Bridgeport Telegram Established 1891 Subscription Rates
Bridgeport Telegram lists subscription rates and contact details for The Post Publishing Co. The notice notes daily publication except Sunday with carrier and home delivery options and mentions address at 149 Middle Street Bridgeport Connecticut. It also cites affiliation with Audit Bureau of Circulation and The Associated Press.
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Associated Press
Editorial notes on society and Prohibition era quirks
A collection of wry observations on Americanism Prohibition and social behavior. Remarks include comments on wedding feasts in India passion for virtue drinking habits and the paradoxes of patriotism. The tone is aphoristic noting public life individual manners and the pace of modern society.
Sentence Sermons 1 Believe In
A collection of maxims praising civic virtue and personal pride. It sketches a town that prioritizes schools, theaters, and industry, lauds a careful craftsman and a landlord who values homes, and condemns disrespectful conduct while urging respect for maternal faith.
Weather outlook for Southern New England and New York
Partly cloudy and warm in Southern New England and Eastern New York with showers likely Tuesday night and Wednesday. Warmer in Northern New England on Tuesday and Wednesday with possible showers. High pressure over Nova Scotia moves toward the Atlantic states. Temperatures rise slightly north of the plain eastward to northern New York. rest of region little change. Showers expected Tuesday night through Wednesday. north to northeast winds moderate at coastlines.
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New England
New York
Caudy
Warner
New Eugkand
Nova Scotia
Thrar Ward
Athans States
Randy Hook
Samivy Hook
Daily Almanac Calculation for Telegram by Middlebrook Almanac
Almanac entry provides Sun rises and sets times with unclear wording. Likely a brief field noting sunrise and sunset values and copyright line from the Middlebrook Almanac. No specific dates or locations given.
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Middlebrook Almanac
Migwe
Truth in Advertising Standards Adopted by National Retail Dry Goods
The National Retail Dry Goods Association outlines ethical advertising standards stressing honesty candor and accuracy. Advertising should inform buyers about quality price and dependability while avoiding deception with a focus on truthful presentation and maintaining public trust.
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National
National Retail Dry Goods Association
As kings but hope remains they should come to America
The remark suggests remaining hopeful for a favorable turn and proposes a path to influence by entering American politics, specifically aiming at a Senate seat. It frames a strategy shift toward influence in U S government rather than continuing current leadership efforts.
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America
Senate
SPORT AND SLAUGHTER IN HUNTING ETHICS
The piece argues hunters face critique for waste and blood lust while defending hunting as a vital, honorable recreation. It contrasts sportsmen with professional hunters, praising organized efforts to conserve wildlife and preserve wild places, and asserts hunting should continue into the future as a legitimate pursuit aligned with higher instincts.
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American Game Protective Association
Senate defies Coolidge as Warren nomination rejected
The writer argues that while Coolidge won overwhelming public support, the Senate rejects his Cabinet pick Charles B. Warren. He denounces the Senate for discarding public opinion and a long standing tradition of executive cabinet selection, likening it to the Bourbons who never learned.
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Senate
America
Too much consolidation in railroad plans
Sir Henry W Thornton of Canada argues against sweeping mergers. He doubts one president can efficiently manage larger mileage than the New York Central and the Pennsylvania. He warns against merging New Haven with New York Central or with Pennsylvania, saying New England’s interests would suffer if a single system dominates the region. He concedes some consolidation may help but opposes making New England part of a larger outside system.
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Henry W. ‘Shornton
Canadian National Railroad
United States
New York Central
Pennsylvania
New Haven Road
New York Center
New England
Sir Henry Thornton
Political pointers on medical bill hearings and civic rights
A fragmentary report discusses chiropractors seeking delay of a hearing on a medical bill to avoid jeopardizing their proposal. It mentions Bridgeport representative George N. Finklestone arranging minority input and Leonard Maloney’s citizenship rights disputes. References to state politicians, hearings, and legislative maneuvering follow.
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Chiropractora
Ien
George N. Finklestone
Bridgeport
Leonard Maloney
Connecticut Company
Iment
States Democrats Debate Roosevelt and Party Control
The piece notes scarce outstanding figures in the state's political history and praises Bridgeport senators for concise, pointed contributions. It highlights William A. Redden as a persistent debater, Howard S. Challenger for brief, effective remarks, Frank L. Wilder for experience and pinpoint critique, and Southern Democrats viewing Roosevelt's party reorganization as a Tammany-like national power grab.
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William A. Redden
Bridgeport
Howard S. Challenger
Iris
Frank L. Wilder
Franklin Roosevelt
Democratic Party
Bridgeport Drivers Lose Licenses in State Action
Seven Bridgeport drivers have had their operator licenses suspended by the State Motor Vehicles commissioner with four licenses restored. Names listed include Brave Rapsack 317 Pine Street Joseph Buays Water Howard Walter Brown 261 Atlantic Street Carmalio Pavane 129 Pixies Place Josey Olevera 244 Fexieon Avenue and Michael Ann Grand Street. Restored licenses cover Michael Rainers 440 Benham Avenue Tony Macher 75 Herbert Donald Verns 7 Linwood and Lena Wiltstefy 136.
