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Newspaper
Bridgeport Telegram
Location
Bridgeport, Connecticut, United States of America
Date
Oct 26, 1925
Page
8
A New Haven letter criticizes how New Haven and similar cities grant citizenship, describing a rushed, machine like oath ceremony. The writer argues the process fails to convey dignity and civic weight, noting overworked officials and limited time undermine the significance of becoming a citizen.
A historical snippet notes a flood of phrases from Macbeth as soft coal shortages worsen in New York and Pittsburgh. It quotes furnace directions urging controlled drafts, gradual adding of lumps, and keeping the red spot visible to prevent backfires and gas explosions amid the coal scarcity.
The passage lampoons a persistent refrain about a red spot seen as essential, transforming game humor into a paranoid image of households chasing a badge. It notes a Shakespearean echo and laments the red spot’s inflation into a broader vocabulary, hinting at social pressure and fear.
Judge Gary of United States Steel predicts a great era of prosperity for the United States. He cites stability, sound business, and moral principles as drivers of higher commerce, reduced crime, and improved living standards. He cautions America to avoid European entanglements while Stock Exchange activity rises and optimism grows.
The piece argues that love and sentimentality are not the same and warns that excessive sentimentality corrupts moral judgment. It cites mothers shielding children, lenient teachers, and pardons as undermining self government, urging a tougher stance against graft and crime and viewing jails as civilizing symbols. It calls for discerning love that punishes wrongdoing rather than indulging sentiment.
The late Senator Henry Cabot Lodge publishes a controversial work asserting to reveal truths about the Versailles treaty and the Senate's reception. It sharply censures President Wilson and the group Lodge led, while noting history pays little heed to such contemporaneous judgments.
A collection of wry aphorisms and reflections on politics, aging, marriage, credit, language, and daily life. The snippets touch on Lodge and Wilson, civilization, evolution of trades, private debt, telegraph codes, middle age, and confessional magazines, delivered in a brisk, editorial voice.
Four weeks remain before the political fever hits full stride with rallies across the city by Republicans and Democrats. Analysts say Cullinan’s lead has faded as Behrens gains, while a decisive GOP win could trap Democrats for years. New registrars list alderman names in gold, and district leaders forecast November majorities though canvasses remain guesses. Norwalk eyes a new traffic ordinance to enforce curb rules after a prior failed attempt.
A 1925 book review from the Women's Institute of Scranton discusses Dress and Look Slender by Jane Warren Wells. It advocates visual tricks through lines, posture, and accessories to appear thinner, advising vertical patterns, straight posture, specified exercises, and careful use of necklaces, rings, and earrings to shape the silhouette.
A man recalls giving a quarter to a blind beggar, feeling virtue brighten his day, only to learn the beggar was jailed for deception. He vows never to be duped again, then admits the moment still warmed him despite the sting of betrayal. The verse-like reminiscence vouches for mixed motives in charity and pride.
The passage urges fairness toward youth and officials from different parties, support for schools despite parental failure, and against judging churches or entertainers by imperfect members or lack of appreciation. It cautions against finding fault with workers who follow orders and to cease hunting for troubles.
Hartford Oct 25 AP That many Connecticut autoists are applying for 1926 registration cards and plates early shows up in a Motor Vehicles report. About 4 000 applications had been received by noon Saturday. Most applicants seek to keep their 1925 numbers next year. After November 15 no numbers will be reserved and holders of low numbers for 1925 may lose their picks to new applicants.
A short verse by Anne O Campbell recounts Wu Sing’s daydreams of China while washing clothes. He imagines ink from China on slips, gazes toward a distant homeland, and contemplates leaving his adopted life to return to ancestral graves and memories in China.
A Telegram reader argues the editorial on silencers contains misinformation. He explains gun mechanics, notes that silencers affect pistols more than revolvers, and cites velocity and sound concepts while criticizing laws that restrict sales and hinting at crime deterrence. He references Sullivan Law and cites Sam Percy Mexim as the silencer inventor.
A collage of humorous verses and sketches from The Fun Shop page featuring rewritten classics like The Wreck of the Hesperus in modern light verse, exchanges, and college parodies. It includes a call for original humor contributions with payment details and submission guidelines for Bridgeport Telegram readers.
Oct 25 report from Washington says the private yacht Myrtle D, sailing from Southport North Carolina for Jack Lonville Florida on Oct 16 with several passengers, has disappeared. Coast Guard asked to search. George S. Dalgett of Sebring Florida, a relative of the owner, appealed for aid and fears disaster. Coast Guard vessels in the South Atlantic alerted. exact passenger count and names not disclosed.
New Haven Oct 25 The President and Trustees of Yale in China forwarded to the Governor of Hunan a message of gratitude for his prompt action protecting the college from a riot last June. They praise his martial law measures and his warnings that maintained order and safeguarded students, faculty, and buildings, while supporting China’s pursuit of wisdom and virtue.
Eastern New York faces cooler air with possible snow flurries in the north and rain in the south and north portions. Northern New England sees partly cloudy, colder conditions with potential snow in the north and rain or snow Tuesday. Southern New England remains fair then rain on Tuesday. A storm over Maine and the St Lawrence valley intensifies, with Eastport reporting 28.80 inches. High pressure over the Ohio valley and Bermuda, winds up to 40 mph in New York, and rain expected east of the Mississippi as an eastern disturbance moves east. Storm warnings remain along New England. Sunset around 7:57 PM. High tide 5:30 PM, low tide around 10:01 PM.
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