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Newspaper
Bridgeport Telegram
Location
Bridgeport, Connecticut, United States of America
Date
Jan 28, 1920
Page
10
Poem praising winter observing its harshness and beauty. The speaker rejects blame for winter woes, notes winter’s duty, and finds strength and gratitude in the season’s cold and snow.
A patchwork editorial observes America’s desire for order but warns against excess, touches on German politics, journalism satire, and public figures. It notes a concert pianist’s beer demand, a Dempsey-Carpenter wartime signing, Erzberger’s attack, a clerk’s fortune, Cleveland hunger plans, nursing education, Emma Goldman, Jefferies corn, Bryan and Daniels, Philadelphia saloon licenses, and soda-counter humor.
A fragmentary verse piece recalls Eitel Fritz and German legends amid postwar news, contrasting distant monarchs and princes with the silent fate of the famed figure and the shifting tone of public discourse. The poem riffs on Kronprinz Willy and Hindenburg, hinting at lost glory and unsettled memory.
William Marconi noted that big radio stations repeatedly receive impulses that seem to originate beyond Earth. He discusses whether messages from living neighbors might be reaching us, supported by observations of simultaneous signals at distant stations like New York and Paris. The piece explores theories of extraterrestrial or Earthbound origins, the challenges of distinguishing intentional signals from noise, and the tantalizing prospect of interplanetary communication.
A practical guide promotes the Bridgeport plan from the Home Building and Loan association backed by the Chamber of Commerce. It promises home ownership, city growth, and financial discipline through systematic savings with better-than-bank interest and security. Invest in the Building and Loan to build your own home.
Cities study Bridgeport Housing company for its economical design and lasting quality. The firm proved attractive external and internal housing, guiding wartime blocks and postwar management as the U S Housing corporation winds down. Bridgeport’s wartime development stands as a model, unlike temporary wooden barracks in other cities.
A foil on a proposed stock subscription for Inter-Stellar Rapid Transit Co hints at a grand plans to reach the moon. The piece mocks cautious investors and recalls wealthy financiers, urging readers to ignore the offer as risky notoriety rather than a profits play.
A playful 22 month old asks what a baby thinks in a quirky narration about three little kittens who lost their mittens. Their mother scolds them for being naughty and their crying prompts company and entertaining moments.
A speaker recalls being coached to perform in front of strangers despite personal embarrassment. He mentions his mother calling him and expresses a sense of obligation to entertain, framing it as a conflict between family expectations and personal comfort.
Bridgeport readers on January 28 1830 report a busy scene with items on Bon Valentines in stores Widnes 1830 politics and society notes including W D Bishop in Washington hay and straw markets for Milford farmers and a birthday for Minnie Jones of Park Avenue Whew The thermometer near 160 in sun at Witter streetRB A Batian place and more.
From fall to spring the acorn is a toy then a duty rooted in ground. The poem follows a rose lipped maiden and the toil of growth as play becomes labor and life turns toward family and art. Fate grants each short vacation before adulthood calls.
Town meeting discusses building a new schoolhouse with a dedicated committee empowered to procure the site and erect the structure. A list of committee members is named, and a gathering is planned for Thursday evening to advance the project. Also reports marriages in Stratford and Chicago and local deaths with funeral notices.
A bulletin from the Bureau of Foreign and Domestic Commerce notes rivers in the Okhotsk district yield abundant gold, with three men employing a primitive winter method reportedly washing out up to 66 ounces of gold daily.
The Buffalo Evening News notes the rising influence of British labor ideas in the United States, citing the coal strike and Plumb plan as examples. Langdon Davies predicts Britain may shift to labor government within five years, while warning that governance should balance capital and labor rather than let either dominate. The piece compares Russian soviets with Western systems, stressing the need for equilibrium between capital and labor to sustain progress.
The Philadelphia Public Ledger reports that France under Millerand has formed a cabinet placing specially trained men at the head of technical departments from agriculture to commerce and finance. The move signals continued difficulty politicians face in governing France.
The Telegram Information Bureau in Washington D C offers readers facts on any subject. Readers send their questions with a 2 cent return stamp. Replies are confidential and mailed directly to individuals. No charge beyond the return postage.
A compact Q and A covers topics from animals that hide refuse to payback of war loans and penny legal tender limits. It lists overseas chaplains, canary bird care, and questions on citizenship, civil service, and burial arrangements, with dates and figures for repayments and officers.
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