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Newspaper
Bridgeport Standard Telegram
Location
Bridgeport, Connecticut, United States of America
Date
Aug 20, 1919
Page
10
Editorial note states the paper holds exclusive rights to use all AP news dispatches and local news published herein. The notice asserts republication rights and credits for republishing all dispatches.
The passage presents a line of cheer with religious and philosophical motifs. It references perseverance and the soul's pleasure, urging continued effort beyond present gifts and trials as the speaker runs through valleys and hills toward a perceived worthier goal.
A fragmented 1960s style column jokily surveys daily life and politics. It riffs on money worries, fashion, aging, and world affairs with satirical asides about Russia, Bernhardi, and Bolshevik tensions, interspersed with quips about chorus girls and weather.
An outdoor Verdi Aida performance in Sheepshead Bay attracted an estimated crowd between 30 000 and 40 000. The piece highlights how music teaching and the spread of talking machines and player pianos have broadened American culture and raised audience expectations for quality, with the best performers setting the standard.
The piece argues that the treaty signing and cost of living are linked, noting Congress opposition led by Lodge, and contrasting critics with business interests. It cites Wilson’s view of world affairs on an operating table, likens the treaty to the Ten Commandments, and urges ratification as a step toward progress and economic stability.
A writer argues the recent New York transport strike proves modern people are nearly legless. He laments avoidance of walking, notes subways and streetcars crowded beyond comfort, and imagines a walking club to promote health and leg use.
A Graphophone Company action removes its Bridgeport plants as a response to a push for a closed shop. The piece argues democracy in industry supports workers' rights to jobs regardless of union leaders, warns unions risk driving away employers, and predicts more plants may relocate if unions refuse responsibility. It notes the day democracy in industry will rise but without a closed shop.
The Cincinnati Reds rose to pennant contention by winning four of six against the New York Giants in a pivotal series. The crowd set a record as the Reds, once overlooked, demonstrated a powerful rise and reaffirmed their championship chase.
A jittery lament about wanting steady work in another show and longing for a big break before quitting suddenly. The speaker recalls a party last night and worries about what a girl in the chorus thinks, noting frustration and a desire to be done with the current gig.
Bridgeport excerpts note Chief Marsh’s North trip for a brief vacation and various civic events. volunteers supply soda for Read’s picnic. T A B society postpones again. officers Jennings Browning attend New Canaan camp meeting. Rev Hopper vacationing in Branford. Judge Beers returns refreshed and presides. Community picnic at Danbury Rock draws 21 cars. Hartford veterans collations planned. rail excursions and band outings promoted. Local notes include mail service to camp Grounds, prize firefighting gathering at Pembroke Grove, and a Yale-like parade prep. parade to Niantic details and selectmen constitutional questions surface in New Haven.
An old tipping practice debate resurfaces in New York as restaurateurs and waiters consider adding a straight ten percent tip to meal checks. Field reports from Fifth Avenue pastry shops show positive reception with waiters benefiting from a cushion against high living costs. A waiter union spokesmen say tips currently form about two thirds of weekly wages, urging wage raises to support a universal ten percent system, and a plan to form a commission to fix minimum waiter wages is discussed.
Restaurateurs weigh a ten per cent tipping plan as prohibition looms and New York cafes face changing habits. Proponents insist public acceptance can fuel higher service value while critics warn it risks dampening waiter performance and provoking public resentment. Owners differ on impact, some adopting the scheme amid mixed expectations.
Franklin H. Bartlett Camp No 11 Sons of Veterans with Angeline H. Bartlett Tent Now 4 Daughters of Veterans will honor returning members who served in US forces. Banquet on the 24th at Odd Fellows hall Fidelity Lodge Daughters of Rebekah in charge. Judge A B Beers to speak. Thirty two of thirty six members who served have returned. A 12 member committee from both groups prepared the program.
Shelton August 19 Special The Connecticut Milk Producer Association led by Sterling Hubbell announced a raise of half a cent per quart on milk starting September and a further increase on October 1. The changes raise delivered market prices to 12 cents a quart in September and 18 cents in October for buyers to shoppers.
The Bridgeport Grocers and Butchers Protective Association will hold a meeting today on Broad Street. J O Connell, newly elected president, will address retailers for the first time since taking office. The term blima refers to a small dirigible used to locate submarines.
Poem reflects on daily toil and care with recurring doubts and fears. Night offers rest and solace from tears, as dreams of youth return. The speaker longs for escape from stress, imagining astral voyages and love amid broken, faded dreams.
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