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Newspaper
Bridgeport Telegram
Location
Bridgeport, Connecticut, United States of America
Date
Aug 13, 1921
Page
10
Bridgeport Telegram announces founded in 1891 with 4 Second Class matter. Subscription rates by mail payable in advance. Office location, carrier service, and telephone connect all departments. Published daily except Sunday.
A line of cheer marks the start as a figure tests a rod and wheel. He turns toward the wave and climbs from the depths toward the heights of cheer, seeking a bold ascent.
A collection of scattered notes on registration deadlines, coastal navigation data, strict penalties for traffic violations, Missouri’s centennial, women’s participation, baseball opinions, prohibition questions, New York city elections, League of Nations issues, and varying remarks about government and society.
Views on past playgrounds in Bridgeport compare the old simple tools of youth with today’s patented playgrounds. The piece recalls saw horses, apple trees, broom handles, and swinging from fences, praising simple, affordable fun and community memories. It mentions Samp Mortar, skating on hills, and local figures tied to early leisure, ending with a nostalgic barefoot boy blessing.
A mixed excerpt shows a weather forecast for Southern New England with fair conditions over the weekend and general Atlantic readings. It sits alongside a quirky poem fragment about the sea and a fish society, noting no incomes tax and no prohibition, with the speaker longing for the fishes vision. The text also references almanac and store notes from the era.
The article argues that postwar aviation fatalities outpace wartime rates, with a rising death rate tied to mechanical defects and personnel issues. It warns that federal spending on aviation safety seems wasted without coherent national leadership, urging coordinated action by the Harding administration and Congress to defend the coast and build a capable air force.
A college career decision looms for many youth as four years of study begin. The latest issue of a national fraternity journal notes obituaries including Champ Clark, once Speaker of the House, narrowly missing the presidency. A Broadway pawnshop housed over 200 liberty pins once hocked by failed college men. The piece observes that colleges train brains, not create them, often sharpening the smart and exposing the foolish.
The battle between landlords and tenants in New York grows fiercer as landlords refuse to cut rents despite declines in other costs and incomes. At a mayoral rent commission hearing, only apartments renting from 2000 to 80000 dollars per year showed reductions, while thirty thousand tenants faced eviction notices and many appeals were filed with the county. This report notes the stark contrast in rent policy and calls for debate on housing costs.
A collection of inquiries and responses covering tobacco production in the United States taxes in 1980, heredity of hay fever, legality of Red Cross trademark use, meanings of Gentile, electricity currents, Civil War pensions, fly leather making, dead letters, shade-tolerant shrubs, biblical corn reference, and the Pueblo flood death toll and property damage.
A Melbourne era report on a bishop in Tandon Australia issuing pastoral letters about marriage vows. The letter urges couples to reveal no mental reservation when taking the vows and to ensure the vows are not spoken with hidden doubts. The bishop also warns against solemnizing marriages of divorced persons, arguing such vows are insincere and unholy. The article notes a broader church stance on marital oaths and parental rights.
A dour man disrupts a cheerful group, dampening their morning smiles with gloom. The tale traces how one grumpy presence sours joy, spreading heaviness as others seek light and laughter.
In a letter to the editor from the District Republican Woman, readers ask if women have the right to vote in the primaries this year given mayoral funding issues. The editor notes any woman who was made a voter may participate by applying at the Registrars' office by 10 p.m. Daylight Saving Time to express desire to vote in selecting candidates.
Paris reports a census suggesting a notable drop in France’s population. Deputy Georges Bonnelous plans to ask Parliament to cut deputies at the next election in 1984 by nine seats. He cites Paris and notable declines outside Marseille, with Alsace Lorraine and French colonies affected. He proposes by-election rules to fill vacancies, if constituencies lose representatives due to deaths or resignations.
A fragmentary item discusses questions from a daily quiz about etymology and pronunciation. It includes references to Bod from a bygone era, accent placement in tenses, and phrases like a Roland for an Oliver, noting Roland and Oliver as paladins of Charlemagne. It mentions the word authoritative and notes adoption over 400 years.
Bridgeport notes from 1880s issues recount local events. Twentiers Regiment reunion read a patriotic poem by Joan W Storrs in Birmingham on the 7th. High Rock Grove picnic planned by Summerfield church. Sedgewick Guard advertised excursion. a dog bite incident near Black’s yard ended with the dog killed. Court term postponed to Sept 6 due to Judge Loomis illness. Invitations to Catholic societies for Yorktown celebration in October. George W. Benedict acting as general ticket agent for Naugatuck. Coulter and McKenzie busy with Garrage springs orders and grand employee event at Milford Point. Wilbur Quinn company to perform in Bridgeport. Governor Higelow reception at Lakey notable. Two Sevens camp prominent. Foster and Hughes benefit at Opera House successful with banjoist Joan Turner and Bridgeport minstrels. Derby Drummers contest notable. Sassacus Corps of New Haven won corps prize. Mr Atkinson of Walcottville won individual prize. Louis Kiefer highlighted. Obituary for Origen Storrs Seymour noted with long Bridgeport ties. Seymour born Feb 1804, Yale graduate, multiple state roles, chief justice 1874, died age 77. Other social notices, travels, and local society items included.
A South study shows feeding pigs peanuts lowers fat melting points, making lard softer, while switching to corn and cottonseed raises fat hardness. Reversal tests confirmed fat texture shifts up to about 15 degrees in some cases, enabling peanut use with later corn-based rations for marketable quality.
A fragmented verse piece by Berton Braley contemplates life after creative work. The speaker muses that even when songs end and dancing ceases the world of roses birdsongs and sunlit pleasures remains, yet the joyous song will end with passing days and an inability to dance or sing beneath clover.
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