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Newspaper
Bridgeport Telegram
Location
Bridgeport, Connecticut, United States of America
Date
Sep 16, 1922
Page
12
Bridgeport Telegram Time Teed 1821 shows subscription rates in advance for the Rock S78 area. The Post Publishing Co. at Middle Street Bridgeport Conn operates daily with 24 and night service. Contact info and circulation note imply a daily newspaper service with Associated Press news.
A stream of muddled editorial notes and garbled phrases cover topics from fashion and crime to technology and politics. It mentions a burglar in Detroit, a restless winter, a tax on shoes, and a technicحديث device, all in a jumbled, fragmentary style with few clear, coherent facts.
The forecast predicts fair weather for Saturday and Sunday across South Mew Papiana and New York. Moderate to fresh northerly winds along Sandy Hook, with mostly fair to partly cloudy conditions and occasional showers from Florida Straits to Cape Hatteras. High pressure over the Rockies rising. daylight saving time noted with 6 34 a m sunrise.
The article describes a surge in buying German paper marks as cheaper than high quality wallpaper. The Reichsbank plans to print 4 billion marks daily starting October 2, with larger denominations for big investors. By year end about 600 billion marks will be in circulation, potentially yielding immense nominal wealth while actual value collapses. Markets see the mark as increasingly worthless, with business in Germany shifting toward barter and foreign currencies.
The Waterbury Republican critiques the state platform as a mix of weak rhetoric and solid points, noting a 1.88 million dollar year end surplus. It questions whether surplus funds came from restrained spending or higher tax grabs like motor fees and gasoline levies, urging removal of taxes to prove true fiscal restraint.
Radio broadcasting plan aims to relay bad news to Howard Simith via a wireless station. Report notes Roraback as responsible for the action and places the scene in a wartime informational effort. The item reflects press and public communications strategies of the period.
The piece notes that while Dry enforcement denies Prohibition is breaking, New York reports bursting water mains. It jokes that Dry officials fear a crackdown and mocks ancestors fleeing oppression. It claims no serious evidence shows the Eighteenth Amendment’s success this summer.
A worn man by the sea recalls a life as a prosperous dry goods merchant, once proud and bustling, now worn by retirement. He muses on the toil, his family’s urging, and the dream of a quiet life under a banyan tree with a pipe, while noting the world’s roar once he sold everything.
A the year’s bond float nears eighty million dollars, critics argue cities mortgage their futures. Tax exempt bonds draw upfront capital, forcing higher interest and sinking fund costs that strain budgets. Bridgeport cited as awakening to prudent limits, urging scrutiny of taxation and city spending for the benefit of the next generation.
Thomas Edison donated models of his first electric cigar and walking machine to a museum. The tale recalls Bridgeport's Scientific and Historical society, which once built a talking cylinder to Edison’s specs, thrilling members who witnessed the device talk after being cranked. Edison guarded his early patents, stopping infringements.
The Board of Education selects a site for the new East Side High School with an eye to long term population growth. East Bridgeport expands northward, and planning ahead is deemed wise. With freshman classes already spread to many grammar schools, early construction is urged.
Midget Smith is billed for three bouts starting tomorrow night in Au-1 rera Illinois with Champion Joe Lynch. He teams with Mike Dundee, then faces Dad News Eber in Ferente on the 22d. Smith heads to New Orleans for a bout with Pal Moore on October 18.
Thompson Afpler Thompson, New Orleans colored heavyweight sparring partner to Champion Jack Dempsey, claims Harry Wills was offered a match at the Republic A. C. opening show at the Polo Grounds, which Wills declined. He also says he has fought Wills ten times.
The latent figures released show veteran-related expenditures totaling over 1.8 billion dollars, with breakdowns for vocational training 934 million, insurance 108 million, medical and hospital services 199 million, administration 138 thousand, and policies in force totaling 1.294 billion. Compensation claims number 174,004 with hospital care for 2555 and medical exams ordered for 119,448. Tuberculosis and psychiatric cases rise among hospital patients.
A poem complains about automobile growth reaching thirty thousand cars a day. It questions where to drive and park them, fears pollution and crowding, but paradoxically praises cars as sources of fun and community, urging to keep them rolling.
The essay argues reading shapes a child’s mind and urges selecting quality material. It praises fairy tales and classics as early taste builders while warning against poor primers that stifle lifelong interest. It notes language basics and early literacy as foundations for future learning.
Royal S. Copeland D M D Health Commissioner offers guidance for students starting college. He stresses choosing associates carefully, maintaining regular sleep and meals, avoiding heavy partying, and staying active. He answers reader questions on eye health, ear issues, dental fit, and general hygiene.
The time for recovery from a dislocated right hip and fractured pelvis varies with the injury type and overall health. Healing depends on the specifics of the dislocation, associated fractures, treatment method, and the patient’s medical condition.
James Henry Brown of Denver arrives in Washington with plans to file an equity suit demanding fair coal and transport distribution in the United States. He says officialdom has forgotten the nation is an equity corporation promoting commerce. Brown intends to involve the public via meetings after his suit.
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