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Newspaper

Bridgeport Telegram

Location

Bridgeport, Connecticut, United States of America

Date

May 05, 1925

Page

12

Bridgeport Telegram Subscription Rates and Details

Bridgeport Telegram announces daily publication by The Post Publishing Co at 140 Middle St Bridgeport Conn with subscription rates by mail and by cart. The paper lists contact through Phone Larnum 6100 and notes membership in the Audit Bureau of Circulation and Associated Press exclusive republication rights.

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Morning editorial notes mix wit and whimsy

A fragmentary editorial page lampoons social habits and politics with quips about Sundays, politicians, gifts, and love. It skewers hick towns, leadership, and modern hustle while tossing in playful wordplay and a faux historic tone.

Sentence Sermons On Self Discipline And Duty

The piece offers terse maxims urging self control and moral conduct. It counsels saying no to indulgence aging and vanity while prioritizing work and respect for others. It frames virtue as discipline, humility, and faithful adherence to principles.

Weather Summary For New York And New England Showers

Weather outlook notes showers in New York and New England Tuesday with clearing and cooler conditions later. The center of a depression north of Lake Erie influences unsettled regions from the Atlantic coast inland with temperatures generally cool. winds shift north of Sandy Hook to strong southwest along the coast. outlook calls for unsettled weather in the Middle Atlantic states with rising interior temperatures Wednesday.

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Speed and Crash Warning in a Thrill Seekers Ride

A vivid piece extols the thrill of driving fast and the exhilaration of speed yet condemns reckless racing through city streets. It recounts a fatal crash after excessive speed and stresses that remorse cannot restore lives or repair injuries. It urges caution and sober thought before pressing the gas.

Extremes of flight mark two days with plane crash and endurance record

A PN-9 test flight ends tragically as one craft dives killing one and injuring a passenger while another plane glides 28 and a half hours over the Delaware river with four men aboard. Exhaustion of fuel ends the record flight after exceptional engine performance. The piece envisions a future where accidents are negligible and long flights common.

Delaware River

Chicago Baby Show A National Contest And Health Exposition

The Chicago Baby Show features the first National Baby Contest and Health Exposition with 13 500 babies entered and over 700 physicians conducting physical exams. It emphasizes intelligent parental guidance from cradle to school and promotes nationwide welfare through informed child care and early education.

Chicago United States

Babe Ruth Aims to Return and Catch Up on Homers

Babe Ruth, confined to a hospital bed by illness, proclaims he will return to baseball and make up for missed homers. He remains confident his strength will rebound, despite being weakened by his illness, and predicts fans will interpret his recovery with skepticism and a dose of salt.

Babe Ruth

Hugged His Own Wife in Car Court Revelation

A New York man arrested for driving with one hand while his other arm wrapped around the woman beside him claimed in court she was his wife and mother of his eleven children. The judge found the assertion hard to credit, prompting reflections on life in this country and the nature of court cases.

New York

Political Pointers And City Notes In Local Meetings

A Fourth District Republican meeting set for 7:30 discussions include whist and refreshments at their Colorado and State streets rooms. Ninth District Democrats meet at the American Theatre building. Aldermanic backing may favor Louis A. Abriola in the Tenth district to replace Siderman Baker, signaling Italian-American recognition. Tax and annexation debates touch on New Haven wards opposing city linkage and Hartford's bid to annex West Hartford with high per‑capita costs. Massachusetts adjourns after 66 years, with a motor vehicle insurance bill advancing, likely to referendum, amid strong lobbying.

Fourth District Tomehr Colorado Avenue State Street Massachusetts Great and General Court Boston Hart Toston Public Service Corporation

Ridgefield Opens Bids for New High School

Ridgefield May 4 Special bids have been received for building and equipping a new high school. Bid listings cover construction, plumbing, heating, painting, and electrical work with several Ridgefield firms named. A town meeting on May 9 will authorize bond issuance before contracts are awarded. completion expected December 1 and occupancy January 1.

