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Newspaper
Bridgeport Telegram
Location
Bridgeport, Connecticut, United States of America
Date
Dec 16, 1920
Page
10
A fragmented lyric speaks of a night described as dread with deadly shadows. The speaker finds the night a paradoxical beacon, offering forgetfulness of care and a hint of joy through remembered love and friendly stars pressing close.
A mosaic of stray items and wry observations on public life. Editorial jabs at language, politics, labor, and fashion mix with quirky notes about crime, housing, travel, and culture. A Michican woman tackles a bandit with an umbrella while jokes about janitors and tobacco reform punctuate the page.
One year after the blizzard, Dr Frank L Smith of 2180 Main Street began practicing in Bridgeport. He has over 37 years of medical experience and is a graduate of Albany Medical College and Columbia University.
A proposed City Manager form of government outlines stockholders as voters, five or more commissioners, directors, and an executive city manager. It emphasizes centralized efficiency with accountability to the electorate through annual reports elections and potential recalls, aiming for modernization and democracy in Bridgeport.
Emile Belot discusses light speed and cosmic distances, noting centuries of light travel from Andromeda. He imagines distant stars revealing past events from Earth, from pyramids to Columbus, Waterloo to Lincoln, shaping a grand view of history traveling through space.
A Chicago daily tested church hospitality by sending reporters to worship as unkempt bums. The piece argues churches may be wary of the down and out, while welcoming the sincere, noting ministers know real woe from sham and the reporters may have overestimated their disguise.
The piece extols Damascus as the world oldest city steeped in history and legend. It paints a timeless aura through myth, prophets, and ancient trade ships, invoking Mahomet, Masefield, and the perfume of ages to conjure the city’s enduring, romantic name.
Bridgeport notes theft at a residence on Winton Avenue and a bustling city scene with railway traffic details. Reports include the Jolly Rovers Club social in Ansonia, a weather-predicting tale, local election figures, and a courtroom trial described with lively, non-graphic reportage.
The piece presents a satirical mock setup on Washington politics with references to President Harding, simple voters, and various whimsical brigades. It lists sections like Simple Parade and Simple Job Seekers, and mentions events planned for inauguration day with quirky aims and costumes.
Free bulletin explains how to use concrete for long lasting fences posts foundations doors steps troughs and septic tanks. It advertises a Washington Information bureau booklet available by coupon or plain writing with name and address.
A fragmentary reminiscence in old diction reflects a man named Walt recalling youth and spring, contrasting lively days with frozen landscapes. The speaker mourns aging, noting snow entombing the land, the dead woods, and bells tolling for absent friends amid bleak beauty.
Washington reports claim of the steamer Ma seized during the war and presented as a diplomatic token. Details describe an exchange involving Charles M Hughes and the Foreign Relations Committee in New York. Also notes obituaries for Miss Iake T. Amnes and Henry Dahlstein with funeral details.
Fran Provable reports Prin Colello of 441 Garfield was injured in a Saturday night tussle with two conductors. He sustained a jagged forehead cut that became infected and was moved to Emergency Hospital then taken to isolation hospital yesterday.
Milford merchants form a three member committee led by Mayor Cheney to study converting the eastern end of the Washington Bridge site into a town public dock. The Devon Improvement Association backing extends to use of piers, with state deed arrangements discussed to finance and permit the project amid local opposition from nearby residents and taxpayers.
Bridgeport sees domestic help supply roughly equal to demand amid seasonal layoff shifts. Superintendent Keller notes many workers from stores and offices taking domestic roles as manufactory hiring slows, and immigrant women fill gaps. Fewer full-time maids now, some households hire for limited hours or at higher rates. The trend may reverse with manufacturing rebound.
Secretary Daniels urged Congress to grant the Navy authority to operate all Government vessels during war and for six months after. He cited navy board findings that future submarine and aircraft advances could threaten merchant navigation, arguing centralized direction is necessary to safeguard the fleet.
A patriotic poem praises the American flag as a heavenly banner and symbol of freedom. The speaker describes the flag’s azure night sky, stars, and white stripes, invoking national pride and the protection of liberty under its colors.
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