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Newspaper
Bridgeport Telegram
Location
Bridgeport, Connecticut, United States of America
Date
Aug 18, 1920
Page
8
Fragmented OCR note outlines Bridgeport Telegram history dating to 1537 and references post office rates, metropolitan news in New York, Peoples Gas, and Associated Press terms. The text shows archival publication notes and republication rights but is garbled and hard to interpret.
A fragmented note presents a poet’s oblique query on time and identity. The voice, claiming cultural superiority and personal limits, prompts reflection on daily raises questions about meaning and restraint.
The text presents garbled editorial notes touching on rising house prices, advertising for bethoniats, and references to figures like Berding and Rich. Disjointed phrases mention Georka, Amertceus, and Lake Ory, with scattered allusions to Mormon nesting arrangements and public mood amid uncertain events. The piece reads as a collapsed, fragmentary page item with unclear narrative.
Willem P Herman of 357 Fatri d avenus Anna Fainstein of 102 reanne street Morria sox of 7 Fairfield avenus yesterday filed for Certificate of Incorporation of the Buick Used Car corporation. The firm will operate at 367 seeld zvenue with capital of 995,000 divided into 50 shares at par value of siloc.
A hazy feature notes Ressinters of the caning variety and BR Bair of Le neley in connection with Fair's Kennew. It mentions a bank founder in Connect cut Nations bank in 1832 and a claim that his dogs have won prizes from New York to the coast. The piece hints at long-term involvement in stock and show circuits and a consistent presence in local business.
David Lawrence critiques the spread of malicious gossip during the Harding Cox campaign. He urges voters to ignore rumors about drinking, gambling, or domestic issues, stating newspapers are accountable and that both candidates are honorable men deserving informed judgment based on verifiable facts.
The British Ministry of Munitions reports up to March 31, 1919 show raw material profits totaling 38,720,525 pounds with net profit to the Imperial Treasury at 34,747,078 pounds after deductions. The raw materials directorate handled vast quantities, insured its goods against risks, and refunded all advances with interest. The operation is described as profitable, with material shortages to be sold and large military savings noted as more valuable than presented profits.
A tale about John the orange man who sold fruit to Harvard students and a stranger asking about Christe et crisstae on the Harvard shield. It muses on tribal loyalty, the fighting spirit, and how to channel rivalry into constructive feats for humanity rather than violence.
The newly elected Labor government would create a cabinet office to aid mothers and children who enter industry, endowing motherhood with state support. A proposed law envisions subsidies through a graduated income tax to reward large families, asserting society’s duty for children’s welfare.
A Denver dispatch reports efforts by health authorities to deter tuberculous travelers with no funds, distributing leaflets nationwide and urging home care. It describes Denver’s hospitals and sanatoriums, their costs, bed shortages, and the harsh reality for impoverished patients seeking care.
A ragged OCR style Q and A compilation cites figures like General Grant and Washburne, mentions a Springfield monument, a 20 inning game in 1919, and questions about reindeer land grants, commercial proclamations, and Goast Artillery HQ. It quotes odd names, places, and timelines with uncertain phrasing and scattered topics.
Bridgeport notes include a reunion for Connecticut Cavalry members in New London, a steamer Elm City visit to Martha’s Vineyard and Newport, a moonlight parade by Company B, and a Union gathering. Also covered are tuberculosis concerns in Denver, political remarks in New Haven, and local civic meetings including health board actions and county commissioner discussions.
A reflective monologue contrasts youth and age through playful imagery and humorous wordplay. The speaker rejects ailments and gloom, arguing that vitality comes from mirth and activity. He imagines living centuries yet staying spirited, while depicting aging as outward wrinkles not inner decline.
To day’s Worth-While Verse excerpt presents Herrick’s Cherry-Ripe imagery as a garden Eden of fruit. The fragment explores cherries as symbols of beauty and pleasure, with ornate language and vivid, if imperfect, archival transcription.
Paris Aug 17 Willen Adam son Labor MP and Karry Gealing leader of English transport workers appear before French socialists after being asked to leave France. If they fail to depart they will be expelled.
Meriden Aug 17 Detective Captain Burke sent for Pittbsurg this morning to fetch Har per J Rice of this city, charged with a farmer in the cashing of two checks purporting to be signed by Roy Whisox son of George H Wilcox President of the International Salver Company. Rice had been serving months in Pittsburgh on lenarge of defrauding notel ki.
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