Bridgeport Telegram subscription and notice text
Bridgeport Telegram established 1891. Subscription rates listed in advance by Carnery with 6 Months 390 and 1 Week options. Published only except Sunday by The Post Publishing Co. Open daily at 140 Middle Street Bridgeport Conn. Member Audit Bureau of Circulation and The Associated Press.
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Editorial Notes on Modernism and Society
The note discusses moving o and a critique of modernism and government radicalism, ridicules attitudes toward gravity and conscience, and remarks on weather, marriage, and the payroll. It then touches on newsroom operations, wages, and public health, closing with cynical lines about food, wheat, and war.
Sentence Sermons Inevitable vices tempt faith and duty
A compact reflection on vices that corrode trust and action. Bitterness and envy undermine joy and affordability, while gossip and criticism threaten moral performance. Intolerance traps the self, and crowds influence thinking, urging restraint and steady duty.
Weather forecast with showers and storms across regions
Weather bulletin notes warmer Thursday and Friday with fair to cool conditions elsewhere. Disturbance moves northeast bringing showers and thunderstorms from the northern lake region eastward, lingering near Atlantic states with general showers in Washington district and coastal areas. Forecast extended for Friday into the east of the Mississippi with unsettled, showery conditions and variable winds along the coast.
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Political Pointers and Local Council Moves Across Districts
Eighth District Republicans plan a meeting as Thomas McCormick may skip a resolution on Carson street crossing, citing earlier steps via Dominion Council. Streets and Sidewalks committee set to discuss 1% street allocations. Buckley seeks a deputy auditors post amid party debates. Twelfth District Democratic Social club convenes at Newfield avenue. Governor John G. Trumbull praised for fiscal steadiness and public service while party tension rises over appointments and salaries.
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Thomas McCormick
Board of Assessors
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Vominion Council
Humble Straw Receives Grand Ancestry Glow
A witty piece traces the modern soda straw to ancient desert drinking sticks used by Jubaland travelers. It notes yak-tree water cavities, the two foot long ancestral straw, and compares sun brutal heat to Bridgeport heat, celebrating the straw as a noble descendant of a storied drinking implement.
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Safety Pact Signals Britain France Pact For Peace
Britain and France appear to have resolved wartime differences to unite against future threats. The four power pact seeks European stability, inviting Germany to join under strict probation to prevent the spread of unrest and red propaganda. Smaller powers express disappointment at being excluded.
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Rhine
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Armageddon lessons temper optimistic wartime outlook
In the article the author reflects on friendly relations and the lessons learned from war, asserting there is little doubt that a future Armageddon repetition is unlikely. The piece weighs caution against complacency and urges remembrance of past conflicts to guide policy.
The Fire Horse Starts Its Retirement From Civic Life
The piece reflects on the passing of fire horses as modern apparatus replace them. It notes Washington District of Columbia pensioning its horses and retiring them to a farm and contemplates whether veteran fire horses still sense the alarm and roar when the hall doors shut on them.
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Washington
No Fines No Parole California 15 Aims at Dope Sellers
California moves to jail first offenders for unlicensed narcotics possession as prima facie evidence of intent to sell. A second bill targets opium dens with padlock provisions. The Western initiative signals a shift to remove leniency from drug crime and end coddling the drug trade, prompting states to tighten enforcement.
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Punched at Feast Woman Seeks 3000 Damages
Mid Agnes Pisty 43 of Osborn Street testified in Supreme Court yesterday that injuries from an assault by Leonard Gajai at a family calf killing party left her heart functions abnormal. She claims damages of 4000. Gajai says he touched her shoulder without violence after an exchange over paternity.
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Osborn Street
Arthur T Tis
Supeno
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Bostwick Avenue
Pisty
Garay
Lulu O'Connor Late June Bride Feted In Port Youthport
Miss Ada McCraw hosted a late June wedding celebration for Lulu OConnor on Post Road in Youthport. The decorated home featured pink and white crepe paper. G Connor received china and gifts as guests toasted the bride with luncheon. Names of attendees include Jeannette Larkin Toretta Marsh Fena Caseria Margaret Maloney and several others.
