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Newspaper
Bridgeport Telegram
Location
Bridgeport, Connecticut, United States of America
Date
Aug 06, 1918
Page
10
A reflective piece extols personal virtue and service to the State. The narrator expresses a wish to emulate heroic deeds, strive toward high ideals, and grow into a better person along life’s journey. It frames self-improvement as a path to noble ends beyond ordinary aims.
Fragmentary column recalls rain, casualties, and morale as World War I dominates daily life. Notes on rationing, labor, and central telephones mix with sardonic asides about collars, taxes, and expected sacrifices. The piece blends rhetoric, humor, and patriotic sentiment from a public wartime page.
Soissons was captured from the Roche, Rheims held. The gain endangers the German retreat and signals Allied momentum toward Berlin. The capture boosts Allied morale while dampening German public mood as American troops press toward the Rhine.
Washington reports no foundation to rumors of drug shortages as US forces mobilize for war. The medical supply department and drug manufacturers form a war readiness network, detailing classes of needed items, large contracts for gauze and dressings, quinine, sponges, and first aid packs. American firms creditably press ahead with production to equip frontline troops and Allied demands.
The city hailed the completed H subway plan at Times Square as thousands flood the routes. President Shonts faced editorial work and delays as the system briefly stalled causing crowding, fainting, and a scramble to surface. Despite the hiccups, New York’s transit achievement drew praise for connecting parallel lines with a cross bar shuttle.
The piece contrasts how leisure class households “give” servants to the nation with how mothers and wives bear the human cost. It argues exemption boards drafted thirty five servants from New York families, questioning the virtue of corporate flags that claim to have “given” workers and praising the humble home flag as more meaningful. The author highlights the difference between corporate and personal sacrifice and urges honoring those directly affected.
The piece notes many people cut five to six weeks of leisure to aid the war cause. It argues this service improves readiness to resume work, especially when roles are mental. Physical labor was a vacation, and a demonstration of patriotic intent.
Bankers report abundant money in Bridgeport due to numerous bond payments amid wartime. resolve to exceed bond goals. Catherine Peck Wylde of Manhasset seeks Democratic nomination for New York State Senate in the First District comprising Suffolk and Nassau counties. petitions circulate.
Bethel listeners packed St Mary's church for the service flag dedication with 47 stars in a cross shape. The Connecticut State Guard attended, and Rev. William Kennedy spoke on duty and hope as the war effort continued. Local residents and service members were noted, along with a Red Cross lawn party planned by ex Mayor Georg Shepard and performances by Esther Garvin and others.
Letters of thanks arrived for Emergency hospital staff who aided at the Burritt Lumber plant blaze and the powder magazine fire at U M C plant on July 29. Ambulance Driver Alexander Mc Pherson stayed on duty and three firefighters were injured. Dr J E Gavins and Ambulance Driver Albert Risley were thanked for staying on call during the U M C magazine fire at the park. A trolley accident left four year old Nickoloras Pessarek with a facial wound treated by Dr H H Weiss at the Emergency hospital.
Letter to the editor from August 3 1918 defends Mrs Eddy of Christian Science after a Bridgeport minister insulted her beliefs. The writer urges charitable stance and accurate critique, citing Science and Health and urging faithful but nonjudgmental discernment. A Christian Science Committee on Publication signs off.
Charles F. Stevens of the 7th company, Second battalion, Syracuse recruiting regiment, appeals for Red Cross sweaters for eight Bridgeport boys stationed at the Syracuse barracks as cold nights loom. A reader laments the enormity of a billion dollars in modern business.
Democratic governor candidate Frederick W. Mansfield withdraws to back William A. Gaston as Richard H. Long opposes. In New York, Hearst may exit the gubernatorial race, paving the way for Alfred E. Smith as the unofficial Democratic convention’s favored candidate.
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