Bridgeport Telegram History and Subscription Note
The Bridgeport Telegram announces its founding details and office information at 140 Middle Street Bridgeport Conn It notes subscription rates payable in advance and lists open door access with full daily operation The paper mentions the Audit Bureau of Circulation and Associated Press membership for republication rights.
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Bridgeport
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Matthers Audit Bureau of Circulation
Associated Press
LINE O' CHEER BY JOHN KENDRICK BANGS
A humorous verse on language barriers and universal understanding. The speaker notes not knowing many languages yet believes his eyes can bridge communication. The poem praises sympathy over spoken words across modern slang to classic Greek.
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Conlan
Spain
Editorial Notes on Optimism and Inventions
A collection of 1920s opinion snippets on business optimism prices and technology. It notes faith in price recovery, compares Key and wireless, mentions allowances, a cranny man, and old fashion mother selling baked goods. References to wartime stock, upkeep costs, and a German deficit hint at broader economic concerns.
Sidewalk Snapshots of C Miller Frazer Biography
C Miller Frazer, long time resident of this city at 240 Waughington Avenue, serves as general manager of Cineart Motion Picture Company. He came from New York City, did two years of government work, and graduated from Ohio North University. He flew for General Electric in two years of lab research, and is a member of the local Chamber of Commerce and Mohawk Boat Club in Schenectady.
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C. Miller Frazer
Waughing Ton, Avenue
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Cineart Motion Pi Company
New York City
United States
Remington US M
Wrarer
Ohio North
University
General Electris Company
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Chamber of Commerce
City
Mohawk Boat Clan
Schenecladys
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Business Improving Says Rockefeller At Rail Meet
At the annual meeting of a western railroad Percy AM Rockefeller stated that business is improving and the return toward normal has begun. Leather, silk, cotton, and wool sectors led the rebound and orders are flowing as the nation must have these necessities. After the essentials, semi luxuries and luxuries will follow, with readjustment seen as an inevitable war consequence.
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Percy AM
Rockefeller
Edison Ignoramo-meter Tests College Men
Edison asks seven dozen questions to gauge college men’s knowledge in a playful exam dubbed the ignoramo-meter. A 12 year old Columbia prodigy Edwin Roche Hardy answered 58 of 78, misnaming Tallahassee as in Tennessee and crediting Horace Greeley with founding the New Herald while guessing others. The piece mocks common misconceptions and suggests further questions about baseball Milestones and everyday facts to truly test grasp of general knowledge.
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Edison
Edwin Roche Hardy
Columbia University
Tallahassee
Tennessee
Horace Greeley
N. ¥. Herald
Divorces Then and Now Reflect Social Change in Morality
The piece argues sensational divorce cases signal progress toward stricter standards for the rich and powerful. It cites James A. Stillman resigning as bank president after divorce actions and Consuelo Vanderbilt’s divorce from the Duke of Marlborough to illustrate shifting attitudes, noting historical double standards and a move toward accountability.
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James A. Stillman
New York
Tumar
Europe
Consuelo Vanderbilt
Duke of Marlborough
Marlborough
Poland and Silesia Clash Over Upper Silesia Contention
Juioyd-George argues Allies cannot allow Poland to seize upper Silesia from Germany. Allies should enforce the Versailles treaty and have a Polish army quell insurgents. The 1919 treaty birthed modern Poland and must be upheld despite patriotic aims.
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Juioyd-George
Upper Silesia
Germany
Poland
Europe
Beer and the Volstead Act House Hearings
A brewer argues against medicinal beer as a loophole in the Volstead act. The message condemns the camouflage as hypocritical and warns it would revive widespread commercial brewing. The speaker calls for fair enforcement and implies support or opposition to beer access depending on legality.
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Congressional Committee
We cry is human we forgive diving
A fragmentary line reads as a reflective statement on human emotion and forgiveness, suggesting contemplations on conscience and mercy without additional context or sources.
Gompers on Labor Wages Rates and Readjustment
A fragmented Cincinnati piece reviews Gompers, president of the American Federation of Labor, arguing for high wages, fair hours, and safe conditions while condemning class hatred and wage cuts. It notes government acts against unions and contrasts labor power with capital profits, urging sane action amidst industrial readjustment.
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Weneration of Labour
Gompers
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Gabor
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Massachusetts Aad
Toonty
Gems
Tavira
Correct English A Daily Quiz for Stamp Collectors
Answers to Saturdays Queries explain why to use with for angry when referring to people and at for things. The piece reviews punctuation with quotation marks exclamations and direct address and correct subject verb agreement with each and each of. It notes misuses like wut in half and mispreferred forms in common sayings and questions the proper plural of Knight Templar and the placement of interrogation points.
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Chey
Guy
John
Tom
Sometmes
Hours of Sadness by Walt Mason
A humorous verse noting hours of sadness as people vent about life yet find relief in sleep and dawn. It quips at grumbles, misprints, and the playful mood shift from gloom to morning cheer. The piece reflects on universal moods and the solace of rest.
Hare and Hounds Chase to Feature Allied Motorcycle Club
The Allied Motorcycle club plans its second annual hare and hounds chase likely in June attracting riders from New York, Massachusetts and nearby states. The event aims to boost participation and showcase local motorcycling talent amid regional interest and competitive spirit.
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Allied Motorcycle Club
New York State
Massachusetts
Bridgeport Forty Years Ago Heom
Bridgeport items from May issues recount stock sales in New York Hartford and New Haven, a purse snatch on Main Street, community benevolence for Louis Brock, a kerosene lamp accident injuring Mrs. Thomas Noonsy, insolvency of X. S. Beecher with property details, and notes on oyster ground applications and local fire and insurance matters. Also mentions Knights of Honor membership rise, obituaries, and local business partnerships.
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Thomas Noonsy
Calhoun Avenue
Beecher
New Haven
Milford
Texas
Board of Fire Commissioners
Justicrs Park
Supreme Dictator Knights of Honor
Minneapolis
Preaent
Questions and Answers From The Washington Bureau
A collection of Q and A items covers relations of Geddes brothers, flight altitudes, Bible oath at Harding, land and government appropriations, burial locations of soldiers, Indian drama authorship, elk skin misnomer, General Lee’s son, the Arrow constellation, slave counts before the Civil War, favorite poems of Lincoln and Roosevelt, and the average depth of seas.
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Robert E. Lee
Lees
Rasert
Fredericksbers
NEWI.0. C. F. LODGE TO BE INSTITUTED IN CITY TONIGHT
Odd Fellows lodge in this city prepares to institute a new lodge tonight with more than 290 men on the charter list. Ceremonies open at the hall at 2 30 PM. a grand dinner follows at the Stratfeld Grand and the four degrees will be conferred starting at 7 PM. Officers in charge include W. Whiten of Hartford and Herbert Phillips Waterbury.
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Stratfeld
N& W. Whiten
Artford
Herbert Qt
Phillips Waterhur
Alan William Autehinges
Haven
Secimla Mhallenger
Middletown
William 'T
Old Timer by Berton Braley
A compact portrait poem praising Ty Cobb, noting his enduring fearsome presence on the field and his famed intensity. The piece blends humorous and admiring lines about Cobb’s on base and pitching prowess with hints of reverence for his athletic stamina and lasting influence in baseball lore.
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