Bridgeport Telegram Ad Rates and Delivery Details
Bridgeport Telegram lists mail and daily home delivery options with 1 week and 1 month rates, in advance, plus a 70 cent per month surcharge for postage. The paper offers direct telephone connections for Milford and Fairfield readers to place ads or news notices without long-distance charges.
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Negative Oaths and a Positive Pact for Peace
The piece argues against absolute pacifist oaths and suggests reversing them into a positive pledge to promote peace and goodwill. It cites the Revolutionary generation who risked death rather than refuse defense of liberty, urging a constructive commitment over inveterate nonresistance.
Copperheads in Connecticut and the copperhead myth
A reader notes that the term copperhead now mostly refers to snakes, not Northern sympathizers. Historically feared mobs led by Barnum and Noble are recalled. The piece wonders about authentic copperhead snakes in Connecticut and mentions copperhead like water snakes, noting they are non venomous and often killed.
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Bridgeport
FP. T. Barnum
General Noble
Hartford Times
Josh Billings
Palisades
Hudson
Schaghticoke Range
Dark view of advice on work and play in old North American Review
A fragment quotes Dr Donald B Armstrong on guidance for wiser work, safer play, and hygienic living, then shadows the notion as a bleak life. The speaker questions why a man who must consult a doctor to learn how to work would be happier dead.
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Bo Heppler
Connecticut
Smith
Denver
Tammany Hall
New York
New Jersey
Masachusetts
Rhode Island
Repubiicans
Purity Congress Report Sparks Debate In LaCrosse Wis
The Baltimore Sun notes an International Purity congress in LaCrosse Wisconsin aimed at preventing youth corruption. A correspondent reported topics discussed were unprintable and the observer wished to withhold details. The piece questions motives behind such conferences and the balance between virtue and curiosity.
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Baltimore Sun
International Purity Congress
LaCrosse
Wis
Matter of Taste in The Americar Quote on Car Wealth
A quoted motor car maker condemns a rival model as a badge of poverty while praising his own high priced line. The remark underscores class perceptions in automobiling and ties wealth to vehicle choice, reflecting market attitudes of the era.
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Borah
Swank, Poverty, and Modern Social Tastes
In a critique echoing early 20th century debates, the author questions poverty as dishonor and mocks the pretensions of wealth and social status. The piece doubts that luxury cars and polished appearances justify social standing, arguing some resist flaunting trends and others flaunt excess.
Haldane on End of World and Cosmic Travel
The piece reviews J B S Haldane and his speculative No. The Last Judgment. It notes his scientific caution yet delight in prophecy and outlines his view that humanity faces evolutionary strain, a disintegrating Moon, and migration to Venus to begin anew across planets and galaxies. It contrasts traditional faith with speculative science.
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Detroit Prep Press
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Rendera
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Earth
Venus
Arsenical Smoke Urged to Shield London Population
A letter from Major Nye in the London Daily Mail argues for gas proof cellars to protect seven million Londoners. He claims tiny arsenical smoke can incapacitate a person in a minute and describes horrific effects on animals and people, suggesting inexpensive smoke generators and aerial deployment as a weapon to end London and aid Volstead enforcement.
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Major Nye
London
C. BE. G. Nye
London Daily Mail
Washington lobbyists and Josiah Newcomb in the era of power interests
The Daily Mirror profiles Josiah Newcomb of New York as a Washington lobbyist for power interests, recounting his past in the New York State Senate and his long association with Governor Hughes. It notes the shift in lobbying culture, comparing old Albany poker games to modern Washington dinners while praising or critiquing lobbyists.
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Josiah Newcomb
New York
Boulder Dam
Muscle Shoals
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Ight
National Capital
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New York State Senate
Charles E. Hughes
Hughes
la Follette
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Newcomb
Brookhart
Belial
Wall Street
Revcomb
Black Horse Cavalry
Albany
Manhattan Days and Nights misadventures in social imports
New York City quipster notes Count Nutte, a fake aristocrat, found toiling as a hotel Belmont tray waiter. He jokes about counts in society, dowagers chasing faux nobility, and the era’s social satire of ostentation and pretenders in Fifth Avenue circles.
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Count Nutte
Belmont
Kellner
Burke
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England
Fifth Avenue
Onr
Wilam the Conqueror
Thomas Lipton
East Ride
Walter
The Idlers by Walt Mason
A verse lament about idle people who watch gulls and birds while others work. It recalls the Wright brothers and other figures who pursued invention and labor, contrasting idle contemplation with practical effort and progress.
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Jeys
Fulton
Brothers Wright
Because I Have Seen the Mountains Poem Fragment
Anse Campbell writes a brief poem about distant peaks and the sea. The speaker recalls mountains and the sea, expressing longing and spiritual seeking as wings of imagination rise. The verse evokes travel and contemplation, with a lyrical cadence.
