John Glass and Peo ples Gan Bilis poem miscellany
Chicago telephone exchange ad highlights a daily paper with open 24 hours and a note on circulation. A four line poem by John Kendrick Bangs reflects on wealth, contentment, and social virtue with playful rhymes. The piece cites The Post Publishing Co in Bridgeport and an AP association note on rebublication rights.
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John Glass
Peoples Gan Bilis
Chicago
the Post Publishing CO
Middle Street
Bridgeport
Connibers Audit Bureau of Circulation
Associated Press
John Kendrick Bange
Editorial Notes on War, Politics and Society
A compact, period voice surveys postwar politics and public sentiment. It mocks figures from Kaiser to Lodge, discusses anti sedition bills and universal military training, notes a Savannah arrest for fascist ties, and questions America’s postwar gains and insurance luck.
Mars and the Earth in Wireless Signals Debate
A correspondent argues that Martians, if intelligent, would learn from Earth’s wireless messages using our own Morse and Continental codes. The piece suggests Mars is older and possibly far more advanced, with canal observations implying superior engineering. If Martians respond, they may retrace humans’ early electrical history.
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Mars
Earth
Panama
Red Planets
Walt Mason's Daily Jingle Encourages Small Acts of Kindness
The poem urges everyday goodwill as a plan to ease others’ burdens. A morning greeting and friendly talk lift spirits, while simple gestures like a cheerful mug and a kind word brighten days. It stresses not being lazy in dispelling gloom as we travel life’s path.
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Jay
Meei
Tolle
Bridgeport Needs a First Class Theatre for All
Bridgeport would gain commercially and culturally from a first class theatre. Albert Donahue argues such a venue would bring traveling productions and boost local stores while also providing a vital educational outlet. The piece urges Bridgeport to support legitimate theatre like New Haven and to offer plays such as Abraham Lincoln and other classics.
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Bridgeport
Albert E. Donahue
Chamber of Commerce
Donahue
New Haven
Carping
John Drinkwater
Drinkwater
Abraham Lincoln
Maeterlinck
Sam Gompers on Work as Medicine for Youthful Longevity
Sam Gompers, leader of American labor, near seventy but feeling forty, says his irregular meals and sleep trace to his lifelong work. He declares work is the greatest medicine, keeping him young and driving him to greater things, a belief shared by many vigorous men.
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Sam Gompers
Thomas White
Bunmell
Alfred Norton
Winer
North Washington Ave
Doling
Wea
Wonder What the Girl on the Magazine Cover Thinks About
A fragmented talk lists May plans for a model or actress with a vivid hat scene and floral style. It notes confidence about male attention, past uniforms, and future wedding imagery with a partner ready to embrace.
Fragmentary note hints at July fireworks and umbrellas
The readable lines mention being around a flag, holding a firecracker, and asking if it's exciting in July. The text feels like a personal, playful note about summer imagery and celebration, with references to Mr. Christy or Mr. Fisher for an April number.
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MR. Christy
MR. Fisher
Vle
Bridgeport Forty Years Ago From The Standard 1889
Snow drifts busy streets with carts, new special policemen appointed, Irish relief fund raised over 800, and a brisk local scene. The Apollo Club and Mr Sanford set to entertain New Haven. Yale talks on China. string of weather, trains late, and civic notes fill this snapshot of Bridgeport life.
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The
Apollo Club of
New York
New Haven
Sanford
Favorite Poems Lines Worth Reading or Pasting
A historical note presents lines from Sir John Suckling 1609 to 1642 inviting a beloved to respond to pale looks and muted speech. The quatrain sequence questions love’s movement and ends with the devil take her, reflecting courtly wit and early modern verse.
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Sir John Suckling
Inventions Impress as Electric Demonstration Is Held
A large crowd witnessed Maxim and Sterling demonstrate electric experiments in a city venue. Magnetized wire, lifting nails, heated coils, a burning carbon lamp under water, and a light beam from a reflector showcased early 20th century electrical feats. Some experiments misfired but overall the display drew strong public interest and praise for the ingenuity on display. Also reports predict higher food prices for 1920 due to low production, inflated currency, and postwar excess.
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H. N. Powers
Scientific Society
Messrs
Clarence Sterling
Hiram
Maxim
Read Carpet Company
Beethreen
Saratoga
Boylston
Mr. Sterliing
Mr. Maxim
Sterling
Saratova
Telegram Information Bureau Answers Your Questions
The Telegram Information Bureau in Washington, under director Frederic J. Haskin, offers free factual replies to readers inquiries. Send brief questions with a 2 cent stamp for return postage. inquiries are confidential and no charge beyond the stamp.
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Telegram, Information Bureau
Washington, D. C
Frederic J. Haskin
Telegram Information Bureau
Frederic J. Waskin
Value of Farm Products Year 1919 Prosperity
The Department of Agriculture says 1919 was the most prosperous year in American farming. Last year’s crops, animals, and animal products were valued at 24,92,000,000, up 2.5 billion from 1918, averaging nearly 4,000 per farm across the United States.
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Department of Agriculture
United States
M. EC
Bureau of Markets
United States Board of Appraisers
France
England
Letters to the Editor Foreign Exchange in Bridgeport
To the Editor can English and French money be bought in Bridgeport at the Telegram price. The Editor notes the Telegram quotes reflect New York values. Local brokers can arrange foreign exchange for those desiring it.
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Bridgeport
J. S. Gray
New York
Missing Irish steam packet reported from Dundalk
In Dundalk Ireland on February steam packet Iveagh sailing from Liverpool for Dundalk with passengers has not arrived causing great unease. Crowds gather at the head of the wharf awaiting news of the vessel and its crew and passengers.
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Dundalk
Ireland
Iveagh
Liverpool
Dudalk
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Nybody
Cover
Ould
Savannah
Faiist Party
Mger
Martens
Germany
Congress
Bradstreet
Lodge
Wil‘gon
Lord Ashfield
Britain
America
Shea
Uncle Sam
Walt Mason
MR. Hare
Neyla McMein
Ler EG
John Barry
Patrick Curran
Dr. S Wells Wiliams
Yale College
Presbyterian Church
China
Naugatuck Road
Hast Latchfield
Knickerbocker Company
D. J. Sanford
B. Beardsley
Otter
Wartford
Lincoln Club
Connecticut
Meriden
St.Ausgustine’s
P.T. Barnum
Rosedale Association
St. John’s Hall
Wheeler & Wilson
Vennor
Inetead Caid
Bucholtz
Tudse Olmstead Loom
Wm. H. Porter
Groton
Backus Historial Society of
Boston
Theophilus Smith
New Canaan
Zalmon B. Burr
Weston
Thwin Hall
D. D
Norwalk
Nathaniel Hewett
Thomas Panders
Huntington
Martin Dudley
Aston
Bravia Plenno
Milford
Order of the Knights of Honor
Olivet Hall
Washington Irving
Prithee
Will
Wil
Cqueveland
National Canners’ Association
Canning Machinery and Supplies Association
Brokers’ Association
Frank ‘Gorreau
Washington
Canners’ Association
Fray and Pigg
Water St
Read Carpet Co
New York City
George E
Grace J. Curtis
Warren St
Long Hill
U. S
Bureau of Plant Industry
Naturalization Buresa
Cherrapongee
Assam
India
Napoleon
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