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Newspaper
Bridgeport Telegram
Location
Bridgeport, Connecticut, United States of America
Date
Sep 04, 1923
Page
8
Subscriptions, rates, and mail in advance details appear for The Post Publishing Co. Daily pages published in Bridgeport Connecticut with carrier options and open hours. Includes Associated Press and circulation notes.
A collection of satirical remarks on public affairs and figures. The notes discuss the Old World, coal consumers, broadcasting, a potential Europe payment, and questions of humor. It mentions Mr Bek and President Coolidge with speculative takes on farm hours and candidates.
The weather remains cloudy and cooler in South New England with Tuesday partly cloudy and showers possible in New York and New England. A high pressure system offshore over the Great Lakes region and Gulf regions is shifting, while unsettled conditions persist with brief showers and thunderstorms reported in Northern New York and Northern New England.
An unfamiliar text describes a spectre in the sky, rainbow rings around clouds, and a diffraction-based explanation of a colored phenomenon. It then shifts to a tale of an actress retiring from the stage who plans a chicken farm, asking for guidance on hatching eggs. The fragment ends with the journal’s reply.
Col William S. N. Haskell reports that the American Relief Administration led by Hoover fed eleven million Russians and nursed two million children, with medical aid to 15,000 hospitals and 7 million people, while distributing $60,000 tons of food and clothing from 35,000 stations. The effort, aided by 125,600 Russians and 300 American staff, sanitized disease centers and opened roads, baths, and schools, proving American initiative without Soviet coercion.
Southern New England Telephone installs conduits in Fairfield as part of an extension project for the Bridgeport Exchange. Work progresses with installed ducts and anticipated cable placement, aiming to improve service reliability and capacity for the region.
Local manager announces expansion to extend service for Fairfield for the next three to five years. The plan allows individual service and direct Bridgeport connections, pushing toward enlarging Bridgeport exchange to include Fairfield and potentially Trumbull and Milford. Subscribers would face higher rates and per call charges, but the move matches public policy desires for broader service.
The New London Pay notes United States Senator Frank Brandegee has arrived at his Whaling City home and will stay there for three months with occasional automobile trips. Citizens hope the stay helps him reconnect with Connecticut views and problems as he prepares to lead judiciary and foreign relations in the incoming Congress.
A committee of the American Bar Association condemns the state of criminal justice, arguing lax enforcement and lengthy appeals undermine punishment. It cites Chicago murder rates, postwar moral shifts, and calls for reform to speed trials and strengthen police and courts. A separate note covers Mrs. Kina Strickland leading an expedition through Africa.
A fragmented historical manuscript passage presents distorted dialogue about a costly skill or craft. The garbled lines mention payments, moral judgments, and cryptic references, but readable names, places, and events are absent, leaving an enigmatic, unsure excerpt.
Wallace Mack of Illinois is detained at the Naval Academy in Annapolis following a dispute with the Slaves. He weighs about 214 pounds, a bantamweight, and box instructors say he could match top college boxers in his weight class. The piece also mentions a historic sport payment of 000 gold coins to Sanmedro by Veniiue citizens for their wit.
A fragmented critique references witches in early society, noting fear and casting out practices. The piece discusses sorcery, necromancy, and references figures or ideas tied to a prophetic or moral judgment, hinting at conflict between old beliefs and emerging modern scrutiny.
A mixed Q and A segment covers daylight at the equator eight minutes longer than 13 hours, Pullman cars in service total 7,826 with 7,352 in use description. It also includes tree transplanting methods, twin beds by Sheraton, symphony orchestras have around 0 instruments listed, presidential chair ownership after office, Roosevelt’s 1900 horseback trip, population east of the Mississippi, and Japanese fishermen counts with vessel estimates.
In Northampton stories from shops and streets describe Cal Coolidge as the shrewd, well-liked local figure. Residents recall his early days on the City Council, his steady political style, and the strong support he held among neighbors as a public servant and friend.
A fragmented account from a community asks why children lose guidance and moral direction. Parents and relatives discuss influences, discipline, and responsibility while referencing schools, mentors, and a call for clearer guidance in youth development. The piece hints at CPR training, safety norms, and the role of the community in shaping young behavior.
Dr Copeland explains dangers of live electrical wires and lightning and outlines first aid steps including insulation, dry gloves, and lifting methods. He compares treatment to drowning and emphasizes consulting a physician for chest pain. Readers are invited to send medical questions with SASE for personal replies.
A fragmented verse laments the fading of summer as winter nears. The speaker recalls golden byways and bright days while noting ashifting weather and memories of a season slipping away. The piece contrasts warmth with coming cold and whispers of solitude beneath a winter moon.
A Hartford paper reports Connecticut seeks renewed exchange with New York by three steamboats: one from Hartford to the Connecticut River mouth, one from Norwich and New London to the same point, and a third from New York to facilitate passenger transfer. The note includes a humorous domestic anecdote and quirky domestic details about clotheslines and clothespins.
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