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Newspaper
Bridgeport Telegram
Location
Bridgeport, Connecticut, United States of America
Date
Oct 31, 1921
Page
6
Bridgeport production text appears. Advertising staff and circulation details are listed. A poem titled Line o Cheer by John Hendrick Bangs is included with a spooky Halloween mood.
Fragmented editorial notes discuss money, taxes, and veterans rights. Mentions Mary Garden, doctors in movies, music hearing, wage concerns, and a plan to strike. References to shipping, a 'Hardin' hint, and a stray line about winter ahead.
Weather report credited to Tom Gilliam Jr. without full attribution details in the weather column. The entry appears as a weather brief with limited context and no additional forecast data.
The weather looks cloudy with minimal temperature changes across the central states and much of the east Monday. Expect rain in Southern New England and the northeastern states Tuesday with overcast skies and northeast winds near Boston and New York area.
A scattered set of quotes urges civic vigor in Bridgeport with talk of an efficient community. The piece then surveys archaeologic claims from Palestine and France, noting ages of humanity and biblical flood debates alongside Halloween customs and landlord practices.
Reginald McKenna, former British chancellor, argues Germany's repayment burden and undercutting of markets prolongs unemployment in Allied nations. He suggests canceling Germany's debt to Britain and questions the value of Allied debts to the United States, warning continued paybacks sustain hardship.
An aging narrator laments modern life and aged ways, recalling Aurora's past and a longing to resist change. He vows to abandon mourning customs and ashes, preferring simple pleasures, while reflecting on the altering towns and memories of yesteryear. The tale closes with a visit to Jimpson's shop for lemon pop.
Paris columnist Tous Forest argues that prohibition worsens vice, comparing American and Russian enforcement failures. He claims banning wine provokes crime and addiction, warning that prohibitions drain public morals and empower criminals, urging smarter anti drunkenness strategies.
Professor Lumiere of the Academy in Paris cites vitamins as life essentials and says cooking degrades them. Raw fruit, especially oranges and lemons, can supply missing vitamins, with recipes offered in a free booklet by clipping and mailing a coupon for postage.
Frederic J. Hankin of the Washington Information Bureau notes a two-cent return postage for a 9 Trem copy of the Orange and Leman. a dusty scene mentions rain, heat, and a goat taken from a local farm. The report lists Mary Patton and a 100 pound milk yield with 26 pounds of milk supplied.
Article advises parents to speak gently and steadily to children to build obedience. It cites Mrs Wesley as an example, arguing patience yields better results than shouting, comparing long-term outcomes with immediate compliance.
An analysis in Popular Science Monthly examines a composite portrait of 16 famed inventors. Dr. Katherine Blackford notes features like prominent noses, strong jaws, and confident expressions that mark a creative scientist type. The collage includes Ford, Hay, Tesla, and others, printed from a single plate of 16 portraits.
Commissioner of Health urges weekly inspections of homes and grounds from cellar to attic. Checks dry clean premises with screened windows and pest control. Advises routines like scalding garbage pails, dust-free beds, and clean barns to prevent vermin and disease. Encourages households to imitate shipboard sanitary tours.
Readers ask about back and joint pain eye muscle imbalance and Noy fever cures and how to seek help. Dr Copeland advises medical examination by physicians or eye nose throat specialists and explains that there is no single cure for fever without identifying the cause.
A quiz item questions pronunciation and language usage from a Daily feature. It asks about the word Been the verb, prior to dive phrasing, Gherkin pronunciation, and other dialect notes including menw la and sturgeon bladder gelatin.
A historic notice urges readers to submit clear questions to The Telegram Information Bureaus directed by Frederick Raskin in Washington. It states it cannot give medical or mental advice, nor conduct exhaustive research, and asks for a return postage enclosed with two halfpenny stamps.
A collage of quiz style questions and answers covers topics from ancient Egyptian furniture and jury service by women in several states to the origin of the fresh air movement, Civil War generals, the Galveston flood date, Whistler’s birthplace, Scottish dress, eagle versus vulture differences, burial sites for Francis Scott Key, and medieval beliefs about infant mortality.
A comic tale recounts Spike Cactus, scorned for his ugliness, finding love when a car stops at his home. A kind man identifies a white flower as the bloom of beauty, and Spike gains happiness with a beloved, ending the children's bedtime moral lesson.
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