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Newspaper
Bridgeport Telegram
Location
Bridgeport, Connecticut, United States of America
Date
Sep 23, 1924
Page
10
Bridgeport Telegram 1831 publication info shows subscription rates by mail in advance for 1 year. The paper, published daily except Sunday by The Post Publishing Co, lists address 4140 Middle St Bridgeport Conn and notes telephone Barnum 6100, with AP affiliation and Bureau of Circulation membership.
A collage of wry observations on society politics and human folly. The column muses on mortality reform evolution prohibition and urban manners with sly humor and punchy asides about public life and behavior.
A garbled set of maxims contrasts virtues and vices from government religion and reputation. The text riffs on mock patriotism church conduct public opinion parental guidance and binding books as symbols of integrity and influence.
A disturbance moved northeast into Western Ontario after heavy showers and thunderstorms from the Lake region to the Atlantic coast. The outlook calls for generally fair weather Tuesday and Wednesday east of the Mississippi with cooler conditions in the North Atlantic states. Winds will be moderate to fresh from the southwest and west, with overcast and showery conditions around Sandy Hook.
The piece compares Republican and Democratic highway plans in Connecticut. It discusses bonding to finish road projects funded by the gas tax, the role of trained engineers versus executives in the highway department, and defends the current department head as effective while cautioning that replacing him could hinder expertise in state road policy.
Captain Donald B. MacMillan returns with the Bowdoin to report Greenland shorelines sinking and Eskimo villages shifting inland. He notes great Arctic glaciers are moving southward, sending icebergs into Atlantic lanes and recalling ancient ice-age movements.
Telegram readers have enjoyed a unique experience as Captain MacMillan’s expedition reports reach home by radio. For the first time in Arctic exploration, despatches arrive with thrill and minimal danger, letting readers share the voyage without the hardships.
Political investigator Mark Sullivan argues Democrats abandon the West and Midwest to focus on the East and the solid South. New York Governor Al Smith becomes central as Democrats face a key battle in New York New Jersey Rhode Island and Massachusetts. Davis’s campaign benefits from Smith’s nomination reconsideration. West of the Mississippi favors La Follette or Coolidge, leaving Davis with slim prospects.
The New York World praises Charles G Morris nomination and calls for abolishing the rotten borough system. The piece argues Connecticut’s small town influence lies in party conventions, not governor selection, noting a city man’s nomination and platform while questioning broader interpretations.
President Coolidge speaking to Holy Name Society delegates in Washington says the constitution guarantees freedom of person speech and conscience and bans religious tests for office. He warns that La Follette party aims to let Congress override constitutional guarantees by abolishing the Supreme Court.
Dates warn of October primaries and selectmen sessions. Charles G Morris to speak at harmony dinner in New Haven. Mayor Behrens and officials may attend a sheep roast in Newark. Woodruff family member nominated for state Senate, Milford and surrounding towns in play for the Fourteenth district. party leaders grapple with widespread reluctance to run.
In New London and surrounding Middlesex and Tolland counties congressman Richard F. Freeman won renomination without an actual challenger. Party leaders felt he deserved another term for supporting President Coolidge as the district, carrying about a ten thousand majority or more in the Second district.
One hundred years ago Poulson's Advertiser reports four boats with the Reading Volunteers of 600 men under Major Graeff arriving safely by the Schuylkill Canal. Also 76 boats and arks with about 30,000 bushels of coal from Mount Carbon were on the Reading canal, signaling a new water route to Mount Carbon and the anthracite mines 110 miles away.
Mrs Besumbe asks Hille Tommy about two items in the house. He confirms there are two, and Pa chose the names Thunder and Lightning, surprising the conversation as the pair are described as children. The Philadelphia Ledger notes the oddity with a humorous exchange.
A collage of courtroom quips, jokes, and witty verses from a vintage column. It mixes barbed objections, playful banter, and humorous poems attributed to readers, including lines about kissing, math, and advice to Dolly Dean.
A jumble of illiterate notes and quips runs through the page, including a bizarre naval dry dock remedy for a floating kidney, a child lunch chatter about hot dogs, and editor gossip about the Fun Shop. Names like Mrs Blackstone and Harvey Plumb appear among miscellaneous remarks.
A spirited verse about helping thrashers with chores in the morning sun. A ten year old narrator describes peeling apples baking pies and serving hungry men while the thrashers trooped in. The refrain promises helping again and rest after a long day.
Dr. Frank Crane argues pacifism seeks to defend nations through cooperation and intelligence rather than military power. He asserts peace requires compromise, international cooperation, and ruling away from dominating others, noting labor art and commerce increasingly shape national aims while war loses ground.
In this medical note the author explains acute glaucoma as a painful eye condition where pressure from trapped eye fluids damages the optic nerve and can cause partial or total blindness if untreated. It urges immediate care and outlines the eye’s fluid dynamics and danger to sight.
Historic spot marks the Verenre National Monument on the Upper Missouri River left bank. The New York Times notes Verendrye and Ki vong escaped in 1738, predating Lewis and Clark, with Fort Reine and Fort La Reine central to early North Dakota exploration. Dr. Copeland will answer readers’ questions on medical and sanitation topics.
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