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Newspaper
Bridgeport Telegram
Location
Bridgeport, Connecticut, United States of America
Date
Mar 27, 1923
Page
8
The Bridgeport Telegram announces subscription rates and publishing details for 1631, noting advance payment options and Sunday delivery. The notice references circulation figures, editorial departments, and the Associated Press as the credited source.
A jumble of aphorisms and oddities references to weather yeti finances and misc phrases. Mentions include a North Pole temperature joke a Kansas man who swallowed 27 poone and a Indiana man with two wives. Scattered lines touch on luck money love spring signs and odd feats.
The report describes warmer conditions to Tuesday then cloudy Wednesday with a disturbance moving east from Minnesota toward the northeast. High pressure prevails elsewhere, colder conditions from the Rio Grande to Canada, with localized rains in the south and mid Atlantic and snows in the upper Great Lakes. Forecast favors fair weather Tuesday and Wednesday in the Washington district. Temperature readings show 32 degrees at New Haven with southwest winds and no precipitation.
Fairfield, like Bridgeport, faces educational difficulties and demands a proper high school. The town recognizes the need for an adequately financed facility with a well planned gym, urging support for the high school committee to prevent future scrimping and ensure a modern school for growing residents.
A young Japanese woman, famed as a feminist leader, killed herself by stepping in front of an express train to publicize the women’s emancipation cause. She left a note attributing the act to zeal for liberated womanhood in Japan, contrasting martyrdom with hardship to gain attention. The report frames her act within cultural notions of sincerity and sacrifice.
The article notes a Berm tribe member’s funeral being tied to a cause admired by the Western mind. It describes a shrine at the grave where women gather, seeking strength in their struggle against tradition, while the journalist criticizes sensational publication.
The commentator notes Sunday activity contrasts with a stale Sabbath, cites headlines on crime and liquor, and argues Governor Templeton resists a proposed law to align statutes with public will. The piece criticizes commercializing the Sabbath via baseball and football games and suggests legislation could ease Sabbath violations.
Dr Raymond Pearl of Johns Hopkins reports studies of 100000 Baltimore residents show cancer and tuberculosis often strike those with weak constitutions but general health improves with fresh air pure food sleep and healthy thinking. The piece argues overall well being reduces disease risk.
Norwich March 26. All the farm laborers in Norfolk County were called out on strike as the executive committee rejected a three month proposal to shift the agricultural problem to the government and declined arbitration offered by Sir Robert Sanders. The walkout is not yet general, with many workers on estates like the Earl of Kimberley’s reluctant to join. Wages dispute centers on raised pay, with laborers currently paid twenty five shillings versus twenty shillings offered by farmers.
Akron, Ohio mar 28 government newest and biggest non rigid dirigible completed its second flight over the city lasting over three hours. it remained aloft minutes before a safe landing.
New London March 2d yest Schleifer charged in three counts with violence against the property of the New York New James Hartford railroad.
Judge Victor Prince bound the defendant over to the next term of the Superior Court in Police Court today. The bond was set at 2900 dollars and the surety was approved.
Louis Quintibans a 29 year old New Yorker was ordered held for Superior Court after a City court hearing the bond raised from 2000 to 3000 on charges of making seditious statements following an anti fascist meeting in Waterbury He allegedly said there would be no freedom in the United States until the red flag floated from the Statue of Liberty’s torch.
A reader urges Telegram readers to contact editors rather than the trolley company, arguing most advice is worthless. The letter laments overbearing voices, mocks proposed price hikes, and calls for practical action while criticizing political moves that closed city schools.
Meriden March 28 Captain Isagene F W Smith of Company A GN G and First Lieut William A Hat submitted resignations after a dispute over proceeds from the Kaplan Herman boxing match held at the State Armory. Captain Samuel A Butler of Company D was the point of contention in the money division.
Mrs. Carroll Wainwright, daughter of George J. Gould, received a telegram advising that her father, who has been seriously ill in France with pleuro-pneumonia, was dying rapidly and that all hope for recovery had ended.
Poem depicts a long night of singing and wailing as Rickahaw is urged to endure. A midnights confrontation leads to dismissal from a hall while harsh advice and mockery follow about teeth and performance. The scene ends with threats and encouragement to endure future scrutiny.
Q and A style excerpt discusses kinship degrees under civil law value of common ancestors and brother relationships, explains counting of related degrees, and notes the first through fourth degrees in family ties. It touches on legal defences and court counts in civil procedure.
Berton Braley reflects on World War I veterans including Captain Fadle Rickenbacker stating lives were not lost in vain. He argues sacrifice helped free the world from Prussian dominance, though lingering anger and diplomacy could spark new conflicts. The piece honors those who died proclaiming the fight "Over There" was not in vain.
In a Sunday School tale Peggy a rough girl quarrels with her friend Gerty after a classroom scene of The sheep and the goats. Peggy accuses Gerty of cruelty, but her mother rebukes her for butting and insists sheep stay gentle. The story contrasts kindness with aggression.
The Bridgeport area clock on Fairfield Avenue at the foot of the street has been restored after several months of silence. The repair involved a long-waited repair for the clock mechanism and a renewed chime that pleased Fairfield and Stratford residents who pass by daily. A letter wave from readers noted how missed the timepiece was for commuters travelling to Bridgeport and New York.
New York March 26 radio via trolley wire uses carrier current between a moving trolley car and a power station about three miles away. It differs from broadcast radio as the signal does not travel in all directions and cannot be picked up by others. It follows the trolley wires and does not interfere with other stations. Benefits include cabin crew communication during repair or emergencies even if trolley power is out. Energy is supplied from average batteries operating as miner something.
A health report from New York shows 28 130 children weighed at the exposition with 9 875 boys and 8 157 girls measured. 42 percent of boys and 46 percent of girls were underweight, highlighting under nourishment as a widespread issue beyond poverty and urging daily milk consumption of one quart per child to support growth and health.
Reader asks if massaging the face with a tinged cream helps reduce wrinkles and how to perform the massage. Answer suggests using a good cleansing cream and gentle upward strokes.
Greenwich March 26 Special A blue eyed girl about six with brown curls and a bundle of clothes was picked up by Officer Frank O Connor suffering from cold and hunger. She gave the name Anna Seymour then said Anna Seaman and named her father Henry. She said her mother sent her to a relative on Pine street because two sisters were ill with scarlet fever. No one on Pine street could identify her. Police believe the child was abandoned.
May 26 Boston Judge Mors ton in Federal court granted a motion on whether the bankrupt estate of Chatlea Pon al should pay the costs of defendants in a suit now before the United States Supreme Court. Trustees of the Ponat tata seek to recover from Ponal ventura sums viewed as without interest before the Pont bubble. The judge faced an unprecedented situation with no prior precedent to guide the decision.
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