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Newspaper
Bridgeport Telegram
Location
Bridgeport, Connecticut, United States of America
Date
Apr 15, 1920
Page
10
The Bridgeport Telegram publishes postal information and advertising details. Subscription rates are listed for mail in advance including 1 year 6 months and other durations. The notice also notes staff and offices in Bridgeport Connecticut with bureau memberships and republication rights.
A distorted, partial verse expresses despair and isolation. Vague references to shadows, a flood between speaker and sky, a faint light breaking through, and a call for love. The text reads as a rough, juvenile draft with unclear context.
Fragmentary editorial notes reference a possible return to pensie and a commuter train, mention Connecticut National Guard and a Mexican link, and joke about umbrellas and cabinet conversations. The piece lampoons political figures, transportation issues, Prohibition era themes, and public sentiment, with disjointed lines implying campaigns and social habits.
Fragmentary text discusses Roger Babson and wage trends in shoe making. It argues raw material costs drive prices, not labor, noting leather and other inputs comprise a large share of cost. Predicts wholesale shoe prices would fall if raw materials decline, with labor remaining a smaller portion.
A fragment argues against killing snakes as trampers and hunters step into open season. It notes only three venomous American species and urges recognizing harmless snakes, turtles, and groundhogs as useful allies. The piece condemns ignorance and cruelty toward small wildlife and advocates letting them live.
A fragmentary taking on Sunday sports and odd musings about Bay State baseball fans, luncheon fables, and a London scientist claiming a machine to measure pluses. The text reads like a garbled editorial, mixing sports lore with surreal social commentary and speculative science.
The piece catalogs ten methods of humor from Ellis Parker Butler’s expose. It lists exaggeration, feigned ignorance, naive narration, ridiculous impossible scenes, repetition, sudden shifts, extreme analogy, stage pranks, gradual expansion of ridicule, and untimeliness as key devices, urging readers to chuckle at wit and playful observations.
The poem riffs on climate travel from south to north seeking comfort, citing drouth heat winds and longing for Kansas. The narrator laments distant places while praising Kansas as the place of kinship and contentment despite its harsh weather. The piece blends verse travelogue with nostalgic humor.
A long Bridgeport column recounts local history and notable figures, noting T. Bamnam's fortune and his claim it stems from rising. It covers civic events, education board matters, Hartford Post tidbits, and a Worcester Worcester game report with a crowd watching.
A businessman visits a doctor for a full physical, declares himself healthy, and proposes biannual exams for all executives to prevent failures like a rival firm’s breakdown that cost big accounts. The piece argues that cold business logic should apply to health, urging timely checks to avoid late discoveries of serious illness and professional collapse.
A scrambled report notes preparations to relieve Germans and distress of a siege. It mentions a meeting to organize aid for women and children, rural and urban streets, and a contribution of $14,900 to support relief efforts.
Milford resident Mrs. A. Raw, aged years, died at her daughter's home on Broad Street. Funeral services with Rev. Leslie officiating will be held Saturday at Congregational Church. interment in Milford Cemetery.
A compact column echoes Aristotle on how familiar thinking patterns harden into nature. It contrasts accustomed ideas with their enduring influence, framing cognition as a gradual shaping by repeated exposure rather than sudden insight.
Fragmentary excerpt of a poem about a brook flowing through valleys and landscapes. The text includes garbled lines and scattered phrases describing banks, chattering waters, and a journey toward a river, attributed to Alfred Tennysos.
A Springfield Republican report summarizes a heated exchange on military service and the wearing of uniforms. Voters favoring and opposing a veteran candidate weigh in, with polls showing mixed support and calls for clarity from the general public figure.
The Hartford Times reports the commuter welcomes the public utilities commission ruling on the nextone system. The decision lowers rider costs for casual riders by about 12 to 2 percent while keeping a bit more than half for the regular user. Bridgeport sees gains with new cars and expanded equipment, while Waterbury and New Haven express limited satisfaction as the commission weighs conditions and potential deficits, urging prudent ordinances to avoid worsening the trolley system.
Fragmentary quotes from a San Francisco publication discuss Jews and politics, urging citizens to back a presidential candidate who serves national interests. The text references figures such as LaPoltette, Johnson, Falewards, and Hearst, contrasting Republican and Democratic lines and warning of danger if power stays with certain Democrats.
Readers can ask concise questions and include a 2 cent return stamp for replies. The Telegram Information Bureau in Washington, under Frederic J. Haskin, promises confidential responses sent directly to each inquirer. No charge beyond the 2 cent return postage, and no guile in the service.
The text fragment discusses design history of the Great Seal and the Breakneck Bridge project, naming Benjamin Franklin, John Adams, and Thomas Jefferson as designers or contributors. It references Jean Roehl and the Brooklyn Bridge, with notes on Robert Henry Roebling and the bridge’s completion. The prose also touches on political ideas and figures, including references to European money transfers and 19th century political shifts.
A log from today shows Vank Cleans and Aw York tying in a clearing hall event with notes of $500 and 19,887. The details are sparse but indicate a financial or betting context involving named entities Vank Cleans, Aw York, and New York.
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