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Newspaper
Bridgeport Telegram
Location
Bridgeport, Connecticut, United States of America
Date
Feb 19, 1921
Page
12
Bridgeport Telegram lists publication details and rates with post office classification and press association credits. It notes subscription terms, advertising representation in New York Chicago and Bridgeport, daily publication with Sunday omission, and Associated Press republication rights.
The speaker confesses limited learning and languages but claims deep knowledge of Love Divine. They offer sincere friendliness and sympathy for those in need, insisting no interpreter is needed for heartfelt compassion across tongues.
A collage of items on spring tension and politics. The dispatch cites steering gear trouble at Ford plants sap runs, fear of sleeping sickness, a march of taxes and liquor moves, Broadway ticket chatter, and a Texan House debate. Headlines note city tax dodgers and liquor storage moves.
Carl Giblex, service sales manager of Blue Ribbon garages, is introduced as the new manager after a long tenure as an associate with Overland for five years. He comes to this city to oversee operations and strengthen service sales.
The piece argues Henry Ford's Dearborn Independent spread of anti Semitic claims rests on ignorance and manipulation. It labels Ford’s conspiracist world view as absurd while noting his genius in other areas and accusing unnamed financiers of profiting from promoting his anti Jewish agenda. The article suggests Ford is easily misled by offers of “prototypes” and faux scientific theories, with the real motive traced to unscrupulous backers pulling Henry Ford's leg.
A European debate centers on documents alleging German funding to Lenin to spark a pacifist revolution in Russia. The piece weighs Lenin's potential delight, Germany's aims to end Russia's war, and the wider risk of buried bribery influencing nearby powers as Ludendorff contemplates a new German army to eject Lenin from power.
A long OCR excerpt lists Q and A items from a Washington bureau, covering topics from First in war and death of Washington to melting points of metals, salaries for Pages in Congress, stamp issuance, fertile eggs, planetary facts, veneer yields from black walnut, cable materials, and the Star Spangled Banner. It presents a snapshot of inquiries and official responses, with names and institutions mentioned and values or facts noted.
Mrs Mary Biebel wife of Herman Biebel of 370 Uni avenue sues John Matasik Milford bus driver and John LaFrance truck driver for 15000 damages claiming a November 19 collision between a jitney and a truck near Milford Town Hall left her with permanent eye injury from a flying shard of glass. Legal counsel for accident insurers will defend. Case returnable in New Haven Superior Court.
The Duke of York, son of King George, will visit soon. Whitlock, an American Cassadyr, receives a piece of silver plate from the king as thanks for aiding British residents in Belgium during the war. Early plans for your garden urge careful vegetable planting and space optimization.
A fragmented, early 20th century speech fragment contrasts simple virtue with pomp and circumstance. The speaker—Warren Gn—advocates plain attire and modest governance, rejecting coronets and parade, while praising a safe, sane citizen-ideal suited for public service.
Bridgeport notes a varied week with performers Haverlews Genuine Colored Minstrels returning for a Thursday show, a postponed battalion drill, a Land Deprue association meeting, and a Lady Washington Tea at St Pauls church. Reports cover electric light hearings, a governor reception, growing telephone use, theft at David Ginand’s store, and a burglary loss of cutlery.
A statement by three prominent Austrian physicians warns of permanent growth stunting in Austrian children without immediate relief. Vienna exams show boys averaging 5 ft 2 in and 301 pounds instead of normal heights and weights, with girls similarly affected. Experts blame malnutrition and call for urgent, adequate food relief to prevent lifelong impairment.
A lively Milford postmastership contest prompts a town meeting within ten days to consider a recommendation fee. Incumbent W. S. Clark plans retirement after two terms, with Al. J. Cheney named as new First Selectman. Frederick Van Sydts is registrar, J. A. Petry assessor, and Daniel Muinolland nominated for town offices.
Abolishing the importation manufacture and sale of spirits was introduced in the Rigsdag yesterday by the Prohibition group. The newspaper Titlensteen predicts the measure will be adopted and says this may cause a ministerial crisis.
The speaker recalls childhood toys loved by a girl named Theodosia Garrison. As time passes the little dreams lie hidden from daylight yet linger in the heart. The poem contemplates motherhood, growth, and the quiet abandonment of youthful whims.
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