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Newspaper
Bridgeport Telegram
Location
Bridgeport, Connecticut, United States of America
Date
Dec 19, 1919
Page
14
The Bridgeport Telegram outlines subscription rates by mail and carrier, with advertising reps in New York. Published daily except Sunday by The Poly Publishing Co at 140 Middle Street Bridgeport Conn, open daily. Associated Press news dispatches credited to AP and local news.
Time speeds along and offers each man his share of day time moves on with little pause or regard for those who seize it. Some accept sunny gifts or refuse them but time rewards those who use him well. At times his ways seem rude yet gratitude may be doubted.
A collage of editorial jibes and observations on Prohibition, foreign policy, and wartime life. References to Connecticut cold, Carranza, the Anti-Saloon League, housing, ambassadors, and fashion trends mingle with quips on eggs, guards, and public mood.
A fragment mixes Walt Mason verse praising a balmy Indian summer with a court sale notice. It references Indian summer imagery and memory, then shifts to a public sale of church property in Windsor under a court order, noting the Union Society of Colebrook Silver and vicinity will sell January 8 by the former sheriff, with all members of the society and its affairs in question.
The editorial defends government housing in Bridgeport, arguing the project aided war workers and ordinary people despite critics in politics and real estate. It contends finishing the houses cost less than withdrawing and credits the U S Housing Corporation for completing the job.
The piece argues against leaks from the U S Supreme Court amid criticism of slow decisions. It blames long delays for speculation and suggests hurried rulings reduce the chance of advance information reaching Wall Street and gamblers. It frames the issue as a tension between judicial deliberation and market concerns.
The essay argues that intelligent life could exist on Mars and be far more advanced, suggesting interplanetary travel might become possible. It questions whether Martians would pose a threat or enrich human knowledge and cautions that if we don’t hear from other planets, they may hear from us.
Three Connecticut farmer youths Garry Miles Sherman Ives and Clarence Vail funded college by leasing hens to hens kept in rented coops feeding and selling eggs after class Their hens yielded Miles 275 Sherman 204 and Vail 285 74 dollars teaching that education is affordable with determined effort and that eggs at current prices are like gold mines
The National City Bank of New York estimates global trade will total seventy billion dollars this year. In 1914 it reached forty billion, rising to fifty three billion last year. Much of the increase reflects price gains, but the figures show the world now spends nearly twice as much as five years ago.
The article notes readers debated whether Wood should resign but Major General Wood declared he will not resign until he is ready, resolving the Wood and coal issues and allowing focus on Christmas shopping discussions.
A vivid line captures Briggs urging action as a cranking attempt fails. The speaker laments the stubborn self starter and motorsome frustration, then shifts to a defiant cheer about bold, triumphant feeling in the moment.
Decembers light in Bridgeport with holiday plans as Trinity College Glee Club performs at the Opera House and a snow clearing machine works on the tracks. Reports note a serious illness, labor tensions, and multiple local events from church choirs to holiday concerts, plus a fire incident and a busy poultry show at St Johns hall.
Poem expresses playful boasting about a tall man who fears a sweet girl Sal in romantic pursuit. The speaker confesses awkward speech and blushes as he contemplates love while preferring dangers over rejection. The verse contrasts the gal's charm with his own clumsy nerves and social expectations.
A terse reflection argues that actions, not words, prove true friendship. George Washington notes that liberal professions of goodwill are not reliable indicators of genuine attachment.
A letters page urges humane treatment for working horses during cold weather, noting a barn fire that killed one horse and damaged property. It reports losses of about $700 for Mr Belknapp and $245 for Mr Held, with a second fire at a brewery tied to the John Stillman estate causing about $1,000 loss. Also lists local obituaries and marriage notices from Newark and Oxford, plus a Berlin parliamentary vote on gambling and electricity laws.
Hartford Courant notes Bridgeport Telegram speculates on cider classification as sweet or fermented. It recalls historic fence viewers and proposes public elder testers to judge cider, suggesting officials be appointed and auctioned, with costs borne by testers and potential legislative action. This sparks talk of Selectmen and cider inspection duties.
The Telegram Information Bureau in Washington under Frederic J. Haskin offers free fact answering for readers. State questions briefly and include a 2 cent stamp for return postage. inquiries are confidential and returned directly to individuals with no charge beyond the stamp.
A compilation of general knowledge Qs with brief answers on topics such as U S presidents longevity, illiteracy in Mexico, sleeping plants, Thackeray’s Vanity Fair, Chicago and New York mayoral salaries, the 1918 Nobel Prize, U S Army size in 1919, the phrase they shall not pass, latitude degree length, and biblical ark wording.
Coblenz December 18 Two shipments of machine guns and accessories sent to Mexico were halted by Allied authorities after being found in transit across Holland. The first shipment included 2695 machine guns in four carloads from Brockelman & Senetan of Cassel. The armistice violation prompted a formal request for explanation and a warning against further exports.
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