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Newspaper
Bridgeport Telegram
Location
Bridgeport, Connecticut, United States of America
Date
Nov 06, 1924
Page
12
Bridgeport Telegram subscription rates by mail in advance, with yearly, monthly, and weekly options. Open daily at 140 Middle Street Bridgeport Connecticut, Barnum 6100, public access. Associated Press member, local news locally published.
A compact editorial note discusses election aftermath, farm policy, tariffs, and political factions. It critiques David Lawrence on post election predictions, notes Minnesota’s Magnus Johnson and Iowa’s Brookhart as potent figures, questions third party dynamics, and touches on tariff shifts and global affairs with a satirical edge.
Rich parents are often poor guardians of virtue. They defend children against wealth but cannot atone for idle rearing. They provide opportunity yet cannot bequeath character. Not always to blame for offspring follies yet cruel indulgence replaces discipline. They deserve sympathy in moderation.
Fair and warmer Thursday, rain possible Friday night into Saturday. New England sees rising temperatures with high pressure along the Atlantic. most areas expect fair skies recently with modest change. East of Sandy Hook winds shift from fresh to southeast, with increasing clouds and rain chances in the Middle and North Atlantic regions.
The Middlebrook Almanac presents a weather notice with sunrise and sunset timings, high and low tides, and water levels. It notes a temperature calculation reference and marks copyright information as part of the almanac’s standard data.
The argument that LaFollette beat Roosevelt in 1912 ignores two factors. LaFollette absorbed the Socialist vote, and modern voter numbers are more than double. Remove the Socialist factor and adjust for turnout, his result appears far less impressive.
Massachusetts showed clear stance on seven referenda with four of broad interest. The decisive vote favored a statewide liquor law, rejected a gasoline tax, supported daylight saving, and overwhelmingly opposed ratifying the national child labor constitutional amendment by 671,143 to 237,011.
A hospital clinic during the American College of Surgeons meeting showcased Dr John M Scannell of Brooklyn performing two five minute blood transfusions. He used a palm sized apparatus allowing a single operator to perform the procedure without the usual staff and gear. The device promises life saving speed for accident victims at home or on the street.
In Connecticut race coverage, women win seats in the Senate and House, Republicans ensure female representation in Hartford and New Haven, and voters reassess national party leaders. The era’s mood highlighted Republican gains, Democratic miscalculations, and evolving party dynamics across cities like New Haven, Stamford, Hartford, Bridgeport, Waterbury, and New Britain.
A poem fragment centers on the value of quiet hours. The speaker contrasts restless evenings with calm periods of reflection, learning, and simple tasks like needlework. Inner peace and stillness are celebrated as the source of happiness during quiet, sunny rooms and ticking clocks.
A century ago the United States celebrates John Adams entering his seventieth year and notes his enduring mental vigor despite increasing age. The Boston papers praise his sustained intellectual strength and reflect on how few, like Adams and Jefferson, reach such an advanced age with public prosperity and influence intact.
A fragmentary snippet shows a mother scolding and a small boy denying play with Archia Jones after he laughed at another boy swinging a vat around by the tail. The exchange highlights a domestic dispute scene titled by Towa Frivel.
A speaker reflects that health is the true fortune, not gold or luxury. He recalls past ease and vitality, contrasts desires for money and a yacht with the grip of illness, and finds that the wealth of health outshines all material riches. The poem ends with the claim that unbroken health is the greatest boon.
A traveler quotes Bas Welt Diet inne Trondon Sphere describing Hindu ascetics in India who inflict pain on themselves to earn merit. He notes rolling pilgrims and others who hobble on iron spiked clogs or bear heavy burdens while walking, often occupying roadways and slowing traffic.
A collage of playful missives and classroom snippets recounts youth romance letters full of playful innocence and a humorous preface about dating. It also features a humor page with readers’ jokes and a first grade reading lesson where a pupil misstates the first sound of kitten.
Obituary notes the death of W L Douglas creator of the three dollar shoe empire. He built a Brockton factory once the largest and branded five million pairs a year with his likeness. A Democrat, he led a public life as shoemaker industrialist and pioneer of direct sales. He died in his eighties while holding his wife’s hand.
Reader letters discuss long beds for proper sleep and spinal health. Dr Millard of the National League for the Prevention of Spinal Curvature argues beds should fit sleepers with at least twelve inches of toe-to-footboard clearance to avoid cramped positions and impaired circulation. The column also includes reader questions on nails, ear discomfort, a child’s spine growth checks, and a fifteen year old’s voice change, with Copeland answering general medical questions.
Carl B. Akeley writes in Natural History about the gentle nature of the gorilla fin. He recalls trailing a large male, noting no threat or intent to fight, and describes the creature’s guttural bark as its only clear vocalization. He argues misinterpretations of gorilla behavior and emphasizes patient study and conservation in the Kivu region.
Iron is sprayed to correct leaf yellowing in pineapples due to iron deficiency. In Mali and Porto Rico the practice improves growth, with billions considered in farming impact. The Engineering Foundation notes large potential benefits despite uncertain figures.
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