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Newspaper
Bridgeport Telegram
Location
Bridgeport, Connecticut, United States of America
Date
Mar 22, 1922
Page
10
The text lists Associated Press representatives for Metropolitan Tower New York and references re posting and daily publications. It notes 340 Middle Street Seaport and mentions connection to standard AP dispatch credit and exclusive news deliveries.
A jumble of clipped phrases and quirky items from an old page. It hints at political, scientific, and social quirks with scattered names and odd claims, including references to a cash stash, a Hollywood rumor, a costly watch, and a railroad or ship note amid stray prose.
Cloudy conditions prevail across New England with cooler trends east of the Mississippi. Monday to Thursday show above normal readings on the east coast, with northern sections remaining partly cloudy and temperatures rising late week except in the North Atlantic states.
Bridgeport faces a Public Utilities Commission hearing at City Hall on sustaining the five cent fare or adopting a higher rate for Connecticut company trolley service. The firm faces debt, rider loss from past hikes, and stiffer jitney competition as it seeks financial relief by reducing riders rather than lowering fares. Maine election notes follow with Republican Nelson’s win in a district race and broader national implications discussed by parties. Public health item highlights Bridgeport’s milk safety reforms, new grading, pasteurization rules, and bottling at source to prevent contamination.
An argument among England's leading writers and New York editors asks if Prohibition will curb great literature. The piece notes many famed authors drank or used drugs yet produced works, arguing sobriety won’t erase decadence. It contrasts autos and road benefits with tax costs on citizens.
The text argues that machinery multiplies human energy in production, equating machine power to hundreds of millions of horses and suggesting widespread impact on prices and living standards, though some goods still see high costs. It emphasizes the concentration of effort and the broadened availability of commodities alongside rising prices in some sectors.
Soviet publications report 25 million Russians affected by famine, a figure comparable to 1911 and 1908 famines and exceeding the 1891 crop failure. The text argues that food supply matters most, and measures to aid farmers benefit all citizens.
Fragmented text reports large corn on hand figures and gaps between holdings and yearly totals. It notes four months of marketing totaling 209,437,000 bushels and discusses prices, demand, and currency impacts on farming, roads, power, and general economic strain.
Fragmentary verse extols a crystal spring beverage for queens and kings while warning against harmful winds and unreadable dangers. The text blends natural imagery with scattered references to rivers, health, and ceremonial use, creating a dreamlike, cryptic advertisement tone.
Vienna reports indicate about 4.799 million pounds in Czech British and French credits will be available to Austria. The funds are meant to stabilize the krone and avoid wasteful spending while under British control by Mr. Young. Economists warn against harming internal purchasing power through harsh standardization.
A playful poem of unyielding loyalty and affection sent within a crate. It promises unwavering worship, friendship through troubles, energy, and companionship, with tenderness and zest renewing with each sunrise. The speaker pledges enduring love, faith, and support anchored in a quirky vessel.
A cautionary essay on dangers of childhood curiosity about poisons and medicines. Keep harmful items out of reach, locked and hidden only as a last resort, and avoid signaling their hiding places to prevent dangerous exploration by small children.
In Chicago on March 21 Mrs Jade was found strangled and beaten to death in her rooming house. Police questioned several roomers and a man named James Gallery who previously shared a marriage with Mrs Jade. The case involves an alleged trip to a hospital for examination after the assault.
Reports from Norwalk announce an upcoming Grand Army of the Republic encampment on April 18 with plans to convene the fifteenth division. Commanders Swarts and assisted officers will preside as sessions begin and continue into the following days.
Commissioner Copeland outlines scurvy as a constitutional disease with severe symptoms driven by lack of fresh foods. He extols pasteurized milk, fresh vegetables, and fruit juice boosters while warning against reliance on canned foods and stresses balanced diets to prevent illness and promote vitality.
In Memphis on March 41 EB Bue chignant changed from cotton to flowers, planting peonies and danieles after piercing his cotton to grow blooms. He now earns between 200 and 300 dollars per acre, later rising to 7000 dollars per acre, with neony roots and thousands of blooms shipped daily to New York and Chicago. The business is portrayed as the era’s great revenue producer.
The text discusses a 17 year old girl and several years of growth but provides no specific or reliable height. It appears to be garbled or nonsensical, lacking measurable data or a verifiable standard for correct height at that age.
A reader queried about coastline length of the United States and the age of the American Federation of Labor. The Bureau cites 28 982 nautical miles and traces AFL to November 1883. Other Qs cover Vernon Castle front service, cigar color grades, the Hush Money cipher, civil death, Cottrell process, osmotic pressure, and whether a world checker champion exists.
Western Union officials report a favorable shift in US business conditions as telegraph activity rebounds. Harvey Johnson of Bridgeport says the conference in Philadelphia highlighted growing orders and the telegraph as a reliable business barometer. Managers from Philadelphia and major East Coast cities attended, with daily briefings from company executives.
Shorehaven Leasing Corporation formed to finance the Shorehaven Country Club project at Norwalk. Capital stock is 130,009 with 1,900 shares at 109 par. Incorporators include Mayor Calvin L. Barten and others, starting with 4,000 paid in. Plan to build an 18 hole golf course along the Sound shore on newly acquired property.
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