb imports and stabilize prices.
The article cites a drop in million dollar incomes from 65 in 1920 to 33 in 1924 while incomes between 1000 and 2000 rise by 700,000. It argues the growing taxpayer base signals healthy growth, notes tax planning shifts, and links tariff policy to protecting American livelihoods amid international competition.
The editor notes credit men report solid work lately and a high honesty rate among people, with 99 percent inherently honest and the remaining 1 percent brought to compliance by laws and regulations. Memphis expert George A. Lane cites the need for appropriate restraints for the small minority.
A Cleveland meeting of life underwriters is cited by John L. Shuff the insurance expert. He states that a third of widows in America need money and notes families often insure only a fraction of a breadwinner’s value. He emphasizes real wealth is the family’s continued financial support.
Safety Institute engineers predict New York could reach 30.4 million, but they err. Before 20 million, airplanes will lift people to cities as they live in the country. Work and shop will draw them in, while home entertainment via wireless replaces urban leisure with in home movies and legitimate theater.
Whiskey Haynes, a federal prohibition official, estimates 2,000,000 gallons of whiskey will be withdrawn from bonded warehouses this year, equating to about 4 dollars per American. The article notes the 1920 withdrawal pace and recalls high volumes in the past, while predicting continued poise of illicit liquor despite enforcement.
A fractured text recalls Genghis Khan and Mongol campaigns against Baghdad and Samar kand with references to vast armies and trees, then leaps to modern claims of Mohati median Ngion power. The passage blends erroneous dates and names while noting forgotten rulers and a vast future population.
2022 Raymond Peart of Johns Hopkins University argues global population growth is peaking. He predicts future increases will slow and that in about 190 years the total may be at most twice today’s level. He cautions on economic strains faced by descendants and the larger number of people bringing greater challenges.
A verse filled reminiscence of a rustic Sunday, celebrating simple joys with family. The speaker recalls malt, songs, and the singing doors as the scene shifts between memories of kin and a hoped for peaceful, festive end to the week.
The article extols city manager plans in about 250 towns, arguing they restore simple, direct governance by returning public control to the people. It traces a shift from complex ward-based systems to a nonpartisan, unified structure with a single council, a strong city manager, and mechanisms like referendum and initiative to keep officials responsive.
The poem exhorts a friend to write a letter, lamenting the delay and the writer’s need for news of home. It contrasts memory and the daily life, with a pleading tone for correspondence and connection between friends.
A fragmented dialogue unfolds among Aunt figures and mothers debating the upbringing of Elizabeth, a girl headed to a private school. family tensions emerge over privacy, class, and the proper place for a child within an Episcopalian and social context.
A United States agency seeks an order to halt foreclosure proceedings on the Groton plant mortgage. The report cites government actions and references a receivership and related notices, with dates and parties involved.
Royal 8 Copeland M D warns against overreliance on headache cures and warns that most remedies are habit forming and heart depressing. He treats headaches as warning signals from underlying conditions and advises finding and removing the cause rather than masking symptoms with drugs. He enumerates possible sources such as sleep loss overwork fever exposure and chemical influences, urging careful health assessment.
Readers submit personal health questions on nervousness weight height and urinary issues. The columnist and Dr Copeland offer generic guidance, urging athletic clubs and professional medical observation, with cautions about self treatment and the need for stamped selfaddressed envelopes for further personalized answers.
London June 13 The House of Commons approved daylight saving legislation to make the time change permanent across the British Isles by a large majority. The bill passed 207 to 2.
A long OCR fragment presents a quiz and household advice set. It mentions telegram information, legal and medical caution, and a request to send two cents with a coupon to receive a booklet on orange and lemon recipes. It includes Q and A snippets on apartment houses, vitamins for animals, mistletoe, Marry Lauder, and other trivia, plus a note about the Inter State Commerce Commission and water power.
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