Ambitious 1891 Bridgeport Telegram advertisement notes circular rates
The Bridgeport Telegram announces postal rates for subscriptions totaling 1891 yearly terms with monthly and weekly options, plus a 150 billen surcharge and added postage. It mentions a new direct telephone link for Milford and Fairfield, and states Associated Press rights and news republication terms.
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Saranses
Caerler
Thin City
THE
Post Publisiting CO
Barnum
Milford
Fairfield
Cat Milford
Fairchield
A Problem of Education and a Gasoline Law Defense
A Cedar County News reader-oped essay questions whether modern schooling with vast equipment can outdo Lincoln and Garfield, suggesting focus and depth over breadth. It argues for concentrated study, cites Lincoln’s classic books, and compares delivery versus house-to-house sales under gasoline law, urging officials to recall license-era rules.
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J. P. O'Purey
Cedar County News
Hartington
Neb
O'Furey
Lincoln
Garfield
Lincoln Lincoln
Ctarfield Garfield
Backwoods
Ourey
Modern civilization and its varied expressions
The piece quotes Rev Reinhold Niebuhr on modern civilization as seen in diverse scenes from a young man in a racer coat to a pilot preparing for an Atlantic flight and a boxing bout with huge purses, then shifts to a street news note about a Nichols case of peddling gasoline without a license and gasoline’s varied rural uses beyond cars.
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Nichola
Reinhold Niebuhr
Detroit
Atlantic
Ou & Symphony Orchestra
Nichols
Ufc
What Are You Worth The Value Of Human Life In The United States
An actuarial estimate places the total value of human life in the United States at two trillion dollars with per capita values around 17 500 for Young Americans. Men assigned about 20 000 and women about 15 000, highlighting gender differences and the home maker’s role. The piece discusses feminine influence on civilization and evolving statistical views.
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United States
American Statistical Association
Readers invited to send signed letters for Telegram
Free expressions of opinion from Telegram readers are invited. Letters must be signed with correct name and address, though the name may be kept confidential if desired. Letters over 800 words may be shortened at the editor's discretion. Anonymous communications will not be acknowledged.
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Ea Ints
Anonmona Communatcationa
Short Skirts versus Education stirred Hazel Park row
A reader mocks a Hazel Park Michigan controversy over teacher skirts and school dress rules. The piece notes a local board requiring stockings reaching near the floor and reports teachers’ indignation meetings with unclear outcomes while criticizing overblown moralizing and student misbehavior.
Hospital Costs Debate on Middle Class Burden
Park Cit Hospital Board proposes to address the rising hospital costs affecting the middle class. In a letter to the editor the writer references Dr Morris Fishbein of the American Medical Association who argues the middle class are squeezed between high charges and insufficient relief. The piece contends the middle class bears installment plans and taxes while rich pay more and the poor receive care.
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Millstone
Fishbein
Uphill fight to save middle class hospital costs
A speaker argues hospital costs cannot fall with economic shifts and nurses demand eight hour shifts. He promotes a Park City hospital plan with a self funded charity model, a House committee, and no subsidies, enabling patients to write their own bill and subsidized beds like New York’s United Hospital fund.
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Jwlf
New Park City Hospital
City of
Bridgeport
Fishbein
United Hospital Fund of
New York
Manhattan Days and Nights by Herbert Corey
New York stares at a hypothetical food cutoff. Corey notes New York’s daily imports, storage limits, and warehousing gaps. He crunches figures on milk, meat, eggs, beans, and tea, warning that three days of hunger could begin if shipments halt, with a full impact in a month.
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New York
New York City
Indy
Bridge
Port
Bis
Manhattan
Herbert Corey
Intervala
Political pointers in city campaigns forecast short, sharp races
The piece notes Republican and Democratic leaders plan brief campaigns of about a week to ten days, arguing the administration's record is well known. It mentions socialist sidelines, bridge contracts, county commissioner retirements, party caucuses, and shifts in New Haven and Middlesex contests, with calls for reorganizing boards and debates about coroner roles.
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Burdick
Flanagan
State Board of Finance and Control
Scattered Rhetoric on Sun Dooms Earth Sparks Debate
An astronomer from Yerkes Observatory and another from Berkeley discuss sun explosions and a universe spanning quadrillions of miles. The piece critiques scientific bluster that daunts the public, noting forecasts of calamity may be as speculative as theology.
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Yerkes Observatory
Caen Ro
Berkeley
California
Fragmented Moral Lesson on Education and Conduct
A dated-sounding moral commentary critiques misplaced priorities in society. It argues education alone is useless without readiness to work, bravery without restraint, sincere prayer without action, and prudent money management. It also condemns sending youths to college without love of learning and building schools while permitting vice.
Governor Smith Faces Tough 1928 Nomination Decision
The columnist argues Governor Al Smith unlikely to secure a presidential majority in 1928 and faces a painful, hard campaign. He notes Smith’s age, reluctance for public office, and the difficulties of building a durable Democratic party for 1932.
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America
Jackson
House of Representatives
Smith
Democratic Party
Comeiug
Mie
Question and answers from a period letter column
A digest of unsigned reader questions about Balkan politics science religion and historicity of Jesus. Cadman hosts views on democracy in the Balkans from Montreal readers while Knoxville readers weigh Newton as the greatest modern scientist and Coleridge on wonder in Jesus.
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Montreal
Canada
Issac Newton
Einetein
Newton
London Spectator
Through with show game says Lamarr
Galesburg vaudeville actor G. E. Lamarr attempted suicide in his Hotel Lorraine room late Sunday night by swallowing iodine. He was found in pain, treated by Dr. Haberlin, and moved to St. Vincent’s hospital in fair condition. Clerks say monotonous show life likely contributed. Lamarr and partner Albert Dauit performed at Vocal Theatre August 1 to 3 and planned a Mounten engagement next week.
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G. E. LaMarr
Galesburg
Hotel Lorraine
LaMarr
Albert Dauit
Vocal Theatre
New York
Mtn
Talking Shop by Walt Mason and Fosdick Reflections
A humorous poem about neighbors endlessly talking of trivial topics and a longing for a cave by a lake. Also a New York note quoting Rev. Dr. Harry Emerson Fosdick arguing majority opinion favors noise and spectacle over refined art or beauty.
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New York
Harry Emerson Fosdick
Blending the Months by Anne Campbell
The poem speaks of June August and October joining in New England meadows and hills. It depicts sapphire mornings pearly everlasting and geraniums along with wild roses while the trio touches in the foothills of New Hampshire. The speaker imagines meeting them in dreams across distant paths.
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Anne Campbell
New England
New Hampshire
Weather forecast for Southern New England and New York
Partly cloudy and cooler with rain Tuesday into Wednesday. Eastern New York and Northern New England show showers and fair conditions midweek. A disturbance off Florida moves north to Virginia and Eastport Maine with storm warnings from Delaware Breakwater to Eastport. Strong southerly winds from Sandy Hook to Hatteras with rain Tuesday. High pressure across Newfoundland toward Bermuda. outlook cooler Tuesday in New England. Almanac notes include tides and sun data.
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New York
Florida
Cosat
Virginia
Eastport
Atlantic
Melaware Breakwater
Newfoundland
Bermuda
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