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Newspaper
Bridgeport Standard Telegram
Location
Bridgeport, Connecticut, United States of America
Date
Oct 07, 1919
Page
12
A distorted notice outlines subscription pricing with prepaid rates. The text lists monthly and three month options and carrier terms, but legibility is limited. The core offer shows payments in advance and standard rates for varying periods.
The Bridgeport editorial lauds Allen Vincent, backed by Senator George B. Clark and Atty. John Cornell, as the strongest candidate to unite opposition to the Joint P. King administration. It argues loyalty to the city over party, warns against one party rule, and calls for a real, energized opposition to prevent a “double machine” government.
A fragmented newspaper page blends sports brag, political jabs, and poetry with science snippets. It recalls yesterday's hero Hod Elter, denounces lynching, references Austria and Germany, and mentions a King Albert sighting in New York. Also features brief science notes on brush plows and electric devices.
Bridgeport calls for support of a tag day to fund the Bridgeport Protective Association. The appeal frames the local charity as essential to protect families from disaster and hardship, comparing generosity to prior drives for Europe and humanitarian causes. It urges every resident to contribute now to ensure ongoing aid for those in need in Bridgeport.
The article notes President Wilson bears immense duties and undertakes tasks like Europe's peace talks personally. His relentless workload and recent travel for League of Nations efforts led to a nervous collapse, drawing national sympathy and prayers for his recovery.
Bridgeport era report outlines town and county issues, from assessors in town hall to a German evening school, hospital plans, and a concrete snapshot of political prop in the city. It notes amendments vote outcomes, local theater, fairs, and a shift in race relations with a long analysis by Dr. Jones on interrace committees and northern black migration.
A reader endorses Hoover for president referencing a financial paper’s review. The writer notes prior praise of Hoover as chairman of Australian Gold Mines and asks for the enclosed “pauper” to be returned for reference.
The cases against May Burns of 40 Oakland Street Greenpoint DL Bessie Le Pree of 437 Hallett Street arrested Sunday at 347 Spruce Street a reported opium resort and Willie Hong alleged proprietor will be tried this morning in the local City court. Evidence not ready led to continuances from yesterday under bonds of 100 dollars each.
John Burdick, former Locomobile Co. employee of Stratford, has become vice president of the Buffalo Body Corporation in Buffalo. He will actively oversee the engineering department and had previously planned to start his own factory but chose the offered position.
A fragmentary verse from Walt Mason reflecting on October's approach. The poem uses garbled, dreamlike lines to evoke fading summer, chilly weather, migrating geese, and the sense of seasonal change, with phrases about winter plans and preparations.
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