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Newspaper
Bridgeport Telegram
Location
Bridgeport, Connecticut, United States of America
Date
Jan 27, 1920
Page
10
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Poem reflects on past lives and brave souls who charted a course, guiding the speaker toward gratitude and safe passage through life.
A jumble of clipped notes and garbled quotes comments on public figures and events. It mentions John Drinkwater visiting America, Rhode Island shoe profiteers arrested, and various war era remarks. The piece parodies press lapses and public appetite for detail amid cabinet crises and naval shortages.
Walt Mason laments his troubed auto that starts with effort and breaks heart as it jerks and strains. He imagines walking as exercise to steady old flabby men and restore vigor while the car remains cranky, with spark plugs, horn, tires, and springs failing yet stubbornly staying.
The House rules committee under P P Campbell of Kansas signals it will not report a special rule to push the Sterling Graham anti-sedition bill, amended and worse than the Senate version, through the House. The measure remains on the calendar and could be revived if amended. Strong opposition from capital and labor continues.
Alfred M. Hubbard, aged 19, asserts a compact atmospheric power generator can power a house without fuel or moving parts. Jesuit physics professor Rev. Father William E. Smyth endorses it as revolutionary and useful, noting it stores power at build time and may run indefinitely.
The article discusses Allied peace terms offered to Bolshevik Russia as a route to resuming diplomacy and trade. Milton Brenner of The Newspaper Enterprise Association argues high living costs push Britain away from US food and toward Russian flax and other exports, potentially ending the war. The proposed terms stress staying within fronts, avoiding propaganda, and accepting trade goodwill.
A reader letter rejects strict party lines, praising common sense and decency. The writer, a former soldier who identifies with the laborer in overalls, says he is not socialist or radical, but supports fair, self-reliant American values. He also critiques party platforms and hints at a prize proposal tied to homeless or orphaned children.
The salary you draw matters but should not be your sole aim. The right person in the right place earns both pay and the deep contentment from doing work well suited to their talents, seeking higher pay but also greater vocational satisfaction for a fulfilled life.
A political quip on rewarding generals based on war outcomes. The piece contrasts favored and winning generals, citing the Secretary of War and West Pointers. It suggests reforms at military academies, including politics courses and a track, as a light critique of governance and military life.
The United States Grain Corporation notes its standard pure wheat flour sells in carload lots at 10.80 dollars per 241 2 pound bags, contrasting with private brands priced from 14.75 to 18.00 dollars in 244 2 pound sacks, showing private flour makers charge about 59 percent more.
Bridgeport notes from the Standard dated January 27 1830 recount unseasonable warm weather pansies blooming in town and local items crowded out including court matters church events and society meetings. It mentions land deals hospital contributions laundry and social events across Bridgeport New Haven and surrounding towns with a focus on community life, meetings, and local commerce.
The city court heard Rutherford use extreme measures upon slight provocation as Geschke was found not guilty on all charges. The Bridgeport Mutual Life Insurance annual meeting reported 411 admitted ever, 390 now paid up, with one death. new directors and officers were elected. The 121st Burns birthday celebration in Bridgeport featured a banquet at Sterling House with a Scottish program, speeches, songs, and toasts honoring Burns and Scotland.
An anonymous elegy praises Benjamin Franklin, recalling his lasting fame and the damage of time to earthly power. The poem contrasts monarchs’ easy succession with Franklin’s unmatched legacy, noting his mastery in averting kings’ pride and guiding science.
A reader attacks an earlier claim that egg substitutes lack value in baking and defends dehyrated eggs sold to the bakery industry. The writer, H J Nol, urges the newspaper to investigate indirect eggs and publish a fuller, fair assessment of their real value to readers.
A misc text from The Telegram Information Bureau in Washington outlines that readers may request factual answers by writing to Frederic J. Haskin. Inquiries are confidential and return postage requires a 2-cent stamp. No service charge beyond postage.
Inquiries cover war risk insurance viability for borrowing, with loans and surrender values. Entries list prices, values of historical coins, war loans to Russia, and brief notes on notable figures and military insignia. The column includes miscellaneous Q A items and brief obituaries and notices.
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