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Newspaper
Bridgeport Standard Telegram
Location
Bridgeport, Connecticut, United States of America
Date
Oct 14, 1919
Page
12
Public notices include bids from Peoples Gas and a list of publishing and advertising details. The paper outlines subscription rates, office contact information, and the Associated Press rights, indicating regular operations and distribution practices.
Fragmentary verse lines reveal a poem titled A Line of Cheer attributed to Jonhen Kendrick Bangs. The readable fragments hint at themes of price, self, love, and troubled hours, with garbled wording complicating full meaning. The piece appears as a damaged OCR fragment from a historical page.
The piece argues the Connecticut Company pushes a six cent zone system to cover rising costs and urges public support for a plan to improve efficiency. It contrasts gloomy framing with a proposed honest appeal detailing cost fixes, lighter cars, one-man crews, and skip-stop systems to win patronage and restore balance on the ledger.
A ragbag of clipped musings touches on winter supplies coal and nuts at six dollars a bushel, rising shoe and coat prices, and the Wilson administration debt. It notes beard-of-merit topics from labor slogans to sugar shortages, with wry remarks on fashion, politics, and public life amid a volatile postwar mood.
The piece argues for daylight saving as a state and local issue, noting western cities already observe summer time and urging New York and Massachusetts to adopt. It suggests Connecticut should follow if public desire exists, warning against minority blocking. It cites political maneuvering and power company influence.
Judge Pullman and Mayor Wilson addressed the City Republican convention outlining the campaign issue. They contrast the past eight years of Republican policy with the old pay as you go Democratic approach, arguing the city’s needs could be met at 15 mills. The debate centers on fiscal swing from economy to expansion.
The letter challenges newspapers to show what prohibition has achieved, noting continued saloon activity in Hartford and New York City. It urges awaiting federal enforcement and cites Kansas as a longer dry example, arguing reports misstate progress without solid data.
Bridgeport items note Chanfrauin Kit it the Opera House this evening and cider shipments rising. Dr J S Silliman of Yale Medical College is ill with intermittent fever at 15 Marriott Street. The water pipe break near the Sterling House causes a muddy patch for two weeks. The Sherwood place sale to Captain William Berry for 3280 dollars. Venus occultation was not visible due to weather. Five painterly storefronts in Exchange Place refreshed in green and gold. Ten new Mason Mutual beneficiaries raise total to 2344. The 'pretty toy' bicycle device by T B Doolittle shows progress. A grand two-school plan is approved, with evening schools for boys proposed in Bridgeport and Mist. Bridgeport’s social and business life buzzes with ships, trains, fairs, and local commerce.
Reports from the world conference in progress in New Orleans describe a temporary organization led by William $8 Thompson as president. Delegates from Britain Italy Switzerland and the United States discuss postwar reconstruction, labor recovery, and the future of supply chains. A committee is named to address truancy policing and school heating updates are tested at Prospect Street School. The Grand Army of the Republic collects veteran grave data for transmission to Washington.
Washington Oct 13. Pneumatic phrasing of President Wilson remarks on Shantung and Pacific rights sparked questions in the Senate. Senator Norris and colleagues challenged the accuracy of the St Louis claim about Japan’s rights, noting repeated references in official copies and telegrams, while Senators Borah and Norris pressed for corrections and clarity amid war policy discussions.
Readable text describes a consular style notice from the Standard Telegraph Information Bureau in Washington. It names Frederic Askins and Frederick Jackson as director figures and mentions sending questions with a 2 cent stamp for return postage. The passage is a historical-style inquiry service note with no clear event outcome.
A collage of Q and A covers world population trends from the nineteenth to the twentieth century, poultry genetics about black Leghorns, divorce name changes, alien deportation, cleaning corduroy, shadows by season, Swan Song meaning, Night Riders tobacco conflict, beads’ ancient origins, and more.
Washington Oct 15 under a bill approved today the District of Columbia police force is forbidden to join labor organizations. Members of the police are urged to abandon membership in the American Federation of Labor to retain their charters and status within the force.
A Moscow based socialist party21 vies to secure broad alliance with the International Socialist League as it seeks influence in global affairs. The group emphasizes unity among socialist movements and promotes cooperation with allied parties worldwide.
The Challenge Cutlery Corporation on Kossuth and Seyn streets takes blanket insurance for its several hundred employees. Coverage ranges from $500 for two to six months to $2,000 for workers with the firm for 11 years. General Manager William Primrose says many will be in the higher class.
Bridgeport faces a 200 ton freight backlog due to the Tongshoremen strike in New York. R. W. Miller, chairman of the Chamber of Commerce transport committee, warns the effort will grow if the strike lasts, signaling a serious menace as accumulation increases.
A fragmented poem reflecting on aging and work, with images of gold whiskers fading to gray, a man refusing to toil, enjoying leisure in a limousine, and a satire on money, debts, and aging. The voice shifts through nostalgic lines about youth, toil, and the cost of life’s pursuits.
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