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Newspaper
Bridgeport Standard Telegram
Location
Bridgeport, Connecticut, United States of America
Date
Sep 23, 1919
Page
12
City politics debate fusion versus confusion as independents seek a real test of strength against the Republican machine. Voters are urged to back a strong Democratic nominee with a record of better administration, while stressing local issues over national fights.
Mail payable in advance and telephones listed for Metropolitan Tower New York and Peoples Gas Bldg Chicago. Audit Bureau of Circulation members and Associated Press copyright notes referenced. Fragmented OCR text includes stray lines about personal vows and poetic musings.
A collage of humorous jabs and social observations touches on elections, taxes, gas meters, and everyday life. It questions political promises, hints at labor and immigration debates, and remarks on regional quirks. The piece weaves brief reflections on patriotism, public services, and cultural quirks with cartoonish remarks about behavior and ambition.
A historical reflection on early oil use citing Marco Polo's account of naphtha wells near the Caspian Sea. The piece notes long standing oil flows from the Baku peninsula and argues oil and gasoline will persist despite modern fears of depletion, highlighting a well that flowed centuries ago and still inspires hope for producers.
The piece argues for rebuilding the American merchant marine with skilled, loyal seamen despite low pay and hard life. It recalls Yankee seamanship, cites a Bath Maine schooner captain who died after abandoning ship, and asserts America must supply real men to command growing fleets.
The article reviews Treasury estimates showing war debts tally about 21 to 18 billion dollars, declining as markets rebound and Europe repays. It details the Victory Loan sinking fund to wipe the debt in about twenty three years, with annual interest and taxes shaping postwar finances.
Bridgeport news items from September 23 1879 cover autumn events and weather, a government vessel near Stratford locating a buoy, new Housatonic sound house work, education updates, and local sports. Notable mentions include a hawk shot near the toll gate, Norwalk fairs, a grand lodge meeting at Waterbury, and a police case with motion in arrest of judgment.
A printed exchange ponders crime and decency after a confessed thief murders his master and steals the money. Reports note steamer Mia bringing an excursion party, updates on O Leary and Barmin, Pembroke Lake health concerns, a saloon row with Diehl and Standish, and a Gilmore's Garden walk forecast. A death notice records Nicholas Meyer, aged 67, to be buried at 3 p.m. Thursday at Bath.
In New Orleans on September 22 the annual convention of advertising men adopted a motion creating a pan American division of the Associated Advertising Clubs of the World. A committee representing eight nations will draft a plan for submission Wednesday, while speakers praised better ties among the Americas and cooperation with the United States and Mexico.
In Vancouver on September 22 crowds cheered as the Prince of Wales arrived by train. Admiral Rodman, commander of the Pacific fleet, greeted the royal visitor first, with salutes and a welcome at Stanley Park. The prince expressed pleasure at the presence of Admiral Rodman’s flagship, the New Mexico, in port.
Walt Mason laments universal weariness in a daily poem about chores, fatigue, and the dull routine of life. He notes the grind of kindling, coal, and the cycles of work that drain spirits and dull the heart.
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