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Newspaper
Bridgeport Standard Telegram
Location
Bridgeport, Connecticut, United States of America
Date
Aug 27, 1919
Page
10
A fragmented verse fragment reflects on vanity and self awareness. The speaker notes being glad to be themselves while acknowledging flaws and limits, balancing self critique with acceptance. It reads as a personal poem or column fragment from a local page.
A lengthy editorial argues that Mexico has ceased functioning under law and order. it says intervention by the United States, potentially with other powers, is near within six months and necessary to protect American rights and restore peace along the border. It notes plans for land and sea force use and cites Washington officials predicting Cuba-style action.
Fragmented satirical column reflecting wartime attitudes, social trends, and public mood. It toys with prohibition, gender roles, labor, politics, and humor through vignettes and cadences, noting cynicism, domestic life, and fleeting ideas about safety, industry, and happiness.
People on this side of the water describe the Prince of Wales as a regular fellow, friendly and likable, lacking airs. Observers note his naturalness and slight nervousness in front of dignitaries, earning him “one of the boys” praise both at home and on the front in France. The visit strengthens ties with the United States, though the Irish question remains a strain on Anglophone friendship.
Editorial piece notes Ayers flight Toronto to Roosevelt Field in about 215 minutes covering roughly 521 miles. It envisions future air travel transforming business trips from New York to Canada in about two and a half hours and extending to air freight and mail, arguing aviation progress will continue and ease catastrophes.
The W I S U bulletin condemns business leaders and Chamber agencies while supporting workers. It argues that the Columbia Graphophone Manufacturing company should be treated fairly and that a reasonable settlement would win most Graphophone workers back, noting workers and families number 5000 to 6000.
Bridgeport note of 1879 items includes autumnal weather hints and a cool spell, Hon Clarkson N Potter passing through the city toward Putnam, Bank Street repairs, and ongoing military tax exemption deliberations. Dispatches mention Capt N M Welsh awaiting Washington appointment, San Francisco Congress nomination of Charles A Sumner, a lottery win notice at Wheeler and Wilson, John Powell's 75 hour walk for Providence, and a grieving box at the railroad depot. Excursions flourish with steamer Tong Branch and the Norfolk-like music, plus the Naugatuck rail stop debate and soldier monument dedication trains. A Norwich veteran recalls 75% C crackers and veterans’ reminiscences. actor I N Beers in town. cutlers from England arriving to Hatchet shop work. a Stratford boot kitten tale. Camp Andrews humor. Captain Wy Stevenson court martial tale. naval academy vacancy process. and flagman hearings at Fairfield Avenue crossing.
Secretary William Redfield dons shark skin footwear as the Commerce Department backs a Fisheries Bureau push into fish skin crafts. Shark leather, once a novelty, is being developed into durable, high finish products with two firms already operating plants and more tanneries planned near supply sources.
Thomas Kelly of 46 Sylvan Avenue, found unconscious on Seaview Avenue, says he recovered at Hillside Homes and drank whiskey rather than linseed oil. Authorities found two bottles labeled linseed oil in his pocket while sharks off the Jersey coast prompt a talk on conservation and new ocean leather plans. The piece then surveys shark fishing history, tanning, and a proposed boom in the ocean leather industry, noting wartime slowdowns and future potential.
Walt Mason laments repetition in old truths and moral tales. He recalls wartime thrift give way to postwar excess as society mocks virtue. The poem urges saving and prudent assets while money remains plentiful, warning of future reckoning.
Shelton Aug 26 The Charles W. Sutter post No 15 American Legion elected Mr and Mrs Arnold W Sutter honorary members for the first time in the post history Mrs Sutter is parent of a young Shelton soldier killed in action in February 1918 in France marking the community’s tribute to wartime service.
In a letter to the editor T C Roberts assistant to the president of the Columbia Graphophone Co declares the factory will close. Strife leaders seek reopening under existing terms and discuss through shop committees as delays push continued strike action amid waning company offers and community distrust.
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