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Newspaper
Bridgeport Telegram
Location
Bridgeport, Connecticut, United States of America
Date
May 02, 1927
Page
15
The reader is presented with a bridge puzzle from Milton C Work regarding a no trump contract. The description mentions leading, card positions, and hand play ideas with emphasis on ten for the win, highlighting strategic considerations in the deceive and lead sequence.
An old newspaper clipping quotes enthusiastic letters praising Lydia E. Pinkham’s Vegetable Compound. It touts cures and improvements in women’s health, claiming testimonials from readers in St. Joseph Missouri and surrounding areas.
The Pyramid Temple Shrine smokers event at the Pyramid Mosque on State Street drew near 700 attendees from Boston Providence New Haven New London Newark Stamford Danbury and other areas. Entertainment included the Pyramid Temple band a New York vaudeville show and wrestling and boxing bouts. The banquet announced Parandid Temple had raised 200 for Mississippi flood relief and no money would go to the final Red Cross chapter. Committee members listed include John G Schwartz Jr Grover Sweet Elmer Hooper Dr Henry B Knox Otto Burghart Frei Atwater William Biknap Ankher Lyhne Joseph Frisble and BR M Davies. Visiting members were invited to the Temple's golden anniversary celebration on August 5 and 3.
A reader reports infant sleep and feeding woes for a two year old daughter and an infant. The mother questions night waking and early formula feeding, asks about diet constipations and teeth, and seeks department guidance. The reply advises stopping nighttime bottle feeding, ensuring daytime feeding is adequate, and requesting detailed feeding records for personalized advice.
A historical health column discusses vegetables with low starch content such as celery spinach and cucumbers and notes beets carrots and turnips vary in starch. It argues non starch foods aid digestion reduce reliance on meats and starches and outlines a rule for combining vegetables with starch or protein for meals. It also includes reader questions about dieting digestion and medical concerns with advised home remedies and cautions against excessive sugar and over stuffing.
Bridgeport Telegram invites readers to write Dr. Frank McCoy about intimate problems and receive a personal reply. Include a self addressed envelope if you want a personal reply. Send letters to Dr. Frank McCoy Bridgeport Telegram.
Whimsical humor pieces mix with dialogue about The Fun Shop and Mother’s Day customs. Characters include Hamilton, Suzy, and Uncle Adenoid Whizzy in a satirical yarn featuring comedic patter, tall tales, and a jumble of dated seaside chatter. The half-formed anecdotes travel from Des Moines to Pittsburgh and beyond.
Readers are invited to write Mrs Eldred about intimate problems and receive a personal reply. Address lovers to Mrs Mortle Meer Eldred in Bridgeport telegram.
New York May 1 AP Hoover urges a May Day appeal to strengthen child training begun in wartime. Secretary Hoover cites cooperation by agencies and calls on homes and churches to restore faith and ideals as the nation builds a well equipped generation.
A mahogany mystery box linked to Joanna Southcutt is to undergo X ray tests next week if other trials fail. The box, now owned by Warry Price of the National Laboratory of Folkloric Research, will be opened only at a national gathering with 24 bishops present, after accounts of a Devonshire gardener and a last command to remember bishops.
Australian government delegates in Hartford yesterday toured the Fuller Brush company plant inspecting brush manufacturing processes. Company officers President Alfred C. Puller and Vice President H. Aen hosted a luncheon at the Hartford lab Tollwood and the group later visited the Hartford Times. The afternoon included golf and motor trips.
A nostalgic celebration of May Day as a festival of health and youth. Emphasizes outdoor play, dancing around the maypole, and the joy of spring. Advocates for wholesome habits, clean milk, fresh fruits and vegetables, water, and open air to nurture a healthy body and soul in children.
A fragment reflects a resolve to guard and encourage, framing May Day as a hopeful wartime celebration. The tone links childhood to springtime, suggesting May Day carries a spirit of resilience and renewal as Healey notes.
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