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Newspaper
Bridgeport Telegram
Location
Bridgeport, Connecticut, United States of America
Date
Jun 23, 1923
Page
12
Fragmentary newspaper snippet mentions Bridgeport area and public publishing. Names and departments are garbled but indicate a synchrony with The Associated Press and local circulation bureau. No clear events or dates are identifiable from the legible text.
A collage of humorous snippets pokes at modern life from nameless censors. Topics range from mosquitoes in the Belgian Van to German marks, college caterpillars seeking culture, July Fourth orations, and a Chicago woman’s imagined husband. Light satire touches politics, fashion, health, and odd local anecdotes with a breezy, era-appropriate voice.
Fair conditions are expected across New England on Saturday with variable winds and a rising barometer along the Atlantic. A westerly Atlantic weather wave affects the area, bringing milder temperatures likely by Sunday and warmer conditions overall.
A Danbury Normal School address by Miss Apaies Repplier critiques modern sentimentalism in crime, cinema, and culture. She argues intellect must prevail to curb mawkish emotion and moral decline, warning against a society ruled by sentiment over reason and urging sustained scholarly progress.
The Board of Education, upset by the City Normal school closure, plans to transport girls to the State Normal school in Danbury for teacher training. A proposed daily Bridgeport to Danbury special train via the New Haven railroad was dropped after a $263 per day quote, about $50,000 per school year. To fulfill duties, two buses have been engaged to move students.
As the Board of Education weighed closing the City Normal school, it faced the transportation issue. Officials debated funding a bus system to move students, with costs estimated between ten and fifteen thousand dollars. Critics argued the savings from shutting the school would justify the plan, while others questioned the need to replace trained teachers.
The piece argues President Harding should not coerce the Senate or press a crusade on the world court as he travels. It suggests he might lead without coercion, acknowledging Warding as the likely 1924 Republican nominee and outlining how party dynamics hinge on his stance.
A humorous proposal suggests installing a seismograph in a car to test the Bridgeport to Stamford Post Road and publish the ride’s shake image. The idea airs, but notes that a seismograph is delicate and not built for rough road jolts.
Telegram readers submit opinions urging mothers to let their children attend programs, buy a piano, take lessons, and participate in dances. Several writers discuss family budgets, desire to provide guidance, and the value of shared activities for children, urging practical sacrifice and support.
Fragmented text shows doctors advocating six hours daily outside for kids in Bridgeport. Mentions of school days, fresh air, and concerns about indoor time, with references to children’s routines, recess, and outdoor activity. Worries about urban living and air quality appear, alongside longing for outdoor play and proper nutrition.
Art AGO June 22. Agreement by leading unions including Operative Plasterers and Finishers and related craft bodies to Gompers on moderator of labor policy. Key figures did not attend signing. issues between unions to be settled at future conference after calls and endorsements.
The County Fish and Game Association announces an upcoming meeting. Details are unclear in the text but reference names suggest regional officials and members will discuss activities and local conservation efforts.
Answers cover perihelion distance as Earth’s nearest sun point, fox dogs as South American wild canids with foxlike appearance, Father’s Day origin and rose colors, U S per capita wealth, essential oils, number of Indian languages, metals for weights, Chinese Wall crossing, Negro Catholic priests, and cribbage hand composition.
A compact list of favored works by WY Warniett and others including Hardy Joanna Godden by Sheila Kaye Smith and The Divine Fire. Reads cover novels, plays, poetry, and essays with noted authors.
Administration spokesmen say no foreign nation has yet replied to the suggestion that the right of search of suspected vessels in American waters be extended to freighters from shore. American newspapers are the only ones protesting, claiming invented reasons for foreign indignation.
Boston June 22 The Supreme Court full bench ruled that charging 36 percent interest quarterly is unreasonable oppressive and released Julian D Ibe Correya from paying more than $300000 interest on a $40000 loan from Villa. Interest already paid totals $130000. The decision shifts estate proceeds of Linn O90 to De Cordova, heir to Thomas Dane of Cambridge.
A poetic fragment describes a calm morning scene with birds and a robin, a girl watching nature, and reflections on poetry. The narrator notes the beauty around, a sense of tenderness, and a moment of quiet observation as children and creatures interact in a sunlit yard. The voice moves between whimsy and yearning for poetic truth.
A fragmented health column discusses trachoma symptoms and prevention including surgical or medical insights, comments on exposure to light, and the role of fresh air and cleanliness. It cites a public health stance against allowing contagious patients to mix with others and stresses environmental hygiene and antiseptic care.
A jumble of questions covers bunion relief and ankle pain, shoulder posture, and exercise for better balance. Dr Copeland suggests braces, broad footwear, and posture exercises, plus guidance on a teen’s weight and appetite with outdoor activity and tonics.
One Hundred Years Ago from June 23 1823 announces a new line from New York to New Haven and Boston via Byram Cove 30 miles from New York. Coaches depart New York 6 am on Tue Thu Sat to Byram Cove where passengers take the steamboat Patriot Captain Beecher to New Haven arriving 4 pm. From New Haven post coaches carry passengers to Hartford that evening and to Boston the next day. Through fare New York to New Haven 4 dollars and New Haven to Boston 3 dollars. Tickets at York House Noel Courtland Street and Broadway offices.
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