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Newspaper
Bridgeport Telegram
Location
Bridgeport, Connecticut, United States of America
Date
Jan 30, 1918
Page
15
Well Known Artists present a lighthearted column by Cliff Sterret advocating contagious smiles as a morale booster. The piece humorously links sunshine to shared cheer and kindness among readers, stressing small acts of goodwill during dull times.
A whimsical piece describes The Inbad Family and a neighborly nurse helping ailing residents. It riffs on sunshine as a pure heat source, Pacific coast climates, and California’s sunny bounty. It notes Halloween origins, the Gregorian shift, and bonfires as a key custom in autumn celebrations.
Washington Jan 29 Chief Justice White and all justices wore red carnations on their robes today in honor of Kingly McKinleys birthday. The flowers are presented annually by Associate Justice Day of Canton Ohio former president’s home.
Grand Army members of Elias Howe Jr Post G, A R presented a handsome service flag to Bridgeport Connecticut Home Guard Company G during ceremonies after the weekly drill. Twenty G A R and nearly all Home Guard members attended. Company G, organized last spring, was once Sons of Veterans. many members drafted or volunteered into navy or army service. Captain Sidney J Dunning commands. Three recruits were sent for enlistment via Canton Street Navy station: James Vaniline 26, electrician. William Hull 19, fireman. Clair Abercrombie 28, fireman. Vaniline to New York City for enlistment. the others to New Haven. Cabinet women form a state relief board aiding Red Cross efforts for Europe and refugee camps in France and Belgium.
A collection of humorous snippets and quips by Luke McLuke from 1917 Cincinnati Enquirer miscellany. Jokes range from domestic life and injury to social foibles with local flavor and light punchlines. Includes wordplay about glasses in bed, Niagara water highballs, and rural one‑liners.
A disjointed fragment describes a man’s nerves frayed by conflict and a woman labeled militant, with references to last night and chaotic emotions affecting a family. No clear event or location is legible.
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