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Newspaper

Bridgeport Telegram

Location

Bridgeport, Connecticut, United States of America

Date

Sep 21, 1923

Page

13

Answers to Questions Quiz Sheet Highlights

A collage of trivia covering rail centers Chicago New York Boston St Louis and Indianapolis. President Coolidge height about 5 feet 10 inches and weight near 140 pounds. Lincoln Memorial Commission timeline ending May 17 1910. chemical to reveal worms in golf greens involves sublimation or subterranean methods. Spanish language has dialects like Castilian Leonese andAragonese. concrete weights per cubic foot at 103 pounds vs standard 135 140. about 10 million American homes wired for electricity. George Washington residences in New York Cherry Street and Broadway near Bowing Green. record price for a garden plant at $50 000 from Michigan company for a strain developed by Harlow Rockhill.

Buliaingrta Fr. Os George Washington E. J. M. Aene New York Walter Franklin Dover Street Cherry Street Cherry Franklin Streets 1Comb

Bridgeport Telegram Subscription Rates

Bridgeport Telegram announces subscription prices payable in advance for mail and carrier service. Rates include monthly and weekly options, with publication by The Post Publishing Co. daily except Sunday. Contact at 39 Middle St Bridgeport for circulation details.

THE Post Publishing CO Barnum Brook Middle St Bridgeport Audi Associated Press

Editorial Notes on Public Figures and Speed Records

An assortment of quips and observations on Mussolini income tax day and public demand for novelty in cinema. Notes touch on Dempsey, Wes, governors, alimony, optimism, and social foibles with a brisk, humorous tone.

Windham Jail Full as Liquor Laws Tighten

Former representative Hyde of Brooklyn laments Windham County jail conditions but observes the facility is now busy with 41 prisoners, 15 jailed in one day for liquor sales. The jail farm workers and kitchen staff keep the institution bustling as the liquor enforcement trend continues.

General Assembly Hyde Brooklyn Windham County Slyde Connecticut Althoug Partisa Republican Mr. Tyde Newell Jennings

Connecticut Sign Removals Target Highway Ads

The State Highway department will remove illegal signs along highways in cooperation with the State Police and Motor Vehicle departments. Public Acts restrict advertising signs and forbid depositing papers or advertisements on public highways or private premises.

Connecticut State Highway Department Hartford Highway Department State Police Department Motor Vehicle Department

Highway Advertising Ban Violators Face Fines or Jail

Officials decry persistent highway signs advertising property for sale and other notices as a safety hazard. The long ignored law bans postings on premises and along public highways with penalties up to $50 or six months in jail. Connecticut tolerance for noncompliance has ended.

Connecticut

Without A Country in the Hal — Nolan and Goldman in exile critique

A literary panorama contrasts Nolan’s Man Without a Country on a battleship with Emma Goldman’s expulsion from Bavaria. The piece argues freedom of speech endures in America, cites Goldman's anti US prophecies, and suggests exile reveals the nation’s imperfect yet tolerable character. The author praises America as a fair stopping point until Mars travel becomes possible.

Philip Nollan Edward Everett Hal Nolan Dr. Hale Emma Goldman Russia Bolshevists Goldman Germany Miss Goldman Bavaria Europe United States America Mars

Weather Update For South New Fingland And Coasts

A mixed outlook shows South New Fingland with showers Friday and Saturday cloudy and unsettled with moderate temperatures. North Sandy Hook reports southeasterly winds, overcast and showery conditions Friday. Sandy Hook to Hatteras notes a mild southerly flow with showery conditions. The disturbance moved from Missouri toward Ohio, then into the Great Lakes and Gulf states, bringing rising temperatures and unsettled, shower-filled weather through New England and New York with possible thunderstorms as the system nears.

New Fingland Sandy Hook Hatteras Missouri Ohio Mississippi Great Lakes Gulf States Middle Atlantic New England Mississippi Valley West Gulf States Arizona Rocky Mountain Region Northern Plain States New York

The Sulky One Walt Mason Film Sketch

A distorted verse highlights a sulky man who vents in rage and curses, prompting fear and panic among peers. After his outbursts subside he shows meekness, while those around him waver between sympathy and scorn. The piece notes neighbors and workers wishing relief and dresses the man in derision yet lingering respect.

