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Newspaper
Bridgeport Standard Telegram
Location
Bridgeport, Connecticut, United States of America
Date
Jul 11, 1919
Page
13
Fragmentary item describes a poem and artwork titled A Line O Cheer by John Kendrick. It references birds and morning songs as a motif, with imagery of richly colored greens and blues and visions of countryside. The text is garbled but centers on romance and travel tales.
A collage of clippings and snippets reflects political chatter from Congress and public life. Prohibition debates, fashion notes, and foreign policy gossip mingle with jest about officials, social trends, and the evolving press landscape.
President Wilson’s address emphasizes the League of Nations as the core aim, arguing for peace and security while leaving open whether it will work. He links total war weariness to a demand for action and notes that enforcement and courts are essential to the peace treaty’s promise.
A column argues private coal interests mismanage supplies and profits, warning of shortages and profiteering while contrasting with hard government control. It criticizes coal bankers as operators and notes proposed investigations if shortages occur. It also discusses prize fight film laws in Ohio, mocks enforcement, and praises moral standards as seen in the state's stance.
The passage brands Admiral von Tirpitz as the premier German foe after the Kaiser, claiming he planned the Lusitania tragedy and the submarine campaign. It asserts he deserves no mercy and that a trial would yield a single verdict.
Bridgeport notes reveal peach festivals nearly due tramps on vacation and first hop season at Georgetage. Bishop Williams plans a hot weather stay. 343 dogs registered this year. Sioux Club picnic at Light House Point by steamer Brookhaven. Water leak on Courtland John blocks, Pinkerton detains bank robber Shang Draper, Oliver Tomlinson ill from court duty. dog bites and a call for dog law enforcement. Cows struck near Five Mile River. Burr Bennett Easton dies aged 70. new patents issued. street brigades work while Main and State streets suffer. George Lord shot July 4 in Bethel shows signs of recovery. tramp law debate continues with New Haven records. Andrew Finnegan’s dog confronts wagon. Long Branch steamer leaves with G A R for Dudley’s Grave. Coney Island trip sold out. Newtown and Danbury delegates travel by Housatonic. Runaway boy returns home. donations to Bridgeport Protestant Orphan Asylum listed. excursion season continues with plans and tickets selling briskly.
A July column argues for music books and candy as legitimate substitutes for alcohol. It cites cases of music's stimulant effects, mentions Plato and wartime morale, notes books offer relief from life’s pressure, and warns candy could become a new vice with social fallout and potential dramatization.
George Frama aged 34 of Seaview Avenue leaped from the East Washington Avenue bridge yesterday afternoon to flee an enemy he claimed pursued him for weeks. He was pulled from the water by passing teamsters and taken to Hillside home for observation.
London July 10 a House of Commons committee passed a clause in the alien bill by a 16 to 12 vote despite strong government opposition. The measure aims to limit employment of aliens in Great Britain amid ongoing debate.
The Saint Stephens club will host Southport A. C. Sunday afternoon at the Bostwick avenue mud flats. Players should report to the club room at 1 30 p m. The Saint Stephens invite strong semi pro teams in the city or state to contact by telephone at Barnum 738.
Ottawa Ont July 10 The electric railway company ends negotiations with striking employees and will fill their places. Twenty six cars operated yesterday with minor troubles. Full service expected within days. bakery drivers threaten to strike affecting ninety four men across eleven firms.
A collage of humorous verse and prose sketches critiques rage, candy culture, and Prohibition era travels. It depicts a man sobering from anger after a comic mugshot incident with his nephew Pete, a candy eating father-daughter scene, and early 20th century views on drink, travel, and American beer efforts abroad. The piece notes passport demand rising from July, emigration to Europe, and American brewers eyeing China as a new market.
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