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Newspaper
Bridgeport Telegram
Location
Bridgeport, Connecticut, United States of America
Date
May 03, 1922
Page
14
A tense confession unfolds as Brad and Phil scheme to secure money and influence. They discuss costly schemes, a detective hunt, and the idea that money buys power, while the narrator contemplates desperation, social status, and looming legal peril without funds. They fear exposure and the societal grip of wealth.
Ann recalls Ruth Morgan as the driving force behind a corporate betrayal. Phil and Ann plot to shadow Ruth to uncover links to a hidden Norton Company scheme, while facing fear, resentment, and a looming choice about leaving the house and salvaging their stake. The scene blends memory, motive, and a storm of suspicion.
Ruth Morgan pauses at steps of a grand house, lifting a flower as a camellia blooms. A white watch glints on her collar, movements seeming momentous. She leaves toward Valencia, boarding a street car as the narrator trails on the street ahead.
Eleven year old Mildred Adams of 278 Lewis Street was struck by a car near her home and taken to Bridgeport Hospital with a probable leg fracture. The driver, Azzo Montong of 704 Main Street, was arrested on a breach of peace charge with bond set at 1,000. The girl’s condition is described as critical but later alert and improving after admission.
Annabel Worthington serge pattern No 1378 offers a ladies dress in sizes 16 to 49 bust inches with a Peter Pan collar and cross stitch details. Includes yardage for 40 inch material and blading, price 15 cents. pattern mailed on receipt of payment. If not received in five days, call Barnum 6100.
Eleanor Gates Malintas argues wealth or poverty in childhood stems from parental intelligence. Her studies across lands suggest imagination helps poor children thrive, while overabundance can hinder growth. She praises youth programs like Boy Scouts and Girl Scouts for building character and physical wellness.
A correspondent to the Royal Society questioned reports that seeds from a bridal wreath on a 5000 year old Egyptian princess’s head grew into plants, challenging the idea that Columbus was the first to discover America. The curator termed the tale lacking in real symbolism and timing.
Prededick B. Peterson, secretary of the local painters union, was arrested in Orange New Jersey on embezzlement charges. He was returned to Stamford after waiving extradition, admitting misappropriating about 100 dollars from the union funds.
Dear Annie Laurie, a 20 year old man asks which of two women named Helen to marry. One is domestic and steady, the other spirited and artistic. He seeks guidance on choosing happiness and says he would know true love without others’ advice.
In Fair Hope Pennsylvania on May 3, a Baltimore and Ohio freight locomotive exploded sending boiler fragments into the crew, killing three members instantly. Ten cars derailed and caught fire, destroying adjacent freight. The engine, among the railroad’s most powerful, failed without warning.
An old fragment discusses robin nests lasting years after waves. It notes heavy rain and mud strengthening nests and ponders why behavior differs from common wood. Mr. George Gulert explains the angleworm as robin food and hints at Mohammedans eating with vinegar.
In a tense breakfast scene Lilian confronts Norman over her hair and fashion, accusing him of indifference. He dismisses her plea with a sharp quip about Spinelly, the Paris fashion icon, and praises Lilian’s style despite her lingering grievance.
May 2 Philadelphia reports the rededication of the historic Supreme Court building in Independence Square. Chief Justice Taft and several justices attended, praising the court’s role in self government while urging cost reductions and procedural simplification.
John Cheney, poet, ex-sailor and musician, aged 74, died yesterday in San Diego. The AP reports Dr. Roberts, a noted X ray and radium specialist, died after an accident during early X-ray experiments. He led the Roentsen ray society and founded the American X-ray Journal.
A readable, if garbled, recipe fragment lists multiple cookie types Molasses Oat and Drop Cookies with measurements and steps. It mentions ingredients like flour butter sugar eggs molasses cinnamon ginger cloves soda and raisins, plus baking times and temperatures.
At last night’s closed session of the Rotary Club in Stratfield three new members were initiated. The new inductees were Trevares Neil Muirhead, Guy P. Miller, and Roderick Cleveland.
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