Bridgeport Telegram Subscription Rates and Publishing Details
Bridgeport Telegram, established 1891, published daily except Sunday by The Post Publishing Co. in Bridgeport Connecticut. Subscription rates by mail payable in advance. carrier rates listed by month or week. Barnum 6100 exchange connects all departments. audit bureau and Associated Press rights noted.
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Editorial Notes on Social Identities and Standards
A humorous, skeptical roundup of social mores and habits. It critiques gender roles, middle-class status, finance, publishing, friendship, education, etiquette, and democracy. The piece skewers pretentious phrases, public behavior, and everyday contradictions in a playful, aphoristic voice.
Sentence Sermons About Employers Reworded
A compact, era tone critique of bosses who prize loyalty with higher pay and profit sharing only when workers share responsibility. It notes longer hours, shared worries, and the difficulty of filling top paid roles, while highlighting a demand for workers with initiative and fit.
Weather forecast for Northern and Eastern New York coast
Forecast shows Monday showers along the coast with cooler Tuesday. Southern areas expect partly cloudy Monday then showers and possible thunderstorms Monday night into Tuesday. Winds from the southwest and south remain moderate. High and low water details incomplete.
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Sandy Hook
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Hearst Smith Alliance Rumor Yet a Political Mirage
The Hearst Smith alliance rumor swirls as pre convention chatter. Observers note such maneuvering rarely yields substance and may simply distract voters. The piece argues rumors, like armistice talk, are part of the political game and rarely change real dynamics.
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Hearst- Smith
The Recording Angel Within Habit and Self Judgment
The piece argues habit forms the nervous system into an ally or foe like a recording angel inside. Repeated actions, even when denied, persist as unconscious impulses shaping thoughts and temptations. It likens memory and impression to a delicate, inexorable phonograph recording. Life’s past actions continually influence present sentiments and impulses.
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Rip van Winkle
William James
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Political Pointers and Political Shuffle at City Hall
City attorney A L Delaney will report to Tax Commissioner William Fi Blodgett at a hearing. Delaney will highlight 435 pending city suits wiped from the docket and Judge Banks ruling supporting the council on Middle Street. City officials eye steps on plans when funds allow, while rumor places changes in city clerical staff and potential successors at City Hall. A Democratic shift in New York unfolds with a new paper vowing to back the party’s senatorial slate.
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A. L. Delaney
William Fi. Blodgett
Delaney
Jordge Banks
The California Calamity Fire Tragedy and Lessons for All
A fourteen year old confessed to starting a deadly fire that killed twenty four girls at a Los Angeles area school for mentally deficient children. The piece critiques housing, safety, and supervision of at risk youths, urging strict vigilance and responsibility for authorities and caregivers nationwide.
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Los Angeles
College leaders split with Butler on Prohibition repeal
The New York Herald Tribune documents widespread dissent among over thirty five college heads led by Eliot and others from Harvard Chicago Penn Penniman Boston Stanford Michgan and Michigan about Dr Butler's five year repeal forecast. They say prohibition remains unsettled and not a universal view in academia.
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Harvard
Chancello Burton
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Penniman
Pennsylvania
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Boston
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Stanford
Letters to the Telegram Readers Invited
Free expressions of opinion from Telegram readers are invited. Letters must be signed with full name and address, kept confidential if desired. Letters exceeding 300 words may be reduced at the editor's discretion, with attention to anonymous communications.
Prison Reform Then and Now, Reader Letter Speaks
Mr. Lewisohn argues prison reform should include all citizens, not a defined criminal class. He urges humane treatment, legal due process, and public safety through proper law enforcement rather than vengeance, noting offenders include a wide cross section of society and calling for educated discussion.
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The Old Master Painting Sparks Heated Gallery Scene
A long lost grand work is shown amid an ecstatic Naples crowd then scoffed by a lone critic. Voices clash as critics, boorish remarks, and witty jests fly and a jester calls the piece a mere daub while others defend its merit.
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Wight
Joshuk Meyer
Government Investigations and the Washington Panic
The piece critiques the surge of investigations in Washington, lamenting how officials and crime fears collide. It argues investigations reshape politics toward constant scrutiny, implying a shift from legislative governance to continuous inquiry and disruption.
Verses and Bits From The Street Humor Page
A collage of satirical verse and comic snippets covers hats and fashion jokes, humorous exchanges, horoscopes, and light social bits. It includes quips about marriage, clothing, and everyday life, finishing with a remark on political investigations and anticipated elections.
Dogs and the Case Against Man's Best Friend
A nameless naturalist argues dogs degenerate wolves, citing loyalty and danger alike. He claims dogs spread diseases, bite, and betray humans, urging fewer dogs and adoption of burglar alarms as safer protection. The remarks frame dogs as human hazards and promote public sentiment against them.
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Roward
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Neuralgia causes and self care guidance from a medical Q&A
The article explains neuralgia as nerve inflammation with varied symptoms including pain in a localized spot or along a nerve path. It notes related conditions, underlying causes like rheumatism or sinus infections, and offers temporary relief methods such as menthol applications, heat and cold, and avoiding drafts while seeking thorough medical examination. It also answers reader questions on jaw cracking, mole removal, radios and speech issues with practical, nurse-like advice.
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Maar
How to reduce weight and care for skin concerns from readers
Dr. Copeland answers reader questions on health and beauty. Topics include sugar substitutes for dieting, hot and cold compresses to tighten pores, cocoa butter effects on hands, and whether cold cream should be used before powdering. Answers advise safe skin care and offer personal replies if a self addressed stamped envelope is provided.
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Dr. Copeland
Copeland
Je. & Copeland
City under new wages and gas lighting plans
One hundred years ago the Philadelphia ship carpenters seek wage raises from 1.50 to 2 a day as five steamboats are ordered for South Carolina. Oil gas lighting progresses under Timothy Dewey Wan's oversight with pipes laid and lighting planned for Broadway Pearl Street and Franklin Square. The Water Street establishment and Franklin Square stamp will be illuminated this evening, with broad belief in the benefits of this street lighting for homes and public buildings.
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