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Political pointers on Smith candidacy and Louisville ballot
A Connecticut observer notes mixed support for Governor Al Smith within the Democratic party, plus national betting and budget issues. Louisville faces a November ballot 98 inches by 24 inches with 176 names on a horse racing issue and city elections to fill vacated offices after a court ruling.
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Kentucky
State Supreme Court
Sentence Sermons Reflecting Personal Responsibility
The note explores inner conflict and growth as a man encounters moments of virtue and fault. It contrasts a friend who overlooks flaws with an enemy who provokes change, emphasizing conscience as the final judge and the burden of self accountability.
Looking Forward By Dr Fran
In a 1927 piece Dr Fran praises the 19th century's inventions and anticipates a greater 20th century. He notes quiet work by scientists, mentions radio driven concepts like driverless cars and power beams, and highlights rays from Millikan, X rays, ultraviolet and a rainbow ray as promising, though not yet practical. Copyright 1927.
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Iaato Anc
Raymond R. Machiett
Darien Driver Fined After Greenwich Wild Auto Ride
Beverly Furber, 19, of Butler's Island, led police through Greenwich Stamford and Darien in a high speed chase. He was fined 40.92 dollars in Greenwich Town Court and faces charges of reckless driving and evading responsibility in Stamford City Court. Masterson pursued, Furber allegedly sideswiped cars, reached about 70 mph, and wrecked near E Hope Norton’s home. He was arrested at his Butler's Island home and held for Stamford and Greenwich on similar charges.
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Pickwick Arma
John Masterson
Weed Avenue
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Furber
Ty Stamford
South Avenue
Mastersou
Norton
Butler's Island
John J. Lynch Sought By Local Legion Post
A Brattleboro Vermont post telegram prompted a Bridgeport city wide search for John J. Lynch, former member of the Brattleboro post, who came to Bridgeport four weeks ago to work as a steam fitter amid a family matter. Local members, led by Jay A. Smith, seek Lynch and urge locating him.
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American Legion
Brattleboro
Joan J. Lynch
Jay A. Smith
John J. Lynch
Bridgeport
Reed of Embezzlement Case in Stratford Town Court
Edward Zemper of Milford and former Stratford resident was found guilty of embezzling 174 dollars from the Keio te company at 265 Fairfield Avenue Bridgepoint in Stratford town court yesterday.
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Stratford
Keio §Te Company
Fairfield Avenue
Brdgepoint
Statford
Questionting faith and vivisection in late letters
Brooklyn and Youngstown readers debate religious doubt and fear as a motive for belief while arguing over animal testing limits. A New York reader contrasts biblical lands with modern science and calls for abolition of cruel vivisection, urging humane research standards.
Morrow Greets Embassy Staff at Mexican Office
Dwight W. Morrow arrived as the new American ambassador to Mexico and spent his first day meeting embassy staff and callers, declining public discussion of policy until officially received by President Calles. Mexican press and officials voiced cautious optimism that his arrival may ease tensions and foster better relations.
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Associated Prese
Dwight W. Morrow
Mexico
Calles
Foreign Office
Thia
Republic
Rfestean
Morrow
Coolidge
United States
el Universal Grafico
Morton
Danbury Man Escapes Heavy Fine At Age Twenty Six Again
Danbury Oct 24 A sixty two year old colored man William Reilly faced intoxication charges in Danbury City court before Judge Samuel A Davis. The judge learned both men were sixty two and fined Reilly five dollars with no costs in a case highlighting age related remarks.
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Samuel A. Davis
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Aoe
Winerney Held For High Court in Darien
Darien October hearing binds William McInerney twenty three of Norwalk to December term on a manslaughter charge for the weekend automobile accident that fatally injured his friend Robert Tacomas twenty seven of Norwalk. Bonds set at 2500 to 6000 posted by Frank Dorsey. Attorney Paul F R Connery represented McInerney.
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William Mcmerney
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Norwalk
McInerney
Robert Tacomas
Maintreet
Eost
Balz Gets License To Marry Mrs Lanner
John J Bale twenty eight of 757 Snelton street and Mrs Jesse K Lanner widow forty one of 447 Berium avenue obtained a license in New York yesterday for their marriage in the chapel of the Municipal building. Balz is a native of Bridgeport and the son of Mr and Mrs John Scacker.
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Snelton Street
Jesse K. Lanner
Berium Avenue
New York
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Bridgeport
John Sc
Weather outlook for New England and Great Lakes region
The report notes minimal temperature changes across Southern New England Western New York and Northern New England for Tuesday and Wednesday. Conditions include lower pressure over Quebec and rising highs over the upper Great Lakes with scattered showers. winds shift from southwest to northwest, with overcast skies mainly Tuesday.
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Datly Almanac Weather Projections and Notes
Almanac by Middlebreck New Finland Almanse for Tetugcant includes high water and low water notes. Readable fragments mention tides and dates but lack full details.
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New Finland Almanse
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