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The Bridgeport Telegram, a daily newspaper, operated by The Post Publishing Co. at 440 Middle Street Bridgeport Conn. announces subscription rates and carrier delivery details. The paper is a member of the Audit Bureau of Circulation and The Associated Press, with AP news dispatches credited.
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Cheer By Joby Kendrick Bangs Poem Fragment
A fragmentary verse about a speaker lacking land yet cultivating a garden of flowers from seeds of human sympathy. The speaker imagines filling the scene with beauty to delight a passerby, reflecting on inner cultivation despite material limits.
Editorial Notes From The Times On Various Amusing Items
Early reports from shore fishermen say mosquitoes are biting as the Newberry jail term and Rivrer matter stir talk. References touch on Ponzi, Burns’ sleuths, a fable, a deserter, Babe Ruth’s home-run project, and a girl debating a flirt with a flivver.
No Bonds Coming Prompt City Finance Debateu
Uiuy hall officials express confidence that a $500000 serial note issue approved by the legislature will be quickly sanctioned by the Senate and House. Critics question data behind the confidence as Bridgeport’s bonded debt limit stands. without a limit raise, a $60,000 tax will be needed, signaling no external funding source. Meanwhile reflections on John Burroughs praise his simple, steady philosophy and the granite memorial as fitting tribute.
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Sidewalk Snapshots of Elmer A Hooper
Elmer A Hooper, president of McCathron Boiler Works, and part owner of Bridgeport Boiler Works, has long been in Bridgeport. He arrived years ago as foreman at the Export Boiler Works and is active in Arab work and chamber of commerce activities. He resides at 147 Alpings Street.
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Connecticut Motion Picture Censorship Debate at Hartford
Two censorship bills sit with the Judiciary committee proposing state led or Philadelphia based boards. The piece urges a two year study by a representative commission, noting the industry self censorship pledges and the need to avoid costly or foreign control while film content remains a concern for youths.
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Flying Boxcars and the Future of Aerial Freight
A London government report predicts a bigger foreign trade by air this year with about $5,000,000 in freight last year across the English Channel. Men's clothing, women's wear, furs, hats, jewelry and films lead aerial imports, hinting smugglers may use planes to cross borders. Air routes are already moving Liquiga from Canada and Mexico to the United States, and a Jules Verne scenario imagines air freight trains competing with railroads.
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The Swan Song of the Queue in Chinatown
A quirky historical vignette describes the decline of Qing era queue culture in Chinatown as China town shifts to modern dress and new social signs. Tai Shing remains tied to Manchu styles while others adapt, reflecting broader changes in identity and fashion.
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A Starfish Stomach Dines on Mussels in Curious Digestion
EK E Pree describes a starfish that turns its stomach inside out to digest shellfish like mussels. The suction of hundreds of tiny tube feet pries shells open, the stomach ever extends to envelop the prey, digests it outside the body, and then returns the digesting material.
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Cruelty Charged By Two In New Divorce Petition
The article reports a divorce petition involving two parties charged with cruelty. It notes a resolution sending peace to the house and references multiple name fragments, dates, and places, including March 1 18 and May dates, with mixed genealogical and geographic details. It mentions a war context and a Senate emergency aid discussion, implying a broader political backdrop.
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The Sleuth Walt Mason Parody of Cops and Detectives
A verse lampoons detective fiction and police, praising patient method over flashy deduction. It contrasts clever writers with real cops, who solve crimes by steady, honest effort and public service rather than grand sensationalism.
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May 30 Decorated Graves Tradition Traces Roots
A 19th century quarrel over Memorial Day origins notes the May 30 date chosen to honor Civil War veterans. It cites General John A. Logan and the 1888 army order designating May 30 for grave decoration, explaining state observances and the unclear federal law.
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Modifiest river question and baking powder measure
A garbled fragment asks which is the most modified river in the United States and mixes in stray queries about the Coloogical survey and Royal Constabulary, alongside a baking powder measurement debate. The text includes stray references to the Mississippi and Colorado rivers, royalty, and a cooking instruction on spoon levelness.
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Bridgeport notices and local events on May 4 1981
Bridgeport community items include meetings of the Charitable Society with Mrs. Cl R Fling, a Bethel A M B church fish and bow festival, a French estate departure for Mrs Theodore DeFarge, and a Corinthian Lodge telegraph with F 0 degree. Nearby topics cover street extensions and riverfront improvements, public safety updates, a Fire Marshal election, a guardianship of weddings at St Augustine church, and a court arrest of a woman named Farrell for drunkenness and breach of peace. A note on Barnum and Forepaugh quarreling headlines, art prospects for Julian H Sterling, and inquiries from Philadelphia Academy of Fine Arts. The Common Council discusses water supply with Treat, Memorial Day planning, and city horticulture efforts. Also mentions West Stratford tensions over a Cartridge Company explosion, with local employment and wages. Married: Mr. Robert Wilson Jerolmar and Miss Kittie J Bassett in New Haven. Died: Charles Paul, age 3 years 9 months, funeral at 299 Bassett Street.
Correct English A Daily Qift and Pronunciations Errors
A fragmented text discusses grammar issues and pronunciation in examples. It notes errors in spellings and phrases and cites opinions on old and modern usage, mentioning Dickens Scott and Macaulay. The piece references misused words and proposed corrections in sentences about grammar and rhetoric.
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Burglars Break New Haven Hardware Store Safe
New Haven police report burglars ripped the door from an old fashioned safe at L. le Rosenberg and company on Congress avenue last night. About 3699 in cash was stolen, with a tool described as a ran opheer used in the break.
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Walter Urban Buys Saloon Then Is Held by Day Agents
Walter Urban of New Haven purchased a saloon on East Main street on Saturday afternoon. Police raided the saloon Saturday night and in police court this morning he was fined 100 for violation of the eighteenth amendment.
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English Admiral Dead in London May 2
Rear Admiral Henry Montas Doushi dasx born 1874 is reported dead in London. He served in the first base squadron in command of the battleship Rogert Soverrign during the late war.
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Motherly Love Exalts The Quiet Heart
A dated verse celebrates a mother as a priceless gift whose soft brow warmth and steadfast care surpass earthly riches. The speaker thanks a woman whose gentle hands and unwavering tenderness touch the speaker’s soul, describing love that asks nothing in return.
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