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Newspaper
Bridgeport Telegram
Location
Bridgeport, Connecticut, United States of America
Date
Oct 13, 1921
Page
8
A damaged OCR shows Bridgeport Telegram post office and subscription rates, ad lines, and brief literary verse. The page includes rates for 6 months and other terms, distribution notes, and a short column titled A Line O Cheer with a verse about trouble and a punching bag.
A tobacco of advertising ethics argues that retailers who advertise gain sales and reduce overhead, allowing lower prices. The piece rebuts the down and out attitude toward ads, noting that advertising stimulates demand and lowers costs per unit through high volume. It urges readers to test by experience.
The piece critiques prohibition enforcement led by Judge Ben Lindsey urging equal punishment for all offenders, exposing a supposed conspiracy among the rich to dodge law. It argues bootleggers drive liquor evasion, calls for investigations into elite homes, and insists laws must apply to rich and poor alike. Mexico’s quiet, looming violence is noted amid broader social discontent.
A poetic column notes social discontent as the thin man, fat man, rich man, and poor man each seek health, wealth, or contentment but find the chase unfulfilling. The piece laments shared human longing and the futility of desire.
A disturbance of moderate intensity was centered over Maine Wednesday night and moved northeastward. General rain and unsettled conditions occurred in the Atlantic states north of Virginia during the past 24 hours. Temperatures were notably cooler Wednesday in the eastern states. Expect generally fair conditions Thursday and Friday east of the Mississippi River with rising temperatures Friday in the Atlantic states, though below normal levels continue.
Charles M. Sevwab argues that Allied nations including America must counter Germany’s postwar production surge or risk letting Germany win the peace. He notes Germany floods markets with low cost goods while rivals face unemployment and strikes, urging swift decisive action.
Citizens are urged to buy the remaining 400 tickets for a United States Marine Band concert at the High School next Saturday evening to fund a free afternoon show for city children. If not sold by Thursday noon, admission will be charged for the afternoon program, limiting attendance. Chamber of Commerce urges support to avoid a blot on the city and calls on residents to act now.
The report notes a severe winter with birds early and scarce food, and warns output of bituminous coal lags behind 1918 and 1914 figures. Mines run at 48 percent capacity. A cold winter with business revival could strain railroads and raise coal prices, risking consumer hardship.
Cecelie and Kathy navigate social games while Kathy plans a scheme to reveal a secret. Roger Buchanan appears, provoking a charged confrontation with Cecelie in the library. Buchanans grapple with unresolved past ties as Cecelie resists a demanded confession.
A brief scene shows Cecelia smiling at a calm man who asks to congratulate her. He notes she is different, and she hints at a secret not ready to be shared. They reminisce about their good friendship as the moment ends with a prompt to continue.
A reader asks about Atlantic water temperatures off New Jersey, northern lights visibility in World War I, two cent stamps, Great Lakes tides, and more. The Bureau provides brief replies with dates, figures, and sources, noting weather, postage history, and species extinction estimates among other topics.
Washington Oct. 12. Passage of the permanent tariff bill by February first is the hope of Senate Finance Committee Chairman Penrose and House Ways and Means Chairman Fordney. Penrose said he conferred with Fordney and they agreed to extend the emergency tariff law to that date. Hearings on the tariff bill will resume November 1, with notices sent to various interests.
There is no longer any excuse for unsafe milk. Modern dairy methods have made clean milk available to all, and the duty lies with consumers to demand cleanliness and know how milk is produced. An illustrated pamphlet by Dr. Ailston J. Rosenau offers authoritative guidance, with a free copy offered via a Washington information bureau upon sending two cents for postage.
Frederic J. Haskin of the Information Bureau in Washington asks recipients to enclose two cents in stamps to obtain a copy of the Mile Bookler Sans Street City State, as directed by official correspondence.
New York Oct 12 The Roosevelt Memorial Association announced a complete newspaper record of the former president’s life with early contributions from Colonel Henry Watterson who donated his own editorials from the Louisville Courier Journal. Watterson opposed a third term and attacked Roosevelt as insane, while maintaining personal ties with the object of his denouncements. The association has received nearly 20 000 clippings to be sorted pasted in scrapbooks and indexed.
A reader asks about meaning and pronunciation of Facet and Fuucet, fixes a misquoted sentence, and notes usage changes such as second largest and the honorifics Rev. Ray and Rev. Mrs. The notes discuss English word forms and historic Anglicization of cabaret as kaba ret and the definite article with Seer.
Poem parody by Berton Braley about Einstein solving all world problems. It humorously claims Einstein and me understand all questions from taxes to prices, predicting seven dimensions and clever twists, with playful misspellings and satirical tone.
Local workers vent frustration over high taxes and wasteful public spending. They call for cutting expenses and ending government waste while urging policymakers to reduce tax burdens and stop unnecessary spending to protect earnings and jobs. The message echoes a call for reform and fiscal restraint.
The United States plans to spend about 3 billion dollars to build permanent highways crossing the nation. Tests measure impact pressure using a hydraulic jack and a calibrated cylinder to simulate truck loads, gathering data on roadbed resilience for heavier traffic ahead.
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