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Newspaper
Bridgeport Telegram
Location
Bridgeport, Connecticut, United States of America
Date
Mar 31, 1925
Page
12
Bridgeport Telegram established 1891 by The Post Publishing Co publishes daily except Sunday. Located 140 Middle St Bridgeport. Carrier delivery available. Open every day and night. Audit Bureau of Circulation member. Associated Press news dispatches credited as required.
A collection of eccentric lines lampooning politics and society. It mocks congressional fashion, press attention to murder, fame, and the press, with quips about radicals, industry, autobiography, and a joke about correcting a sentence about baked beans and water.
A rough, era voice argues that persuasion is used to shape beliefs and laws that affect wealth and honesty. It condemns deceit toward families and critics, urging reflection on public opinion and personal responsibility amid social pressures.
A battered weather notice from the Middlebrook Almanac describes unsettled conditions in Northern New Mogland and the Hudson River region. Tuesday showers along the North Atlantic coast, with a trend toward drier, fairer weather by Wednesday across the lower states, while Massachusetts reports a lingering disturbance moving eastward and intensifying? High pressure covers the Hudson River region extending southward.
The piece argues for lower fares on short hauls in Connecticut to boost trolley use, cites Bridgeport as overcharged, and notes varying fares in Eastern Massachusetts. It criticizes buses as feeders and urges a statewide fare re survey. It also highlights Samuel Vauclain of Baldwin Locomotive Works taking a yearlong liquor abstinence pledge and links prohibition to bootlegging profits.
Bridgeport officials warn next year's high school enrollment will strain Lyon Terrace and Warren Harding High schools with overflow likely using the Congress street building. The school board should consider activating Congress street as a freshman high school for boys and girls, moving sophomores to newer facilities.
The proposal seeks to prevent unjust discrimination while promoting advancement. It would place some students in the old building and others in newer structures, likely causing disappointment and ill will among those affected.
A blind Yale football star Perry J. W. Lake of Portland once made the All American team in 1899 and then, blinded by an explosion while experimenting, turned to toy making at a hospital for the blind. He discovered a market for crafts by the handicapped and showed that against odds perseverance can reveal new paths and success.
A father should help his son gain opportunities but wisely avoid overcaring. Teachers should quicken imagination and ambition, not cram content. A physician seeks patient cooperation, not endless cures. Parents must let their children walk with independence, using necessity as a spur, not a crutch.
Sam Dawe foresees civil service for police and fire departments as Legislature may act. Mayor Behrens weighs postponing the ripper Oil hearing amid multiple hearings. The administration plans broad public input against the plan. Norwich Electric plant sale opposition persists. Woodlock nomination to the Interstate Commerce Commission faces Senate resistance. Senator Challenger aids local bond issues while Waterbury tests voters on Sandiland. Republican power blocs fear losing steady backing for Gullfoile and Paonessa style leaders.
A humorous verse on Dave the handy man who offers many services from greasing a sedan to nursing a sick cow. Though skilled and handy he remains perpetually broke with bailiffs at his door while clients pay varying prices for odd jobs and medical aids. The piece savages pay low for steady work and mocks the gap between talent and livelihood.
The piece blends humor and verse from The Fun Shop column with notes about Baldpate adventures and Traprock gossip. It recounts playful sketches, a misadventure with Mrs. Traprock’s dog Laura, and editor’s remarks on reader contributions. The tone mimics a small town humor page from a vintage newspaper.
Washington March BD President Coglidge was urged by Donald MacMillan to claim additional Arctic territory near the north pole. He advocated sending airships or aircraft to the treeless regions to plant an American flag, with June plans for another expedition to reach lands yet undiscovered.
Edward A. Stlene argues retail trade serves as a barometer for overall business health. He notes price levels, production costs, and profiteering affect consumer buying power and thus retail sales. The piece calls for deeper study by financial and business leaders and better support for business schools to refine forecasting.
A playful verse about rainy Saturdays and the tension between chores and leisure. The speaker laments missed luck and errands delayed by rain. The scorned plan to study yields to afternoon distractions, noting Sunday School and movies as counterpoints to rain filled days.
A newspaper essay recalls a unruly boy who fled home, finding happiness on a farm among hens horses and cows. It argues dogs offer unmatched companionship, revealing love loyalty and solace to children and neglected youth, with quotes and reflections on Maeterlinck and Dr Frank Crane.
A reader laments sensationalism in a Bridgeport Telegram review of Qua Vadis, arguing early American crowds enjoyed brutal public spectacles. The letter recalls Connecticut executions in the 18th century, noting crowds, sermons, and punishments like cropping ears and branding, drawing a line from ancient Roman spectacles to modern public curiosity.
Senator Warton Wheeler departs Washington for Montana to stand trial in Great Falls on April 16. He is charged with practicing illegally for the Interior Department in land ventures.
Jersey City March 30. The first marriage license issued to a Chinese to wed a Negro in the city’s history was made out today by the deputy city clerk to a new city couple.
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