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Newspaper
Bridgeport Telegram
Location
Bridgeport, Connecticut, United States of America
Date
May 18, 1923
Page
28
Bridgeport Telegram details subscription rates and daily publication by The Post Publishing Co. at 440 Middle St Bridgeport Conn It notes association with The Associated Press and general newsroom operation terms.
A collage of stray thoughts and quips covering politics, fashion, technology, and daily life. It riffs on geopolitics, travel, taxes, safety, consumer goods, and social manners with a napkin-note tone. Includes humorous asides about Germans, the German mark, and odd inventions, framed as brief newspaper snips. The piece winds through playful lines about spring, shopping, and everyday curiosities.
A reader letters page discusses gossip culture and the value of focusing on meaningful topics. The writer cites minister sermons, privacy, and social behavior, urging restraint and healthier conversation, with a second letter about florist prices on Mother’s Day and hopes for better support next year.
Governor Templeton faces pressure over reappointing Dr Stephen J Maher of New Haven to the State Tuberculosis Commission. The piece praises Maher for long service, sacrifices, and national leadership in tuberculosis prevention and cure, arguing reappointment is essential to continue public health gains and the fight against the disease.
Danbury's legislative delegation signals willingness to accept a normal school dormitory costing about 100000 dollars, arguing against a 225000 dollar estimate. The move is framed as a pork barrel project, drawing criticism from advocates seeking genuine educational system development in Connecticut.
The author argues against funding a dormitory at the Danbury normal school under the state pay as you go policy. If housing is inadequate endangering training students, the proper move is to abandon Danbury, selling the property to city or private interests and establish a modern school in Bridgeport or Norwalk to serve broader regions and better align with policy and accessibility.
A rural bias in the judiciary allows repeated misuses of the fee system by justices of the peace and grand jurors, prompting the motor vehicle commissioner to propose district traffic courts to try all motor vehicle law violations. The Bridgeport city court reportedly enforces a 25 cent “transportation” charge for taking prisoners to police headquarters, a practice motorists must cover themselves, which locals view as petty larceny or an unfair levy.
A weather update reports a disturbance over the Lake region moving east-northeast with rainfall in northern Atlantic states. High pressure prevails east of the river with fair weather expected Friday across the Washington region and Sandy Hook area, with temperatures around the mid seventies at New Haven.
Connecticut law requires un obscured automobile markers readable from 50 feet, hung horizontally no lower than fourteen inches, securely fastened and visible at night. The Department of Motor Vehicles calls on police to enforce these requirements after widespread violations.
A verse piece describing a beggar and farmer tensions with social satire. The speaker critiques slick beggars and praises honest toil, noting farmers clamoring for work and practical livelihoods while condemning deceit and flimsy advances. The tone imitates rural period speech with regional flavor.
Bridgeport High School will require all freshmen to seniors to take final examinations in all subjects this year. Vice Principal Flake and Mr. Fiske explain the move aims to unite the student body and improve overall study effort. Exams will be moved from May to early June, about two weeks before graduation, to prevent slackening after high marks.
Ralph Johnson of 90 New Market Avenue received 39 days in jail and a 160 dollar fine plus costs for liquor law violations after arraignment in City Court. He must post 1,500 dollar bond to appeal. Bernard Lee of 88 Whiting Street paid fines totaling 28 to 14 dollars for various minor automobile violations. William Dooley of 120 Lorraine Street and Thomas Marshall of 43 Harbor View Avenue were arraigned on firearm charges but released. Charles Katz of Artic Street faced three counts for resisting and obstructing a Special Policeman at Newheld Park.
A speaker muses on open discussion and evaluating new ideas. He welcomes theories from socialism to revolution but insists on a practical plan and whether the proposal will work. The refrain echoes the public as jurors from Missouri asking the core question will it work.
The piece urges spring dental care for children highlighting decayed teeth and pain. It argues for school based dental hygienists under a dentist, or failing that, regular family dental visits, to prevent abscesses and long term harm. It warns of travel and late night toothache emergencies.
The Fairfield Luncheon Club old men defeated the junior Y M A team at Roger Sherman Field with a 4 to 10 score. Dr. W T Donaldson pitched effectively and paired with a sharp double play by H. O. Riker, BG. B. Basehrare, and Donaldson. A return game is set for next Thursday.
James Metzer 81 of 65 Water Street suffered a deep laceration to his left leg after a fall from Wynegon on Worain avenue near State Street yesterday. He was taken to Leo Vinevni's hospital for surgical treatment.
Mary Komkowski a 30 year old widow of 252 Warren Street was arrested yesterday morning for maintaining a still for the manufacture of liquor. Several gallons of moonshine whiskey and a five gallon copper still were seized she is to be arraigned in court this morning with a $300 bond set.
Reported two burglaries today. Robbery at Robert Martin's home on 14 Lafayette area involved clothing valued at 810M and 25 in cash. Davey Brother's store at Main and Marion had a broken window. clerks found it upon arriving for work. Canned goods valued at 4 were missing. Canada counts 199,00 motor vehicles with Ontario housing about half.
Dr Copeland explains how mastoiditis develops from untreated ear infections and colds. He details the ear anatomy, warning signs, and the need for drainage surgery when the mastoid cells become infected. He urges prompt medical evaluation, especially for persistent earache, and offers reader questions answered by him.
A series of reader questions and concise answers cover boy weights by age and height, uric acid in urine care, quinine safety, explanations of catarrh, and remedies for itching with hot and cold applications. Also notes on tonsillar diphtheria history.
The text references September 2 as the longest night when England adopted the Gregorian calendar under Lord Chesterfield. It notes Julius Caesar’s leap year miscalculation caused the date to lag eleven days, with the next day marked as September 14.
A regional feature notes southeast Missouri shifting from corn to cotton, with eight counties producing a 21 to 22 million dollar crop previously and plans to expand acreage by about 150 percent and push the cotton belt northward toward St. Louis. The piece highlights drainage work and pioneer days amid malaria fears, naming Cape Girardeau Dunklin Pemiscot and several other counties.
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