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Newspaper
Bridgeport Telegram
Location
Bridgeport, Connecticut, United States of America
Date
Oct 13, 1924
Page
8
Bridgeport Telegram subscription rates listed in advance with options for year five months one month and one week. The notice identifies The Post Publishing Co and the bridgeport address at 140 Middle Street as the paper location and notes AP news use rights.
A collection of quips and observations on politics manners and youth. The notes touch on fame wealth aging patriotism and progress with a satirical tone referencing China Malcolm MacDonald and social norms.
A compact collection of moral lines condemning vanity and praising service faith humility and noble ideals. The verses urge eternal value through service and warn against dishonor without moral faith while stressing childlike questions gentleness and contentment as signs of a good neighbor.
Fair in Southern New England for Monday and Tuesday with little temperature change. A falling barometer and abnormally low pressure over eastern Newfoundland and the adjacent ocean were noted. Cooler conditions developed Sunday night in the North Atlantic as northerly winds persisted from Sandy Hook to Hatteras.
A brief picturesque note outlines daily temperature measures from sunrise to sunset and tides. The fragment mentions rise and set times and indicates high and low water periods, hinting at a nautical almanac style.
Professor Albert Einstein of wide renown begins a lecture tour across Europe, visiting Berlin and other Austrian cities as part of a new professorial assignment.
A letter argues the Constitution imposes specific restraints on Congress and warns that without these checks a La Follette plan could render rights such as worship press and speech unprotected. It asserts the need for Congress to legislate and for boundaries to prevent anarchy, noting the safeguards remain essential while society needs them.
Magistrate Jean H Norris, New York City’s only woman judge, and Clarence Darrow advocate free institutions for treating incipient mental disorders. They argue crime stems from borderline mental derangements and promote preventatoriums to nip problems early. Darrow cites Leopold and Loeb psychology while Norris draws on domestic-squabble cases.
An editorial advocates establishing a 2 million dollar neuropathic hospital in New York to study and cure criminal tendencies. It argues colonies for isolated misfits could reduce crime by addressing the underlying abnormal state of mind, with hopes for broader social reform as public opinion shifts.
The piece extols brevity as the mark of success across media from sermons to newspapers. It argues that concise communication respects audiences, condemns verbose preaching, and urges writers and speakers to spare readers time while delivering core ideas.
Readers discuss Shapiro and La Follette views on whether the Supreme Court can review Congress. The letter reviews Randolph's 1787 proposal for a council of revision, Gerry's remarks, and 21 July 1787 debate notes. It cites Elliott's Debates and notes opposition to judicial power over constitutionality. The exchange questions whether the judiciary should check legislation and the risk of encroachment.
The Literary Digest poll tracks party splits with Coolidge ahead of Davis in Connecticut by seven to one and Vermont near eight to one. La Follette predicts a three party split while Democrats in the North and South diverge. Vermont's vote may boost a Republican majority, while interest remains high for football and the World Series.
Governor Smith leaves for Albany to begin his bid for reelection using his administration’s record as the sole campaigning platform. He pledges to defend each law and expose any negative statements with supportive evidence, arguing the judiciary’s role remains within constitutional bounds.
A collage of jokes, quips, and light satire features in jestful verse and short prose. Characters include a chatty mayor, a flustered wife, and a bragging narrator, with playful digs at progress and romance, ending with a cheeky editorial notice about a new adventure series.
Dr Rank Crane argues motherhood is a trained craft requiring intellect devotion and self sacrifice. A mother should study physiology psychology ethics and practical child training to guide growing minds, feed them properly, and build character for happier children.
A discussion on stomach neuroses and peristaltic disturbances explains how anxiety, overwork, and poor health trigger symptoms like gurgling belching and abdominal discomfort. It recommends reducing sugars fats and refined foods, improving overall health and daily habits, and using boracic acid eye washes for certain irritation.
In Washington tales from the National Intelligencer of October 13 1824 a Philadelphia complaint about losing beaver hats at the Lafayette ball is recounted. Stories tell of multiple hats stolen at dinners and suppers as gentlemen hunted for theirs. The piece also notes medical questions about swollen ankles possibly signaling kidney or heart trouble and suggests medical assessment.
A nostalgic poem recalls a country schoolhouse from memory. The speaker describes shabby gray walls, worn steps, and tiny panes that faced fields and wheat. The author links childhood literacy to that simple room and the warmth of shared meals and stove warmth.
An old neighbor speaks of illness and fatigue while promising help with chores if others cannot. The speaker details lumbago stitches and pain, milk duties, feeding hay, rounding up livestock, and feeling strains as neighbors cope with distress and distance.
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