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Newspaper
Bridgeport Telegram
Location
Bridgeport, Connecticut, United States of America
Date
Dec 30, 1918
Page
10
The article discusses influenza as the Spanish flu, its symptoms and home remedies, cites Dr Beverly Robinson’s treatment methods, and notes public health reflections. It includes a reader Q A about adenoids and throat surgery, and contrasts science with public health realities during wartime Switzerland and Austria.
Columbia experts report a perfected drying technique that lets meats be kept for years without freezing salting or smoking. At use a piece dropped into water becomes tender flavorful and fit for cooking. Tests describe freshness and nourishment while refrigeration must remain for eggs fruit and poultry. This could reshape cold storage while aiding pantry meals and ship cargo efficiency.
A reflective essay about grandfathers, recalling memories of shared adventures with grandchildren. The author contrasts busy fathers with patient grandfathers and sketches vignettes from a round faced elder pushing a go cart with a laughing baby, sled rides, pop guns, and make believe games. It ends with thoughts on how time heals the initial rebellion of new grandfathers and the happiness found in grandfatherly moments.
A fragmentary 1917 column by Luke McLuke offers vaudeville style quips and jokes about gossip, editors, prohibition, fashion, and rural life. It references Lima Ohio, Logan West Virginia, Paradise Montana, and Zanesville, with playful asides on editors, dogs, and mules from the wartime era.
An excerpt blends a comic romance between Fluenz and Dardinelle with clipped notes on Missouri crop yields for 1918. It mentions a morning gown, hair stuff, and a celery sound as a joke between lovers, then shifts to agricultural data noting yield totals for potatoes, sweet potatoes, and other crops compared to the prior year.
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