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Newspaper
Bridgeport Telegram
Location
Bridgeport, Connecticut, United States of America
Date
Jun 28, 1924
Page
12
Subscription rates by mail and carrier published at Bridgeport 140 Middle St Connecticut. The Post Publishing Co offers daily local news with AP dispatches. Open every day and night, Barnum 6100. Audit Bureau and Associated Press membership noted.
A collection of pithy observations and witticisms on society, politics, and daily life. The notes mix quips about walkers, Europe, finance, diplomacy, fashion, and radio with snippets about baldness and manners. A closing correction targets a line about a mother and daughter marriage for money.
A compact reflection contrasts mock modesty with genuine humility between busy work and true helpful use between thrift and stinginess between grades and real scholarship between liberty and wild abandon between laughing to live and trying to laugh between honest conviction and stubbornness.
Partly cloudy Saturday with increasing clouds and thundershowers possible Sunday. Little temperature change. Winds from the southwest becoming northwest, moderate to fresh and variable. Sandy Hook to Hatteras outlook shows unsettled showers Sunday with generally fair Saturday. Observation at 8 p m from New Haven Weather Bureau 75th meridian.
Editorial notes drownings rise with the swimming season warning swimmers to apply more than skill. Cases at Milford include a girl in a hole and a nearby drowning of a good swimmer, plus a cramping yacht club death. Emphasizes learning rescue and safety over casual risk. Also mentions Mellon and Overholt rye ownership denial.
A verbose political scene describes Democrats using fireworks before the Fourth with Pat Harrison delivering a flamboyant yet light display. Walsh, fresh from investigative work, is praised for accuracy in his oil report, while Sawyer is noted for credibility, shaping the portrait of political performances and reputations.
Praise from Republicans and Democrats alike follows a lawyer known for fact finding and a controversial call for a practical, constructive program. The piece notes Walsh’s skill and the tension between dramatic rhetoric and persuasive conclusions, urging focus on real solutions beyond party lines.
The Kansas City Star reports that a new city administration again resists economy by opposing a measure to consolidate departments which would save nearly $30,000 annually. The piece notes patrons and party influence shape decisions and urges Republicans to push for McAdoo nomination, arguing it would be easy to defeat.
A review of keynote efforts by Senator Pat Harrison and party leaders reveals doubts about their political usefulness and the influence of "the interests." It notes conservative resistance to radical changes, the two thirds nomination rule, and Connecticut J Henry Roraback’s rising stature. It highlights Klan ties among Texas delegates and Connecticut’s denouncement. Homer S Cummings gains a committee chair at the convention, reflecting shifting party dynamics.
Rochester Times-Union lampoons US Britain breakfast dispute led by Chesterton and Shaw. Editorial imagines how breakfast tastes vary by region from New England beans to Southern wheat cakes to California citrus, urging minds to avert a real war by shared breakfast humor.
From the New York Gazette June 28 1824 a balloon shaped like a large African elephant ascended at Vauxhall Garden drawing a huge crowd. Spectators outside paid nothing resulting in losses for the exhibitors though the ascent succeeded and the balloon drifted northward in light winds. A reward is offered for the return of the figure at No 7 Breaking Street.
A satirical poem notes busy Sabbath scenes as voters and families ignore preaching to enjoy driving fishing picnics and sports. It mocks pastors urging piety while all walk human folly as Sunday merrymakers fill the roads and towns.
A perceptible unease grips financial and commercial interests as campaign year vibes rise. The piece argues that while forecasts are uncertain, America’s consuming public will keep buying clothes, food, and luxuries, and continue using railroads and transportation as years unfold. It notes persistent demand despite political noise.
A jumble of humorous lines, quips, poems, and captions from a vintage page. Includes cartoonish quips about fashion, flappers, a faux interview, and light verse rotating through various authors and scenes. Mixed tone with period commentary and light satire.
The piece argues Congress must aid farmers hurt by debt and low prices. It notes Northwest wheat farmers' losses and compares farm investment to other sectors. It explains the McNary Haugen bill, its aims to prop up prices via a large fund, and lists proponents and critics including the Harmers National Council and Senator Norris.
A reader notes hay fever symptoms recur on a set schedule while others report monthly or seasonal flare ups. The article cites pollen, hay dust, animal dander, and certain foods as triggers. It explains sensitization tests, dietary changes, climate shifts, and medical clinics as relief options.
A series of reader inquiries covers pupil dilation in dark rooms and contraction in bright light, nervousness from eye strain, mole growth on the cheek and removal methods, nose injury after basketball, pimples treatment by surgery, and a question about Bright's disease. Dr. Copeland invites self addressed stamped envelopes for full particulars and personal replies where publishable.
In June, Joseph Wheless of New Jersey failed to have the soldier bonus law declared unconstitutional by the District of Columbia Supreme Court as Justice Stafford dismissed the injunction suit. Wheless noted an appeal. Dr Christine Murrell of London has been elected to the British Medical Association council, first woman to receive the honor.
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