Bridgeport Telegram advertising and circulation note
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Editorial musings mix wit and wry world views
A patchwork of quips and quotes on trade restraint humor and social folly. Notes poke fun at clerics clocks and marriage while dodging sentiment with brisk lines. References to St Patrick Volstead and Japan pepper a light editorial collage of 1920s reading tastes.
Weather Outlook for Southern New England Rain and Wind Shift
A rapid northeastward storm moving from Missouri will bring rain across the region Monday with strong southeast winds in the lower Great Lakes and mid-Atlantic. Temperatures rise Monday then fall by Tuesday across the Ohio valley and Atlantic states. Mostly fair in the Washington district Tuesday with local rain or snow in the lower Lake region.
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Missouri
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Atlantic States
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Florida
Washington
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Rocky Mountain
Canadian Northwest
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Hatteras
Andrew Swatt Joins Western Electric Band Saxophonist
Word arrives that Andrew Swatt, former local athlete and musician, has joined the Western Electric Band of Chicago and is heard nationwide on radio. He plays saxophone as a soloist and serves as athletic director for the company, with hopes of winning a track berth for the relay team.
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Andrew Swatt
Western Electric Band
Chicago
Swatt
Perth
Ure Fivte
Uiis Stenatier
Trusts and Trust Busting in the Progressive Era
The piece argues the government fought Standard Oil and opposed the Armour and Morris merger. It claims breaking Standard Oil into pieces harmed public welfare, while large packing trusts should be regulated as public utilities. Cites Theodore Roosevelt and the 1912 Progressive platform advocating regulation, not busting, of monopolies.
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United States
Armour and Morris Packing Company
Congressional
Standard Oil Company
Standard Oil First
Standard Oil Group
Standard Oil
Theodore Roosevelt
Davis warns against drift toward unfocused high school courses
At the National Education Association auxiliary conference in Cleveland Connecticut official Jesse B. Davis urged schools to keep fundamentals central and avoid expanding into “manual arts” and other unsubstantial courses that deepen social class divisions. Bridgeport plans for a new high school show the risk, with nineteen academic rooms deemed inadequate for an 1800 pupil capacity.
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Connecticut
Jesse B. Davis
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Davis
Debate on use of new school building in Bridgeport
The passage argues that despite new classrooms, evidence of optimal use is lacking. It notes widespread claims that public schools, not just Bridgeport, fail to teach fundamentals adequately. Practitioners acknowledge this as a debatable issue among educators.
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Bridgeport
Bread Cast Upon the Snows and Winter Birds
A mid article urges faithless trust in robins and other birds seen in winter. It notes robins and many species linger in the north due to food and shelter, not because spring has arrived. The piece highlights how rural mail carriers now may carry bird food and ends with a call to feed birds, promising winter blessings.
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Uncle Sam
Let Him Rave on Women and Society
A.B. Lee of Brooklyn blasts women as lacking reasoning while contributing to public gaiety. He echoes criticisms from Colonel Harvey and Ex-Governor Miller about women's political acumen and urges prohibition enforcement roles for women. The piece mocks these views and laments a supposed future ruled by women, warning of chaos and the end of male dominance.
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New York
Lee
United States
Gifford Pinchot
England
Women Win in Walk In Politics And Fuel Measure
Readers dispute a critic of women in politics and applaud their growing influence while a letter discusses state fuel control where fire chiefs act as fuel administrators. The piece notes Bridgeport’s experience and overall acceptance of the coal measure despite initial concerns.
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Seversl
Bridgeport
Civil service reform urged in state legislature
Gii Service Gen. to the Editor argues the civil service bill was killed in the state legislature, highlighting the spoils system’s grip and contrasting with the federal government’s modern method. He urges adoption as a progressive move, though expecting a long fight before establishment.
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United State
March Winds by Walt Mason
Poem recalls March winds as harsh yet signaling spring’s approach. It mixes playful rhyme with vivid weather imagery and hopes for April’s arrival. The speaker celebrates wind’s energy while anticipating milder days and the coming bloom of spring.
Sacco completes 25th day hunger strike in jail
Dedham Massachusetts March 1 Sacco one of the Sacco and Vanzetti case defendants in the 1921 paymaster murder at South Braintree completed the 26th day of his hunger strike in Norfolk county jail. Dr Worthington said Sacco reaffirmed resolve to continue unless released. Hearing for a new trial to be resumed next Friday as food was brought to his cell but not eaten.
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Magss
Niccola Sacco
Barolomeo Vanzetti
South Braintree
Norfolk County
A. M. Worthington
Sacco
Vansetth
Flo
Questions and Answers Concerning Church Titles and Paper Craft
A compendium of Q and A covering the use of the title Pope in Rome versus Eastern practice, paper watermarks and wire-roll marks, France’s railroads under state control, Wedgwood pottery beginnings in 1748, archaic uses in Henley poetry, London’s building heights, postage stamp glue formulas, letter-writing history with a 2004 B C papyrus example, and related curiosities.
Hire a Darky with a Team of Mules Driving Tip
A satirical Louisiana travel verse warns travelers to hire a mule team to pull vehicles from boggy roads. The piece promotes using a darky with a team, a dated and racist trope, as a remedy for stuck cars and mud filled hollows along risky byways.
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Louisiana
Darky
Looseyanna
Adopted children need patience not fear or doubt
By Angelo Patri argues adoptive parents risk harming children by overanalyzing traits and fearing supposed flaws. He urges restraint, respect for nature, and avoiding the “magnifying glass” as a child grows, using careful cultivation and faith to help each youngster reach potential.
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Alleged Slayer Out of Hospital Arrested
Ony Candela, named as the alleged slayer of Matteo Palumbo, was discharged from Tridgepad hospital after injuries from a death struggle at the Caniazio store a week earlier. He was taken into custody by police and held without bonds on a temporary charge of breach of peace. Coroner Jonn J. Phelan made a finding.
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Ony Candela
Matteo Palumbo
Tridgepad Hospital
Caniazio
Jonn J. Phelan
Causes of sore throat and common remedies explained
Dr Royal S Copeland explains sore throat causes across seasons, outlining throat structures, infection as chief trigger, and how fatigue and exposure worsen symptoms. He contrasts tonsillitis with pharyngitis and notes bad teeth, stomach issues, and neglect as contributing factors while urging medical guidance.
Age and weight guidance and child breathing concern letters
A reader asks about proper weight for a 16 year old girl and an 18 year old girl of five feet two inches. An additional query notes a seven year old boy whose nostrils flare and upper lip turns red while lying on his back. The responses advise proper weight notations and suggest medical evaluation for the child’s breathing behavior.
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Royal S Banks of Greenfield Hill Dies at 64
Fairfield March 16 Royal S Banks of Greenfield Hill member of the Greenfield Hill Grange died at Bridgeport hospital after a serious operation and relapse. He is survived by two sisters, funeral Tuesday at 2 oclock from Congress Street home, Rev B S Winchester officiating, Oaklawn cemetery burial. Ice cream may be shipped in a new style container without ice salt packaging.
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