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Newspaper
Bridgeport Standard Telegram
Location
Bridgeport, Connecticut, United States of America
Date
Sep 08, 1919
Page
8
A fragmented poem speaks of a line of cheer and a trust fund whose duties bind the speaker. The speaker contemplates time as a resource not a gift to waste and vows to use the trust to secure future days of splendor. The verse hints at duty, responsibility, and a hope to continue beyond the day of glory.
Premier Paderewski accuses Germany of continuing war by arms and propaganda in Poland Lithuania and near the Russian border. He says Germans foment Bolshevik support in Russia, beat Poles in Silesia, and that Allied action is needed to grant Poland self determination and restrain German interference. The Allies must ensure a square deal for Poland and a decisive response if proven true.
A jumbled Washington Star column reflects on fashion costs strikes and politics with biting, disjointed asides. It contemplates apple shortages fashion seasons and profiteering while lampooning public concerns and consumer woes through a stream of quips and references.
Reports from New York allege United States Shipping Board ships are idle in ports worldwide due to repairs and poor workmanship. Officials blame interdepartmental red tape and inefficiency, with Hog Island praised as the only yard producing ships worthy of the name. A Congressional inquiry into merchant marine costs and ship quality is urged and has begun.
A Rome dispatch reports the Chamber of Deputies passed a suffrage bill for women, noting Italy grants women equal political rights. The article contrasts this with the United States and Connecticut, urging American women to persevere for equal voting rights without waiting for broad national pressure.
The European corn borer, a new pest from Europe, has appeared in truck fields near Boston and spreading toward New York and the Midwest. It damages corn by boring into stalks and ears, threatens yields, and requires rapid coordinated prevention, burnings, and research to check its advance and avoid a costly famine.
Letter to the editor from Bridgeport laments a white dog roaming St Michael's Cemetery while parents mourn and grave diggers attempt to corral it. The writer questions if the dog is dangerous and notes disturbance to mourners and desecration fears.
Fragmentary OCR recounts calls for bodily labor by all and notes the Lingineers and Janitors' association electing Albert A. Tibbals president. Mentions meetings, wage concerns, and disruptions within the labor community, with scattered references to individuals and events.
A dusk of items from Bridgeport dated forty years prior covers local weather, hotel crowds, school openings, and visits. It notes a prominent preacher joining church membership, a grand excursion on the Grand Republic to New Haven, and remarks on potato crop declines statewide. Also mentioned: City Court actions, theater chatter, and upcoming educational events.
Fragmented OCR text shows a bleak sketch of rough living and hunger among unsettled people. It references lean bodies, worn clothing, and a harsh environment near a river, with scattered phrases about security and poverty. The fragmentary nature limits clear events or names.
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