Bridgeport Telegram Established 1891
Bridgeport Telegram established 1891 details subscription rates for daily publication. Weekly, monthly, and carrier options listed with prices. Paper published daily except Sunday by The Post Publishing Co. Bridgeport Connecticut contact Barnum 100 and open newsroom at 140 Middlest. Mumbai Audit Bureau of Circulation member of The Associated Press.
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Editorial Notes Reflecting on Public Life and Culture
A collage of satirical comments on politics, free speech, culture, and society. The notes joke about politicians, fashion, tax, opera, and everyday life, highlighting public attitudes and media irony with clipped, humorous lines.
Sentence Sermons The Blunderer And The Forgiving World
A fragment argues that the blunderer is a man who attempts something and places a heavy burden on the world. It claims he throws up excuses to avoid blame and may escape mercy from God, despite motives. The piece notes occasional lovable failure.
Weather Forecast for New England and Atlantic States
New England favors fair weather Tuesday with unsettled conditions by Wednesday bringing rain or snow and warmer temperatures. Eastern New York also unsettled Tuesday and Wednesday with likely snow and warmer air. Strong northwest winds diminish near Sandy Hook and from Sandy Hook to Hatteras, with partly overcast skies. A disturbance from Nova Scotia intensifies over Newfoundland, bringing snow in the Middle Atlantic and North Atlantic states as cooler coastal temperatures drop. The outlook remains unsettled with rain or snow. temperatures gradually moderate into Wednesday.
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Bridgeport Faces Bond Limits in Needed City Improvements
Bridgeport must fund essential projects including a new Yellow Mill bridge portable schools and sewer system upgrades. Mayor Behrens urged a bipartisan plan to issue long term bonds and refund short ones to spread costs over years, avoiding excessive taxes while advancing permanent improvements for future taxpayers.
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Connecticut Critics Stand Against Child Labor Amendment
A Telegram story notes Connecticut likely to reject the 20th amendment on child labor, with Governor Hiram Bingham highlighting opposition. Massachusetts voters previously rejected it, and the piece argues state self government should remain intact while warning of a distant federal bureau overreach.
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The Modern Gunman
A bandit in a tight corner pulls an automatic pistol and fires first, while the intended target hesitates and lacks certainty. The sudden confrontation highlights the unequal odds in a gunfight and the decisive moment crews face.
The Modern Bandit Threat in American Society
A critical piece contrasts past hold-up men with today’s armed thugs. It argues modern bandits use automatic weapons, kill to silence witnesses, and emerge from two decades of lax criminal laws and lenient justice. The author calls for firm societal awakening and tough measures to reduce the rising murder rate.
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Mobile railway artillery seen as answer to obsolete coast defenses
A World War II era report by Major General Harry Taylor says US coast defenses are largely obsolete due to advances in naval firepower. Rail-mounted guns could provide flexible, rapid deployment along coasts, using existing rail networks to mass power at strategic points.
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Political Pointers Split as Party Factions Battle for Control
The piece tracks party struggles in the Eighth district with debates over bonds and municipal appointments. It notes opposition to a bond plan, potential resignations, and moves to fill the Board of Relief. It covers national Democratic power plays at French Lick Springs with Smith and McAdoo factions shaping the party’s direction and stance on prohibition while factions clash over the Klan issue.
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Readers Letters to the Telegraph Opinion Page
Telegran invites unsigned letters from readers but requires a signed address for verification. Letters up to 800 words may be shortened by the editor, with anonymous submissions treated as confidential.
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Reader letter praises Telegram editorials on inspiration
AL W. TREMATIN writes to the Telegram praising the Saturday editorial for its high class quality and urging further congregulations for the thoughtful, encouraging piece. He describes it as simple truth that motivates every reader across ages.
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Cai Oto Kahn
AL W. Trematin
Permanently Wise Man Concept in Brief Reflection
A brief pondering on wisdom compares it to electricity noting that no one is permanently wise. People can become wise briefly when placed in favorable company or conditions, much like temporary access to electric power.
THEY SPEAK OF WEEKLY PROMO RIDICULE AND BIRTHDAY NOTES
A long humorous page parodies weekly themes on beauty, food, and fashion while musing on public theater scenes and personal ads. It includes chatty quotes, mock conversations, and a request for humor epigrams from readers with payment for accepted pieces.
Wireless and World Peace Through Radio Unity
Dr Frank Crane argues at Wembley that wireless radio can promote world peace by fostering understanding between nations. He cites radio as a cosmic bond uniting humanity to face common foes, reducing the urge to war. The English and American peoples, he says, share race and language and can be welded together for peace through cooperation and invention. Copyright 1924.
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Ric Oliver Lodge
Wembley
Hir Oliver Judge
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Atlantic
Mastoid disease compared to tree surgery on maples on a farm
A lengthy discussion explains mastoid disease and its dangerous progression through the ear to the mastoid cells and brain, comparing surgical removal of diseased tissue to a tree surgeon carefully pruning dead wood. It warns that infection rarely stays localized, outlining anatomy and the risk of abscesses, and notes treatment parallels with tissue healing.
Crime books by Walt Mason review the gore boom
The piece mocks the surge of crime literature, noting celebrated writers and editors chase sensational tales of murder from Newgate to modern press. It laments the shift toward graphic plots and the public’s fascination with bloodily styled fiction, while panicking over declining respectable writing.
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Walt Mason
Writers Guild
Newgate
Lizzle Borden
Au‘thors
A Mite White House and Great Big Red Barn Flyover
A narrator recalls a comical aeroplane journey to the birthplace farm. The ride highlights rural scenes with many farms showing a distinctive little white house and a large red barn. The cadence and dialect evoke a shaggy verse from a bygone era.
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One Hundred Years Ago From the Salem Gazette 1824
A Salem Gazette excerpt weighs in on the 1824 presidential race predicting Andrew Jackson would cause less mischief than John Quincy Adams. The piece warns of fear of ears being cut and notes Jackson would appoint a capable cabinet while Adams would seek to originate all measures himself.
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Dr Copeland Column Answers Readers Questions
Weight varies with each infant as Dr Copeland explains medical hygiene and sanitation topics of general interest. Readers may mail questions with a self addressed stamped envelope. personal replies available when appropriate.
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