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Newspaper
Bridgeport Standard Telegram
Location
Bridgeport, Connecticut, United States of America
Date
Sep 17, 1919
Page
12
Fragmentary OCR text shows a Chicago address for Peoples Gas Building and a reference to the Associated Press and circulation auditing. It reads like a header line with telephony and department notes, not a cohesive event.
A brief excerpt describing moving swiftly past dislikes without dwelling on them. The speaker urges ignoring annoyances and pressing forward along life’s busy path with urgency.
A garbled OCR fragment mentions breakfast table talk, casual words, and autumn foliage preparation. The readable bits show disrupted phrases about Canada and morning routines with no clear event, dates, or identifiable names. The item reads as an incomplete diary-like snippet from a page segment.
A fragmented, late 19th or early 20th century column blends nature musings with political jabs, referencing pollen haze, autumn colors, and frost, then shifting to social topics. It derides Bolsheviks and American politics, cites Boston and Detroit oddly, and ends with reflections on friendship, romance, and perpetual renewal.
In Macon Georgia the Firemen's Union declares they will resist dissolving their union only with guns while police mock the Civil Service commission. The diatribe questions Americans loyalty to law and order, warning of horror and chaos if unions resist state authority.
Reflections on returning U S troops after WWI as they leave France, noting the peaceful impact of exile, the lasting memories of red roofs and old world scenery, and how months overseas reshape language, thoughts, and appreciation of European charm.
The United States National Museum presents exhibits on conserving natural wealth such as coal fertilizers petroleum water power and gas. It notes gas waste depletes reserves as towns add artificial gas and urges public control over resources rather than private profit.
Scientists who lived among Eskimo tribes report that their children grow up honest, law abiding, and respectful. They say tribal leaders dispense impartial justice and pampering is avoided. American parents are urged to learn from Eskimo practices, giving children a chance and avoiding harsh discipline.
Walt Mason laments aging vanity as he eyes gray whiskers and failing joints. He jokes about dyeing his beard and masking gout while insisting he remains cheerful and useful. The speaker, frail yet defiant, questions critics who call his pretense foolish and complains of rheumatics and fading vigor.
Two days away from readiness, a public float along Sir ford avenue bridge will provide access to the eastern end of a floating dock operated by Mark Operating company. Workmen were seen yesterday building a stairway and new dock approaches, while street lights drew crowds to the harbor after an electric display on the submarine 28 moored at Uni street.
Feature recounts how New York hotels recover unpaid bills by selling guest baggage at public auctions. Stories describe sealed luggage, appraisers, and bidders racing for trunks and instruments, with pearls worth $45,000 turning up in a trunk and other valuable finds amid robberies and vanished owners.
Bridgeport notes describe a busy period with planned celebrations, excursion posters on billboards, new steamship lines to New York, and upcoming events. Reports cover local rail and road activity, a Chinese laundry spectacle, plans for a Hartford trip, and community notices including lodge work and educational lectures. A court case in Norwalk and transportation developments between Bridgeport and New York are highlighted.
A fragment notes a claim that Mrs Rox intends to break her husband s will. It mentions a Baltimore American line about monopols and cites a Centennis Commemoration Committee of Mayfield and a 104 page Historical Discourses pamphlet printed by A S Barnes Co New York. It covers memorial library funds, a manufacturing firm rumor, and theatre company plans with various dates and local figures.
Verona Gaddis, 12, of 52 El street, received emergency treatment for a badly bitten right thumb after stroked a monkey that attacked her at an animal hospital scene on Broad Street. A woman, unnamed, arrived with money in her grip and pelting the animal when it bit the girl.
New York mayor Hylan reported to a committee that over 650 women employed as ticket agents and station helpers on the Interborough Rapid Transit Co were discharged, replaced by men. Many were sole providers for their families. Hylan pledged to seek reinstatement or new jobs for the workers.
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