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Letters to the Editor on crossroad closures and hydraulic plans

Easton and Trumbull presidents oppose closing Tashua road due to Bridgeport Hydraulic Co plans to canal and reservoir. They note past road sacrifices to aid Bridgeport and question pollution risks and need for a subway, urging public view while defending community help and opposing long canal works near reservoirs.

Easton Cross Roads Easton Trumbull Tashua Bridgeport Hydraulic Co Hydraulic Co Tirohmer Road Bridgeport Nuit Sunee Hemlocks Reservoir Sis Heen Uwvo New Town Jerome Nicha Upper Dower Stepney

Easton Property Owners Urge Road Access for Lake View

Bridgeport residents invited to inspect road conditions and lake water by driving to the site. If the road remains open the public may view the area. closure would deny this privilege. Notes from Easton property owners urging access.

Bridgeport Easton Property Owners

Bids Called for New War ren Harding High School

Bids were invited by the Board of Education for the new Warren Harding High School at Boston and Central avenues. Submissions due by 4 p.m. October 18. Requests cover general work, plumbing, drainage and gas fitting, heating and electrical work, with bids possibly covering one or more items and accompanied by a one third bid security.

Warren Harding High School Boston Central Avenues Board of Education

The Boys Are Home From Camp Again Song

A nostalgic homecoming poem celebrating boys returning from camp. It notes their cheerful, tanned appearances and joyful energy filling the house with noise and affectionate receptions from a mother figure. The verse emphasizes the warmth of household reunion and the children’s lively fondness.

Lawsuit Targets Local Grocer for 3000 Damages

Austin Michota & Company of New York sue Nahahn Devorken treasurer of the Great Northern Pacific Grocery store in this city for 3000. The complaint states the plaintiff planned to sue the store but accepted Devorken's guarantee note for 3000 to cover the debt, which remains unpaid.

Nahahn HB. Devorken Great Northern Pacific Grocery Austin, Michota & Company New Yor Thei Jan Ingr Devorken

Guide Post reflections on life as a journey and growth

Henry Van Dyke writes that life is movement toward an unseen goal. Each day alters character, even if unchanged, and every choice moves us forward or backward. Are you closer to your port today than yesterday, given you sail the sea of life without pause until arrival?

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Conversations at the Elmwood Inn About Cal Coolidge

Local patrons at the Hadley inn recount long memories of Cal Coolidge. They discuss his religious leanings and Irish support, recalling the Northampton area’s affection and the bar’s whispered tales. The talk touches on Prohibition era matters and political loyalties in a casual, oral history mood.

Warrell Farrell Elmwood Inn Hadley Charles 1 Kingland Secrat Cal Coolidge Blurwood Inn Cal Pilm Northampton Springfield

What Readers Say About Boys Books in a Library

A fragmentary debate on boys fiction, serialized adventure tales, and the value of wholesome reading. Readers discuss Crusoe style stories, modern thrillers, and the role of librarians in guiding youth taste, weighing purity against excitement.

Health tips for vacation health and diet guidance

Article provides advice from Dr. R. S. Copeland on child health during summer vacations. Emphasizes regular sleep in separate beds, meals at regular hours, and wholesome fresh foods. Recommends midday heavy meals and light suppers, warns against overindulgence, and suggests exercise and sun exposure. Includes Q&A on meat intake, bad breath, height, hair washing, and how to send questions to Dr. Copeland.

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Question on eyelash growth ointments and mercury oxide law

A daily reader asks which promotes eyelash growth. The answer states yellow oxide of mercury ointment at 1 percent concentration, 4 grams, is better for promoting eyelash growth than the alternative gageline.

Death of John W. Eppes in Chesterfield County Virginia

One hundred years ago the National Intelligencer reports the death of John W. Eppes at his seat in Chesterfield County Virginia. Age about, he had long suffered indisposition that kept him from public life. Eppes, once a leading figure in Embargo and War times, served the United States House and later the Senate. He is survived by a wife, daughter of Thomas Jefferson, and several children.

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