Bridgeport Telegram Establishes Subscription Rates
Bridgeport’ daily paper the Bridgeport Telegram outlines subscription options by mail and carrier rates for 1 year 6 months 1 month and 1 week. The Post Publishing Co publishes daily except Sunday from 140 Middle St Bridgeport Conn with Barnum 6100. The paper is a member of the Audit Bureau of Circulation and Associated Press licensing for republication.
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Editorial Notes A Morning Roundup Of Quips And Observations
A collection of wry lines on marriage money vacation leadership work and social mores. Poking at headlines manners neighborhoods and etiquette the notes mix satire with casual commentary on contemporary life.
Sentence Sermons on Movies and Youth Failures
A clipped reflection argues movies are not sole causes of youth failures. It laments racy reads and crowded advertising as insufficient to improve morals when the public is content. It notes worries over too much real artistry and a lack of sharp criticism weakening popularity.
Weather forecast for Northern and Southern New England and New York
The forecast calls for local thunderstorms or thundershowers in Northern New England on Wednesday and Thursday with cooler, cloudy conditions and possible showers. Southern New England will see increasing clouds and thundershowers midweek, turning cooler with showers likely. Eastern New York expects unsettled, thundershowers Wednesday into Thursday with mostly cloudy, cooler conditions in the south. A western disturbance moving east will bring showers and thunderstorms across the Washington forecast district in the next 24 to 35 hours. Temperatures to fall east of the Mississippi by Wednesday. cooler in the Middle and North Atlantic states on Thursday. Winds vary from south to southwest, with overcast skies and showers likely Wednesday north of Sandy Hook to Hatteras.
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Mississippi
Middle Atlantic
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Political pointers and local delays in city measures
Mayor Behrens signed most council resolutions but withheld two items. He delayed a City Engineer raise awaiting attorney opinion and paused a $50,000 Park department bond until re-passed in proper form. Money shortages threaten Middle street widening despite court-favorable opinion.
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Keynote by Senator Harrison Sparks Madison Square Garden
Senator Harrison delivered a forceful keynote at Madison Square Garden praising party victories and attacking Republicans. He denounced Albert Bacon Fall and warned against indicting investigators, while avoiding direct judgments on McAdoo. The address urged harmony, warned against mutiny, and hinted at tensions within the party ahead of the fall campaign.
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Albert Bacon
William Gibbs McAdoo
White House
Lodge
Coolidge
Theodore Roosevelt
Hsshead
Smith
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Convention delegates face tough task selecting candidate
The article notes strik ing changes over six months in political opinions, with new factions forming and demands from various interests. It argues a perfect candidate would be neutral on many issues, yet not strongly against any, as factional pressure grows.
Delegates face test to choose Republican nominee
The piece argues that a Wet platform, farmer appeal, and broad appeal to Klan and anti Klan factions are needed to defeat Coolidge and Dawes. It warns only a strong, fair candidate with clear financial aid stance can win. Delegates in New York must pick wisely to avoid a sweltering failure.
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Too Many Laws Tackled by Legislatures Across Levels
The speaker criticizes the flood of proposed laws in state and national bodies. He argues lawmakers overestimate law to fix economic ills, noting many bills are never enacted or are vetoed, and calls for drastic reform of lawmaking. The piece urges informed, businesslike action to streamline statutes.
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Funch op Maxson Fox wart JUDELE and scattered verses
Fragmentary writers names and quirky lines appear with odd spellings. Patricia Lowdermilk Hal Gratton Vivian Hayes are credited along with phrases about dances clothes and shoes. The text reads like a playful, uneven collage from a newspaper page.
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Our Own Horoscope and Modern Fort Snippets
Horoscope notes June 26 birthday under Crab signs with playful claims of longevity and laundry work prospects. A modern Fort fashion exchange questions hoop skirts as a husband jokes about apartment limits. A quip about a failed actor ends with public mockery.
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Farmer Simons Buys Earring For Deaf Daughter
A farmer visits a jeweler to buy "a pair of earrings" and jokes that one earring should be loud since his daughter is deaf in one ear. The quip highlights a humorous misunderstanding in a rural town.
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The Yawning Sickness and Dr Traprock Tale
A fragment from a humorous piece recounts Dr Traprock’s cure for yawning sickness joked to spread by yawns and claimed to be cured in three days. The dialogue features a live serum claim and a mix of satirical anecdotes from a miscellany page.
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WGN and the Methodist Church War Stance Debate
A clipped exchange shows the Chicago Tribune dubbed WGN and sparring with Methodist Church leaders over pacifist statements. The Methodist Board condemns perceived sensationalism and urges restraint while mocking the paper's war stance.
Pete Pringle’s Purse Graft and War Debate
A whimsical ode extols Pete Pringle for making sought after purses and resisting diversification. It laments graft failures elsewhere and mocks opposing views, while interlacing wartime faith, Abraham Lincoln quotes, and a critique of the Chicago Tribune on war and prohibition.
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Lis
Abraham
Linccoln
Chicago Tribune
Tremors of Life by Dr Frank Crane
A reflective essay compares motion to tremors in sea waves and heat, arguing life and thought create vibrations that influence others. It links human history to varying pulses of energy from great minds like Homer and Shakespeare and ends with a note on lasting impact through others.
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Frank Crane
Fracture Facts You Should Know This Vacation Season
A vintage guidance piece outlines common fracture types such as simple, compound, green stick, and comminuted. It emphasizes immediate immobilization for injured limbs using makeshift splints like a triangular muslin sling or bandaged arm to prevent further harm.
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Lee
Medical Q and A From a 1920s Column
A health Q and A column discusses first aid for fractures and transporting injured people, doctor’s role, and supplies like adhesive tape splints bandages. It also answers questions on gallstones gout skin soap and hair care with practical, period advice.
New York city to honor Marquis of Lafayette guest of the nation
The United States Gazette notes 100 years ago the New York City corporation resolves to receive and treat the Marquis of Lafayette as a guest of the nation. Two five member committees will prepare suitable apartments and furnish them for his comfort. The Mayor is asked to convene the Common Council on his arrival to escort Lafayette to his designated residence.
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Doctor Clinic Answer On Skincare And Cleanliness
A reader asks about chapped skin and vanishing cream. Dr. Copeland advises using good soap and thorough drying after washing and invites readers to send questions for his column with self addressed stamped envelopes.
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R S. Copeland
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