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Newspaper
Bridgeport Telegram
Location
Bridgeport, Connecticut, United States of America
Date
Dec 30, 1919
Page
10
A collage ofOpinion items critiques Kaiserism and postwar policy while mocking political rhetoric and economic strains. The piece questions wartime speeches, sugar shortages, freight costs, taxation, and government efficiency, with satirical jabs at Congress, rebuilding efforts, and alien training programs.
Bridgeport Telegram founded in 1881 advertising post office notice lists bureaus and representatives in New York Chicago and Bridgeport. Published by The Post Publishing Co with Associated Press use rights and a local motto line. Poem by John Kendrick Bangs titled Prophecies reflects on virtue and prophecy.
A satirical verse criticizes society's shift from labor to talk and public rhetoric. It laments long work hours and rising pretension, urging a return to hard sweat and production while condemning idle chatter and hollow protests. The piece casts workers as Ciceros with silver tongues and calls for tangible effort over empty eloquence.
A jumble of phrases shows a caregiver describing a child made of yarn or fantasy, hungry and unwell, with references to a Christmas date, a young man named Bobby, a crush, and several unclear lines about a girl family and care. The tone hints at worry and distant support from a friend.
A critical column questions whether the U S fought to make the world safe for democracy or merely to shield America. It reviews Dr S Wasshio’s article on foreign policy hypocrisy, Chinese exclusions, and Western interests in the Yangtze, Shanghai, and Siberia, ending with a pointed call to readers to decide who benefits from democracy.
In Willard Parker Hospital Mrs Dora Mintz awoke after three weeks sleep with no disease signs. Doctors labeled the case lethargic encephalitis and tested a musical wakeup attempt with violinist Hoffman playing Kol Nidre, yielding brief signs of consciousness before she slept again. A Journal of Experimental Medicine note from Dr Albert H Ebeling recalls a chicken heart tissue kept alive seven years, growing on a blood mix, suggesting cell longevity might one day extend human life.
The piece argues against deporting husbands and fathers to Russia while wives and children remain behind. It warns that separating families defeats common sense and leaves them in limbo. It urges holding the Buford in Finland to reunite families before control ends.
A citizen urged economizing as the best New Year resolution to lower living costs and prepare for hard times. Asbury Lever spoke against profiteers and called for consumer organization, saying personal thrift, wearing old clothes, and cutting nonessentials can shrink prices and grow bank balances.
A miscellany of Bridgeport news from December 1879 notes dull harbor activity, upcoming events at the Fairfield Avenue church, new local business moves, and assorted society notices. It mentions Mrs. Eliot Nichols breaking her hip, the Germania Singing Society planning a Jan 1 concert and ball, and local lodges naming officers.
A veteran speaker recounts a dawn farewell and a march toward duty. The speaker says he will follow even as the rifles gleam, dreaming of a vast plain and banners at dawn while blood and the dead mark the river's edge. The morn breaks on a solitary vigil and a steadfast resolve.
A compact reflection attributed to Nathan Hawthorne noting how human inventions erase the picturesque and poetic from life, suggesting technology gradually diminishes beauty and charm in everyday existence.
New York dispatch reports Near East Relief operates a marriage bureau in Broussa, capital of the Turks in Asia Minor, to match Armenian girls freed from Turkish harems with husbands. Lieutenant Chester F. Dunham, chaplain, says the bureau investigates each case and, if both partners consent, the marriage is performed. He notes the matches have thus far been successful and respectful of the brides’ past.
The adjutant of former Crown Prince Frederick William protests to the Wieringen council over its income tax assessment of 800000 florins, arguing the prince's actual income is only five percent of that amount per Hamelsblad.
In this city on December 20 Oscar B Straiton aged 34 years and 10 months died. The notice lists Rev. B Smal, Robert B Smith and Adna Drumming as local figures associated with the event, and mentions December 24 as the date of a related proclamation.
Dr Christopher G Schott charged with killing his office assistant Miss Elizabeth Ford Griffith. He refused to post 45000 bail and will stay in jail for the examining trial. A 13 year old Laurene Gardner testified she was with him delivering Christmas gifts at the time of the shooting. Police note Schott had discussed a possible marriage between Griffith and a soldier.
The Shipping Board announced the sale of thirteen ships to the Texas Steamship Company for about 26 million dollars. Four are tank steamers. the vessels total roughly 126,000 Schwecht tons and were war requisitions from the Veracruz company. Two ships remain under construction.
The Telegram Information Bureau in Washington D C directs readers to write for facts on any subject. Frederic Haskin is the director. Send brief questions with a 2 cent stamp and return postage. Inquiries are confidential and replies go directly to individuals.
A fragmented Q and A from an early issue covers a range of topics. It notes William T. Bringon of Warscross Georgia as a possible heaviest man in the United States and includes questions on alimony tax deductions, presidents visits, the capture of Jerusalem, African American soldiers in World War I, urban rural population ratios, ship time signals, overseas visits by officers wives, and baptism and jury eligibility.
An appreciative reader compliments the newspaper for its Christmas editorial on life-giving solutions to human weaknesses. The letter urges continuing practical editorials that inspire goodwill and community improvement.
Union barbers decide to raise prices early January with shaves at 25 cents and haircuts at 50 cents, aiming to boost wages amid earnings disputes. Current wage is 21 dollars weekly, with over 31 dollars in tips, and a 20 cent slave wage cited in the report.
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