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Newspaper
Bridgeport Telegram
Location
Bridgeport, Connecticut, United States of America
Date
Nov 22, 1926
Page
10
An aged subscription notice from Bridgeport Connecticut promotes a 110 mile service area with monthly rates and publishing terms. The ad lists contact details, printing costs, and benefits to patrons, mentioning the Milford area and associating with The Associated Press and printing operations. It emphasizes reader support and the paper’s broadcast reach.
A fragmented report outlines a political clash as Smith faces pressure from Southern blocs and progressive voters. The piece cites debates over rates, governance, and the potential impact on the upcoming presidential race and party unity.
The projected Post Road upgrades progress toward completion by next summer. Officials note miles of freeway style lanes opening to ease congestion as bridges and rails advance, promising an alternate bridgeport route via Barnum Avenue and North Avenue. Westport and Wilton sections near finish with detours routed through Wilton and Danbury routes.
A historical look at cinema from its scientific novelty roots to a major industry. It notes over 90 000 theaters in the United States, serving about 90 million customers weekly, and American film dominance abroad. The piece highlights technological progress, production scale, and the evolving film experience.
An allegedly sordid and money driven union between Charles Vanderbilt and Consuelo Vanderbilt is described as an infamous arrangement. The document reportedly ties life income guarantees to the couple beyond any potential divorce or annulment, highlighting residual financial entanglements and a controversial preparation for Marlborough’s membership.
A compact account notes European logging uses nearly every part of a tree except leaves, praising efficiency and low waste. It contrasts with American methods, where restoration and labor summarize the wasteful process, involving large, bundled logs and selective use of branches, with harvesters and women gathering produce.
A fragmentary rough text describes a chemical substance resembling soap, its natural origin, processing hints, and a process where a white powder dissolves in water forming a milky liquid while solid particles leave residue. The passage contains unclear references to substances and procedures.
The document notes a soapension process is used by refineries to clean products and improve yield. It references natural bentonites and alternatives for clarifying oils and solvents in manufacturing, with emphasis on material efficiency and purity.
The piece analyzes how a third party senator could tilt the Senate toward the Democrats or Republicans, detailing Follette and Coe in Wisconsin Minnesota leaders, and the potential shifts in power. It questions how the progressives, led by Follette, will wield their balance of power in the next session.
A nostalgic poem describes a family reunion with a elder narrator recalling babies, dishes, kinfolk, and gossip. The speaker recalls sitting, listening, and defending kin while women chatter about clothes. Dreams of youth return when all sit together at dinner.
Reading garbled phrases about fighting and self reliance, a stray text muses on discipline and caution. It mentions a distant planet Mura with an absurd day length and a census claim that two thirds of county residents are self supporting, though the overall coherence is poor.
The piece details the Sixth District Republikan club plans for new homes and district clubhouse sites on Charles Street near Madison Avenue, with other districts planning rentals and centers. It covers city governance appointments under Mayor Alfred Phillips II, including Caroline Jansen as secretary, and notes expenditures and fundraising movements in gubernatorial and congressional campaigns, plus a long-added Supreme Court quote about Prohibition-era topics.
A 1926 essay contrasts happiness with wealth hunger and desire, arguing fulfillment never arrives through endless wants. It cites Carlyle and Hedonism, noting rival theories that happiness is either endless pursuit or renunciation, and ends with a nod to philosophical debate on life’s supreme end.
The American Indian League of New York announces an exhibit and sale of Indian crafts at the Budgen building in Bridgeport, featuring baskets beadwork textile items and carvings from tribes in Oklahoma New Mexico California and Washington. Proceeds support Indian women workers with volunteers from New York and New Haven assisting. a previous sale in Bridgeport and Waterbury drew strong support.
Reader letters discuss when to apply moral absolutes versus expediency, condemning terror while praising measured restraint. They compare Russia’s fall, imperial degradation, and monarchy with Enlightenment critiques, questioning fate, immortality, and belief in God as rooted in daily life.
Richmond March 21. A photo of a Daughters of the Confederacy member in a bathing scene published in the Times Dispatch provoked an agitation at the convention. A committee was appointed to consider expulsion for undignified conduct. Mrs Samuel Burleigh Milton of Washington appeared in the photo and was astonished to see it.
A fragmented recount traces a tumultuous year in boxing with references to Dempsey, Delaney, Tanner, and others. It notes training camps, a crucial fight, injuries, and the eerie tension of the ring as spectators recall a lost era of champions.
The passage blends cryptic lines on a boxing or sports figure Sharkey and rivals with disjointed musings about predestination and victory. It then shifts to royal residence rumors at Sandringham and a stray note about Wayne County Michigan and Jadno. The text appears as fragmented OCR from a historical page with garbled names and stray facts.
The forecast indicates clouds on Monday and Tuesday with modest temperature changes. Expect rising temperatures in the east and west portions, with cooler conditions Monday night in the north. Low pressure over the Canadian Maritime Provinces brings potential snow in northern New York and northern New England. Sandy Hook to Hatteras shows fresh west to southwest winds and fair weather Monday.
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