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Newspaper
Bridgeport Telegram
Location
Bridgeport, Connecticut, United States of America
Date
Feb 28, 1921
Page
8
The Bridgeport Telegram notes subscription rates for mail, with weekly and period options. Advertising contacts include LA, Klein, Bot, and Mertanontand Tower in New York. The paper operates Barnum 0100 and connects departments via telephone, publishing daily except Sundays.
Fragmentary proverb like note encouraging balance of hard work and play. Mentions effort and laughter as keys to avoid rust and folly. No clear names, places, or dates, rendering a compact moral tone from the readable text.
A garbled editorial fragment pokes at policy figures and social trends. It jokes about railway rates, gardening gear, and fashion, questions presidential pronunciation, and notes debates on punishment of lawbreakers while hinting at broader political and cultural mishegas. The piece also mentions film directors and ex servicemen with stray references and playful critiques.
William Nothnaglie, veteran furniture dealer and proprietor of Gearse, built a storefront legacy. After his death, a successor took over the establishment, noted for a flowering plant whose waters reach 1200 times its weight, according to scientists, highlighting a curious anecdote from the shop.
Electrical engineers envision huge on site power stations at coal mines linked to tidewater and water power where nearby stations supply railroads. The plan aims to cut fuel wastage and coal transport costs, potentially making Bridgeport part of the loop and promising smokeless, cleaner cities if realized in this generation.
Taxpayers misspendings assessed at hearings reveal wasteful planning. A proposal asked 7400 for a well, with cost guesswork leading to 35000 being claimed sufficient. Deeper wells cost less, exposing overestimation. Critics urge centralized City Manager control to ensure value for every dollar.
A touring motion picture presents scenes from Dublin Paris and Trafalgar Square in London along with Washington’s White House. It offers a quick journey through major locales as a village audience experiences distant places via a beam of light. The film is framed as a tourist guide bringing world life to a hillside nook.
Father Francis Duffey, war chaplain of the old 69th regiment, rebuked hoodlums who disrupted Sir Phillip Gibbs lecture on the Irish situation in New York. The disruptions, meant to advance a cause, instead damaged it by showing ruffianly conduct contrary to fair play and the American way of debate.
The National Industrial Conference released statistics from 436 manufacturing plants employing 393,534 workers. It found 87.2 percent cut in hours to 48 hours or less. Weekly output per worker declined in most, rose slightly in 4.2 percent, and stayed steady in 8.7 percent. output changes depended on whether work was machine or hand dominated, with machine heavy industries limiting gains and hand work allowing increases.
The piece argues farm prices have fallen since the war began with cattle and corn values near prewar levels, while hog prices edge up. It notes rising costs for fertilizer, machinery, gasoline, and other essentials, and claims farmers cannot keep selling at red prices and buying at inflated costs. A farmer complains he is treated poorly by a warehouse man.
A reader inquiry asks if cemetery purchases from 1923 may be deducted on income tax returns, to which the Internal Revenue Service replies no. The piece also touches on slang terms like “breaking the bank” at Monte Carlo and queries about automobile usage in the United States, origins of Sverige, and other miscellaneous historical trivia and definitions with brief clarifications.
Norman Is Appgood analyzes Woodrow Wilson era policies against pacifists and socialists, citing deportations and sentences while debating freedom of speech. The piece references Holmes and a 1916 court case, noting harsh penalties and calls for reconsideration of wartime actions.
A mixed selection of educational packets prepared for young readers. The program includes books on birds, animals, and nature with simple activities and guidance for teachers and parents. It aims to support literacy and curiosity among children in the local area.
A fragmented Telegram page from Bridgeport reports on Frederia and figures Haekin Gipertor with references to a information bureau in Washington. It mentions a Tay Feri and Whe ities Pyke in a free wrap with unclear context and names that are partially garbled.
A garbled verse piece references a community, honest men, and warnings about social decay. It laments corruption and seeks restraint as sages warn against folly, urging a return to prudence and virtue amid troubling times.
Bridgeport notices report a battalion drill at Union Army under Lt. G. W. Cornell, a musical and social program in Stratford, a Pierced train cars bound for New York, and a dramatic lecture by "Bods" Burdetic. Local incidents include a drunken woman near the Woolen Mills, a Sweeney family dispute, and public safety notes amid reported escape rumors.
In a Saturday arrest by Constable ondenc, Charred with iwangporing Mques, Tene Cimpe of Lesington avenue and Domini Tacit of Tlarval avenue were taken into custody in Wairfield. The report references a long history and mentions punitive sentiment linked to the earlier conflict, noting a state of mind months after victory and a reference to 1814.
Members of Harry W. Congdon post American Legion will host a pinochlé and whist party at the Truth House on Golden Hill Street tomorrow at ap qelock. The post committee plans and invites participation from members and guests.
Joan Caruso of 147 Urd Avenue was arrested last Saturday night over the theft of fifteen chickens owned by George Pronvos of SMe Street Rise. Pronvos is held in bail of $200 and denies the charge.
A fragmented verse evokes spring’s return with warm hair, wind, and rising desires. Images of buds, sunlit eyes, and awakening life flood the scene as the south winds bring renewed beauty and eager longing. The garbled lines smear the sense of rebirth and nature’s renewed vigor.
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