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Newspaper
Bridgeport Telegram
Location
Bridgeport, Connecticut, United States of America
Date
Aug 04, 1920
Page
8
Fragmentary notice from The Bridgeport Telegram notes subscription rates and advertising representatives, with references to New York City offices and metropolitan contacts. The legible portions hint at a period paper's masthead and pricing details, reflecting early 20th century newspaper operations.
The Hartford Courant argues against Direct Primaries claiming lower turnout than general elections and fewer than total registered voters. It critiques ideal versus actual primaries and notes corruption charges, citing Hiram Johnson as a counterexample to slush fund theory.
Daily paper statement from The Post Publishing Co claiming affiliation with the Associated Press and exclusive rights to republication of AP dispatches and local news, printed on Middle Street Fridgenort Cort. The notice emphasizes copyright and distribution terms for the paper and AP content.
Fragmentary verse mentions a blue day and azure hue that smiles. Vague lines describe the sky as a fair child’s eyes and a stream of color, but the passage is garbled with stray text and unreadable phrases.
A fragmented editorial voice comments on militant threats to picket a candidate, rail rate impacts on small towns, and a judge mailing punishment. It mentions an ad for a $100,000 witc as a war tax joke, federal agents probing Ponzi schemes, and odd vignettes about a New Orleans baby christening and a New York Zoo animal.
George H. Nobie, longtime Ty Manley and Company veteran of 37 years who recently retired, resumes work in his line by accepting a position as Moorrauarer with American Hardware.
A 45 year old man with 15 a week salary loses £4000 on a stock tip from a brokerage cashier. The piece mocks mob psychology and cites Lloyd's political case, praises optimism clubs, then contrasts work joys with coupon clipping, labor and leisure in a stream of social commentary.
A worn man collapses in a New York hotel lobby after a clerk orders him out. He is dragged from a chair, falls, and slowly leaves as an amused crowd watches the ruined figure move away. The scene ends with a stray remark about goodness not being in greatness.
Bridgeport reads like a 19th century bulletin with notices of business openings, theft recovered, temperance meetings, and upcoming gatherings. Giles & Clancey plan a Norwalk branch while Jiornet sailboat theft is resolved at Fairfield Beach. Community events include the Connecticut Cavalry reunion in New London, county Sunday school conventions, and road improvements at Beardeley Park. Local men move to Boston firms, Read Carpet expands, and two-story additions begin on Main and Golden Hill.
Washington reports rising gasoline demand as car use surges. The Bureau of Mines studies refining and cracking to convert crude into more gasoline, including shale oil, alcohol from waste, and benzol recovery, with potential new fields in Mexico and western states.
A nostalgic verse recalls a car repair by a grease stained wizard. The speaker laments paying a heavy bill for old tin Lizzie repairs a starter and carburetor while worrying over winter funds and the fate of the money. The piece blends humor and frustration about repair costs and value.
A to-day Worth-While Verse retells the biblical scene as Assyrian invaders breach walls and death spreads among foes. The poem images banners, stars on the sea, broken idols, mournful widows, and the fall of a mighty host under God’s gaze.
Questions and answers from a Washington query column cover a range of topics. The piece cites Frederick J. Beatin and the Telecram Information Bureau, touching on flight mechanics, agriculture crop forecasts, impeachment costs, dyeing processes, idioms, tree health, the Rock of Gibraltar, boiler rust prevention, grape regions, metals usage, and real estate versus personal property rules.
A reader attacks Ponzi schemes and Bolshevik counterfeiting, arguing the Bolshevic money theft idea lacks currency. The letter questions why Ponzi seeks short term loans at high rates and mocks government energy waste policies while urging efficiency over public spending.
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