A Line O Cheer
A playful verse depicts a busy bee who hums while working and shares honey from his golden store with all who come near, turning toil into a cheerful gift as the hive hums along.
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Bridgeport Telegram in Bridgeport, Connecticut
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Newspaper
Bridgeport Telegram
Location
Bridgeport, Connecticut, United States of America
Date
Aug 30, 1920
Page
7
Primer in Politics from Connecticut Voter
A Bridgeport woman asks why the electoral college exists and why direct votes aren’t used. The piece laments Connecticut as a rotten borough where party bosses control primaries and delegate selection, urging new women voters and a Twentieth Amendment to empower the people.
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Bridgeport
United States
America
Connecticut
Dieing Mastery Votes Against Men and Old Aaliz
Fragmentary OCR notes show a provocative line about a dying mastery voting against men and in favor of the old aaliz, praising a no Danube infusion of the Danube Blues. A Sinn Felner remark recalls hunger strikes and their impact.
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Danube
Sidewalk Snapshots of Workers and Trade Then and Now
Fragmentary lines describe a worker’s career path from a vintner trade to a modern employer, noting shifting demands and advisory counsel. Strange names and garbled phrases obscure specifics, but hint at labor history, apprenticeship, and evolving job roles through recent years.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Unibel
James
Conserving Resources A Key To World Fuel Security
The article argues wasteful use of coal oil and gas must end. It cites Canada's Alberta studies showing vast potential if conserved and fully utilized, suggesting the world could be supplied for a thousand years from Alberta fields alone. It notes global steps to curb waste and promote efficiency.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jonathan Meo
Pia
Canada
United Stat
Alberta
German towns abandon many street railways
German towns shift away from street railways as cities struggle with maintenance and costs. The report notes declines in lines, closures in Berlin and Leipzig areas, and growing use of buses and other transport options amid public resistance to costly repairs.
Beaverbrook Sees Anglo American Unity Against Discord
Lord Beaverbrook, owner of the London Daily Press, arrived in the United States and urged Anglo American cooperation. He defended Britain's ability to pay its war debts, pressed taxation of war-era fortunes, and called for withdrawal from Mesopotamia if Arabs reject civilizatio n. He warned against money trusts and favored practical liberalism guiding Britain's reconstruction.
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John
Jonathan
Baron Beaverbrook
London Daily
Press
United States
Lord Beaverbrook
Great Britain
Lord Leaverbroal
England
Fle
Britain
LAW AND CUSTOM. A VIEW OF LAW IN DAILY LIFE
The piece argues that custom and public opinion govern most life and that fear of laws or tyrants is overstated. It notes people accept street life, dining habits, and social norms, and that only a few issues provoke widespread challenge to established practice.
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Supreme Court
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Central Africa
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Grand and Glorious Feelings Prompt Late Dinner Talk
A cheery note urges avoiding sports chat at the dinner table to spare mother Friday night. It mentions Thursday night plans and references athletes like Dempsey Ruth and Tilden, urging polite conversation and restraint in good society.
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Mother
Ash
Jach Dempsey
Twep Ray
Babe Ruth
Tilden
Bridgeport Notes Parade and Reunion Highlights 1890
Bridgeport items from 1890 cover local reunions and promotions. Reports mention Rev. Charles Ray Farmer sailing home, Newfield Ailble school, and a rifle and brigade events plan. Also notes on post office looks contract awarded, opera house repaint, and veterans groups in Newtown and Bridgeport social activities.
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Charles Ray Farmer
Wurops
Ltth Conn
Newtown
Micevsa
Custer
W. CG
Anit
Walt Says A Savage Carnival Of Crime In War's Wake
An op-ed laments ongoing violence across the land amid wartime years. The writer notes assassinations and murders mounting in cities and coastlines, arguing brutality grows from conflict and dehumanization, urging a return to humane conduct.
Cowboy Preacher Rev Traveller Brings Parsonage To Cimarron
In Cimarron Newtown a traveling preacher known as Rev Traveller arrives with a rugged cowpuncher look, plans a community center for feasts films and books, and conducts services as a circuit rider. Community officers are elected and local notices follow with obituaries and events.
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Marron
Albert
Abla
Milan
Ghert
Himraelf Na
Stee
Alan
Coups
Biuty
Traveller
Governor Term Lengths and General Knowledge Quiz
A reader asks how long governors serve and if they can be re elected. The answer notes varying terms by state from two to four years, with some allowing re election and others not. The piece also includes a collection of quiz questions on topics from motion pictures to Oxford and Shibboleth.
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Tare
Grand Central
Theadore Morris
Paterele Wade
Wyoa
Merritt
Saplene Dahl
Cldvens
Newtown
Fkwaa
Phe Ton
Sineliy Tousey
New York
Barbara Prettehia
Cal Surmer
Barnum
Norton Cram
Regis
Gene Wit
Noble
Anres
Land expansion to guard Romagna cemetery graves
Paris reports the United States Army Burial Registration Service asking the Trench government to buy land facing the Romagna cemetery and the crest of the hill to prevent commercial encroachment on the graves of more than 30,000 American soldiers. The extra ground, including areas around the Romagne Suresnes and Bel Jean Woods, will be kept as a protected resting place with trees and shrubs, avoiding future development and preserving the sacred site.
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Paris
Romagna
Trench
Raves
Mart
Pola
Ronagne
Suresnes
Bel Jean Woods Cemptartea
Sureanes
Mont Valerien
Barista Alrealy
Rolleau
Sea Fever Poem Fragments and Night Observations
Fragmentary verse describing sea imagery and a wandering speaker reflecting on fleeting hope in a crowded city scene. Names and places are garbled. overall mood shifts between longing at sea and the bustle of civic life with a late-night air. The speaker cites politicians and a vagrant awaiting relief amid windy seas and dim dawn.
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