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Newspaper
Bridgeport Telegram
Location
Bridgeport, Connecticut, United States of America
Date
Apr 09, 1920
Page
12
Bridgeport Telegram page fragment shows publication details and rate card text. It mentions subscription rates by year and month, advertising reps in New York and Chicago, and notes daily publication except Sunday. It references The Post Publishing Co and Audit Bureau of Circulation.
A fragment from a Bangs poem presents playful lines on cheer and life’s beverages marked by whimsical phrases. It mentions Sweetening and Good Cheer with odd spellings and nonsensical verses, signaling a humorous historical verse fragment.
A mosaic of editorial remarks on taxation, politics, and international affairs. Notes praise for Worcester figures, discuss Ireland's leadership shifts, hint at U S campaign activity, and poke at moonshine lore, with skeptical jabs at post office criticism and local Pennsylvania notices.
A reflective verse laments rising prices for tires, gas, and oil, noting how costs push people to limit travel and stay home. It contrasts past cheaper travel with today’s burden, portraying families unable to afford journeys or maintenance. The piece implies hardship from escalating fuel and vehicle expenses.
A reflective essay cites John Locke and Aristotle to argue that schooling cannot create brains but can guide and refine latent talent. It says schools should reveal and nurture alertness and enterprise already present, helping students apply principles to real life and find their proper level, rather than inventing ability.
A historical article argues Venus could host life akin to Earth given similar size and atmosphere. It notes Venus is 7,420 miles in diameter about 67 million miles from the sun, with a dense atmospheric layer potentially moderating heat and enabling observation. Scientists speculate about future communication discoveries.
Anne Martin announced on April 5 she will run for senator from Nevada with a platform calling for taxation on land values held for speculation and on the capital value of property, plus a fair exemption. She argues idle land harms the public purse and that taxing speculative land use would push land into use and ease living costs, noting the women’s suffrage angle.
The war altered taxation but the old taxing system remains. Before the war city and rural dwellers paid modest city county state levies while Uncle Sam taxed more. Now federal tax takes about 60 per person annually, far higher than prewar local charges. Heavy wartime taxes rise living costs with little effect on resource emancipation or land monopolies.
Early season reports note broad high and hurdle jumpers aiming to break leaping marks. The piece compares human leaps to those of insects and cites famed jumps, while noting progress in other fields but not in jumping. It humorously worries about man versus flea and grasshopper when powered by transport.
A playful explainer on duodecillions contrasts vast cosmic distances with astronomical figures and a hypothetical income of one duodecillion dollars. The piece uses exaggerated numbers to soothe tax or income debates with humorous math.
Fragmentary lines reveal a noisy crowd opinion about Uncle Ed Norwood D and party dynamics. References include Dexter Fellows and press figures, hinting at a social gathering with circus flair and public attention.
Bridgeport items recount local events from printing houses to rail line tidbits. Mentions professors, fish preserves, trout boards, patent grants for lamp parts, rifle competition results, church district appointments, cruelty to animals concerns, and a Bridgeport social notice with a wedding listed.
The United States representative on the Inter-Allied Rhineland commission resigned after a Washington exchange. Pierrepont Noyes, American Rhineland commissioner and State Department envoy, announced he had separated from any action tied to the French advance in the occupied area. Pittsburgh astronomer dies after long dinner at home in Pittsboro.
Poem recounting Barbara Frietchie's defiant stand as Lee’s troops approach Frederick Maryland in the Civil War era. Whittier invokes battles near the town and the flag’s symbolism, ending with a tribute to “Barb ara” and the flag as a symbol of freedom and union.
Wairfield County ranks third in total state grants for licenses. The announcement lists Hartford 6997, New Haven 35885, New London 8510, Windham 2422, Litchfield 2788, Middlesex 1, Tolland 1062, with the county’s overall sum 25969.
London April Herald reports the conclusion board will study new railway wage demands. Engine drivers seek a shilling daily rise, cleaners two shillings, and other railway workers a weekly pound increase.
The Telegram Information Bureau in Washington, directed by Frederic J. Haskin, offers prompt answers to any question. Send a brief inquiry with two-cent postage for return delivery and keep inquiries confidential. No charge beyond the stamp for postage.
A scan of questions and answers covers party chairs, papal language, a Vatican address, fastest rail line, Verkes Observatory, U.S. earthquakes in 1919, 1919 cotton crop, Willing speech peroration, Unotype origin, portrait protection breeds, longest baseball record, and presidents elected without opposition.
Detroit april telegram from Henry Ford appeals to the United States elections committee for an immediate thorough investigation into fraud charges tied to the Newberry Ford senatorial campaign in Michigan. Ford cites counter charges about unlawful spending and urges prompt testimony before the elections committee, which has ordered a recount and is set to meet Friday.
Fred Lynet says a faction of Democratic leaders will push at the national committee meeting on April 20 to move the convention from San Francisco to Oakland across the bay. The Oakland proposal aims to secure better convention accommodations and support.
News item notes a quarantine aboard a ship near the East Coast tied to measles mumps and influenza outbreaks. Reports indicate multiple illnesses and at least one death during the voyage. Strong entities include US locations and the phrasing suggests an outbreak onboard.
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