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Bridgeport
Brave Rapsack
Pine Street
Joseph_Buays
Water Howard
Walter Brown
Tony Macher
Herbert Donald Verns
Linwood
Lena
Wiltstefy
Taft Assigns Judges to District Courts
Washington Mirada 16 Ablet Justice Taft announced assignments of Supreme Court judges to the nine circuit court districts with Justice Holmes in first seat and the remaining nine named in order: Blane Herod Patt Banford Makaynerdis Vanderganter Sutherland.
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Washington
Giving by Walt Mason: a cheeky ode to charitable spending
A playful verse extols the joy of giving and the glow of aid, mocking seasonal zeal while praising steady generosity. It lampoons self interested charity and the urge to spend freely on costumes, fuel, and noise makers as a route to spiritual applause and personal satisfaction.
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Walt Mason
Rua Row
Brian Born and the Wives of Irish History Joke
The Fun Shop presents a playful verse by Wallace M. Bayliss about Brian Born and his famed wife Gormlaith. The poem satirizes legendary Irish figures, ending with a moral on choosing a righteous path, followed by a light misprint joke about a poem and the editor's mistake.
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Wallace M. Bayliss
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Judith
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Marie
Gormiaith
Gormlauth
CROSS WORD LIMERICKS and Miscellany Fun Page
A collage of playful snippets including crossword limericks, jokes, quotes, and humorous notices from a Bridgeport Telegram Fun Shop section. Items feature wordplay about opera stars, nautical canvas, and wool versus cotton tests, plus tips, comic exchanges, and reader contributions.
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Lin Charactay
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Fun Shop Hi Quarters
Bridgeport Telegram
Answered Prayers by Anne Campbell Poem Fragment
Poem fragment reflects on faith and longing as the speaker senses answered prayers in the gaze of a newborn baby. Imagery shifts from grand cathedrals to intimate vision, suggesting spiritual awakening through new life. The piece blends religious diction with personal revelation.
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Anne Campbell
Americans Targeted by Danish Lottery Scams
Foreign lottery agents operate in a scam wave to defraud Americans. Postal officials say recent days saw fraud orders against agents at a Pantah colonial lottery. Across five years, hundreds of such schemes have been reported involving Danish and German interests.
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Washington
Maresh
Capenhaven
Mending or Ending Party Rule Debate
A 1923 editorial by William English Walling analyzes whether progressives aim to end or mend party government. It notes Coolidge’s fear of party weakness and explores nonpartisan blocs as substitutes, arguing the core issue is control of government by parties versus nonpartisan rule.
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Platitudes and the search for old truths anew
In this 1926 essay, the author argues that fundamental truths repeat across generations. Old ideas from Buddha to Confucius to Jesus are essentially identical, and progress often lies in reframing them for contemporary audiences. Repackaging familiar truths can do more good than creating new ones.
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Huntington Woman Birthday Celebration Noted in 1894
Huntington residents gathered for the 1894 birthday of Mrs. Nancy Ro at her Boots Mill Street home with visitors including Mr. and Mrs. Olin Sheron and Mr. and Mrs. Charles W. Golapink. Community notices cover church guilds, Lenten suppers, visits by locals to Shelton and New York, and upcoming devotional and fraternal events.
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Maren Ios
Apes Daly
Olin Sheron
Charles W. Golapink
Nancy Ro
Boots Mill Street
Rowley Iain
Crom
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Paul Kudrick
Stesho Devlesky
F. I. Nettleton
Shelton
Cordelia Dyer
John Weenlowski
Theodan Kreuger
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al. Terneber
Howard Moore
New York
Wells Hollow
Woman's Guild of
J. Paul's Church
Samuel T. Buckingham
Onal Church
Episcopal Parioh House
Nehel- Tiairiman
Millard
Browngson
Misa den
Charles Boarke
Congregational Church
Bridgeport
Lanten
Miler Denny
Mir, Wooster
Church Street
Furmli River Grange
Turer
Mra
Charles W. Goh
Peepers
Woman dies in blaze at Berkeley House in Berkeley Springs
March 16. Mrs Daniel Owead and her husband trapped as Berkeley House burned after a fire swept the building. Firefighters found Mrs Ow ead on a floor in their apartment above what is described as the lodging area, as the couple tried to extinguish the blaze themselves.
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Deliev
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Justice Holmes Confined to Life Support Hearing
Justice Oliver W. Holmes was reportedly confined to life support and unable to attend a pension hearing at the Supreme Court, according to a Washington dispatch dated March 16, with information scrambled in the text.
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