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Newspaper
Bridgeport Telegram
Location
Bridgeport, Connecticut, United States of America
Date
Nov 06, 1925
Page
14
This Bridgeport page shows subscription rates and office details for Milford and Fairfield, plus a long transcription of a murder trial report about Dr Blazer alleged to have killed his disabled daughter. The piece discusses legal arguments on murder, moral questions, and public discourse on authority and taxation.
A Harvard president claims he cannot recall remarks claiming modern colleges are overemphasizing football at the expense of scholarship. The piece lampoons campus debates and public sentiment on athletics, modernism, and social behavior with satirical lines about Yale, Prohibition, and cultural change.
The Senate resists repeal moves, insisting on authority over fiscal policy. Officials and media agree the tax remains vital, as lawmakers warn against hastily removing the income tax while urging careful consideration of the public interest.
Political pointers report city hall gatherings as 29 elected officials promise duties after Behrens takes oath. Election cost is about 50890 with roughly 3199 ballots cast and a reshaped council hopeful under a housecleaning theme facing party factions and reorganization efforts.
Primaries stumble and party infighting surface as Democrats plan a factory workers ad campaign while Republicans counter with rival promotions. Bridgeport sees a historic mayoral race sparked by Zalmon Goodnel’s successor and Marigold’s house to house effort. In New Haven the education bill clash pits Democrats against Republicans over curbing the board of education, amid mayor Fitzgerald’s push and Assembly approval.
A verbose mock epic critiques leaders and governments as roguish and ineffectual. The speaker, Auguastua, denounces virtue decay and the tireless protests that fail to fix wrongs, lamenting a world indifferent to prophetic warnings and reliant on mob handouts.
Fragmentary verse describes a solitary autumn walk at edge of a brown November wood and a blue November day. It references oak trees, a pledge of peace, and fields with autumnal colors as the year moves toward its end.
The text appears garbled and unreadable, lacking coherent facts, names, or events to summarize into a newspaper card. No clear entities or actions to extract for a concise T or S.
A collage of quirky anecdotes and snippets mentions Mrs Newbride and a police anecdote about driving age. It includes names like George, Jeanette, Trene Thomas, Dave Meyer, Archie Gamney and references to celluloid stars and matrimonial topics. The tone is playful and tongue in cheek.
Dr Walter E Traprock describes a Derby museum display of ship models from Noahs Ark to a modern Toodel steamship. Curator Prof Hemstich presents vessels from antique to Norwegian lilterod type ships and a starboard port watch case by Giusa of Geneva. His newest piece, a Toodel motor boat, claims Europe travel on two milk cans and world travel on four with milk recycled.
Readers invited to submit original humor epigrams and jokes for humorous material in the paper. Accepted pieces paid at two cents per contribution and one cent to pastry items based on value. non submissions non returned. Send to Fun Shug Headquare era Bridgeport Telegram.
A reflective piece argues money is legitimate power that expands personal and social influence. It likens wealth to a latent force, usable to advance travel, education, and causes, while warning that character remains the true measure of power. It urges honest acquisition and responsible use of wealth.
The passage urges enduring difficulties, forgetting insults, and focusing on discipline. It counsels seeking alignment with the ruler of the universe, accepting life’s friction, and prioritizing inner minds over appearances.
In a former Volkonsky palace outside Moscow a government children’s home for workers’ orphans shows poverty and decay. Desolate rooms, peeling walls, broken windows, and stripped furniture contrast with a lone grand piano and a single bright room. The home, run on scarce funds, houses twelve to eighteen year olds who endure hardship yet show resilience.
Yale men attend the dedication of a World War I monument in Thiaucourt France on November 8 honoring Thiaucourt sons who died. Oliver B Cunningham Yale 17 is pictured. Ambassador Herrick and a French cabinet member attend. Cunningham served with the With Wield Artillery and was killed near Thiaucourt days after helping advance the line.
Bridgeport Reserve Officers Association schedules a Thursday evening gathering at the University Club with several regular army officers expected. Speakers include Taeul Adonr Prank Geare from Boston Corps Area, Major Edward W. Turner from Wartford, Colonel Haratho Alden, and Dunne of Coast Artillery. Colonel John B. Schoeffel will welcome attendees from Bridgeport and nearby towns to the season’s notable event.
Preparations for the sixth annual Community Chest drive run November 16 to 24 progress well with a goal of 350,000. Four divisions will each have six teams of ten workers led by captains, naming many listed volunteers and organizers.
Rain and cold Friday with Saturday fair across New York and New England. Showers Friday in Northern and Southern New England, milder Friday in Maine, then fair and colder Saturday. High pressure spans from the northern plateau to Tennessee and offshore. Atlantic coast storm warnings from Atlantic City to Eastport endure. winds shift from north to southwest Friday.
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