Bridgeport Telegram Testabehed 1881 Parable of Advance Weeks Caprice
Bridgeport Telegram announces publication by The Cost Publishing Co of Bridgeport Connecticut. The notice details a daily schedule with departments open, a Milford and Bat Fink patron direct line, and advertising services. It includes circulation bureau note and Association affiliation.
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THY Cost Publishing CO
Wo Middle Sr
Bridgeport Conn
Milford
Bat Fink
Battueharger
Milford Cat
Fairfet
Americanizing England and the pull of American films
A mid-20th century discussion notes British unease over American films influencing English life. Sir Esme Howard remarks Britain does not seek Anglicization, yet cinema stirs a strong American preference among audiences. Parliament debates a ban while trade and patriots fear a shift toward American styles and tastes.
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Mayor Thompson
Chicrro
Hagins
Esme Howard
United States
Great Britain
England
Holywood
Parliament
Val
Bill Thompson
Compensation Court Shake Up Hints Political Tension
Governor Trumbull removes Edward Buckingham as Compensation commissioner and replaces him with Charles Willemsen of Daren, signaling a shift toward political control of the semi judicial office. The move follows a long precedent of reappointing a Democrat by Republican governors, drawing debate on nonpartisan administration of the compensation law and its administration since 1914.
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Trumbull
Edward Taylor Buckingham
Charles E Willemsen
Daren
Williamson
Buckingham
Bick Yngham
The Star Spangled Banner as National Anthem Debate
A discussion on whether The Star Spangled Banner could be officially designated as the national anthem. The piece notes Congress has not acted and that there is no official national anthem, with The Star Spangled Banner regarded as the nearest approach. It mentions public sentiment and the need for formal act to formalize any such designation.
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Mary Gorden
Paris
Bannera
Bill
Congress
Manhattan Days and Nights in New York City Sketch
Herbert Corey's verbose column tours a New York tea room scene at The Plaza and the Harlem River alley known as Lush Rollers Row. It contrasts high society flirtations with poverty, describes roving gangs, hustlers, and police, and ruminates on wealth, vice, and a tax cut era shaping corporate prices.
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New York
Harlem
Second Avenue
Plaza
Need for a Genuine American National Anthem
The piece argues for a truly American national anthem born from inspiration, not manufactured. It notes current songs like Dixie and Marching Through Georgia are sectional, not suitable as national symbols, and laments the difficulty of matching the mood and memory with artificial tunes.
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Anterean
Heaven
Amerles
Goa
Dixie
Georgia
The First Thanksgiving Day Celebration
The first Thanksgiving marked a double celebration of harvest and a year of peaceful relations with the Indians. The feast extended for the benefit of the guests, showing the Pilgrims’ enjoyment alongside religious devotion.
Letters to the Editor Offer Public Commentary Format
The item invites opinion letters to Tele stam regdeta noting they should be concise and well argued with a name and address for timekeeping. It warns that letters of 300 words may be reduced at the editor's discretion and may be anonymized if desired.
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Telestam
Jenath
Thanksgiving Day Letter From Torrington Rabbi
A Torrington CT rabbi writes on Thanksgiving praising Uncle Sam, liberty, and divine guidance. He cites scripture and the equality of native and stranger, notes national gratitude, and reflects on faith in God, freedom, and the American land. The piece closes with the evangelist reflections of Dr Morris Boros and identification of the Torrington Congregation.
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Uncle Sam
Aly God
Mount Sinai
United States
Columbus Land
Palestine
Sentence Sermons on Duty and Conscience
A terse moral meditation asserts that stolen fruit tastes sweetest, true safety lies in fleeing duty, and personal satisfaction comes from acting with conscience. It claims revenge dulls joy and real pleasure comes only from earned virtue and generosity.
Because We Talked By Anne Campbell
Fragmented verses describe twilight moments together and a lonely heart after parting. The piece contrasts shared dusk secrecy with a hollow feeling and questions about moments that ignore one another.
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Anne Campbell
Political Notes and Local Civic Movements Across Stamford
A review of city politics mentions James C. Shan non possibly becoming assistant city attorney, tax notices provoking delinquent replies, and a Democratic leader advising Charles Grucc a candidate for alderman in the Tenth. Stamford Republicans organize a Rural club with officers and speeches by local officials. State aviation planning urges 250 landing stations statewide, while aviation safety and regulation are defended as steady transportation progress. Connecticut officials discuss investment trusts laws and interstates, with New York precedents looming for local policy.
