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Newspaper
Bridgeport Telegram
Location
Bridgeport, Connecticut, United States of America
Date
Aug 09, 1921
Page
8
A fragmentary tribute in a stylized verse, invoking faith and national pride. The piece asserts devotion to those who fought and died, offering a somber call for God to grant protection and life, and to honor sacred pride through enduring memory.
A jumble of editing notes covers traffic sign wording, public safety incidents, rail travel costs, and political enrollment. References include a Capitol building implausibility, a fire response in Dutton, and ongoing debates over Democratic or Republican alignment. The piece also mentions murder clues and census party counts.
Fragmentary weather column mentions forecasts for New Eagle and nearby areas. Vague references to temperatures, days of the week, and general climate notes with unclear details due to OCR gaps. No clear data on temperatures or specific forecasts available.
Federal injunction dissolves and jitney limits are enforced in Bridgeport. The Connecticut company may run 71 motor buses with restrictions on Fairfield avenue, halting many suburban lines. Critics doubt ten cent trolley success and warn of ongoing legal and political decisions shaping transit.
A man reads aloud his political grievance about profiteering and farmer struggles while his wife notes rising groceries. The tale blends personal ire with social satire citing Sam Blythe and the Popular Magazine and argues that the public and government exchange responsibility in democracy.
The Bridgeport Fire Department contained flood damage that invaded The Telegram building, pumping water from aging mains. Ice department apparatus supported water removal as quick action minimized loss, with thanks to new and veteran staff led by Assistant Chief Gey FP Deurdyley and others.
St Louis aug report on Miss Zoff a naturalization examiner for the Federal Bureau of Nat l, highlighting her role in aiding foreign born women to obtain citizenship papers. The piece notes rising female political participation, ongoing congressional debate on immigrant women’s papers, and demand for Miss Zoff’s services across several states.
A scanned Q and A page asks about spelling variants and English usage, then moves to history and science queries. Topics include Olympiads in Greece, housing in England, armistice housing, Canadian and U.S. population density, crown fining construction, daylight length, first locomotives, Alexander the Great, sailing distances, and soda for baking.
In Odessa Texas four Chicago youths facing burglary charges encounter Sheriff Go Get Em Johnson, famed as the fastest draw. After a four hour start the youths are stopped near Bat Stow and brought in for exam and trial. Johnson warns crooks Odessa will not tolerate crime and potash boomtown hopes lure honest settlers, while tempers flare with Mexican migrants and train riders amid a frontier atmosphere.
The speaker laments writing four lines and wrestles with illness fatigue while night nears and daystar fades. Thoughts turn inward as memory and fear haunt, yet a desire to create persists amid fractured lines and restless images of doors, rain, and distant voices.
A long list of local events and notices from Bridgeport and surrounding towns for late July and early August includes reunion news of the Pequonneck Boat Club, a fatiguing vacation for Major William Hincks in Bucksport, and school principal George B. Mura resting in Clinton. The Fat Man’s Association holds its annual clam bake at Roton Point, and local residents travel to Saratoga and Keene. A Latien Society meeting lists officers elected for the ensuing year, with financial reports showing substantial receipts and expenditures. A new addition to the John & Wyman Manufacturing Co. works is noted, plus yard rental, factory extensions, and a rising interest in local horse trotting. A BridgeportHorse Club race entries and timetable are announced, and a fatal accident involving a Mooroc resident’s horse is reported. The Seaside Park reunion of the Fifth Regiment marks an anniversary, with officers named and the next gathering set for Ospr Beach. Died: August Patrick Harnan, aged 23 years, 8 months, 15 days. Funeral arrangements announced.
The article explains daylight stars are hidden by blue sky light. Sunlight scatters in air, blue waves dominate, so stars disappear except with red filtration. Maurice Hamy tested by placing a red screen before the lens, absorbing blue sky while transmitting red and white stars, revealing stars to sixth magnitude in daylight.
A surreal dream narrative unfolds with a headless kangaroo and pawless bear in a palm beach suit. They sing and play a banjo before transforming into motormen who threaten a trolley car collision, ending with a shouted warning and awakening from the nightmare.
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