Bridgeport Telegraph Page Fragment Shows Early 20th Century Listings
Fragmentary Bridgeport Telegraph content includes subscription details, publishing office at 440 Middle Street, and notes on the Associated Press rights. It mentions open all day and night in some departments, no Sunday publication, and a line of poetry by John Kendrick Banks.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Middle Street
Bridgeport
Surene
Associated Press
Romubiseasion
Mlno
Rubbahss
Fragmented Editorial Notes On Prohibition And Society
An editorial notes the era’s muddled politics and social issues. It references Harding, Turkey, and military speculation, mentions the seizure and destruction of items by federal agents, and comments on public life including jurors, a church choir, and traffic during funeral processions. It alludes to crime and prohibition enforcement, with scattered humorous and critical asides.
Sidewalk Snapshots: Miss Mary Risley in City Figure
Miss Mary Risley, a well known city figure, is identified as a Bridgeport native who spent four years with the Public Forks Department. Six months ago she joined the town Clerk's office as a typist. Figures on hydraulic power appear, citing zero amounts to nearly 6 728,000 horsepower or about 3,000,000 kilowatts.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mary Risley
City
Hal
Sheds
Bridgeport
Public
Forks
The Case of John A Tuy From Bridgeport
A Bridgeport youth named John Tuy, born in a town near Bridgeport, endures poverty and parental cruelty while pursuing schooling. Despite beating and state placement, the state offers opportunity rather than charity, urging reformers to support his education and self-sufficiency. A local clergyman can vouch for his character and history. The Telegram will provide names and details to genuine helpers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John
Republic
Bridgeport
Geostal
Fortie
John X
Your Child's Teacher Deserves Your Friendly Partnership
A call for parents to treat teachers as essential partners in a child’s upbringing. Regular communication, monthly visits, and mutual trust help reveal the child's needs and teaching methods. The piece urges parents to become friends with teachers, noting the teacher’s pivotal role beside the family.
The Juicy Melon in California Oil Lands Case
Atty Gen Palmer refused to appeal a 1919 ruling awarding 160 000 acres of valuable California oil lands to Southern Pacific. The Elk Hills decision covered far less. Directors in New York planned to separate the lands into Associated Oil Company for SP stockholders.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Atty
Gen. Palmer
Caliornia
Southern Pacific Railroad Company
U.s.district, Court of
Southern Pacific
The Sandwich Origins and a Gambler Earl's Tale
The article recalls how the sandwich got its name from John Montagu, the Fourth Earl of Sandwich, famed gambler and public figure. It notes Captain Cook naming the Sandwich Islands after him in 177 miles beyond, with a closing proverb from SOLON.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sandwich
Man i
Sandwich Islands
John Montagu
Earl of
James Cook
The Intensity of Beecher’s Lifelong Preaching
The text portrays Henry Ward Beecher as intensely dedicated to his vocation and finds in his tireless preaching the path to greatness. It notes his broad influence and defines education as knowing much about one thing and a life about everything.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lucy
Henry Ward Beecher
Beecher
America
Bridgeport News Snapshot Fifty Years Ago
Bridgeport's Standard recalls a November scene filled with social events and local affairs. guards plan a union Armory soirée while Company H hosts a similar gathering. a church Advent focus, dancing academy events, police quarters move, and civic notices mix with obituaries and a drowning accident report.
Thrift Temptations and the Penny Pincher’s Dilemma
A satirical narrator vows thrift yet confesses alternating frugality and waste. He chronicles a months long self denial for savings then yields to spendthrift urges, buying a ford mobile and burning money, while warning that excessive thrift can become a fault harming the spender. The piece contrasts prudence with greed and reflects on how the dollar dominates perspective.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Walt
Mason
All American Pillow Talk and Racing Runaway Page
A garbled piece reviews football standouts Cicotte Gandil Weaver Jackson Williams Attell and Arnstein noting Attell as most clo sive. A runaway horse incident at Water Street to Huntington turnpike details Fowler’s Stables. Boxing show at Opera House features many named boxers with bouts and notable crowd. Died Wakefield Captain Samuel Kingman. marriage notice for St Paul’s rectors social. Public notices on Lane Garrigan Bryan and McAdoo removal and House’s roving play noted.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cicotte