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Republican Club
Stamford
Long Ridge Road
Matthew H. Kenealy
Republican Town Committee
Harold C. Raymond
Harry C. Quirk
Fred Fox
Tressurer
Elbert Jones
C. N. Knox
Hartford
Derby
Kansas
Connecticut
Thanksgiving by Dr Frad how we face facts and hope
A reflective essay argues that attitude shapes experience. It contrasts optimists and pessimists while urging a brave heart and forward focus. Facing east brings hope, facing west despair, and dwelling on past or future troubles only harms the present.
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Ali Fe
Investment trusts face no legal standing in courts says official
Connecticut figures challenge stock and bond schemes noting no legal status or state supervision for investment trusts. Commissioner Byrne finds no precedents or merit in court opinions, while Deputy Commissioner Lester E. Shippee will succeed him as commissioner.
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Connecticut
Byrne
Lester E. Shippee
Warfare Service Improves Masks and Gases
The Chemical Warfare Service reports a new efficient gas mask now in production and says it has discovered highly destructive gases for warfare, if legally allowed to be used. Officials withheld details on the gases.
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Washington
Chemical Warfare Service
Boiler of oil heater explosion wrecks garage in New London
A boiler of an oil burning heater exploded at the Hudson Essex company garage on Church street New London causing extensive damage to the boiler house and throwing the water boiler through a wall. No one was injured though the blast caused several hundred dollars in damage and was blamed on insufficient ventilation. It was the second such explosion within a year.
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New London
Associated Press
Hudson-Essex Company
Church Street
Unknown Guest and Nat Bowditch In Eccentric Tales
A satirical piece recounts strangers and a seaside townsman Nat Bowditch mocked for fanciful schemes. Crowds once ridiculed his daydreams, yet hope lingers that Bowditch’s imagined fame may someday bring blessing to imagination and ships that sail the brine.
Questions on Haiti Buddhism and Job in Cadman letters
A condensed digest of reader questions answered by Rev Dr Cadman. The Haiti question praises U S administration while noting resentment and progress. Buddhism is analyzed as moral but pessimistic and individualistic, with limited social reform. A query on Fundamentalists versus Darwinists outlines shifts in approach. Job’s Redeemer discussion examines Hebrew terms and translations, noting whether reference is to present or future judgment and the line in Job 19.25 27.
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Selegran
Parkes Cadman
Federal Council of Churches of Christ In America
Cadman
Gawdama
India
Earth
Eiizabeth
Job
Biblcal
Felsh
Moffat
Autobiographical impulse in presidential candidate stories
The piece argues that presidential hopefuls, including Hoover, tell boyhood tales to seem human and connect with voters. It notes candidates adopt autobiographical narratives as they approach the summit of ambition, often recalling humble origins to shape public perception and ease acceptance.
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Aus
Weather Disturbance Moves Northeast Across North Atlantic
Clouds and colder conditions spread across northern New England and eastern New York with a disturbance over the Great Lakes moving toward the Canadian maritimes. Snow or rain chances rise Thursday night into Friday, with fair weather east of the Mississippi on Friday and cooler temperatures in the North Atlantic states.
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New England
Cour
Lake Huron
Canadian
Maritime Provinces
Sydney
Missouri
Arkansas
Nevada
Oklahoma
Ontario
Bermuda
Lake
North Atlantic
Mississippi River
Sandy Hook
New Britain
Norm Cated
Clifford Renshaw
Thursteen
Wie
Superor Court
Ram
Uniter
Hatteras
Follee Court
Dorn
Julius Senity
porGen
Janel
New York
Scaffolding Falls Injure Two Yale Workmen
New Haven November 23. George Onarato and Joseph Furco construction workers on Yale Medical School bulldog project were injured when a scaffolding on the second floor collapsed. Furco bruised. Gazallo believed to have a fractured spine. Both taken to New Haven Hospital.
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New Haven
Associated Press
George Onarato
Joseph Furco
New Bulldogs
Yale Medical School
Furco
Gazzalos
New Haven Hospital
Shelton Man Falls From Ladder Injures Neck and Shoulders
William Thompson of Shelton slips from a three story ladder at Huntington Fire Company while on the roof. He is taken to a Willoughby Street home and treated by Dr. B Black. he remains injured but out of danger.
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White
Huntington Fire Company
William Thompson
Shelton
Willoughby Street
B. Black
Paulino and Risiko Ready for Battle
New York, Nov 23. Johnny Risko Cleveland heavyweight trial horse is due in town to finalize for a ten rounder against Paulino Czeudun Basque axe wielder at the Garden Friday night. Odds say the Spaniard is a five to one favorite to win.
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New York
Johnny Risko
Cleveland
Paulino Czeudun
Gaden
Uney
Johnny
Tom Heeney
Paulino
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Committee On Competitions
American Institute of Architects
M. R. Marquand
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George R. Close
John B. Byrne
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