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Newspaper
Bridgeport Telegram
Location
Bridgeport, Connecticut, United States of America
Date
Sep 16, 1921
Page
8
Merged items show subscription rates payable in advance for various terms. The Guide features editorial notes on love and war economy values, social trends, and public sentiment, with regional notices about dances, politics, and fashion. The page notes crime jokes, advertisements and light community updates from Omaha and Chicago regions.
An editorial urges Bridgeport voters to demand economy and reform in municipal government at the primaries. It cites wasteful spending on a plaza, sewer, and bridge, argues high taxes burden renters and homeowners alike, and blames voters for past indifference while calling for delegates pledged to a straightforward, business-like administration.
The article recounts Dolly Madison as the wife of the fourth U S president James Madison. It highlights her youth in Philadelphia, marriage to John Todd, and later marriage to Madison. It describes her as elegant socially and politically influential, hosting salons and shaping White House society, and notes her calm leadership during the 1814 British occupation, saving the Constitution.
Marie Zumback, raised in a Joliet basement prison by her mother for 17 years, lived with the mind and body of a six year old. Humane officers found her and doctors declare the case hopeless as Dr. Sigmund Krumholz says Marie must end her days as found, underscoring environment’s power on youth.
Germany is the only key market where export growth is steady. In the first seven months of this year 2,281 bales of cotton were shipped to Germany compared with 288,583 bales in the same period of 1920, signaling Germany's rapid recovery and rising demand for U S cotton.
The Dutch foreign minister H A Van Karnebeek withstood Allied pressure over the ex Kaiser issue, defending asylum for Bill and upholding Holland’s law. Karnebeek’s election to the League of Nations assembly presidium marks a controversial but principled stance amid global tension and respect for lawful conduct.
A fragmented verse piece parodies poets Kipling Keats and Shelley as a speaker attempts various styles. The narrator quips about not fearing familiar bardic themes while critics dismiss the attempt, noting the poets have sung similar lines before.
Cecile Vanstone endures snubs from guests as Roger Buchanan pursues her, ignoring warnings from his sister-in-law. After a coerced confession of love he offers marriage, but Cecile resists pride and fear. A night kiss and tense future hang over them as Kathy notices nothing, and a shadow of danger looms over their fragile happiness.
A humorous tale recounts Stephen Suss and a driver in an ereen super eight. A passenger admonishes drivers to keep eyes ahead to avoid hazards like culverts and mudholes. The narrative ends with a crash injuring Steve and ruining his shirt while the admonition remains.
Researchers explore how fireflies emit light and compare it to incandescent and gas-discharge lamps. They note that converting electrical energy into light can reduce waste heat, and discuss the potential for luminous chemistry to create efficient, cool glow without increasing surrounding heat.
Questions and answers from The Telegram Information Bureau cover topics from fairy tales and railway clerks to dyeing fabrics, plantable clovers, engines of the ZR-2, mind reading, game laws, Arkansas diamonds, Greek phrases, iron-rich foods, Peary’s crew, cousin terms, Sepoy Rebellion myths, Jerusalem’s fall, All Fours, gum disease in peach trees, a poem line, electric susceptibility. The column logs readers’ inquiries and the bureau’s concise replies across a wide range of general knowledge topics.
A garbled inquiry on language use cites phrases like Marmalade and Dafty Qule with questions about pronunciation meaning and usage. It also mentions archaic terms such as Merariagarine and Crissernas and asks for corrections and etymologies.
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