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Newspaper

Bridgeport Telegram

Location

Bridgeport, Connecticut, United States of America

Date

Oct 20, 1921

Page

8

Bridgeport Telegram Newspaper Ad Rates and Publishing Notes

Bridgeport Telegram lists subscription prices and weekly rates, with daily publication details. It notes advertising reps in New York and Chicago, a 140 Middle Street address, and Associated Press credit and republication rights.

F A. Kista Metrorolilan New York N.Y THE Post Publishing CO Middle Street Bridgeport Conn Audit Bureau of Circulation Associated Press Associated Fressy End - Riso Cal Nesta

A UNE D CHEER By John Kendrick Bangs

A satirical verse by John Kendrick Bangs on cheer and folly, spiraling into a critique of the Ku Klux Klan era and government overreach, arguing public ridicule will doom the movement rather than official action.

John Kendrick Bangs

Fragmented Editorial Notes and Odd Snippets

A jumble of editorial notes and stray phrases. references to older era topics surface in fragmentary form. Mentions of wives versus husbands, military roles, a possible advertisement, delivery headlines, spring in Australia, and social observations appear as isolated lines without cohesive narrative.

The Prophet’s Weather Quips By Tom Gilliam Jr

A whimsical verse by Tom Gilliam Jr features a fellow named Brown arguing costs must fall and claiming high prizes have sunk three feet underground, blending weather talk with satirical verse.

Tom Gilliam, Jr Brown

Weather Outlook: Rain And Colder In Coming Days

A central Lake Huron disturbance moved northeast to the Saint Lawrence valley while the Manitoba system sped southeast. Rain fell in North Atlantic states over the past 24 hours. Temperature remains above normal in the East but colder air will reach regions east of the Mississippi within 24 hours.

Lake Huron Saint Lawrence Manitoba Huron North Atlantic Atlantic Virginia Mississippi River

Bridge City Almanac Brief News Update

ABridge City Almanac notes a late morning update from the city desk. Officials report routine weather observations and a minor traffic advisory affecting Main Street for today. No injuries or major incidents are recorded.

Driving Home the Nail of Truth in Civic Politics

A quixotic tirade critiques political rhetoric from a 1921 speech by Dr. Butler and a Connecticut native, W S Blatchley. It recalls a mayoral candidate promising grand reforms, a university citation for Blatchley, and praise for unobtrusive scientists like Wilton Everett Britton, noting many scientists toil unseen for public good.

Congregation of Voters Opera Waters Trianimnisty Minde Connecticut University of Indiana America Blatchley Connecticut Geological and Natural History Survey Wilton Everett Britton

Napoleon and Josephine Love Letters Reveal Turbulent Marriage

The excerpt discusses Napoleon Bonaparte and his wife Josephine, detailing his ardent affection, Josephine’s vanity and social levity, and his withdrawal from her as time passed. It notes Napoleon’s later divorce from Josephine and remarriage to Marie Louise, with a focus on the emotional strain and shifting loyalties described in the letters.

Nie Josephins de Beauhsmalye Arhem the Great Nepotsen Syas Elas China Napoleon Na Fetter Metlene Verona Josephine Napolean Merle Leorige Oladaugh Aslate

Waiting for Friend in 23 Department Store

In a terse, fragmented note Briggs records impatience at a department store checkout. The text hints delays and a delayed return by a spouse, with garbled phrases referencing a wife and registers. The readable fragments suggest a domestic scene set in a retail environment.

Barriers Strong With Ruby M Ayres

A dramatic romantic drama unfolds as Cecelia faces jealousy and betrayal while George Buchanan contemplates love, memory, and a deadly choice. Amid hospital and cliffside rooms, old passions reawaken, leading to a tense reunion and a renewed vow between Cecelia and Buchanan.

Fragmentary tale hints at a hidden romance

A fragment hints at a speaker named Lad and another unnamed woman. The text suggests unspoken words and an unresolved impulse to “take her in his arma.” The odd phrasing leaves a sense of continuation implied by the parenthetical cue Vo Be Continued.

Klay Crimars Lim Mr. Forsyth Mr. Buchanan Gecelle Lev Valee Rogers Huchanen Kathyigana Buchanan

Quiz terms and misread notes on language and items

A fragmented glossary style item lists terms and phrases with mispellings and archaic references. It mentions A Dally Quiz and Coup L Etat, explains connoisseur versus dilettante, notes grig meaning a cricket, and references Heathens and the Flainback Wee mark of the English Goldsmiths Company.

Goldsmiths’ Company

Asking Questions Latereager Information Bureau Notice

Public notice invites readers to submit questions to the Information Bureau directed by Frederick J. Haskin in Washington DC. It clarifies the bureau provides information only, not legal medical or personal advice, and requests full name address two cents stamps for return postage.

Latereager Egram Information Bureau Frederick J. Haskin Washington, D. C Inquirer Bridgeport Telegram Information Bureau Washington, D.C

Inventions and uses of concrete and related questions

A fragmented Q and A on Tobrogans and improvised sleds, card cleaning with camphor, preventing dish damage, annual paper production, Panama Canal tolls, and promoting concrete use with a Washington information bureau booklet. The text reflects a miscellany of DIY advice, exploration of curiosities, and practical notes from a past period.

Atomic scale explosions and radioactivity explained in brief

A historical note explains that ordinary explosions differ from atomic ones, which involve forces inside atoms. It discusses radioactivity, beta and alpha particles, speeds of emission, and the immense energy potential of radioactive materials like radium, noting long continuation of energy release and vast destructive potential.

The Parrot in the Tenants Cage Drives Resident Mad

In a comical siege of overheated rhymes a tenant complains about a loud parrot above. The speaker claims the bird’s shrill chatter and a rough muffled crowing torment him daily, threatening the bird’s fate if silencing isn’t found.

No clear factual headline found in readable text

Fragments describe applause and mockery of a performer named Soynus Hicks and a violent end, with chaotic stanzas and unclear narrative. The piece appears dramatic and satirical, mentioning a hillbillie-like act and a staged punishment, but lacks verifiable events, dates, or identifiable real persons.

Soynus Hicks Talnir Bludgeon

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