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Newspaper
Bridgeport Telegram
Location
Bridgeport, Connecticut, United States of America
Date
Sep 22, 1927
Page
14
Bridgeport Telegram presents paid advance notices and postage terms for subscriptions. The paper operates daily including nights, with a Milford and Fairfield patron connection via direct telephone lines and an Associated Press news disclaimer.
A Board of Temperance cartoon depicts two desecrators labeled Privileged Wealth and Foolish Youth atop a Constitution document while mournful spirits of Lincoln Washington and Robert E. Lee look on. The caption critiques state rights, amendments, and Prohibition era tensions in the Solid South.
The Federal Council of Churches notes losses due to death withdrawal and removals but highlights larger unrecorded gains from new members. Over twenty years Protestant, Catholic and Jewish bodies grew faster than US population by about ten percent, with active membership near half the population.
The author argues the tax is not a revenue measure but a coercive power grab that would let Congress control state revenues and dictate state actions, likening it to an overthrow of constitutional boundaries and calling for steadfast adherence to constitutional limits and civic courage.
Henry F. Pringle's new biography portrays William Randolph Hearst as a catalyst in Alfred E. Smith's emergence from Tammany Hall. It cites Hearst's 1919 dairy campaign attacks and 1922 pressure to pair Smith with Hearst on the ticket, while noting Smith's evolution into a decisive Albany administrator and potential presidential candidate.
The United States and France trade tariff protests amid a dispute over most favored nation treatment. Washington argues tariffs on American goods should match the lowest tariffs given to others, while France counters that its own, high, uniform tariff harms American exporters. The balance of trade favors the U.S. now, worsening potential losses from French exclusions. It notes a French dressmaker could sidestep tariffs by opening in New York, just as U.S. manufacturers would face delays in Paris.
A New York Telegram comment questions the abolition of inheritance taxes if repealed nationwide and ponders state strategies. Readers urge the Fairfield highway department to improve night traffic control on Boston Post Road near Ask Creek bridge where red lights fail to prevent danger. A motorist writer seeks enforcement of traffic direction by authorities to avert accidents.
Herbert Corey's Chicago dispatch contrasts life in Chicago with New York, noting faster pace and park expansions, belt of parks, and a new lakefront. He observes differences in traffic, manners, dress, and women, praising Chicago's friendliness while critiquing New York's showiness and crowd behavior. The narrator reflects on cultural contrasts and self image between the two cities.
The speaker recalls hating prunes as leather like and moldy yet laments a growing craving stirred by a mysterious doctor who forbids them. He imagines danger if he eats them but yearns for bowls of prunes at every meal, fantasizing a condition cured only by marmalade if advised to indulge.
Simple verse recalls garden joys and rural delight as a narrator savors pulling young onions washing peeling and seasoning them Then the poem ties local hospitality to outdoor meals and fond memories of simple happiness and country life with playful regional dialect and affection for humble produce
The article notes uncertainty over former City Attorney Cornell's campaign role and anxieties among party leaders. It covers district Italian American activities, municipal staffing changes, budget items, and local political maneuvers including debates, appointments, and upcoming elections across Stamford and Norwalk.
A narrative of Hayes who left Mexico for San Diego and built a bus system from a single second hand Ford route to 430 schedules. The enterprise expanded from San Diego to Escondido and beyond, becoming a major public utility with hundreds of buses and terminals while emphasizing safety, self made growth, and American industrial progress.
A terse, reflective line about stopping a speech at its end and balancing lofty thoughts with steady footing. It praises keeping one’s secrets, inviting others to do the same, and treating young boys with consistent respect regardless of age.
William Sanford Boyden sixty two longtime Rosegarten and Son associate dies at Field Point Road home after a chemical career with New York headquarters He was a 92nd degree Mason of Gramercy lodge New York City survived by widow Agnes W Boyden and son Wilson G private funeral set
A preacher in Williamsburg answers readers on whether the individual should be sacrificed for the group. He argues Christ’s death affirms individual value, cites Socrates Lincoln and Jesus, and defends universal Christianity against charges of provincialism. He surveys ancient views on death and the soul in contrast to Christian thought.
The Daily Mirror discusses whether Hoover or other cabinet members will resign to pursue the presidency. It notes that historically four cabinet members moved directly to the White House, including Madison and Adams, with later cases like Blaine and Tait. It weighs neutrality concerns and the unlikely scenario that all would resign, mentioning Mellon and War Secretary Davis as possible contenders.
A 60-foot wreckage section from a fishing schooner was spotted 58 miles west-southwest of Yarmouth by the Swedish ship Hjelmaren after the North Atlantic gale three weeks ago. Waterfront men suspect the debris belongs to an overdue American or Canadian schooner amid widespread coastal havoc.
Generally fair in Southern New England with little temperature change on Thursday and Friday. Eastern New York and Northern New England stay cool with light winds and overcast skies, likely local rain in southern portions. Low pressure over eastern Canada suggests minimal temperature variation. Sandy Hook north shows moderate to gentle winds with overcast conditions.
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