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Newspaper
Bridgeport Telegram
Location
Bridgeport, Connecticut, United States of America
Date
Aug 12, 1921
Page
10
Don Herold reports on a curious novelty toy that swept through a neighborhood causing widespread nuisance and drawing in curious neighbors and telephone operators as they tried to manage the disruption caused by the new device. The piece captures lighthearted social intrigue surrounding a small urban craze.
Violet Bats, working at Violette's millinery, hides a dead mother’s link to Ronald Hastings. Violet aids a baby boy, then rises in a harsh lodging world while Olive plans a Chesham posting and a secret letter. The pair navigate class, crime, and survivors in a London street tale full of intrigue.
In this serialized drama, Adele Gerrison and Dicky debate confronting Grace Draper while planning to reach her by letter. The tense plot centers on doubts about Grace’s sincerity, past betrayals, and the looming threat of a wider scheme involving Grace, Dicky, and loyal watchers. A £50 reward for a missing child is noted, raising stakes as events unfold.
The city Ringtecheng is described as the pottery capital of the country and possibly the world with kilns dating to 1608. About 30,000 residents live there, over two thirds work in pottery, and historic wares once served royalty and adorned noble households.
A letter from a 22-year-old man asks if he should marry a 17-year-old girl after meeting last January. Annie Laurie urges seeking her parents' permission and suggests waiting about a year to establish a home, noting their youth and the need for stability before marriage.
The piece recounts Harriet Westbrook, Shelley's young wife, her elopement to Edinburgh, their troubled life in London, and her death by suicide amid a turbulent marriage. It notes Shelley's early marriage at sixteen to Harriet, and her later unhappiness and dramatic end.
A health column from New York outlines burn types and dangers, stressing that even mild burns can be deadly if large. It lists home remedies and paraffin treatments, and includes reader questions about eye trouble, bleeding piles, chest pains, and persistent cough with advised actions.
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