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Newspaper
Bridgeport Telegram
Location
Bridgeport, Connecticut, United States of America
Date
Apr 19, 1918
Page
8
Ottawa reports that at least one Canadian division has begun participating in the Lys struggle as authorities anticipate hourly updates. Until now Dominion forces had limited action in the fierce three week offensives, with casualties not exceeding twenty in killed wounded and missing.
Bridgeport firemen answered 748 alarms for fires from April 1, 1917, to April 1, 1918. The city reported $112,443.83 in fire damage and buildings worth $9,771,281.02 involved. The peak loss occurred in February 1918 at $25,504, while August 1917 saw the smallest loss at $1,108.90.
The fragment lists a playful title involving Wowara Ob Rau and quirky phrases about shoes ships and scaling wax, suggesting a literary or theatrical piece with whimsical wordplay and mixed imagery.
A humorous meditation on the spring thaw as a harbinger that lifts snow and ice, aids rubber boot sales, and enables a hip boots wearing caregiver to wheel a baby cart. It jokes about melted snow flooding cellars, sparking lawsuits, and the need for rain preceding the thaw to soften streets for gasoline use.
Public school sales of War Savings Stamps and thrift stamps totaled 3717.25 for the week, led by Bridgeport High School with 1004.50. Maplewood Junior High followed with 389.25 and Linwood School at 822.76, as workers shift focus from W S S to the Third Liberty Loan campaign.
The Rev. Thomas FB Powell of the Cont Congregational church was named pastor of the Thirst Congregational church in East Orange New Jersey. Powell supported the workmen's compensation law and campaigned for its passage in the General Assembly. The report notes the week numbered 229 with 12 978 subscribers, 58 7 percent of enrollment, and total sales of 34 564 dollars.
War Savings Stamp campaign shows strong local traction with Bridgeport posts reporting 389,567.05 and state totals at 2,727,136.16. Fourteenthousand fourth regiment funds receive 400 from automobile show promoters for company equipment and incidentals under Colonel Clifford B. Wilson.
A Junior War Savings club has been started to benefit a younger employee of Howland Dry Croads Co. Members pledge to buy at least one thrift stamp weekly. The State Trade Education shop on John Street, led by H. J. Hanson, launches a thrift stamp sale campaign. Valeska Surait showcases vaudeville at Fox Imum Co.
A local draft board record mislabels Abe Isard as Abraham in a plan to host Jewish youths leaving for military service. A committee listed Abe Bard among those slated for Camp Upton, aiming a farewell reception, while misidentification triggers concern over anti Semitic sentiment.
An old advertisement touts Phosphated Iron capsules as a cure for overwork and worry. It claims the tonic strengthens nerve centers, improves blood, and restores energy, urging readers to demand capsules from Hindie’s Drug Store and other retailers.
A compact market note lists cod and Pollock prices including 12c and 18c for roe, buck shad, and related fish. The item shifts to wartime rhetoric with a Liberty Bond reference and a call to purchase to aid the Kaiser’s foes.
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