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Newspaper
Bridgeport Telegram
Location
Bridgeport, Connecticut, United States of America
Date
Jul 03, 1920
Page
12
A cluttered newspaper page notes editorial and political commentary on war tax impact, party strategies, and campaign tactics. It mentions editors and Associated Press usage, local ink on national events, and references to Cuban growers, jitney buses, Seaside Park traffic, and political figures like William Jennings Bryan.
The discussion across Connecticut centers on whether Bridgeport should restore trolley service with a five cent fare. Advocates argue Birney one man cars offer efficiency, speed, and safety while the current zone system cripples service and drives riders to jitneys, risking city transit viability.
An unnamed speaker exits the scene amid a tense moment in the BAG FOR. The passage hints at relief or hope as the central figure leaves the fray, promising distance from ongoing friction and a calmer aftermath.
Barry Rider, longtime Water effect ship chancy pioneer, gained local fame for his window displays of naval equipment during years of service on Water. A resident of East avenue, Nor walk, he retired from active duty and attracted admiration from young pioneers.
Bridgeport notes include preacherguest of Hon P. Batnam white in the city. Wheeler & Whison Wind to play Seaside Park at 6 20 PM. July Fourth postponements discussed along with local politics on liquor license revocation. remarks on commissioners votes and police appointments. Mr. Willard Merrill and Rev Dr Pearson speakers. St Johns church and Riverside hotel items. Democratic Congressman Hayes and Governor Evarts attendance noted. Jubilee Ringers and Wayland Seminary interlude. Fifth Ward Garfelé and Arthur Club officers elected. Samuel Fessenden praised as States Attorney pick. Stamford Advocate support cited. Parallel Road debate noted with praise for Mr Fessenden. Local obituaries and marriages reported.
A poet walks the shore and muses on waves and rocks as the sea unfolds a grim epic of predation and battle. He contrasts nature’s hunger with human quests for peace, noting cannibal tides, sharks, and the endless cycle of life and death.
A compact verse fragment reflecting on a landscape once filled with poplars and a favorite field. The speaker recalls trees felled and a barn, the tree that shaded him, and a lone bird moved on. He laments time's passage and vows to treasure fleeting pleasures while noting life’s fragility. Poem by William Cowper.
July dispatch explains the Mellon Institute of Industrial Research, its independent operation within the University of Pittsburgh, and how manufacturers fund fellowships to test and develop better materials, packaging, and processes. It highlights confidential collaborations, patented results, and the slow pace of practical breakthroughs in industrial science.
Readers submit inquiries to the Telesram Information Bureau in Washington D C seeking food safety tips about canned goods disease origins cotton production terms and general science trivia. The briefing provides cautions on checking can contents and opens discussion on branding iron myths and famous historical questions with brief clarifications.
Fenat gas field incident in Taft California burned intensely for ten days and nights. The fire consumed an estimated 190 090 000 cubic feet of gas daily while authorities spent thousands of dollars trying to extinguish it. The nighttime glow was visible for miles as flames finally died out.
In South America there are to be seen occasionally a wind machine lacking the large wind wheel typical of generators. A pivoted surface balances so the wind cannot lift it, then it travels outward, tilts with the wind, and returns to its down position.
Text discusses Arctic cold misunderstandings and factors like water and altitude in temperature. It notes increasing latitude reduces bite of weather and mentions a chemist delivering news of a new dental content that supposedly outperformed peers, but recalls a past misdate and misalignment with a research project.
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