Gardil
Weaver
Jackson
Willams
Abe Attell
Ponzi
Nicholas Arnstein
Brindell
Noths
Ison
Fenalve
Cicatte
Gandil
Williams
Fetseh
Attell
Water Street
Flousutonic
Menes
Washington Avenue
Burkshire Bridge
Lft
Huntington Turnpike
Berkshire
Nicholes
Hack
Fowler
Fairfield Avenue
Political and sports mash notes in wartime quip
A garbled OCR fragment lists figures from politics and early cinema alongside sports roles. It mentions Dempsey and Teonard as notable players, plus Baker, Lloyd George, Annunzio, Venizelos, and other named figures, interwoven with team positions and scrimmage notes amid a Shipping Board inquiry context.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jack Demasey
Gen Chael
Te Chaplin
Tube Ruth
Gennit
Jett
Shipping Board
Dempsey
Teonard
Not Raining Rain to Me By Robert Loveman
A quirky verse notes rain not as rain but as a flood of imagery. The speaker finds beauty in fields of clover and deep emotion while contrasting misfortune with a hopeful, resilient mood.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Robert Loveman
Washington bureau asks questions on telephones and economy
The text presents a series of Q and A items on topics from telephone numbers in the United States versus Europe to the meaning of a point in the cotton market. It includes notes on Luddites, winter car storage, members of Washington's first cabinet, gas to gasoline conversion, California redwoods, tapioca, best US golf courses, military funeral horse customs, Melete Man on Europe, and post-election tariff and policy questions.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
United States
Europe
HJ. F. A. Aml
Reke
Tae Bureau of Markt
United States Army
War Department
League
Syhay
Eas
Amouz
Clcago
Harding
Loire
Ma Party
Washington
Civil Service Law May Be Abolished
The Connecticut state civil service commission urged lawmakers to amend or abolish the civil service act when they convene. Their report reviews the law since 1913, calls for salary standardization at the capitol, and notes exemptions allowed to elective officers and certain state offices.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
State Civil Service Commission
Marcus HL Holcomb
Capitol Ang
Comptroller
Capitol
Civil Service
Civil Service Act
Sqvernor
Also Mentioned on This Page
By Briggs
Gee
Maud
Fimavcy
Sardi Forsima Advertising al Sa
Kola
Ateropatitan
John Glass
Peoples Gassvenuto
the Park
Barouin Fi
Sone
John Kendrick Banks
Mankind
Editorial
Turkey
Jonnie
Sever
Naywar
Noyady
Otherer Department
Colon
semi-Colon
Marshal Palmer
Bologna
Vapalust
Awith Bank
Pomtlané
Ore
Internal Revenue Department
Police Department
Solon
Standard
Sedgwick Guards
Union
Union Armory
Orient Chapter of the
Eastern Star
Marcus
Hawley
Newtown
Dr. Sims
Brooklyn
N.Y
Washington Fark Methodist Church
Bridgeport Schuetsen Verein
West Stratford
Walter Goddard
Westenday
Oscar P. Lewie
Aerial Spring and Axle Company
George Curtin
Hartford Courant
Europa
B. Corbusier
New York Sunday Evening Journal
Misa Ratelle Way
Waterbury
John M. Hawley
Second Congregational Church
Tred Levering
Hubbell
Wnoyeh
Orlinel Sienera
Se Samud Kinuman
Ayebanesar
Connecticut Humane Society
Hartford
Rodney Dennis
Atwood Collins
Willam
Cutler
Henry F. Barton
James Weldon
Vey
State Street
Pratt
Dally
Methodist Congregational
Baptist
East Bridgeport
Avenue Baptist Church
J. E. Searles
Washington Park
Court House
Henry A. Harabert
New England
Jerome Hopking
Samuel
St. John's Church
Hopking
James Featherstone
Gan
Hamilton Street
Yellow Mill
Peatherstone
Goddard
Peathersstone
Ts Getton
H. §. Phillups
Aulelde
Opera House
Just Hight
Alen
Kearns
Treat
Stiles
Bridgeport Minstrels
Willeneck
Bob Farrel
Johnny Saunders
Timmy Kelly
George Taylor
Billy Plaids
Don Crutchley
Pete McCoy
Billy Madden
Johnson
Donnell
Jed
Hol
McGlinchey
Mike Donovan
Aij
Nim
Panel
aAynatein
Midaeason
Department of Justice
American Cabinet
Lane
Garrigan
Bryan
Coiny
Houston
Ate Adon
Meredith
Daniels
House
Garrison
McAdoo
Bete
Bryan Ron
Fed
Colby
Bure Ienon
Thor
Bun
Enright
Baker
Lioyd George
Py Annunzio
Fullnack
de Hage
Stinne
Premier Mbert
Venizelos
Ban Johnson
Wrane Wilson
Champ Clark
Haig & Kaige Jean
Willard
Sir Thomas Lipton
Lombardier Wells BL
Tel
ALA Americas
Dtvurce
Charles Phaplin
Owen Moore
Douglas Fairbanks
Willard Mack
Sposdy
Ned Liv
M. A
Tn R. Gee
Thomas Teffernon
Alexander Hamilton
Treasur
Henry Knox
Samuel Osenod
Edmund Randolph
California
Africa
Vardon
Roy
Columbia Country Club
Washington, D.C
Nickolta
Russia
Frederic J. Haskin
Bridgeport, Telegram Information Bureau
DE. C
State Commission
This is just the beginning! Our collection holds over 300 years of history, including rare newspapers, obituaries, marriage records, birth records, and so much more—most of which you won’t find anywhere else!