Bridgeport Telegramsubscription rates and publication details
Bridgeport Telegram, established 199. Subscription rates by mail or by carrier, paid in advance for one year, with monthly and weekly options. Published daily except Sunday by The Post Publishing Co at 140 Middle St Bridgeport Conn. Open daily. member Audit Bureau of Circulation and Associated Press.
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Audit Bureau of Circulation
Associated Press
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Editorial Notes and Quotations Snapshot
A collection of pithy remarks and aphorisms on politics, society, and human behavior. The notes mix humor and social commentary, noting rigidity in party lines, aging, sports analogies, and thoughts on peace and governance. The piece reads like a newspaper feature of compact reflections.
Sentence Sermons on Punctuality and Time Mastery
A brief set of maxims urges punctuality over delay. It contrasts diligent time management with busy but unproductive behavior, noting better employability and credit stability for the timely person. The piece warns against confusing busyness with real business and stresses avoiding tomorrow's losses today.
Weather forecast for eastern to mid Atlantic states
Eastern New York and New England expect fair weekend with showers in places. Temperatures rise toward Sunday as high pressure sits south of Newfoundland and a trough extends to the Virginia coast. Yuma and Phoenix report 114 degrees. general outlook favors mostly fair conditions east of the Mississippi with Sunday showers in New England. Winds shift from fresh south to northwest along the coast. tides listed for Sandy Hook to Hatteras.
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New York
New England
Quebec
Virginia Coast
Newfoundland
Middle
North Atlantic
Northern Plain
Mississippi
Middle Patra
Canadian Northwest
Yuma
Phoenix
Arizona
Miselasippi River
Sandy Hook
Hatteras
LIQUOR PRESCRIPTIONS AND DOCTORS’ ROLE
Wayne B Wheeler of the Anti Saloon League questions AMA calls to remove prescribing limits on whiskey. He notes one third of doctors issue liquor prescriptions and argues against doctors judging quantities. The AMA meanwhile asks Congress to lift restrictions, prompting broader debate on medical regulation and policy. Congress to thresh out a practicable conclusion.
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Wayne B. Wheeler
Ntie Saloon League
American Medical Association
Congress
United States
Wheeler
Medical Association
Belore
A National Probe into Economic Prosperity Questions
The National Bureau of Economic Research launches a nationwide inquiry into prosperity across the United States. It asks which states have the most uniformly prosperous populations and whether automobile density, rent, and wage patterns correlate with demand for necessities and luxuries. The supervising board features a distinguished panel, signaling a thorough, wide reaching study.
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United States
Practical cooperation to improve economic policy aims
The text speaks of eliminating waste in certain lines and clarifying taxation issues. It highlights analyzing national economic conditions and solving marketing problems, expecting these efforts to be made practical and understood. It asserts that talented involvement promises good results through cooperative, purposeful work.
Reform Needed in Jury System Across Cities
A critique argues unanimous verdicts waste time and provoke retrials. It notes deadlocked juries in New Slaven and Chicago, calling for a three fourths majority and reforms to curb bias from juror selection and forced unanimity.
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New Slaven
Bar of
Chicago
United States
Talesmen
Good Old Days Insight on Youth From 1772 Wesley Note
A reflective view cites John Wesley remarking in 1772 on boarding schools shaping youth. He warned parents against sending girls to fashionable institutions that erode religion and seriousness, suggesting such schooling leads to pride vanity and ungodliness.
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John Wesley
Political pointers on City politics and a tense election scene
Bridgeport city officials plan a meeting in City Clerk Alfred W Burdicks office as campaigns intensify. Discussions cover promotions in the fire and police departments and district issues while Mayor Behrens races to complete his annual message before Monday night.
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Bridgeport
Alfred W. Burdick
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Mayor Behrens
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Fragmented literary reference with unclear subject
Odd, fragmented text describes realism in Nosinern gaurepe and a scene with a wrenched woman, soil scented books, and futile actions. Names, places, and clear events are obscured, yielding a disjointed, literary-tinged fragment without a coherent news angle or identifiable individuals.
His Daughter Fier Faces a Star That Leads Him On
A poetic fragment describes a daughter's gaze as a guiding star and a lure that lifts a man. The text hints at intimate, musical imagery and evolving affection, with a changing face and hopeful, smiling moments as lovers or kin draw closer through emotion and sound.
Local town reels over city manager proposal
Fragmentary OCR reads suggest a debate on adopting a city manager form. Mentions of local official J. W. Ridings or similar names appear amidst garbled lines. No clear outcome. readers await clarified report on the measure and involved parties.
