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Newspaper
Bridgeport Telegram
Location
Bridgeport, Connecticut, United States of America
Date
Apr 21, 1920
Page
12
The piece surveys labor issues and political slogans from a chaotic editorial voice. It mentions Bolsheviks, four hour workdays, saving profiteers, and public publicity schemes, with scattered references to Mexico, labor, and government rhetoric. It captures a period voice critiquing profit and unrest.
Bridgeport Telegram ad shows subscription rates, offices in New York and Chicago, daily publication with open hours, and mentions metropolitan tower location. It notes association with The Associated Press and republication rights with circulation audit claims.
Poem fragment dated to April laments mixed moods and flirtation amid unsettled temper. The speaker notices sunlit days and bright but contradictory moods, urging steadyness as May approaches. Mentions personal affection and a hopeful turn toward better days.
A satirical verse portrays a fat man warned by physicians to stay active and walk daily while tempted by pies, pork, and doughnuts. The rhyme contrasts weight loss efforts with the lure of indulgent foods and urban temptations.
The piece argues that democracy hinges on American leadership in a world moving toward rival empires. It warns that British, French, and Japanese actions threaten global stability and that the League of Nations loses power without U.S. moral support. Hoover’s idea of a table talk league is urged as the cure, stressing the need for a strong American voice to secure peace.
A farmer battles crows blamed for corn losses while U S biological survey data show crows destroy pests such as May beetles grasshoppers and moths. The article argues crows do more good than harm and should not be exterminated.
The piece recalls Izaak Walton’s The Compleat Angler first issued in 1655 and notes its enduring value with over 121 editions across four centuries. It reflects on Walton as a revered figure in fishing, the book’s tranquil style, and the shift from practical guide to literary tradition.
A federal report cites a Japanese university study noting eminent men often underperform on exams. It urges stress on general work, aptitude, and progress, treating a class as a normal mix of ability, with few outstanding and many average or weak students.
The piece argues against solving high living costs by going without and cheekily promotes overalls as a flawed solution. It notes the paradox that wearing overalls can raise their price and hurt overall industry, urging a practical approach over gimmicks.
A fragmented and garbled OCR snippet hints at satire or gossip style commentary with bold typography and mixed case phrases. It references an ex Kaiser and suggests a playful, sensational tone typical of tabloid excerpts. The readable text is limited to scattered phrases and numbers, offering little verifiable context.
Bridgeport notes include rifle club activities at Seaside range and Wardog tarnagan, steamship repairs, and local business shifts. Also reported are temperance society gatherings, spring travel rise on sound ferries, an Oakland performance by the San Francisco Minstrels, and varied church and civic meetings with local leaders and speakers.
A boy was struck by a van in a street near Alpine and Alain, sustaining a fractured skull and a crushed right leg. The vehicle backed up to the curb blocking view, and the driver did not stop. He was taken to Emergency Hospital then transferred to Brifieepert Hospital for treatment.
An unclear OCR fragment references a U S ship called Pug Firse or similar and mentions ocean gems, Atherni, Taptiin Paradis, and a city with a speed of 14 knots per hour. It notes construction by an unnamed company, with many garbled words and missing details about place, date, and outcome.
A fragment of verse imagines domestic comfort and shared life. A cat beside the hearth, a buzzing hive, a willow brook, and birds near an ivied porch. Lucy at her wheel sings as a village church bells low and bright point to heaven.
Berlin reports document government evidence on the death of Paul T. Demott of Patterson New Jersey killed while being transported to Wesel prison. Papers shown to correspondents reveal mail and revolutionary movement ties. letters reference Bolshevik leaders and Modernist contacts. Details include telegram drafts and alleged impersonation of officials, with note on police inquiry into the death. A separate brief notes ship Al Moree arriving in port.
William Holleran, 17, of 282 Newfield Avenue, bound over to the May term of Superior Court after appearing before Judge Irvank L. Wilder charged with assault with attempt to feign Bill Michael Saving, 20, of 693 Bast West Wriday night at Salts Textile Co. He is under $1,000 bond.
In Bermoslituo on April 29 President Carranza charged the communist party with instigating the Sonora revolt and said he ordered arrests of communist leaders nationwide. A dispatch cited by El Nacional asserts the leaders planned to establish a Soviet government in Mexico.
A mid April incident in Ulin gymnasium pool fined members for violating resolutions supporting modest attire. Wesleyan University Wikies and societies back the rule requiring appropriate clothing on campus. Students are to wear defined garments daily in Middletown and on weekdays and Sundays when in town, though exceptions for travel may apply.
City suffers under a plume of smoke described as a plague while authorities seek relief. Tests of upper air samples from Wayhawk levels analyze sulphur dioxide to verify the fog's cause amid pending air cloud concerns.
Readers may send bristly questions to the Telegram Information Bureau in Washington D C under director Frederic J Haskin. Include a 2 cent return stamp. responses are sent directly with no charge beyond postage.
The text explains there is no separate electoral college and details how electors cast votes for president and vice president, sent to the Vice President, opened by the Speaker of the House with both houses present. It also covers related trivia questions with brief answers.
Senator Ixelbee, urged by New England citizens, introduced a bill to authorize railroads to own steamships operating off the Great Lakes and other waters except the Mississippi river and through the Panama Canal. Kellotz calls it similar to provisions in the railroad bill, aimed at easing transportation issues in the region.
Dr. George A. MacIver, connected with Waverly hospital in Waverly Massachusetts, appointed superintendent of Bridgeport hospital succeeding Dr. H Bertram Langher. MacIver, a former U S Army Medical Department major, assumed duties last Friday after William W. Tones resigned in December. He is a 1908 graduate of Vermont University.
The recreation committee at DHA Automatic Machine Sampans cooperates with the Industrial Department to present a comedy titled A Regiment et Vo. The event is planned for Raum Avenue and is expected to draw a large crowd with many attendees.
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