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Newspaper
Bridgeport Telegram
Location
Bridgeport, Connecticut, United States of America
Date
May 01, 1922
Page
8
A jumble of aphorisms and quips about luck, love, politics, crime, and social quirks. Curated lines reference a New York robbery near a police station, flappers, cross bearing nations, and advice on marriage, money, and fate with dated humor and misspellings.
Bridgeport newspaper page details subscription rates and office contact lines. It notes audit bureau of circulation membership and Associated Press rights, with foreign advertising reps listed in major cities.
A high pressure area covers the country east of the 100th meridian with a crest over the Great Lakes region. Sunday night’s low over the Rockies and Western Canada, with relatively high pressure on the North Pacific coast, brings fair conditions to most of the South while Texas and Oklahoma see local rains. Temperature rises in the South Atlantic and East Gulf states with little change elsewhere since Saturday night.
Daily almanac excerpt gives evening observations from the Weather Bureau in New Haven. Includes temperature notes and references to daylight saving time with a formal station stamp and reference to the Middlebrook Almanac.
In New Haven on April 30 the body of a man identified as W. W. Neff, 26, of Mont De, was recovered from the harbor. He is believed to be the man who jumped from a dock weeks ago in what appeared to be a fit of insanity.
The House spent time on art as lawmakers argued whether the Lincoln statue should be restored to its original place in Washington. Supporters praised the sculpture as a truthful likeness while critics urged fine arts input and questioned the statue’s placement, with President Harding backing restoration. The vote favored returning the statue to its former position amid broader debate on art policy.
Ancient tooth found near Agate Nebraska by a specimenist is claimed to be a primitive transitional form between apes and humans. Dr Henry Fairfield Osborn of the American Museum of Natural History is said to accept it as proof of evolution from a common ancestor. The item draws attention amid broader debates on fraud and business swindles in the public gaze.
A New York convention of the National Association of Perfume Manufacturers reports Americans spend about 7a cents per person on perfumes and toilet preparations annually. The average consumer buys $1 in cosmetics per year. Facial packs for smoothing facial wrinkles are used by more men than women, according to executives at the gathering.
Henry Mackintosh of the Advertising Clate of the World predicts prices will keep dropping for four decades. He says industry leaders face a shrinking market and that most economists disagree on the new price level. The past shows prices rise for 20 years then fall 30, but authorities vary on future trends.
Fragmentary OCR passage discusses a swindle involving a national blue sky law and American losses. It cites figures such as $509 and $500,000,900 as plunder. The text appears garbled but indicates broad financial harm and calls for efforts to reduce it in normal times.
A fragmentary tale describes speculative science chasing a rumored prehistoric plesiosaur across Patagonia. The piece hints at failed attempts and a cycle of hype generated by imagined creatures and legendary Baron Munchavsons.
A fragmented passage argues for women workers gaining wage parity over elites. It critiques traditional wealth power and highlights mass production as the new order. The text contrasts earnings from vast numbers of stenographers with fewer high paying roles, implying systemic shifts in labor and economy.
An April report from Bern condemns Bolshevik methods and compares German Socialist inheritance tax plans to Russia’s land seizures. It cites cases where heirs lose vast portions of estates, notes workers receiving token bequests, and warns the tax erodes incentives to save and invest. The piece closes with a note on Ballarat’s Welcome nugget finding.
A nostalgic call to cheer a trainee with rousing shouts of Attaboy Attaboy that lift his courage and ferocity during workouts. The playful verse celebrates honest praise from friends as a boost to conquer doubts, pain, and fatigue on the hard roof of training.
A comic neighborhood vignette follows Budge and his mother as they clash with a neighboring family. The boy endures taunts from the enemy child while parents react with embarrassment and humor, highlighting small-town suburban tensions and the impact of neighbors on family life.
A garbled reminiscence recalls flappers from youth who shocked society with bold dress and behavior. The speaker notes enduring judgments, moral panics, and renewed youth rebellion, arguing the urge to challenge norms is timeless while old stereotypes persist.
Royal S. Copeland explains how instruments from the microscope to the X ray empower physicians to diagnose disease. He highlights the Vidal reaction and agglutinins in typhoid testing, noting limits in early fever and age-related differences in the Widal test, while stressing lab results complement patient symptoms.
Questions on skin rash back pain and myalgia are answered by Dr Copeland. Advice suggests consult a skin specialist or clinic for rash and have urine tested and reviewed by a physician for back pain. Readers may send self addressed stamped envelopes for personal replies.
Frederick Van Rensselaer Day, creator of the Nick Carter detective stories, was found dead by his own action in New York. Though penniless, his pen produced more than forty million words of fiction during his lifetime.
The Advertising Affiliation convention in Cleveland May 26 and 27 will discuss issues affecting both business and advertising men. Limited admission will be given to non affiliated club businessmen from Toledo, Canton, Buffalo, Hamilton, and nearby regions.Prominent speakers include Baldio She.
An apparent reader query column answers a series of trivia questions. Topics include Walter Johnson’s height and weight, Alaska’s flag, visibility from a battleship deck, farm wages in 1873 and 1920, iodine origin, crow control methods, executive at National Matches, a legal debt proof rule, a miner’s inch of water, Cyprus quota, American meat consumption, and the world’s largest island.
Baltic states Estonia Latvia Finland and Poland formed the Baltic Entente in a Maur convention hailed as a peace pillar for Europe. The four states agreed to seek arbitration for disputes and favor peaceful measures if attacked, with a five year term renewable unless six months notice to abrogate. Lithuania may join later.
Peka Kan April 30 railroad safety drive starts June 2 and runs 10 months to October 1 across United States railroads. Organized by American Railway Association and Santa Fe, the campaign aims to reduce railroad crossing accidents. Posters and crosswalk slogans like Cross Crossings Carefully will be used. Civic groups and transit companies will be invited to participate in the Safety First drive.
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