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Newspaper
Bridgeport Telegram
Location
Bridgeport, Connecticut, United States of America
Date
Jan 21, 1920
Page
12
Entry describes postal and publication details including Second Class Matter status, subscription rates, advertising contacts, and press affiliations. It notes open daily operation, city addresses in Bridgeport and Chicago areas, and republication rights by The Associated Press.
A brief item notes Briggs and You finally decide that one cigar has a significant impact on morale. The quirky caption hints at a humorous or lighthearted feature about a decision and its unexpected consequence.
Poem tribute praising motherhood as the ring of joy and guiding light for the world. Lines express gratitude for maternal tenderness, sacrifice, and constant care that strengthen the Sons of Earth through trials.
A mosaic of clipped lines covers public health advice, wartime chatter, price concerns, and social remarks. It notes the health bureau urging walk and proper footwear, references Jack Johnson, Mexican officers, high living costs, lethargic film comedies, and counterfeiting warnings. Also mentions a comet, New York Nome routes, a 107-year-old man, and Burson’s post office funding.
A playful verse by Walt Mason laments daily news and societal ills while insisting the world remains worth living in. The speaker notes violence, crime, and unrest in modern life, yet fends off despair by suggesting a calmer, more constructive path if leaders and people cool down and focus on simple work and better days.
English labor seeks the middle classes to form a strong ministry after the next general election. White collar workers, earning far less than unionists today, are invited to lend brains to labor in exchange for better prospects. Russia’s workers denounce the middle class, while English workers see them as saviors of improved conditions. The lesson applies to workers worldwide.
The piece criticizes efforts to repatriate American war dead, arguing the move is manufactured by undertakers and Congress. It upholds Theodore Roosevelt’s view that the dead belong where they fell and warns that disinterment would be gruesome, unauthentic, and potentially graft-ridden.
Washington correspondent Harry B. Hunt argues Herbert Hoover’s refusal to be a party man makes him unpopular with ward heelers and convention manipulators. Hoover’s asset is broad personal strength with the rank and file, not party lines.
The article discusses Mexico’s earthquakes as a trigger to consider tapping Earth’s inexhaustible interior energy. It notes vast internal heat and immense pressure, suggests limited current use of geothermics, and warns that deep shafts could unleash powerful, potentially civilization-altering energy.
A dramatic wary column notes wood alcohol’s dangers and odd home tests. A copper wire heat test linked to formaldehyde odor, and a live guinea pig method to gauge safety are described with satirical caution. The piece mocks both earnest and comic responses to tainted liquor.
J. D. Levy of a large New York clothing concern testified before Governor Smith. He said retailers refuse to buy expensive goods or foods at what they believe are too high prices. Levy noted profits peaked in the year after Armistice Day and warned further price hikes could cut orders by half.
Homer Cummings chairman of the Democratic National committee and Mrs. George Bass chair of the Woman's Bureau will be guests of honor at a banquet in New Haven on February 7 at the Hotel Taft. Speakers include Mayor David ID. Fitzgerald and Mrs Caro Iino Ruuts-Reesx. Many distinguished Democrats are expected.
The steamship Regina Datalia arrived from Constantinople and Naples reporting five deaths due to measles and pneumonia aboard. The voyage endured severe storms with a seventeen day trip from Gibraltar versus the usual nine days.
Bridgeport items from January 21 1880 recount street improvements water removed to widen streets Blue birds sing at Green field Sterling House gets a fresh coat of paint court and police notes weather reports and local civic events include minstrels entertainment plans and a funeral procession for Thomas Carron along with court demurrers in murder cases and a town meeting to discuss school accommodations The column also notes the steamer Ragedale delayed by fog and repairs with New York bound freight.
A jumble of reader letters and local notices discusses childrearing ideas from Mothers Clubs of Cincinnati and community postings. The item includes petitions and political notices, a lecture ad, school board plans, a drowning rescue at Pembroke Lake, and obituaries with funeral notices from Bridgeport, Danbury, and nearby towns.
The Hoboken Observer argues for a new law to regulate jitney operators after injuries. It endorses Assemblyman Stanton's bill requiring insurers to deposit 50,000 with the state to guarantee judgments. It notes current bonds fail to ensure assets or prompt redress and calls for quick, inexpensive relief comparable to trolley cases.
Fragmentary verse reflects on Lucy's life and mortality from the Wordsworth poem When Lucy Ceased to Be, noting she lived unknown and is now in her grave. The text preserves archaic phrasing and imagery of isolation and remembrance.
In Stamford on January 20 an unidentified well dressed man was killed by the State of Maine express. Police found his clothing bore a Rochester tailor label but no identification was made. The tragedy occurred last night and the motive remains unclear.
The fragment cites thirteen rules for guiding children toward good manners and practical skills, urging saving, banking, and teaching girls to cook. It presents dated advice on parenting and finances, concluding with the author signature A D Triantapillu.
The Telegram Information Bureau in Washington D C operates under Frederic J Haskin to answer readers questions. Send brief questions with a 2 cent stamp for return postage and receive confidential replies at no charge beyond postage.
Digest style quiz from a historical page lists: Arthurian relics in Winchester Castle, Napoleon marshals numbered ten with listed names, presidential qualifications, egg digestion notes, canned food shelf life, unskilled labor in South America, standard currency designs, charitable tax deductions, and Paris air raid casualties totaling 522 dead and 1,223 wounded with at St Georges? details.
Women planning to attend the Republican women's luncheon Thursday at the Stratfield should notify Mrs. 3. W. Pieck by noon for reservations. The county event will honor Mrs. Joseph Alsop of Avon, a wartime leader in state defense and nursing recruitment, with 75 to 190 women expected and Mrs. Clifford B. Wilson as guest of honor.
Federal officers announced that 27 alleged radicals arrested last night are to be held for deportation. In total 316 were arrested in raids directed against impeachers of the Union of Prussian Workers. The majority were released after examinations by Department of Justice agents.
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