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Newspaper
Bridgeport Telegram
Location
Bridgeport, Connecticut, United States of America
Date
Feb 09, 1918
Page
19
A garbled OCR style item notes a driver sliding in a seat using one hand while describing a gold leaf monogram, a coat of arms, and a Chinese laundry sign like insignia. It suggests such markings influenced car purchases though it ends with a chaotic image of gear failure and a family piled on the back.
A fragmented piece mixes a tale of a young man learning steering with humorous asides on driving safety and a run of anecdotes. It shifts to a veterinary anecdote about a dog and its tobacco habit and ends with reflections on fame and the cost of living.
A fragment from Mary Carden in the New York World reflects on longing and the costs of pursuit. The piece contemplates whether pursuing one prize yields satisfaction or causes others to be foregone, ending with a cautious note on the human trade off.
A collage of humorous snippets and mock dialogues from Luke McLuke and others. It weaves quips about canning companies, household mishaps, a brash tourist, courtship rumors, and comic asides about fashion, travel, and daily life. Interspersed are brief homilies on thrift, jokes about named towns, and satirical notices, creating a light, episodic humor page.
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