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Newspaper
Bridgeport Telegram
Location
Bridgeport, Connecticut, United States of America
Date
May 20, 1922
Page
12
The Bridgeport Telegram page lists subscription rates and distribution details. It notes daily and weekly options, in advance payment, and carrier delivery. The notice includes address and telephone details for the newspaper office and references the Associated Press for republishing news dispatches.
A garbled editorial note column cites quirky lines and rumors from varied topics. It mentions gas in thermometers, bootleggers using airplanes, jazz influence, wartime grafts, a moonsitter training dogs, Vesuvius eruptions, daylight saving jabs, alimony over a watch, Morgan as a doctor, travel habits of businessmen, and sensational claims about crime and romance. The piece reads like a collage of satirical snippets and local color.
The weather map predicts mostly fair conditions across Southern New England this Saturday and Sunday with little temperature change. A previous storm moving north of Lake Huron will weaken into showers around the Lake region and Atlantic states, with strong southerly winds along the Middle and North Atlantic coasts.
A White House dinner with steel industry leaders under President Harding is described as a step toward ending the twelve hour day in steel mills. The official note says there is no government interference planned, but a broad, voluntary, conference driven approach could drive industrial reform. The piece argues that such solutions may work where legislation cannot reach, urging continued executive action through dialogue.
American consular offices in Germany warn travelers of extortion by stores and hotels as officials debate new charges. Bavarians seek five times domestic prices while Prussia considers a four gold mark per diem visitor tax under pre war exchange. The despatch condemns the German move as a quick path to suppress American travel and mocks those supporting such mistreatment.
An editorial quips that bootleg operations face tighter limits as Supreme Court rulings clamp down on transporting whiskey via foreign ports to the United States. It notes shipments, routes across rail yards, and seizures, with sour commentary on enforcement and the long arc of prohibition era myths.
The two inventors, Bell and Gray, raced to file patent claims on February 14 1876. Bell secured the patent ahead after a brief delay, a ruling that underscored the high stakes of the invention. The episode highlighted the costly impact of late action in patent offices.
Jeff Tetterson Davis, president of the Confederate States, was captured 57 years ago in May by Michigan Cavalry near Irvinaville, Georgia. Thomas Mile Munter, one of the...
A movie expert notes China offers immense undeveloped wealth and a vast opportunity for American exporters. He cites few theaters, rising interest in modern entertainment, and predicts China will eclipse Europe as a buyer of U.S. goods.
A Leoning monoplane flew 1210 miles from Palm Beach to New York carrying a pilot, Sus Chanle and 800 pounds of cargo. The trip cost under 78 dollars, including fuel and depreciation. Rail travel would cost at least twice as much. flying is projected as the cheapest transport within our time.
A fragmentary verse piece recounts a man overwhelmed by fame and paparazzi. The subject, once lively, endures relentless public attention as cameras intrude on personal moments until his sanity wanes and his reputation collapses.
Berlin reports the sale of the historic Wasa Library. dating to the turn of the 18th century, the collection was moved from Sweden to Dresden, then to Berlin under German royals, now displayed in a major department store awaiting a buyer. It includes memoirs travel books and lavish atlases from early 1800s files.
London newspapers print song columns from American press and urge English adoption of radio telephone advances. A radio concert in London stirred mild sensation but public absorption lags behind the American enthusiasm.
The poem describes a uniform parade of flappers with identical hair, lips, and poses, moving in unison along the streets. Each performer mirrors the others in stride, speech, and pep, emphasizing conformity and a rising, up-to-date spectacle as the eighth edition commences.
A child narrator watches siblings gardening and bead gathering, learning why seeds grow and how patience yields more. The story shows curiosity, missteps, and a father reminder that there is no excuse for ignorance without guidance. It highlights how hands-on activity sparks questions about nature and growth in a family setting.
In White Plains Grazio Duarato drew a 25 caliber automatic during a confrontation with a policeman. Patrolman Brogan pursued him and recovered the pistol. Duarato faces a grand jury inquiry and is held on bail amid charges of violating Sullivan statute.
A Bayonne postmaster received a letter yesterday from his sister Reve dating back more than eleven years from Flemington New Jersey. Flemington lies about forty miles from Bayonne.
In a dated health column style, Dr Copeland advises making the sick room welcoming with sunlight and a view, notes the importance of humane contact for recovery, and answers reader questions about ear care hair color and milk in a nursing pathway, urging readers to send questions with stamped envelopes.
The question describes intense itching in both ears with accompanying discomfort and suggests using a mouthpick or penholder. The answer notes that the itch is usually due to a mild catarrhal condition affecting the ear canal and surrounding area.
John Greenfield, 13, a high school senior in Nomman Oklahoma, excels in mathematics. He can solve problems after rereading once and waking with the solution clear in his mind. University of Oklahoma processors note his luck and potential as he plans to attend OU.
Thomas Stack a New York dockside employer who hired 400 to 390 detectives during the war shot himself at his Brooklyn home on 660 Tenth Street after returning from a walk and passing his wife in the hall. Police say postwar business slump and financial losses drove the act. he leaves a wife Elizabeth and three children.
A reader asks about early labor contracts with organized labor, Brazil’s coffee system, and various historical facts. The response cites 1886 as a possible contract year between Chicago and Washington publishers, explains Brazil's state role in coffee valuation and export, and provides concise facts on old age pensions in England, notable women’s clubs, and other queries with names and places referenced.
Frederic J. Haskin of the Washington Information bureau clarifies he is not involved in oil or any investment ventures. A person using a near identical name and titles as editor and publisher is soliciting public funds for oil stocks under the banner Haskins Information Bureau, a misrepresentation to readers.
A brief notice urges readers to request a free garden book from the Agriculture Department Reforma tion Bureau in Washington. It promises practical gardening guidance planted correctly and monitored through growth to improve yields and reduce family feeding costs. Send two cents in stamps with a coupon to receive return postage.
May 34. Secretary of Interior Galles backs a plan discussed by Mexican officials to tax all idle lands. An accurate report cites Sonora as showing a beneficial effect, with improved land use and higher productivity after the tax.
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