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Newspaper
Bridgeport Telegram
Location
Bridgeport, Connecticut, United States of America
Date
Dec 07, 1920
Page
12
A group of motorists in New York state installs large signboards on major routes with black text on white and a skull and crossbones emblem. The message warns that caution beats regrets and urges drivers to slow down at crossings and bends along the Post Road.
A fragmentary verse piece laments idleness and the dulling of machines and minds. The speaker imagines rust, dust, and a discarded humanity as a heap of waste, contrasting toil with futility and empty labor.
A scrambled editorial notes piece references Christmas shopping before December 24 and discusses royalty comebacks, William Jennings Bryan, tax bills, vaudeville acts, and public figures. It critiques coverage of peace in Ireland and contemplates politics, sports, and taxation amid the holiday season. The tone blends satire with social commentary on current events and public figures.
Patrick J Connell has served as an ambulance driver for six months at a charity building. A Bridgeport native born and raised in West End, he is a World War II veteran who served as an ambulance driver and aviation corps member. Before enlistment he spent nine years with the Bridgeport hydraulic winged.
The piece argues American infant deaths exceed battlefield losses, citing 390,000 American babies under one year and 37,000 mothers sacrificed to ignorance and poverty. It promotes the Sheppard-Towner bill as a solution, claiming health education for mothers could save two thirds of babies, with bills already proven in U S cities and Europe.
A brief, wry meditation on peacocks and people who admire style while ignoring ugly feet. The piece contrasts theater glamour with real life wardrobe woes and mocks vanity through humorous anecdotes about feet, gum chewing, and fashion fads.
The article traces the cabinet's growth from four original departments in 1789 to ten by 1905 with posts such as secretary of commerce and labor and adds that President elect Harding proposes a secretary of public welfare and inclusion of the new vice president in the cabinet noting women’s support for the idea.
The Telegram critiques conditions around the local railroad station noting that the station property and platforms are under Station Master Hunt. The surrounding lot, owned by the railroad but not under his charge, harbors messes. The architect’s layout invites debris and the railroad must ensure cleanliness beyond the station proper.
A California miss answers the Boston million question by saying her first act would be to plan a trousseau and pursue marriage. The writer notes few unmarried millionaires and that a million changes views on marriage, quoting Shakespeare and remarking on her bright mind despite lacking funds.
A fragment from a play shows Ignatius and Tensta planning a Sunday bath scene at a bathhouse under blue laws enforcement. Guards threaten and guide Ignatius through a back route to a private room while debating safety and disguises for Sunday bathing. The page also references The Telegram and a six day race carriage scene.
Derby man Plavse n Dee a Tinas Monahan, former city sheriff at Daehy, was appointed a deputy United States Marshal for one day.
A narrator laments olden times when maiden aunts hosted politics at home. They dressed well and cooked, but now pursue public life and politics, leaving housework behind. The speaker bemoans changed roles, slouchy appearances, and the loss of traditional domestic ties to the public sphere.
A scrambled 19th century inquiry column asks about government insurance eligibility and voting rights, Cordovan leather, biblical word counts, city nicknames, and Marys colleges. It preserves reader questions and brief answers, including how voices differ by gender, and a note on the New Haven Elm City nickname.
Bridgeport items mix social notes with cultural events and civic concerns. Madame Urso and Max Antonia Wenne headlined a Bridgeport concert with praise for Hall and Treumann, while public interest focused on a proposed city free dispensary at Broad Street to aid the sick and injured. Also covered are court relief for a soldier, a farewell concert, a town baggage incident, and local police matters.
Fragmentary report notes a scene in New York City involving poles of about 20 feet long and a gathering unidentified. The text mentions no clear event, persons, organizations, dates, or outcomes.
A dated public notice promotes a health information pamphlet from the Health and Welfare office. It urges readers to assess eye and hearing health, appetite regulation, and contagious disease awareness, mentioning tuberculosis as a concern. Addressed to readers via the Bridgeport Information Bureau in Washington, D.C.
A garbled text fragment mentions names and addresses and a note about a coup. The readable parts offer no concrete event, date, or location to summarize into a clear news item.
Fragmentary lines mourn a missing person or figure with floral imagery and evergreen referenced. The tone recalls remembrance and sorrow tied to a tomb or resting place, invoking shadows and flowers in a subdued, devotional register.
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