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Post Road Youthport
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Connor
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Wisees
Mirs McGuir
Jeannette Larkin
Toretta Marsh
Vary
Fena Caseria
Margaret Maloney
Gertrifle Walsh
Phrenes Turton
Fano
Anna Kundrick
Fulu Oconne
Catherine O Crono
4Ia McGrath
Mis Lo McGrath
Moe H Marsh
Wedding Scene in Welfare Building Returns to Seacoast
The morning wedding formed by Paulie Jones Johnson and Shiuncey Lufrey took place at Welfare Building at 11 o clock. Johnson, 22, of Dasenporl Street, married Lufrey, 34, of Long Island City. The ceremony was performed by Justice Teathy Cohen, with Patiaidag Tones and Salic Hite sisters of the bride as witnesses. The couple departed shortly after the ceremony for wedding portraits and registration at Vital Statistics.
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Dasenporl Street
Shiuncey Lufrey
Long Island City
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Mrsuffey
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Pen
Salic Hite
Old Shoes Defy Style Amid Fading Night Resolve
A poem laments fashion dictates guiding footwear choices. The speaker favors worn shoes over polished, stylish pairs, imagining a world where one risks social judgment to reclaim comfort and authenticity. The verse contrasts daytime parade in stylish boots with nighttime solace in old shoes.
Oasis in Summer City Parks for All
A fragmented ode praising city parks as healing oases above rooftops where the moon shines and workers seek rest. It evokes cool breezes on benches, children's smiles, and the beauty of parks that offer relief to weary feet and grieving eyes alike. The piece celebrates all ages strolling among fountains and greenery.
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Simmertime
BCG Prevents Tuberculosis Start Paris Report
Paris June 17 AP The preventive vaccine against tuberculosis known as BCG shows the most effective results, according to a report read before the Academy of Medicine by Professor Calmet, co assistant director of the Pasteur Institute. The item notes the vaccine’s potential impact and cites the two principal sera used in the research.
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The Fun Shop and Its Mixed Tales from Memory
A collage of humorous verses and vignettes from The Fun Shop edited by Maxson Foxhall Jude, featuring reflections on old days beyond recall, a streetcar memory, a tale of a would be millionaire, a boy and his mother, a race story from 1907, and notes inviting contributions for humorous epigrams.
German Voters Shift Toward Von Hindenburg Amid Debate
The piece notes Germany’s 1930s voting habits with Von Hindenburg as a wartime hero shaping public support. It discusses age rules, Sunday elections, and the debate over monarchy versus republic, arguing the election reflects Germany’s struggle with self rule and political direction.
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Cherchez Les Soviets by a Former American Ambassador
A fragmented, politically charged piece argues global unrest and identifies Moscow as a central source. The text critiques revolutions and foreign influence with sharp focus on Soviet strategy and tensions involving Italy, Bulgaria, Romania, and other nations, reflecting Cold War era anxieties and calls for vigilance against perceived Soviet subversion.
Water Seems Like Common Sense Invents Mans Diva Cex
A fragmented item discusses water and social norms, referencing marriages and restraint. The piece hints at practical ideas and social expectations without clear events or names. It reads as a stray snippet from a broader column or opinion note.
Stratford Board Awards Multiple Coal and Equipment Contracts
Stratford board awards coal contracts for Bridgeport suppliers and buys equipment for the new high school. Contracts include 22 tons coal at 126 per ton and 8 tons store coal at 132 per ton, 42 tons bituminous coal at 31 per ton, and 10 tons buckwheat coal at 68 per ton. Also awards go to Americar Tyne Founders for pilot shop equipment and to Technical Supply Company for 36 drawing tables and 2 showings. Three new high school teachers named Ruth Taft Brook, Ruth A Recney, and Jiff M Poor, with inspection of the new building delaying start until next meeting.
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Obey Gods Laws, Says Prexy Bill Muldoon
Bill Muldoon urges obedience to divine laws at a Purchase West dinner honoring his 80th birthday. He warns against violating God’s immutable laws and cautions youths about narcotics, drawing on a life of fitness and public service. A note mentions a joint meeting between American and British Chemical Engineers to be sold to Leave England in July.
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Purchase West
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