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Bridgeport Telegram, published daily except Sunday by The Post Publishing Co. at 140 Middle St, Bridgeport Conn. Subscription rates payable in advance include one year seven months and one month. Open every day and night with carrier delivery and full internal department access. Associated Press news is republished as credited.
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Editorial Notes and Quips on Society and Politics
A collage of satirical lines and opinions on politics, economics, and culture. The brief snippets joke about tariff merit, republican memory, Dempsey Firpo, and social mores, ending with reflections on verbosity and bread pudding. The tone mimics a town column of wry observations.
Sermon Fragments on Faith and Work Endure
A reflective meditation links faith and daily roles with enduring truths. The preacher, politician, scientist, teacher, mother, and employer each face tests of belief, integrity, and influence beyond immediate controversy or tool and task.
Weather forecast for New England and Atlantic coast
The weather page notes a disturbance moving from Western Minnesota to Ontario with local showers in the Lake region. Temperatures stay above normal east of the Mississippi. Monday and Tuesday look generally fair along the Mississippi's eastern area with possible local showers Monday. Winds shift north of Sandy Hook to Hatteras with moderate south and southeast winds.
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Publicity for the Ku Klux Klan and Iowa politics
The Telegram notes two letters praising Klan advertising, questions its truth, and lampoons Klan recruitment. It discusses Senator Brookhart’s split with the Republican Party in Iowa and contrasts Connecticut’s primary laws against cross party manipulation.
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Wisconsin Election Law Debate Spills Into Broader States
The item discusses election laws and the influence of progressives across Wisconsin and other states. It notes debates on how laws affect campaigns and governance, with references to political movements and regional differences in regulatory approaches.
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Wisconsin
Bootlegger Sentenced as Connecticut Prisons Clamp Down
Dominick Perrotti, a hardened bootlegger, received one to two years in state prison and a $2000 fine in New Haven. He owned the Wilkes Barre, a rum running boat seized with a full cargo in New Haven harbor on July 5th. Previously linked to wood alcohol sales in 1919 that caused deaths in Wartford, Meriden, and Holyoke, he escaped harsher punishment then but vows no leniency this time.
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Real Money on the Farm and Market Forces
The article argues that farm wealth now hinges on market demand for wheat and cotton. It contends price fixes would harm farmers by removing their current market power, and that land values rise with high wheat prices but fall when markets drop. It frames deflation as a universal consequence of altered earning power across business sectors.
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Political Pointers Show Democratic Drift Toward Republicans
The piece notes Democratic indifference across towns risking Republican nominations for representative seats as election day nears. Maine style straw votes show Coolidge leading with Davis third, prompting conservative Democrats to back Coolidge to beat La Follette. Oklahoma fears about Walton’s nomination trigger audience walkouts, signaling party divisions between northern and southern wings.
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New England Votes Delayed In Literary Digest Poll
Old time Democrats in various parts of the state express hope for a new party and note non disclosure of New England votes. The Literary Digest poll shows no New England ballots yet, with cards just sent to the region and results expected later.
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Post Office Site U K To Bridgeport: Keep Current Location
Proposed plan urges Bridgeport city and U S government to purchase Cannon Street frontage opposite the present Post Office. It estimates 160 feet by 100 feet lots totaling around 15 000 square feet, proposing a steel framed fireproof building with first floor at current grade to house all post office services for a population of 5 000 000.
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Ball in Philadelphia Attended by 2200 Generals Guests
One hundred years ago from the New York Evening feat issue of October 1824 notes a Philadelphia ball for General Tafautette attended by about 2200 people, with two thirds being ladies. The General planned to leave Philadelphia for Chester by boat, dine at Wilmington, then go to Frenchtown and sail to Baltimore.
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Suspicion Cloud Over Macedonia Oppressed by Bandits
The text portrays Macedonia as beset by suspicion and distrust where strangers are viewed as possible oppressors. It describes widespread poverty and rapid property loss to theft and extortion through tax collectors landlords and kidnappers, with bandits posing constant danger.
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Prince and Poultry: A Prince Raises Hens Out West
A whimsical tale describes a prince famed for battles and crowns who now keeps fourteen eggs under a bone headed hen. He eschews royal pomp to drive a bus and tend rugged fowl, living simply with Leghorns in a valley.
The Woodbox by the Stove
A poem by Anne Campbell recalls autumn chores as a child fills the woodbox by the stove. The speaker remembers hauling cordwood, keeping the box full, and thoughts of family duties while waiting for a comforting fire.
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Dolphin Stomach Yields 15191 Jar Bones of Five Fish
Ichthyologist Dr. J. Schmidt examined a captured dolphin and found 15191 jar bones in its stomach. He identified five different fish species in the creature’s last meal and noted each fish contributed two bones. Flo assisted in the bone tally and species determination.
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Flo
Poem and Gossip Pieces from a 1920s Page
A collage of verse and quips includes a satire on childrearing and womanhood, light jokes about marriage and independence, brief cartoons, and editor’s notes. It mixes rhymed stanzas with humorous vignettes about fashion, school days, and social expectations.
Rest and Recreation as an Efficient Life Lesson
Dr. Frank Crane argues for intelligent planning of recreation equal to work. He says rest should balance activity, with rhythm in life, including spiritual and mental repose, to sustain strength and efficiency. He cites the sun’s daily cycle and the need for regular periods of rest to prevent nerves fatigue.
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Frank Crane
Dilatation of Stomach Affects Eating Habits and Health
An article explains stomach variation among individuals, noting average capacity of three to five pints and how over eating and excessive drinking can stretch stomach walls. Acute and chronic dilatation may cause vomiting and indigestion, with treatment emphasizing washing out the stomach and healthier eating habits. It also includes health Q A segments on weight, bread fattening, lip-sucking in a baby, and freckles.
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Which is Mr. Brisbane
An excerpt discusses Mr. Brisbane and Mr. Gonegega in a dialogue about wealth and media. It notes Mr. Hearst controls major papers and magazines while Mr. Brisbane is identified as a large real estate holder in New York and subscriber to Hearst bonds. The piece satirically questions influence in democracy.
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Artificial timber could cut waste in lumber production
The New York World reports a US trial of a process that converts wood waste into a cellulose plastic usable as synthetic lumber. If commercially viable, it could conserve global timber supplies and is being advanced by the National Lumber Manufacturers Association.
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Ceivabie
National Lumber Manufacturers’ Association
New York World
Medical QandA Answers From Dr Copeland
A reproduced reader QandA column features Dr R Sa Copeland answering medical and hygiene queries. Topics include body growth ages and hydrocephalus water on the brain with notes on current lack of a cure. Readers may send questions and self addressed stamped envelopes for personal replies.
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