New England Pride and Plenty As Holiday Calm Returns
Editorial notes praise New England as nature’s wonderland offering Spring splendor, birdsong, and varied scenery. It argues against western novelty, urges locals to promote New England, and salutes travelers from Ethan Allen’s era while citing Whittier and local civic hosts for sharing regional charm.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New England
Vermont
Bridgeport
Stratfield Management
New
California
Ethan Allen
Whittier
Weather Downstate New England Showers Expected
A weather summary notes easing cloudiness then showers by Wednesday afternoon or night. High pressure has moved south over the Canadian Atlantic and New England. unsettled showery weather is forecast for Wednesday and Thursday east of the Mississippi, with little temperature change expected. Temperatures around New Haven at 5 p.m. were 75, as reports note local thunderstorm activity earlier in the region and across the midwest and south. A historical note adds a naturalist who died years ago weighed 64 ounces brain.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
South New England
New England
South Atlantic
Rocky Mountains
Mississippi
Bridgeport Telegram Established 1291
Bridgeport Telegram established headline notes the paper’s long history and offers subscription rates for multiple terms. The OCR fragment mentions address details and department openings, with references to association press usage and foreign advertising reps.
Skeleton reconstruction by plaster facial restoration
A Nyack New York murder case mentions a missing woman Lillian White. Detectives reconstruct the victim’s face from skull fragments to aid identification, noting the method resembles ancient fossil jaw reconstructions and references opinions by W. J. Bryan.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lillian White
Nyack
N.Y
Sherlock Holmes
Lecoq
Doctor Rentiron Move
W. J. Bryan
Primitive man and beauty clash in mused progress
A fragment discusses the American Museum of Natural History and New York exhibits. It claims modern man contrasts with primitive ancestors, appearing more gentle as primal ferocity fades, asserting progress is evident through primeval skulls.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Woodshed Court Announcement By Mrs Mildred Brandt
Mrs Mildred Brandt newly elected police magistrate says she will hold court in her parlor at home to take Teak time from domestic duties. She asserts parlor can be a place of law and order though it differs from a formal courtroom.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mildred Brandt
Axis Shifery
Gambling on exchange seats sets new record in 1929 market
A seat on the New York Stock Exchange sold for 95,000 dollars, near the peak of the 1929 speculative era. Report notes the price topped by 4,000 over the previous year’s high as Wall Street bets on an agricultural rebound and renewed prosperity meaning more money in pockets.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York Stock Exchange
Exchange
Wall Street
Thefts Highlighted as Value Determines Punishment
A youth was jailed after stealing cigarettes from a New Yorker. He faces a maximum prison term of AO years depending on value, illustrating that theft is theft no matter the amount stolen, with penalties tied to the plunder value per court notes.
Insurance and social costs in a troubled narration
A fragmented analysis discusses insurance figures for Americans, noting large sums and misread terms. It mentions potential costs for families, widows, and orphans, with references to unstable breadwinner outcomes and implied social pressures from illness and death.
Truth at Last on Reuben Rife and Household Whipping Post
A fragmented account accuses Reuben Rife of domestic abuse against his wife Rose. It portrays Rose as skilled and bolsters the claim by detailing alleged escalating violence and public judgment, while noting neighbors’ opinions and the couple’s troubled life.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Reuben
Mon Houshy
Jabor
Jett Derspsay
Koben
Mrs Van Tassell Named D of L Vice Councillor
May 16. At the state convention of the Sons and Daughters of Liberty in New Britain Mrs Daisy Van Tassell of Bridgeport was elected vice councillor after 16 years as treasurer of the Winthrop council in New Britain. Also elected were state treasurer Abbie Palmerton of New Haven and state secretary M. Jynngst of Danbury, both re-elected. Other officers include associate councillor Mrs Osborne Shelton and outside guard Exhel Smith Torrington.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New Britain
Sons and Daughters of Liberty
Winthrop Council
Abbie Palmerton
New Haven
M. Jyngst
Danbury
Osborne
Shelton
Daisy van Tassel
Bridgeport
Anna Scott
Evelyn Brown
Waterbury
Exhel Smith
Torrington
National Conventior
Josephine Benham
Middletown
Heaste Jackson
Shoton
British Government Defeated In Commons In Teacher Fund Vote