Fun Shop Scribbles and Cartoon Bits From Penny Page
A quirky collage of light verse and cartoons from a local page. Items include witty captions about hats and spring fashion, a humorous piece on luck with horseshoes, a bank joke, a car tail-light quip, observations on the world and a playful classroom exchange. Names appear as playful bylines and character sketches.
Love Letters of Famed Mew and a Brutus Lament
A fragmented excerpt shows Julia Land admired letters and a wary note about Brutus. The speaker laments a thief and hints at trouble from Futua as Anita questions Gertrude's motives and a threat to reveal a secret.
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Julia Land
Reutua
Sfth
Brutus
Ealing
Anita
Gertrude
Inner and outer audiences guide a man's life
A 1925 reflection on self approval, balancing intellect, sensibility, and will. The author argues a person must please their inner audience before seeking public approval, using examples of choosing honest work and living by one’s own advice to avoid insincerity and folly.
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Coolidge
United States
Calvin Coolidge
Supreme Court
Congress
Lest We Forget Memorial Day 1925 Reflections
William Allen White laments ongoing memorials for war veterans across generations. He traces Civil War meaning to preserve union and abolition of slavery, notes Revolutionary War shifts from taxation to independence, and argues World War I’s outcomes remain contested while honoring all who served for liberty and democracy.
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Union
America
Tim
Jess Hound
Destin Shike
Halling the Great Service to Our Country and Mankind
A fragment credits Halling with great service to the nation and humanity, noting a copyright mark from 1925. The incomplete line suggests a laudatory memorial or tribute, lacking concrete details or fuller context.
An Old Fashioned Juror
Opinion piece on a lone juror in Olympia Macri case who refused to acquit despite pressure. Praises his rigid adherence to law, noting fear and sentiment swayed others. Calls for more jurors with old New England conscience to uphold oath and principle amid public pressure.
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Boston
Olympia Macri
New Havesen
Oneuror
Fums
Verdic
Eich
Milian
New England
Fun Show Headquarters Seeks Original Humorous Submissions
Readers are invited to contribute original humor and verse for publication in the Bridgeport Telegram. Pay ranges from $1 to $19 per piece and 35 cents to $1 per line for poetry, with accepted manuscripts not returned.
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Accentea
Fun Show
Bridgeport
Telegram
Donn Barber Architect Dies At Home In New York
New York May 29 Donn Barber architect died at his home after a brief illness aged fifty four. He designed many buildings including plans for Broadway Temple widely erected. His major works include National Park Bank building Travelers Insurance building and State Library Hartford. He studied at Yale and Beaux Arts Paris.
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New York
Donn Barber
N Broadway
Tate
Barber
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Broadway Temple Ly
Uutting
Yale
Bentle Tes Beaux Arts
Paris
T National Park Bank
T Ta&tos Club
Thnetiitute of Music Arta
Travers’ Insurance
T State Library
Hartford Conn
Department of Justice
Washington
Episcopal Diocese To Ordain Four Candidates
Middletown May 9 The Episcopal Diocese will ordain four candidates to the deaconate in the church here with Suffragan Bishop E Canon Acheson of Middletown assisting. Re Dr Frank German rector will present Samuel A Budde Newellson M Burroughs Haven G Clarence Lund East Bejin Harald Renfrew New York City. The sermon will be preached by Rev Harald J Edwards.
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Middletown
Rex Chauncey BH Brews
Ohyr of
Haly Tivitts
E Canion Acheson
Frank German
Samuel A Budde
Thi Elt
York City
Harald J Edwards
Christ Church
Redding Ridge
Emanuel Church
Weston
Desertion and Cruelty Charged in Petitions
Two petitions for dissolution of marriage were filed in Superior Court yesterday afternoon. Anna Shannon Coture of Bridgeport claims desertion by Harry Coture, alleged dating from May 192. She also lodges charges of misconduct against him. Louis Bennett, also of Bridgeport, faces intolerable cruelty accusations from Edna Barnhart Bennett, for custody of a daughter born April 30, 1919.
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Anna Shannon Coture
Bridgepe
Tal
Harry Coture
Bri
Louis 8 Bennett
Bridgepo
Edna Barnhart Bennett
Bridgeport
Bennett
Fruit Trucker Fractures Skull After Highway Crash Near Meriden
Frank Edwards of New York, driver for Crowell Thucking Co, was severely injured when his fruit truck left the highway near the Yaleville culvert and overturned. He was rushed to Meriden Hospital in a passing motorist’s car and is listed in dangerous condition. Edwards was en route from New York to Springfield with a load of fruit.
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Milriden
Frank Edwards
New York
Crowell Thucking Co
Waterbury
Yalesvil
Meriden Hospital
Pasale
Edwards
Springhe Masa
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