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Editorial Notes on Maturity and Economy Echoes in Rhetoric
A mosaic of quips and questions critiques age, wealth, and policy. It contrasts poverty and affluence, notes France and Germany payments, remarks on taxation, and hints at public discourse and propaganda. It touches on aging, marriage, insurance, prohibition themes, and a satirical take on American attitudes.
Sentence Sermons on Fast Life Costs and Promises
A compact moral reflection warns that fast life costs grow over time and rarely delivers. It notes promises exceed ability, leads to humiliation, and offers few real rewards while misreading speed as progress. The piece cautions against chasing quick gains and emotional shortcuts.
Weather summary for the Northeastern States and New England
A weather synopsis reports fair conditions in eastern New York with milder, increasing clouds and rain later as a storm system moves northeast. Northern New England and southern New England see fair Tuesday, colder nights Wednesday, then rising clouds and warmer with rain. Winds from the north of Sandy and at Sandy Hook shift to northwest and northeast as conditions stay partly overcast.
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Political Pointers and Harding Era Reflections
A dense mix of political commentary outlines Ninth District Democratic club activities in Bridgeport and city hall tensions over Blodgett. It notes tax concerns, Eaton dinner with the Board of Charities, and a broader reflection on Coolidge and Roosevelt era politics, citing Mark Sullivan and Timme Platt on presidential nominating struggles.
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Promotion in Business and the Pull of Ability
Harry D. Thayer discusses promotions at Harvard Business School Club. Success hinges on personal ability and effective leadership, not simple pull. Delayed or rapid promotions carry risks. personality and efficiency shape a candidate’s fit and impact on others.
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Protecting Creditors in Bankruptcy Hearings
At a hearing before Referee John Keogh on a bankrupt estate the adviser warned creditors that accepting a composition offer is wiser than prolonged dispute. If pursued, fees and costs eat into the recovery, often leaving less than the offer. The judge agreed that creditors frequently face a lose-lose choice between costly litigation and a diminished payout.
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Objectionable condition in legal probes praised then criticized
The passage discusses a dilemma faced by jurists or investigators who worry that offers may not be in good faith. Accepting offers may deprive the finder of the satisfaction of a thorough investigation, while rejecting and pursuing a probe risks asset dissipation. It suggests lawyers bear responsibility for this problematic state.
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Deep Blue Sea
Concentration as the aim of education and thinking
A college professor urged that education should cultivate sustained thought from freshman to graduate, noting attention fluctuates about six seconds. The author argues modern schooling and life hinder concentration and urges teachers and parents to train students to concentrate study and think clearly.
Discontinuing Rail Lines Faces Public Service Review
A hearing on Boston and Maine Railroad's plan to drop nonpaying New Hampshire branch lines highlighted the shift from rail to faster bus service. Counsel noted ongoing annual losses from singletrack branches and rising bus competition, with experts debating whether rail could ever regain pay. Some lines likely doomed as buses offer quicker, reliable travel, reshaping regional transport dynamics.
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B. H. Meyer
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Road to fame from Plymouth to Boston shapes a unique life
A Vermonter repeatedly seized opportunity with uncanny intuition, tracing a life story without parallel in American history from the hamlet of Plymouth to the cultured seat of Boston. The narrative emphasizes consistent drive and a remarkable ascent across varied locales.
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March Winds by Anne Campbell
Poem depicts a windy night surrounding a house and hearth. The speaker finds security inside despite harsh gales outside and sees smoke rising from the chimney while the kettle sings and lamps glow.
Belgian Premier Plans Visit to America
The Belgian premier plans a trip to the United States shortly after parliament dissolves, expected around mid March. The itinerary will be strictly private, with the purpose undisclosed.
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The Fun Shop Exited By Maxson Foxhall Jude ly the Reform er
Excerpted verses lampoon a cranky neighbor who denounces changing fashions and skirts, with satirical jabs at women's attire and sailors of era. Nods to Mrs Fisher and Mr Weber provoke humorous exchanges. The piece ends with light social quips about graduates and fields of endeavor.
Dr Baldpate Warns On Cold Weather Clothing
Dr George A Baldpate warns in a letter to Dore Reichenbaum on proper clothing for severe cold. He urges outer garments to be air tight after reporting a Wisconsin outbreak of pneumonia linked to wind entering through pockets and button-holes. He cites a town sealing garments with pitch and oakum to gain a map-worthy status.
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Call for Humorous Submissions to Bridgeport Telegram
Readers are invited to contribute original humor epigrams jokes anecdotes poetry burlesques and bright sayings. Paid amounts range from 1 to 2 cents per line for poetry and up to 1 per line for prose. Unacknowledged manuscripts are not returned. Send to Fun Rhop Headquarters Bridgeport Telegram.
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Words Across the Footlights by Robert U Johnson
The American Academy of Arts and Letters awards its Gold Medal for Good Diction to Walter Hampden, famed for Othello and Cyrano de Bergerac, spotlighting diction as vital to theater. The essay argues diction is broader than elocution, stresses authentic delivery, and warns against overbearing theatrical showmanship in pursuit of clear, expressive speech.
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Railroads Barred From Additional Claims
Washington March 2 The Supreme Court today ruled that railroads under federal wartime control cannot seek further court consideration of additional claims. The decision concerned the St Louis Kennett and Southeastern and the Cairo Truman and Southern lines, which had signed full settlement agreements with the government.
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Indian Husbands Win Right to Inheritances
Indian husbands acquire one third of a wife’s estate on her death under Oklahoma law, per today’s Supreme Court ruling. The decision clarifies marital property rights and sets a precedent for inheritance in such cases.
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Oklahoma
Supreme Court
The Best Defense and the Air Force Premise
A 1925 commentary argues peaceable progress can be repurposed for war, praising airships as rapid wartime convertibles and predicting nation strength through aerial power, while warning of the political and moral costs of neglecting air force development.
County Fair Remembered as It Fades Away
A nostalgic reminiscence of the county fair’s decline. The piece recalls past crowds, displays of calves and sheep, and prize winners while laments bid farewell to the grandstand and fair’s old traditions, with references to Aunt Julia and Caete Silas. Copyright 1925.
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Mussolini to Take Ten Day Vacation in Taormina
March 3 report in Gonnale Vilalia states Premier Mussolini will follow Ala Ivelyan advice and travel to Taormina for a ten day rest during the days of unrest. The senator’s reopening is postponed to March 20 and the Chamber of Deputies will reconvene after Easter.
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Skipper and daughter among crew Lost on coal barge
In Boston harbor waters off Boston a coal barge James M Hudson foundered during a gale. Captain Mosher of Providence his year old daughter and three crewmen are missing. Two crewmen’ s bodies were recovered by the tug Hooper as searchers found wreckage and other barges at dawn.
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Stone Takes Seat in Supreme Court quits Cabinet
Har an Fiske Stone of New York City resigned as attorney general and took the oath as an associate justice of the Supreme Court. The croweded courtroom filled for today’s session with Frank Bellogg, secretary of state, presiding, and John W. Davis, Democratic candidate, in attendance. Chief Justice Taft conducted the simple ceremonies.
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