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Newspaper
Bridgeport Telegram
Location
Bridgeport, Connecticut, United States of America
Date
Jun 22, 1925
Page
8
Bridgeport Telegram details subscription rates by mail and carrier, with durations of two years, Serene Months, and one week options. The paper is published daily except Sunday by The Post Publishing Co at 240 Middle Street Bridgeport Connecticut.
A collection of fragmented editorial notes critiques on politics culture and technology. It riffs on debt democracy education gender roles intellectualism and social trends with satirical asides and garbled sentences reflecting a noisy periodical voice.
The forecast predicts fair, moderate temperatures in New York on Monday with increasing clouds and possible showers later. Interior New England and Maine expect mostly fair to showery conditions with a slight warmth inland, while the southern New England coast remains mild. A slow-moving disturbance shifts east from Quebec toward North Carolina, with generally low pressure and variable barometer readings across the Midwest to the Appalachians. Showers are likely Tuesday east to the Appalachians as a western disturbance advances, and temperatures stay largely steady east of the Mississippi.
Meeting of the aldermanic Sewers committee tonight before the Common Council aims to award a contract for 6504 lineal feet of reinforced concrete sewer pipe. Pipe sizes 24 to 49 inches, plant to be set up locally by winning firm. bid deadline 11:00 am today. Committee chairs and members named, with playground report due to council later.
The article covers the Norwegian Centennial and the theory of Norse exploration before Columbus. Donald B. MacMillan seeks proof of a pre historic Norse visit to Newfoundland and Labrador, from Greenland to the coast, and notes ruins and relics as potential evidence.
Stewart Edward White, American novelist, hunted lions with bows in Africa and killed a leopard with his bare hands after it maimed two arrow-bearers. White and Dr. Carl Akely of the American Museum of Natural History each fought leopards in similar fashion, both surviving with scars. Akely says Africa is peaceful. White recuperates as the writer snubs Africa and New York for Connecticut.
Dr H D Reik of Atlantic City urged Americans to seek medical advice while healthy to raise life expectancy from 54 to biblical promises of 3 score & 10. He linked the idea to modern health campaigns and social welfare, noting extensive city health efforts like Bridgeport's health department.
The piece notes life expectancy increasing from 40 to 54 years and signals a trend toward longevity. It comments that while medicine often reacts to illness, citizens, doctors, and health boards are shifting toward prevention and well being.
The article surveys seismic activity and natural disasters, arguing no link with world war. It explains quakes arise from solidifying crust and sea water entering fires below, notes storms like typhoons and a St Lawrence quake, and mentions Atlantic bed uplift near St Helena, ending with a biblical line.
United States Commissioner at Gettysburg seeks indictment of 23 individuals from six states who scribbled names and addresses on a New York regiment tablet. If the grand jury agrees, they face trial, fines, and possible imprisonment. The action aims to deter imitators and restore reverence for public memorials.
In Canada beers with low alcohol draw crowds from Rochester Buffalo Syracuse and Troy as people travel far to sample the forbidden joy. For years laws on beer have grown harsher and men long to bypass the restrictions and drink more freely.
A trimmed reflection on men who have endured severe trials and kept integrity. It contrasts those who claim success with those who assist youth and avoid exploiting hardship, stressing steady character over wealth.
An edited page features humorous sketches and comic panels including The Traprock Museum of Unnatural History by Dr. Walter E. Traprock, a punchy barber shop tale, and gibes at mischief. It blends light satire with brief dialogues and illustrated vignettes from a midcentury humor column.
Reedera invited to contribute original humor epigrams jokes and anecdotes. Accepted pieces paid at 2 1 to 10 per contribution and 8 cents to 1 dollar per line for poetry. Unaccepted manuscripts not returned. Send to Fun Shop Headquarters Bridgeport Telegram.
An essay urges patience in self development, arguing against rushing to fame or wealth. It contrasts standing and waiting with chasing success, notes Lincoln and Emerson on worthy effort, and cautions direct pursuit of religion health, and mental training. Read as a reflective late nineteenth century moral piece.
A 1925 commentary argues reform cycles and social change arise from individual improvement, not laws. It asserts the public mood shapes theater trends toward serious tales, simple adventure, and “normalcy” after postwar jazz, praising Belasco's restless influence and the era’s moral awakening.
June 21 Wetherfield, CAP Rococo Glasgow eighteen son of Mr and Mrs Michael Glasgow of 129 Hartford avenue, drowned in the Connecticut river near the week about 3 o'clock this afternoon while with other boys who went on the river though unable to swim. Body recovered about an hour later by Frank Adams, a neighbor. He had worked in the Under wool factory in Hartford.
A fragmented verse by Anne Campbell humorously depicts morning chaos as a child rushes to school. The speaker notes bustle in a small home and the repeated refrain It is time to go to school underscores the hurried routine and parental reminders.
At Sacred Heart Church yesterday afternoon 52 pupils received diplomas and ten prizes in a graduation rite. Rev Edward Da parishioner delivered the baccalaureate sermon after the procession and hymns while Richard F Moore awarded the diplomas and prizes.
William Jennings, 30, operating a plane without a license on Connecticut Avenue, wrecked near Stratford Tuesday night. State police investigated and the State Motor Vehicle Department was advised. Jennings discharged from St Vincent's Hospital after injuries. plane pilots must be licensed.
The Eighth District Republican club will hold a smoker and entertainment this July to showcase members. House committees are instructed to prepare a port outing for the second week in July. The item mentions fashion notes about pearls and accessories.
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