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Newspaper
Bridgeport Telegram
Location
Bridgeport, Connecticut, United States of America
Date
Nov 14, 1927
Page
10
A mixed collage from Bridgeport Telegram content includes notices about advertising, circulation, and distribution through The Associated Press. The text also covers a London church incident at St. Paul’s, Bishop Barnes’ response, and a health column by Dr. Robert E. Humphrey advising moderation with meals and activity.
The piece argues Coolidge faced criticism for not condemning the oil scandal and defends his stance that the matter was civil, not political. It notes two lawyers appointed to pursue recovery, outlines ongoing indictments, and questions the nation’s desire for quiet, effective action over rhetoric. It also reports hoped settlement in the Niantic sanatorium dispute affecting state children and criticizes delays.
English religious and intellectual circles react to Sir Arthur Keith's Evolution address before the British Association for the Advancement of Science, followed by Bishop Barnes's determined stand. The Dayton Bryan-Scopes controversy in the United States echoed as a provocative challenge to traditional views.
Readers are invited to send signed letters expressing opinions. Names and addresses will be kept confidential if desired. Letters over 800 words may be shortened. Anonymous communications will not be published.
Hartford August 20 1776 letters reveal New York Mayor David Matthews jailed in American custody amid Tory plot rumors. He begs aid from John McKesson to counter reports of involvement in plans against General Washington and the New York magazine, noting his wife and ten children depend on his safety.
A compact line of aphorisms argues that beauty, thought, usefulness, and virtue arise from sincerity not cynicism. The speaker claims most worthy writing comes from constructive intent rather than spite or anger and warns against greed corrupting divinity.
New York observes the theater scene from a cynical, humorous angle critic Herbert Core laments manager greed and flop odds across seventy Broadway houses. He notes only a few shows truly succeed, many are dull, and unscrupulous producers prey on investors while clever acts sometimes prevail, as flea circuses near Forty-second Street show sharper entertainment.
A verse meditation on illness and comfort through reading. The speaker notes disease and pain, as friends visit with fluent words, but only stories of distant romance or exotic adventures truly ease the afflicted mind. Reading offers escape from nurses pills and doctors, a path to relief and belief.
The text reflects on music as dawn, sea blue, and melody shaping perception. It contemplates harmony borrowed from birds, gold attire imagined with jeweled notes, and a dreamlike, symphonic passage through time.
The piece surveys shifting party dynamics across cities like Bridgeport Norwalk and Norwalks airport plans alongside Connecticut election outlooks in December. It notes Republicans gaining ground in Waterbury Springfield Worcester and Meriden with talk of renominating Mayor Wales L. deBussy and potential Democrats in other contests.
An essay arguing that Christians and missionaries pursue benevolent aims and that cessation of missionary work would hinder moral reform. It reflects on public sentiment against missionaries, defends their influence, notes Sun Yat Sen as a missionary product, and asserts the need for thoughtful approach to China’s reform. Copyright 1927.
The Daily Mirror analyzes how Senator Curtis and other Senators consider a 1920 Republican presidential bid. It notes Harding’s odds, state ties, and Senate influence at national conventions, suggesting Dawes might clinch the party’s nod if the convention stalls.
Readers ask about boys helping with housework, churches discuss gender roles, and Jes us theology. A Boston minister addresses the nature of God from Old to New Testaments, while philological notes correct a translation of the Greek word stenōs meaning narrow and its implications for entry to the kingdom.
Mihail Manoilescu, 35, on trial in Bucharest for alleged plot to restore Crown Prince Carol. A noted engineer, financier, and author, he clashes with Premier Bratianu, having advocated Greater Romania and press freedom while navigating wartime debts, diplomacy, and opposition from Romanian elites.
Monday to Tuesday outlook shows cloudy and warmer in most regions with showers possible in north and central areas. Northern New England fair then cloudy and warmer with possible showers in the north portion. Southern New England fair then cloudy and warmer. Pressure patterns shift from the north and northwest with high pressure in the east and a Gulf coast to eastern Minnesota. Winds vary by location including light to gentle easterly to southerly. Almanac notes Sun rise set times and tide data for the period.
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