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Newspaper
Bridgeport Telegram
Location
Bridgeport, Connecticut, United States of America
Date
Feb 06, 1920
Page
10
Bridgeport Telegram details subscription rates and advertising representation with offices at 140 Middle Street Bridgeport Conn. It notes daily publication except Sunday by The Post Publishing Co and credits The Associated Press for news dispatches.
A line poem by John Xendrick Bangs extols a steadfast boy who resists evil and strives to be virtuous both day and night asserting a high standard of character across moral trials.
A collage of editorial quips references 1988 era ultimatums and political jabs. It touches on D Annuisto Carranda civics, music week, tax the rich era, travel delays from rail washouts, Navy funding debates, and widespread speeches mailed under government frank. It blends satire with public notices and cultural nods.
A comic verse laments a dozen hens bought to boost profit but they fail to lay eggs. The speaker mocks poultry magazines praising hens yet finds the birds lazy and costly. He imagines selling the eggs or abandoning the venture due to high costs and empty nests.
The text argues that free speech and press rights are not absolute and are bounded by the need to prevent law disobedience and harm. It frames freedom as a system of mutual restraints, protecting individuals from lies, coercion, and violent action, while warning against tyrannical or anarchic extremes.
An unimpeachable source reports a twelve hour Soviet workday under military guard. Lenin’s regime bans strikes and enforces decisions by force, while hiring expert managers with twenty seven wage classifications. Dissent carries imprisonment or death as workers face a brutal transition from capitalist dreams to coercive state control.
The English playwright John Drinkwater writes a Lincoln drama seen as a universal tale. Critics predict long runs in New York and America, praising shared ideals and Anglo American friendship. The piece sparks reflections on cross Atlantic kinship and mutual respect.
The article notes how a severe storm disrupted trolley service and left suburban residents with few jitneys and the choice to walk or grab a ride in private cars. It highlights widespread willingness of car owners to offer lifts, creating full, cheerful capacity crowds and few exceptions.
The article reports thawing and sleighing activity amid icy conditions, street snow removal, and a cold snap with subzero thermometer readings. It highlights a religious meeting at One First Baptist Church, mentions a forged-check swindle, and notes various local business and social events including a piano concert review and a Yale professor's lecture on China.
Mnneh travelled in the realms of gold and saw many states and kingdoms. Chapman’s readings evoke awe as a new planet swims into ken. The piece recounts discourse on Homer’s dominion, praise for a dazzling exhibition, and local civic reflections.
Lord Grey defends the United States stance on the treaty and League of Nations, urging patience and clarifying executive legislative relations in American governance. The piece contrasts U S restraint with European territorial aims and notes implications for future international commitments. Also included are local obituaries and wedding notices from New Haven and surrounding areas.
There is a service in Washington D C that answers readers questions. Requests are written to Frederic J Haskin Director at Washington with a 2 cent stamp for return postage. Inquiries are confidential and free except for return postage.
A quiz from an old issue lists presidential religious counts, noting Presbyterians and Episcopalians each eight, with others including Methodists four and Unitarian four. It also states Germans were the largest foreign-born group at about 2.5 million of 13.9 million foreign-born residents, Russians second, Irish third, Italians fourth.
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