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Newspaper

Bridgeport Standard Telegram

Location

Bridgeport, Connecticut, United States of America

Date

Oct 27, 1919

Page

8

Bridgeport Standard Telegram and Bridgeport Standard History

Fragmentary OCR notes mention Bridgeport Standard Telegram and Bridgeport history with references to publishing location Cannon Street and advertising contacts in New York. No readable event or dates provided to form a full news item.

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A Line of Cheer by John Kendrick Bangs

The excerpt recalls spirits that visit the speaker, described as spadters of memory, who linger beside him in day and night. They bring glad delight and help justify the present as glorious, acting as friends who stand between the speaker and his cart.

John Kendrick Bangs

Breakfast Table Reflections on Prices and Proprieties

Fragmented montage of daily musings from a breakfast table. Thoughts range from shopping and prices to politics, etiquette, and odd anecdotes about eggs, shoes, and a stubborn focus on everyday life in an early 20th century setting.

Vincent Appears Strongest in Bridgeport Mayoral Race

The Bridgeport mayoral contest centers on Allen E. Vincent who has electrified voters with a bold campaign style. He challenges incumbent Mayor Wilson amid a citywide push, claiming wide support in factories homes and business districts while the opposition struggles to respond.

Wilson Bridgeport Allen SE. Vincent A. E. Vincent Grand Street Bridge Allen E. Vincent

Straight From the Shoulder on Wilson and Coal Strike

The piece portrays President Wilson as ill yet decisive in addressing the coal strike threat. It condemns the miners’ demand as coercive and warns that a prolonged stoppage would devastate fuel, industry, and daily life. It argues the president must enforce the law to protect 120 million people.

Wilson America People of United States

The Metric System and the English Weights Debate

A reader laments the English system of weights and measures and argues for metric adoption. The piece notes past metric education, mentions Washington's support, and contrasts decimal coinage with cumbersome inches feet yards and various ounces and pints.

America A. LE. M George Washington Congress U.S

Bridgeport Forty Years Ago From the Standard 1879

Bridgeport notes a brisk revival of business with markets rising and rail traffic active. items mention a special Board of Education meeting, Roe Frost fish runs, Democratic caucuses, Salisbury Travabadors at the Opera House, and a court docket with nine old and fourteen new cases. Clerical and social events fill the day including church collections for Archbishop Furcell and local licensed-house changes, with a general sense of community bustle.

Sweden recognizes Czecho-Slovak republic independence

The Swedish government decides to recognize the independence of the Czecho-Slovak republic. Rev. Andrew E. Komata of St. John's church Bridgeport and Wouters announce regulation of school classes in English and civics as St. John's parish school in that city.

Stockwolm Andrew E. Komata St. John’s Church Bridgeport Wouters Regulption Wight St. John’s Parechkeachool That City

Coalition Forms In France For November Elections

Paris October 24 The Radical Socialist party the Democratic alliance the Socialist and Republican committees unite to form a broad coalition aimed at defeating extremists and monarchists. The platform calls for secular state and schools protection of labor union liberties opposition to Bolshevism and dictatorship reconstruction and indemnification after the war agricultural development shorter military service and expanded League of Nations powers. The coalition plans joint efforts in some departments including Seine and Paris.

Paris Associated Press Radical Socialist Party France Democratic Alliance Next Stepudlcan Wemblican Committtee of Commerce and Industry Socialist Party League of Nations Ine Sulne

Bridgeport Club Adds New Ladies Room for Hallowe'en

Bridgeport Club prepares a Hallowe'en celebration for Friday in a newly added ladies room used as dressing cloak and lounging space. Entrance faces the elevator to speed guests to dinner and dancing. The committee plans old time diversions and invites new ideas to heighten the fun.

Hallowe'en Bridgeport

Former Honolulu mayor warns full-blood Hawaiian extinction

In a luncheon address former Mayor John C. Lane said the full-blood Hawaiian race could be extinct in a century. He noted 225 yearly excess deaths vs 775 more births to part Hawaiians, with current counts of about 2,800 full-blooded and 16,000 half-Hawaiians and urged Congress action to reserve one third of public land for natives and heirs.

Honolule IT. H Associated Press John C. Lane Lane Mr. Lane Captain Cook Islands Hawaiian Protective Association Congress Hawaii

Milford cider mills buzz as 2.75 beer ban nears end

Milford on Oct 26 reports a rush at the cider mill as the 2.75 beer era nears its end this Monday night. The piece also recounts trivia questions and local notes about cider demand, a recent pro license tilt, and Milford’s booming apple harvest with mills operating at full capacity.

Milford

Walt Mason Daily Poem Weather Laments Rain Clouds

Weather thoughts unfold as rain clouds gather and dampen optimism. The poet dwells on melancholy chills and forebodings, then dawn breaks, bringing a brighter mood. He imagines wormwood tea and a return to cheer despite lingering wet gloom.

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Questions Answered By The Standard Telegram Bureau

A historical notice advertises The Standard Telegram Information Bureau in Washington D C. Directed by Frederic J Haskin the bureau offers prompt factual answers to readers questions for a 2 cent return postage. Inquiries are confidential and replies go directly to individuals. No charge beyond the postage.

Telisc Washington, D. C Frederic J. Haskin Standard Telegram Standard Telegram Information Bureau Frederick J. Jiuskins

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