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Newspaper
Bridgeport Standard Telegram
Location
Bridgeport, Connecticut, United States of America
Date
Aug 05, 1919
Page
12
A jumble of aphorisms and Observations touches on crime waves heat, politics, and industry. It mentions Leaven prisoners strikes Ford Russia and a desire for cheaper costs. The piece reads like a reflective column with random social musings and questions about modern life.
A fragmentary verse by Walt Mason on courage and resilience. The speaker laments despair yet advocates a cheerful front, urging perseverance and nerve to face fear. The piece explores inner doubt versus outward bravado and ends with a call to press on.
The Standard Telegram laments Bridgeport lacking local focus in its Rwiz column and suggests ten Bridgeport centered questions. It proposes prizes for best answers, citing examples about city figures bridges salaries and local campaigns. The piece invites reader engagement and educational value.
A prominent business figure argues that low wages for teachers preachers and scholars fuel dissatisfaction and radicalism. The author urges organized labor to recognize its duty, warning that society rests on quality leadership in education religion and ethics for future happiness and order.
Editorial calls Bridgeport officials to act on surplus army stocks to lower living costs. Cites Newark NJ as example where cities gain access to bacon and other foods, with parcels post sale planned. Suggests city government use foresight to share stores and potentially reduce prices without harming local merchants.
A newspaper snippet questions the sugar shortage striking housewives as fruit and vegetable surplus fades. It hints exports, coastwise shipping, and refinery investigations as possible causes while urging denial of rumors about home canners and Bolshevism feeding such chatter.
Stratford contributed over $1,000 to the Irish education fund, led by Rev. M. J. O'Connor, demonstrating active support. The Irish educational campaign in Bridgeport and nearby towns shows broad sympathy in the American public for enlargement and freedom for Ireland amid a Celtic heritage influence. Politicians alone hinder home rule and a dominion form of government for Ireland.
The piece notes frequent Monday morning accidents across America with Bridgeport highlighted for its high toll. It argues war losses pale beside auto fatalities and urges support for traffic laws, road rules, and safety first driving to cut the needless sacrifice.
Peaches arrive in large quantities with improved quality. Bishop-elect McMaalhon returns to Hartford to establish residence. Excursions announced on steamer Long Branch to Locust Grove and steamer Laura to Coney Island. Local incidents include a finger loss at a brass shop and bank bankruptcy reports. Community notices cover lodge work and upcoming tours, with weather and transport delays noted. A missing person case involving Clark Hine concerns New Milford and Milford residents.
Santa Fe, New Mexico, August 4 reports a shift as Puebla Indian Poor Lo gains unusual attention from scholars, artists, and collectors. Noted linguists like John Harrington study him, and the city attracts painters, collectors, and a growing art colony, reshaping Santa Fe’s historical image.
A Santa Fe glimpse shows a Methodist church renamed as a modern studio, a noted music teacher with seven pupils planning summer sessions, and poets and novelist Mary Aust drawing writers to town. Local artists and literary figures push a pueblo and mission style, while J. S. Candelaria sustains the Curiosity Shop linking old and new Santa Fe.
Western Union Telegraph shows substantial bonuses for 30 Total office employees. Official notice via George Beaudin, president of the local branch, outlines a 30 percent increase from August 1 to October 3, and 206 percent from November to December 21, 206. Bonuses are paid in lump sums at period end. A new wage scale starts January 1, expected to satisfy all.
Kelly, state deputy of the Knights of Columbus, leaves Bridgeport to attend the seventh annual convention at the Statler hotel. The gathering, spanning through Wednesday, marks the order's largest clergy and lay member turnout since its 1882 Newark founding.
A national gratitude feast was held across France including Alsace and Lorraine with government leaders and residents paying tribute to soldiers who died in the war. Religious services and wreath laying at cemeteries honored the dead and saluted the Allies who helped save the nation.
London marks the fifth anniversary of mobilization with a naval pageant on the Thames. Flags bearing St George St Patrick St Andrew and St David adorned the riverfront as British and allied powers are honored for wartime service and the great war effort.
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