Ridgefield Solowine HL Wiles Lines, Co Tor- Mogton Building Co Tracy Bros The Hewlett Co Charles H. Ritch McGlynn

The Landlord and the Restless Tenant

A cottage owner recalls a reluctant tenant who paid in gold then balked at rent. The crumbling house leaks, chimneys smoke, doors warp, floors bend, and windows rot while repairs cost fortunes. The tale ends with looming eviction as disputes over overdue sums and persistent neglect unfold.

Crinson Souhl Tye Nile Tenant Burt

Massachusetts Excise Tax Held Invalid by Supreme Court

Washington May 4 The Supreme Court of the United States held invalid the Massachusetts law imposing an excise tax on the conduct of business by foreign corporations in that state The ruling questions the reach of state taxing power over out of state entities and underscores interstate commerce limits.

Washington Supreme Court of the United

Fun Shop Humor and Adams Scribe Parodies

A collage of captions and verses from FUN SHOP editorials and reader contributions. It lampoons cartoons by Baldpate and The Fun Shop staff, notes jokes and poems, and announces humor prizes with payment terms for original submissions from readers.

William F. Michelfelder

Von Hindenburg and German Politics Amid Weimar Strife

Henry T. Ablen argues that Marshal von Hindenburg’s rise challenges German democracy and unsettles European relations. The piece warns about a monarchist-leaning cabinet, potential dictatorship, and the risk to international steadiness while noting some hope in constitutional fidelity.

Marshall von Dlindenburg Germany England Ruhr London Heidi United States

Final Verse Reflections On A Fading Day

Poem by Anne Campbellblys laments endings and endings in life. The speaker urges singing along the way as time runs out and the journey concludes with no tomorrow and no more tomes to grow.

Anne Camppbelys

The Easiest Way To Raise Children Orally

A 1925 essay argues force is easier than moral guidance and warns that using punishment trains fear and deception. It advocates self control and moral suasion for parent example, noting children imitate deeds and truthfulness hinges on parental honesty and temperance.

Easton Girl Becomes Bride in Bridgeport

Miss Sophie Somogyi wed Krank Gyuri at Bridgeport's State Street Reformed Church on a Saturday afternoon. Bridesmaids Miss Sky of Huson and Miss Wsto of Bridgeport attended. Newlyweds will live on Ferry Street. Numerous relatives and friends visited and hosted gatherings in Bridgeport and nearby towns over the weekend.

Eda Boetsford Long Slu Mary Miller Stratfield Mildred Ferus Arthur Wheel Ars Wins Wheeler William Laper Sherwood Eawards Muddred Freddie Rela Arthur Seeley Bean Col Mears J Seeley Noreton

Protest Meeting Aims to Fight UMW Injunctions in Panhandle

Wheeling May 4 union leaders plan a protest meeting against the issuance of injunctions restraining United Mine Workers activities in the Panhandle Coal district as preparations move forward for a federal court contempt hearing tomorrow. The action targets 17 international officers and a district official charged with violating a court injunction.

Wheeling W Va United Mine Workers Panhandle Iederal District Court International Dietric Ivld

Derby motorists face court after Sunday accident

Several cases from yesterday's auto accident were set for court but postponed to tomorrow morning due to the judge's absence. Nathan E. Young of Hreystonne avenue faces road violations after allegedly driving twice in a reckless manner. James Corcoran of 141 Caroline Street suffered a fractured arm and other injuries. John Caldwell of 180 Olivia Street was shaken but released. Farr of 42 Tremont Street and Georgianna B. Beach of 63 Franklin Street were involved in a collision at Fourts and Elizabeth streets caused by alleged defective brakes. no injuries reported.

Derby Auto Ace den Nathan E. Young Hreystonne Avenue James Corcoran Caroline Street Witlis Tffin Hospital John Caldwell Olivia Street Young Vincent Farr Tremont Street Ansonia Georgianna EB. Beach Franklin Street Fourts Elizabeth Streets Farr

Officials fined in New Jersey brewery case

Four Peter Hauck Brewery officials in Harrison N J were fined 25000 each for possessing a manufacturing beer of ingested content by federal authorities in Newark on May 4.

Ewark N. J Peter Hauck Brewer Harrison Ji Runyon

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