Bridgeport Telegram Subscription Rates and Publishing Details
The Bridgeport Telegram presents subscription rates payable in advance for one year and a metropolitan address in New York. The notice lists Publishing Co details, office locations, and daily operation including Sundays off, with affiliations to the Associated Press and Audit Bureau of Circulation.
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Sg& Metropolitan
New York
John Glass
Seoples Gas
Ehicaro
Post Publishing CO
Middle Street
Bridgeport
Conn
Audit Bureau of Circulation
Associated Press
Associated? Press
Frederic J. Wackin
Bridgeport Telegram Information Bureau
Washington, D.C
Miraon Cheer and the Plan to Spread Sunshine
A fragmented verse urges keeping treasures of light and inva in a special place to share joy in all times. It extols cheer as a guiding practice and advises following Mar to spread friendliness wherever life takes you, amid joys and woes.
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Mar
A Look Back at Simple Ideas and Public Talking Points
A parsed editorial collection notes wartime warnings and fashion trends, praising plain practicality. It highlights Thomas Jefferys’s sack invention as a lasting local fame example and urges practical, enduring ideas over dramatic fame. The piece references Wilson, Harding, Prohibition, and weather planning while musing on civic recognition in Bridgeport.
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End of Shipping Board
Bridgeport
Thomas Smith Jefferys
Jefferys
Merchant Marine
South Carolina
Roar
Jeferys
Caonera
Ian
Cauntre
Famoouis
JeMary
Questions on coin tolerance and ancient earth age
A reader asks what is meant by the term tolerance in coin legislation and how it affects coin weights and fineness. Other questions cover definitions of the age of the earth, the origin of terms like Monday, and phrases such as burning or possession in archaic English usage.
Bridgeport Charter Controversy Pushes Legislature Inquiry
An editorial argues the Bridgeport Board of Aldermen seeks legislative action to retroactively heal alleged charter violations. It questions the depth of confessed transgressions, warns against future repeats, and urges scrutiny of other city practices and debt limits. The piece emphasizes state accountability and prudent precedent.
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Connecticut
Bridgeport
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The Decadence of the Farm Reflections on rural life
A reflective piece contrasts old modest farms with modern rural changes. It cites John Burroughs on the loss of picturesque farm life due to machinery and urban pull, recounting ancestral homesteads, log houses, and simple country living as prized by earlier generations.
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John Burroughs
Albert Briggs Is Widely Known Local Figure in City
Albert Briggs of 100 Ida Street, former member of the Se Brothers, now with the Wadaworth Howland Company, is active in many fraternal clubs. He has branched into the padding and fur manufacturing business and remains a prominent civic figure.
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Albert Briggs
Ida Street
Se Brothers
Paintei
Wadaworth Howland Comany
Briggs
Brea
Fur Macy
Correct English Pronunciation and Usage Notes
A compact guide addressing common pronunciation and grammar questions. It covers distinctions between interjections and adjectives, acceptable substitutes in sentences, proper pronunciation of finance, and the use of singular versus plural with News and other nouns. It also notes spelling and stress for various words and phrases.
Fragmented wartime records and sinking dates noted
A garbled OCR fragment mentions wartime questions about actions during the war, references to American soldiers, and sinking dates for vessels by various actors. Names and details are garbled, with scattered phrases on cleansing eggs, factory dishes, and unclear ship data.
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Contradictory Walt Mason Rants on Quiet and Sea Tales
A fragmented verse piece mocks Walt Mason's paradoxical longings for peace and sea lore. It jumbles words and hints at pirate legends, desire for quiet, and a satirical take on literary cravings and idle leisure.
Bridgeport News Briefs From May Forty Years Ago
Bridgeport notes include a four story building under excavation on Slate Street west of Broad, a Regular monthly Fairfield County Historical Society meeting, a funeral attendance, and local officials in Hartford and New Haven, plus weather frost, postal changes, a New York peddler license tale, oyster fishery talks, a child near a Freighter yard play area, and various obituaries and local incidents.
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Broad
Fairfield County Historical Sac Wety
Ryway
Wo &. Wineks
Steuben Tadge
LO. O
Orn Ling
Charles Ray Palmer
Confecticut Bible
Genter
Hartfordsend
Vic
G H. Griffing
Mitford
Cendirigit
Amer Oun
Follwing
Enstinge
Charles Ray Aimter
Ifridgeport
Tey
Hartford
Rev. Thompson
Heri Farerpenter
Harttnrel Annes
Patch Your House With Homemade Stone
A rough informally written note describes making and applying stone to a house. It mentions mixing substances, shaping a mold, and laying stone for a durable foundation and wall finish. The piece cites a bulletin and odd spelling errors but centers on stone patching methods.
Amp Vt Lee Eee Teense Rret Wy Gyan E Enes
A fragmented OCR item mentions AMP Vt and WY with unclear names. The readable portion suggests a local event or listing but lacks coherent details such as date, participants, or outcome to confirm a concrete news item.
Regret and Missed Chances in a Verse by Serton Bralet
A lament voiced in verse by Serton Bralet reflecting on sins of omission and the missed loves and adventures. The speaker regrets not having courage to pursue opportunities and mourns gatherings, parties, and friendships not shared. He resolves to cry for past chances and accepts the sorrow.
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Serton Bralet
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Telegram Information Bureau
Frederic J. Haskin
Washington, D. C
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Brophy
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Newton
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Ford Post
Rodney Dennis
Jean B. Eldridge
Treasury
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George SY. Stone
Pete
George F. Walker
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J. .B- Vail
West Stratford
Mr. Hobbs
Otfere
Nausatuck Oud
Ansonia
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Tustain
Jona
Fasten
Ann
Charles T. Glaven
Poserai
Stratford
Peter and Margere Megan
Sears
Jaw Co
Washinston
Nm Foundation
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