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Newspaper

Bridgeport Telegram

Location

Bridgeport, Connecticut, United States of America

Date

Aug 27, 1920

Page

10

Bridgeport Telegram local paper notice and ads

Bridgeport Telegram page shows subscription rates and advertising details. It lists addresses in Bridgeport Connecticut, Barnum 200 telephone, Metropolitan Tower New York contact, and mentions Association press membership and audit bureau participation. The fragment reflects a 19th century newspaper setup with varied departments and open daily operation.

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Four Line 0 Cheer Poem by John Kendrick Bow

A short poem praising gratitude to the sun sky fields night and time. The speaker thanks God for the harvest rest and blessed hours, acknowledging divine care and blessings received. The verse invokes sun, fields, night, and time as sources of thanks.

Fragmentary Editorial Notes Spoofing Campaigns and Ponzi Talk

A jumble of editorials and quips mocks political campaigns and a Ponzi scheme. References to Tallil photographs, Cox’s traveling bid, and a museum display of Mrs Wilson’s gown reveal a satirical take on public life and pronunciation debates.

Tallil Cox

Paul J. Cook Promotes Americanization in Local Factories

Sidewalk Snapshot highlights Paul J. Cook of 10 Bragiey Street known for Americanization work and teaching citizenship to foreign workers in local factories. A graduate of the University of Pittsburgh, former principal, and member of Phi Delta Kappa in national educational circles.

Paul J. Cook Bragiey Street Frac‘tories Dalyeralty of Pittsburgh Phi Delta Kappa Natonal

Son killed at rail crossing. Mangold and mother deaths

In New Jersey at Passmore Avenue crossing of the Philadelphia and Reading Railroad, 25 year old Joli Mangold was killed when his truck was struck by an Atlantic City train. His mother previously died at the same crossing years earlier. A second truckman was killed here last year. Also noted is rising volcanic activity at Popocatépetl, with melt from crater feeding the snowy slopes.

Sammonton

Bridgeport Jitney Report Guides Transit Policy

The mayor's traffic committee endorses a mixed approach to jitneys and trolley service, urging fair fares and coordinated operation. It cites past commissions, favors local public utilities oversight, and calls for rapid action to restore trolley service or transition to a regulated bus system.

City of Bridgeport Walter B. Lashar William Z. Seeley George M. Eames Connecticut Company Public Utilities Commission Conneticut Company Bridgepoct Traffic Commission Alse Trafic Commission Tvesn Lashar Trafic Commission

Safety council cites auto deaths at 14000 yearly

The National Safety Council in Atlantic City warns that with ten million autos and rising, about 14,000 people die yearly in motor vehicle accidents. It urges pedestrians and drivers to be vigilant, keep control, and watch their steps to reduce fatalities.

National Safety Council Atlantic City Ander Tach

Who Profiteers in the Farm to Market Chain

An apple grower near Chicago shipped Red Astralians at 36 cents per bushel cost and earned one cent per bushel on return, while Chicago retailers sold the same apples at five dollars per bushel. The piece condemns the U S system of food distribution as badly unfair and notes some farmers near cities charging what traffic allows.

Lake Michigan Chicago Chicago Commission

Seldom was ever any knowledge given to keep

A fragmentary line hints at withheld knowledge or guarded wisdom. The text suggests limited retention of information, implying a broader theme of secrecy or selective sharing without a clear event, date, or proper nouns to anchor.

Bridgeport 40 Years Ago From The Standard 1880

Warmer Brothers build an adution for corset shop and reports of railroad examination, reunion plans for the Seventh Regiment, and local events. Includes incidents at Grand Central Hotel, a fine for liquor law violation, a death from choking a cow, and notices of a concert, public meetings, and a shooting festival. Also reports weather related water hydrants, theatre entertainment, and several obituaries and funeral notices.

Bathing Beach Ode By Walt Mason Delivers Moral Guffaws

The verse satirizes bathers and fashion in seaside garb, contrasting old or heavy figures with fit swimmers. It playfully mocks "naked" progress and vanity, celebrating simple pleasures while lampooning ostentation near the water. The narrator claims personal fondness for a modest tub and avoids vanity’s lure.

Sheep Business Contrasts Keen

Albuquerque in the Southwest embodies a clash between old Spanish Indian life and modern industry. The sheep trade, its open-range herding, and the Mexican shepherds reveal loyalty, risks, and the rough organization from Patron to Caporal. Weather and mountains test crews as they drive flocks across public lands toward high summer ranges and bar open dangers.

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Home Drying Book Offered Free By Mail Service

A notice from Frederic J. Haskin announces a free book titled Home Drying, explaining its benefits for drying fruits and vegetables at home. Readers are invited to mail two cents in stamps with their name and address to receive a complimentary copy, via the Information Bureau in Washington, D.C.

Teles Jaeam Frederic J. Haskin Bridgeport Telegram Information Bureau Washington, D.C Nerewich

Questions and Answers From The Telegram Information Bureau

A compilation of Q and A style items from The Telegram Information Bureau directed by Frederick J. Hastian. It covers old requests about the oldest US employee, tropical vultures attacking aircraft, child-friendly pictures, Mississippi forest trees, chewing gum sources, concrete in shipbuilding, notaries public, hay for sheep, average motion picture length, window glass scarcity in France, proper napkin use, and nitrate beds in Chile.

Untitled Verse Praises Quiet Moral Nurse

An anonymous 19th or early 20th century verse extols a woman who shuns worldly charms to serve at home. It paints her as patient, tender, and healing, tending poverty and care, guiding the fallen back to duty with gentle acts and hopeful devotion.

Falls from Ladder Seriously Injure Bridgeport Worker

Joseph Hearn a 46 year old Sound View resident fell from a step ladder at the Bridgeport Baking Company's store at 4 30 pm yesterday suffering a skull fracture a scalp laceration and a sprained shoulder First aid was given by Dr O J Groark of the Emergency hospital and he was taken to St Vincent's hospital He was mending a ceiling when the ladder slipped beneath him

Palmsrom Bridgeport Baking Company Joseph Hearn Sound View O. J. Gro~ark

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