Bridgeport Telegram Subscription Rates and Publication Details
Bridgeport Telegram established 1891 publishes daily except Sunday from 140 Middle Street Bridgeport Connecticut. Subscription by mail yearly seven dollars for a year. six dollars for six months. one month eighty five cents. one week by carrier eighty two and a half cents. Open day and night. Barnum 100 telephone exchange connects all departments. member Audit Bureau of Circulation and Associated Press rights noted.
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Editorial Notes Highlights and Sense of the Times
A collage of quips on politics business culture and social trends. The piece riffs on economic priorities morality in policy and public taste with world war veterans and fashion references mixed with sly humor about modern life. It reads like a Sunday pages column reflecting attitudes of the era.
Sentence Sermons on Vices and Virtues
A compact meditation lists paradoxes of daily life urging duty in worship work voting charity and housing. It contrasts hunting heretics with worshiping God correcting abuses with humility criticizing capital with labor funding faults with government and organizing charity with sympathy.
Weather summary for New England and Atlantic coast
Fair and warmer spell expected across New England and Friday with a disturbance moving northeast from Quebec bringing rains in northern New York. Temperature dips noted in New England with a western disturbance set to move eastward over the next two days. Winds shift to moderate westerly from Sandy Hook to Hatteras with fair weather Thursday.
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Same View Different Airplane Observation at Wembley Exposition
Two colored men working in the equatorial section at the British Empire Exhibition Wembley gaze upward at a high flying airplane. One remarks they would hate to be up there while the other agrees and says he would hate to be down there. Waterbury Republican.
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Amendments and the Constitution A Primer
A compact survey of constitutional amendments and the powers of Congress. The piece notes freedoms in early amendments, later extensions like income tax and prohibition, and warns against abuses the program cites La Follette could permit. It highlights dangers of unchecked legislative power and the role of court review.
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Court of Appeal
Park Commission report urges foresight and funding
Readers are urged to back a Connecticut State Park Commission plan to buy shore and woodland tracts for a lasting park system. The piece notes ten years of progress, warns against rising land costs, and argues for continued legislative support to preserve seashore and hills for future generations. It also critiques the Kansas Ku Klux Klan bid for governor and comments on automobile growth and low gasoline prices.
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Political party turmoil disrupts meeting plans and key figures split
Democrats face venue chaos and a cash squeeze as Friday night plans falter over an auditorium clash. Rumors tie city treasurer Edelmann to a La Follette petition while Blewett and Miller shift loyalties. Prominent lawmakers Buckley Brooks Hammett exit, as Hartford Times editorial stance vanishes from Democratic ticket. The Waterbury Democrat laments party disarray amid a shifting political landscape.
Great St John Drydock Largest In World
St John New Brunswick built the largest drydock below sea level famed for ice-free winter port status. The facility, begun 1912, completed 1922, features two end-to-end chambers, a 42-foot draft, 20-ton and 75-ton cranes, extensive utilities, and a 720-foot slipway with a full repair complex beside a 2,500-foot treath Bay of Fundy harbor.
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Motherless by Anne Campbell
A three year old wakes from a nap to a familiar house and routine. He searches for his mother’s hands that could not refuse aid and sees sadness in the adults as they cope with the tragedy. He is drawn to bright bouquets while his aunts help him with his shoes.
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Anne Campbell
Lovers and Laughs in a Small Town Page
A collage of humorous poems and quips about romance and daily life. Features a pair of lovers Wirnepee, playful vignettes on spirit photography, social mishaps, marriage humor, and a humorous editor’s gossip shop. Includes jokes about golf, wives leaving home, and a men-come-home refrain.
Lafayette Arrival Causes Citywide Press Suspension in Philadelphia
From the National Inteligencer of Oct 2, 1424 readers learn General Lafayette’s arrival halted all papers for a day in Philadelphia. The city buzzed with unprecedented bustle as trains and steam boats faced delays, and the crowd’s delight overwhelmed regular schedules.
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On Foot by Dr Frank Crane Ossendowski Advocacy
A 1924 essay argues walking exposes the real country and people better than rapid transit. Ferdinand Ossendowski shares that living among locals and walking reveals nature and culture more fully than cars, trains, or planes. The piece promotes slow travel and personal endurance as paths to intimate understanding of landscapes.
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Discomforts of a Corn and Medical Inquiries
A reader laments a seventy year old corn from tight shoes and offers long guidance on shoe fit and salicylic acid treatments. The page also presents Q and A exchanges on hereditary heart trouble angina pectoris hernia pulse locations thick lips and bashfulness with brief, practical medical guidance.
Dr Copeland Answers Reader Health Questions
A column presents two reader inquiries. One asks about appropriate weight for a 17? year old boy and a tall height, with an answer suggesting about 125 pounds. The second reports dull eye pain and possible need for glasses, advising a consultation with an eye specialist. Dr. Copeland offers to respond to readers on medical and hygienic topics and to write personally if a self addressed stamped envelope is enclosed.
The Bobbing Fad by Walt Mason
A humorous verse where an old guard laments niece hair bobbing. He renounces modern changes, while the young woman defiantly cuts and questions tradition. He observes her emotional conflict as she faces the mirror and contemplates beauty and change.
The Cradle of Civilization by Margaret Sherwood review
A North American Review excerpt traces early civilization from the land of the Nile and Mesopotamia to Crete and Phoenicia. The piece highlights copper chisels crafts, irrigation, calendars, weaving, and pottery as pivotal advances, linking ancient crafts to global cultural growth.
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Double Decked Bridge of Concrete Over the Elorn
A new reinforced concrete viaduct near Brent spans 590 ft 6 in in three large sections. It is a double floor bridge 2625 ft long with top roadway and lower railway. Each end has two approaches 426 ft 6 in long, supported by two piers in the river and two bank abutments.
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