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Newspaper
Bridgeport Telegram
Location
Bridgeport, Connecticut, United States of America
Date
Feb 10, 1921
Page
10
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A fragmentary poem notes beauty and fragrance of a rose, claiming it gives joy and passes by with wit. The speaker laments earthly worthlessness yet finds value in the budding rose and its power to delight.
A garbled editorial notes sketch a satire of Congress and fiscal debates, mentioning Dawes, a War Secretary in Europe, and a nickel crisis. It references Ireland's political hints, the Hardings’ cook, and Jack Dempsey as an honorary DV member, all in a brisk, humorous tone.
Sidewalk snapshots salute Dr. Joseph F. Keegan city physician who served with the Emergency hospital staff from 1517 to 1919. A well known figure at 2490 Stratford Avenue he was a member of the Knights of Columbus and enjoyed baseball and fastball.
Governor Lake Lieutenant Governor Templeton Mayor Wilson and local senators and representatives are to be guests at the Fairfield Mountain Fish and Game Protective Association banquet at the Seaside Club. The program includes motion pictures under Field and Stream featuring hunting and camping themes. Secretary A Joseph Williamson said reservations are open. twenty five spots available via Fairfield avenue.
Insects endure winter through eggs that endure cold, larvae or pupae beneath the ground, cocoons or silken coverings, and adult insects sheltered in nests or under debris. Many caterpillars hibernate after one or more molts, then resume feeding or transform in spring, continuing the cycle of life year after year.
Modern psychologists link color preference to character noting red excites violence and blue moderates it while white symbolizes justice. The piece argues color choices affect relationships and mood, suggesting women especially should consider color to influence charm and temperament for healthier harmony.
The piece argues America should focus on aiding living veterans in immediate need rather than public tombs for heroic dead. It condemns lavish ceremonies while veterans suffer through illness, poverty, and destitution, urging relief first before any memorial pageant.
A historical note claims cooking should be taught to all men, especially married men, to handle meals when a wife is absent. The piece playfully imagines a man in an apron, stirring biscuits as the kettle boils, arguing practical and domestic benefits.
A historical note describes peat in the Dismal Swamp spanning Virginia and North Carolina. DC Oeborn estimates 672 million tons of peat fire fuel, with 1500 square miles still hosting beds one to 20 feet deep. Drainage via canals has opened land to cultivation while peat beds near Lake Drummond reach 18 feet deep.
A fragmentary note describes a synchronized rise occurring at the moment thunder is heard in Femiote MILTOR. The text hints at a collective action or event tied to the thunder sound, but details remain sparse.
A Washington address argues Europe must transform its nine and a half billion dollar debt to the United States from demand obligations into a defined form. It urges honoring informal agreements, deferring interest, and issuing bonds to 1938 to preserve trust and avoid triggering broader financial instability.
A reflective verse depicts a California winter where cold and damp prevail yet the poet laments high fuel costs. It contrasts distant forests supplying wood with sacks of chunks and penalizes pricey coal pellets, while praising rare sunny days and the country’s hopeful spirit.
Hartford witnesses spar over a proposed restoration of the 1913 civil service law with no appeal to the governor. William Brasmith of Hartford argues a final civil service ruling would improve the law, while committee members press for propriety amid mentions of a broader repeal push and travelers insurance ties. The hearing features ex servicemen urging a preferential clause for veterans.
Joseph J. Warrington, out of work since Thanksgiving, lured a neighbor to take him hunting then headed to the Johnson Vextila Company plant in Gloversville. He forced workers to disarm him at rifle point, then used a sledgehammer to wreck silk weaving machines. Damages are estimated at $5,000 before Warrington surrendered to a sheriff's posse.
A meeting of Black residents in Boston last night urged President-elect Harding to suppress the Ku Klux Klan. They called the organization a threat and sought federal action to disband it.
Bridgeport news from February 10 1891 highlights a town fair, art exhibition in New York, local property purchase by Joseph B Foote of Bridgeport, coal freight rate changes, and ice clearing by horse carts. It reports on a protective union for bricklayers, a $5000 damages ruling in Adelphi disaster, and Bridgeport Hospital funding efforts. Also noted are inauguration preparations, conductor Strickland transfer, Jewell Staff convention guests, a silver wedding anniversary, a divorce in Bridgeport, Knights of Honor officers elected, and Beecher as handwriting witness in a Common Pleas case. The item mix shows civic, social, and infrastructure themes across Bridgeport and neighboring cities.
George Bernard Shaw argues Sunday theatre could benefit landlords and authors with higher rents and steady work for staff. He notes workers can walk out if they dislike Sunday work, while advocates push more services and mind improvement for actors.
Miss Bertha Morgan will read at the Lotus Singers and Olivet Trio concert at Park Street Congregational Church Friday night. She comes from Boston with the group and recently joined the Lotus Singers. Morgan, a School of Expression graduate, teaches expression and dramatic art at Abbott Academy Andover.
Bridgeport taxpayers will be assisted by a corps of extra men from Collector James J. Walsh’s staff who will arrive to stay. The men will be stationed on the second floor of the Federal Building at Broad and Cannon streets, with one on duty from 4 p.m. to 9 p.m. This comes amid debate on co ed colleges discussed by undergraduates in the next Sunday Post.
SEW ORLEANS February Attor ney General Coco announced that Lonnie Eston a black man living since February must be hanged unless the pardons board commutes. He argues the death sentence remained in effect since Leysen sentenced him to hang and the governor only set the date. Water was convicted of the murder of Charles McQuillar a white planter in December 1977.
A verse lament speaks of home as a haven from city snares and wandering pain. The speaker yearns for a gray farm, bare fields, brown snow, and pine-guarded doors, seeking rest and belonging beyond distant streets.
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