London May 16 Associated Press The government was defeated in the House of Commons by 148 to 2 on an adjournment motion during debate on the Teachers superannuation bill. Austen Chamberlain called for adjournment amid shouts of resign, as Lloyd George was at the Genoa conference. The issue was whether teachers should contribute to their superannuation fund. The defeat is seen as potentially minor and may not prompt ministerial resignations. In Washington on March 16 the House passed a bill adding 500000 dollars for fraud enforcement in the Justice Departments to prosecute war contracts, now before the Senate.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lloyd-George
Genoa
Washington
House
Departments of Justice
Possessions and the Limits of Wealth in a Parable
A dialogue contrasts John D Rockefeller’s vast wealth with a working speaker’s restraint. Billy McGee and Seth Gills McGerg argue that despite immense fortunes one cannot exceed basic needs. They assert Rockefeller can buy many goods yet still eats, wears, and lives as one, revealing wealth’s limits.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Billy McGee
Jonn
John D
Our Children Beating His Best By Angelo Patri
A father and teacher discuss shaping a boy toward personal excellence over money. The father wants his son to beat his own best and strive for the best in his line, not just to outdo others. The teacher agrees, emphasizing self-improvement, discipline, and the idea that true success comes from mastering one’s own work and pushing to exceed personal bests.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Angelo Patri
Tim
Atalone
Haya
Teel
Loen
Hemline
Health advice for travelers by Royal 8 Copeland MD
A health column urging caution during travel to reduce disease spread. The author covers hygiene in transit and dining, urges temperance in eating and drinking, warns about contaminated basins towels and water, and stresses government supervision of water supplies on trains and in public places.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fort Station
Taderal
New Paeland
Io Sé
Worms
Medical Q and A column on joint pain and hoarseness
Readers submit questions on knee creaks due to synovial fluid loss, joint pains from neurodis, hoarseness after throat surgery, and eye strain. Dr Copeland suggests neurology consults, throat exams, eye and full physical exams, weight change, and general medical guidance.
Questions and Answers From the Telegram Information Bureau
A user prompts with questions about sending money to London by New York draft and other varied topics. The document lists inquiries about railroads in Hawaii, domestication of flamingos, flood losses in Ohio and Indiana, molecular size of a water molecule, flood anchors, large wine cask, Florentine Experiment, corn planting rates, fixed interest periods, water flow with logs, and authorship of Silver Thready Among the Gold.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
London
New York
Post Office Department
Sky advertising by Sperry claims bold plan
New York May 16 Elzer A Sperry inventor says he can plaster pastera and pi all over the sky using a powerful search light to project advertisements visible for miles. He recalls a 1893 fair where a Cleveland portrait appeared in the sky and cites a bribed worker projecting a soap brand as the start of sky advertising.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Elzer A Sperry
Sperry
Raya
Grover Cleveland
Sterprisis
Sky
Women Take Jobs Over Men in Unemployment Debate
In a letter to the editor a writer argues women and married women receive factory work over men. The author cites personal job rejections despite family responsibilities, notes willingness to accept wages equal to women, claims men cannot find work in their line and recounts a prolonged period of unemployment and a low painting job. The piece blames wasteful expenditures and economic forces for high demand on female labor.
Also Mentioned on This Page
Paltttle
Georgia
Idaha
Boston
New Jersey
Koo
China
Flig
Calways
Ceylon
vLave
Mly
Tims
Punsyfoot Johnson
Pussyfoot
Jeeturere
Jim
America
Cyelanca
Dadly Alalanac
Middlebrook Almansc
T. Hert
Bar
Tom
Wes
Block Island
Cincinnati
Chicago
Pittsburgh
Bridgeport Telegram
RATOS
Payadia
Advanca
AL Wook Iy Cnrtierjio
Idea
Cann
Palephone Barowm
Exchenigo
Audit _Bureau of Circulation
Associated Press
Associated Presg
ML Gews
Metropolian Tong
Dearborne
N Chiceca
Ann
Cuvier
Mang
Britain
Berton Braley
Bily McGre
John
Seth Gills MoGer
John PD
Fee
Travelers Health
Royal
Copeland
Ohio
Jresaurant
Abe
Buresty Hrederte
Hawai? A
Islinds
Pra
Pal
Oahu
Feena
Petra
Onig
Indiana
K. PR. D
Obie
S. N
Heiselberg Castle
Florent
Hydrographic Office
Ty Eben Rexford-Hert
This is just the beginning! Our collection holds over 300 years of history, including rare newspapers, obituaries, marriage records, birth records, and so much more—most of which you won’t find anywhere else!