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Newspaper
Bridgeport Standard Telegram
Location
Bridgeport, Connecticut, United States of America
Date
Jul 21, 1919
Page
8
Fragmentary verse about longing and devotion to a loved one and celestial happiness. Mentions Kendrick Bings and preparation themes, contrasting earthly sphere with Heaven. Poetic lines express time, dream, and aim to gain heavenly felicity through earthly acts.
A fragment from a mixed column covers weather remarks and domestic humor about rain, a wife’s electric iron, taxes on soft drinks, and political quips. It contrasts daily life with national issues and commentary on public sentiment about duties and revenue.
A correspondent recalls returning soldiers views on World War I. An aviator officer wrote home that being deloused and demobilized felt good, while another said he would not trade his experience for anything but would not replay it for money. Many say service was worth more than its cost and fear of universal conscription waned. The piece argues armies now attract fewer but better candidates and the desire for war is unlikely to rise again.
In Mt Clemens Henry Ford displays a colorful ego as he denies being an expert in all fields. He calls private soldiers brave while condemning professional leaders as murderers for serving in wartime. He concedes being an ignorant idealist, then critiques pacifist philosophy and his own stance.
Prohibition debate threatens large liquor stockpiles as Congress weighs wiping out existing alcohol reserves to curb illegal distribution. The piece notes perceived injustice to buyers and the rich’s prior stockpiling, while also previewing political intrigue around Senator Wadsworth and challenger O'Brien amid New York suffrage politics.
The New York World warns that full prohibition will boost habit forming drug use. New York opens a drug clinic listing users and promising tapering supplies, with early registration exceeding expectations. The piece notes widespread vice and mocks prohibition for fueling addiction in the city famed for heavy drinking.
The piece extols Chicago as a young, growing metropolis and outlines the Chicago Plan led by Charles E. Wacker and Walter D. Moody. It describes lakefront improvements, double decking streets, and extensive parks as a unifying vision. Moody promotes city planning as a cure for postwar reconstruction and urban decay.
Several meetings are scheduled at the Chamber of Commerce headquarters today and tomorrow. Afternoon sessions include streets committee at 1:30, refillers on Dollar Day and airplane advertising at 3, play spree committee at 4, and curing committee at 4. Tuesday has two transportation committee meetings and a committee to study six months extra pay for discharged soldiers and sailors, both starting at 4.
Bridgeport notes wide ranging events from July 21 1873 including weather, picnics of German Catholics and Parish groups, railroad executives in New Haven and Newport, and a busy city scene with circuses shows and street incidents. The piece reports on church outings, summer crops, through car plans to Saratoga, a sports challenge for the Champion belt, and local obituaries.
Paris reports a reduced strike threat as French labor leaders cancel participation and British workers abstain. Italy remains divided, with Premier Nitti pledging firm action to curb unrest after Deputy vote against Minister Boret. Government moves include amnesty and demobilization talks amid rising living costs. Novillens named to replace Boret.
The poem looks back at a nostalgic Arctic childhood in Teeland with images of ice farmers, snow, musk ox, walrus, and frozen meals. The speaker laments leaving the icy homeland and envisions returning to its sleet filled shores and snow covered lanes.
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