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Newspaper

Bridgeport Telegram

Location

Bridgeport, Connecticut, United States of America

Date

Sep 14, 1921

Page

6

Entered et Fast Oftos 2 Second: subscriber rates and ads

Subscription rates in advance for three years and four months are listed. Advertising reps include Metropolitan Towser New York and Gian Caw Hite with contact details. The paper notes daily publication with exceptions and carries Associated Press content. A poem by John Kendrick Bangs titled Twilight appears.

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Editorial Notes and Oddities From a Paper Page

A collage of quirky lines and garbled notes covers topics from hard cider sales, congressional critique, and political quips to fashion advice, dance steps, and crime phrases. The jumble includes fragmented jokes about aging, women workers, and a stray car ad, with stray names and uncertain attributions scattered through the garbled OCR.

Meaning and pronunciation buried in old queries and grape juice guide

Tuesday's questions cover a range from word origins to titles and pronunciations. It notes six p u anniversary hints, asks about a manicurist pronoun, explains Mare Nostrum meaning, and discusses Demonstrate and Demostrat e pronunciations. It also defines Wanderlust and explains home grape juice making with a government booklet offer for two cents postage.

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Housecleaning Call Amid Arbuckle Murder Controversy

A public discussion on morality in cinema questions Fatty Arbuckle's guilt in the Virginia Rappe case and calls for a broader housecleaning in the motion picture industry. The piece argues that public figures must meet strict virtue standards as audiences demand accountability and ethical scrutiny.

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Six boasted scientific follies and perpetual motion scheme

An article recounts Rich ard Ulram of New York promoting a perpetual motion venture with 825,0000 in stock at 10 cents a share by the Perpetual Motion Powers Heat Light Co. It lists six supposed scientific fallacies including perpetual motion, squaring the circle, cube duplication, magic, elixir of life, and transmutation. It notes patent office objections and historical examples like John Kee ly and Glauber.

Richard Ulram New York Perpetual Motion Powers, Heat & Light Company Ulramt Ihe Congress John Keely Philadelphia Keely Fied Therston Ponce de Lens Drawoff Paris

Mexico's Independence Sparks Conflicting Myths and Mayhem

A controversial piece celebrates Mexico's 100th anniversary of independence while mixing dubious claims about Aztec civilization and Cortes. It questions origins, cites ancient pyramids, and links revolts to past Spaniards, predicting future power though containing inaccuracies and inflammatory language.

Mexico Spain Cortes Cortez

Packers clash as Daugherty eyes change in meat ruling

The Wilson administration splits meat packers from their outside activities. Attorney General Daugherty may modify the ruling to allow packers shipping meat west to repurpose empty Pacific coast refrigerator cars. Threats of conflict loom among packers, California fruit growers, and the National Wholesale Grocers' Association.

Wilson Daugherty California Fruit Growers National Wholesale Grocers’ Association

Frontier mail rider Maurice Proctor's penny wage tale

In frontier Iowa Maurice Proctor drove stagecoaches and bid one cent a year for the mail contract. He earned only four cents in four years, yet a postal warrant paying one cent now sells for $36 as a curiosity. Proctor valued the government service highly as a priceless tax, honoring his era and effort.

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Wonder What a Tax Check Makes a Man Think

A citizen voice rants about income tax, expressing fury at paying taxes. He questions patriotism, laments high rates, and contemplates leaving the country due to the burden of the monthly payment. He condemns the government and calls for action against the tax system.

Camera Snaps Vibrations of Machinery with New cystosrophle Camera

National scientists reveal a cystosrophle camera able to photograph billets in blight and record vibrations of intricate machinery at speeds under one millionth of a second. The device uses a large cylindrical drum and a back and forth film spiral to yield rapid 40 feet per half inch exposures on a compact 3 by 4 inch film, enabling precise, continuous motion capture in laboratories.

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There’ll Be Another After Awhile Poem

A reflective verse counsels resilience after losses in business or life. It urges not to dwell on missed chances but to await future opportunities. The speaker frames missteps as temporary, promising new chances and steady progress beyond current disappointments.

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Hiram Masons Death By Speeding Car Tale

Lew lies the form of Hiram corner as his car rounds a street corner at high speed. A truck blocks the view and the collision occurs. Hiram is killed. The verse laments speeding and warns others while noting Hiram rests in death.

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Benjamin Disraeli and the Harpist Wife

The text describes Benjamin Disraeli marrying the widow of William Lewis, a wealthy and intelligent woman who became his confidante and adviser. It portrays their life as nearly perfect, noting her influence on his career and the happiness of their marriage until her death.

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Vontorraw Report Incomplete River Incident Near Taylor

In Taylor Texas, reports describe disturbances along the Gabriel River and Krishy Creek near a settlement. The fragmented text hints at missing names and a rescue or count related to a removal or dismissal by a local authority or agency, but details remain unclear.

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Barriers Strong By Buchanan At Brixton Dinner Scene

In a dinner at a Brixton hotel Buchanan shows interest in Cecille Vanstone amid social tensions. Cecile spills soup and confides about saving money for a holiday, while Buchanan muses on unfair life divisions and contemplates plans with Kathy and others as a hotel setting fuels flirtation and friction.

Buchanan Sapere Cecille Vanstone Cecilie Cecilia

Dramatic Domestic Tensions Ripple Through Buchanan Household

In a tense sequence, Roger consents to nothing in the face of Louise’s threats over his love for Cecelie Vanstone. Philip, protective yet skeptical, confronts Roger as Mrs Buchanan maintains social poise amid upheaval. Dinner looms as Cecelie brightens, while a guest temptingly invites Roger to a town entertainment.

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Ask Questions Information Bureau Notice

The message requests readers to send names and addresses with two cents in stamps for return postage. It states the bureau cannot provide legal medical moral financial advice and does not address domestic troubles. It appears as a general information inquiry note with no actionable guidance.

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