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Newspaper
Bridgeport Telegram
Location
Bridgeport, Connecticut, United States of America
Date
Jul 11, 1921
Page
6
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A fragmentary poem by John Kendrick Bangs about paying bills and avoiding debt. The lines reference Tomorrow and Yesterday, taxes, and a purported secret of the Easy Mind, with a playful jab at financial worry. The text is erratic and partially garbled.
A jumble of lines hints at varied topics from river names and political revolutions to tax levies and street dress. References appear to mock current events and public figures, with stray phrases about taxes, prohibition, and fashion trends. The garbled text offers little clear reporting or coherent narrative.
Weather notes describe cloud cover Monday and Tuesday with local showers in South New England and middle Atlantic and New England states. Temperature expected unchanged. Winds mostly moderate from the east. region overcast with scattered showers and possible thunderstorms in some areas.
Stratford voters today decide on a commission manager form of government. Supporters say it modernizes town management, aligns with other Connecticut towns, and brings efficiency by electing a nonpartisan commission that hires a professional manager to run day to day operations. Opponents warn against change and personal interests.
From Berkshire Hills to the river’s flow the Housatonic inspires verse by Johnson and others. The text recalls English elm praise and American resilience, contrasting tranquil meadows with urban squalor as poetry reflects on the river’s character and reach.
The article notes Andrew Carnegie left about 25 million in his estate while having donated over 500 million during his lifetime. It argues his generosity matched his creed while keeping seven percent for family, acknowledging the vast scale of his fortune and gifts.
Postmaster General Hays has formed a welfare department for postal employees with a New York insurance executive running it without pay. About 300,000 workers are praised as hard working and deserving better conditions. The initiative marks a shift from prior government attitudes of demanding more while giving less.
Article by M D Woods Hutchinson explains wartime nerve repair progress. It describes ligating and transplanting nerve trunks from other body parts to bridge gaps in severely damaged nerves, the challenges of scar tissue, and the slow regrowth of tiny nerve fibers requiring months or years to restore movement and sensation.
Readers debate the price of ice cream soda in Bridgeport with figures from editors notes noting a 17 cent price, a tax addition, and misreported local facts. A reader cites editorials and potential error, while the Charities Department asks for details on aiding the needy.
Readers send questions on topics from memorial days to Latin grammars. The exchange covers Greek societies, Countess Potocka, a Latin grammar expert Priselan, stock market shards, and chlorophyll trivia, with brief factual answers and historical notes.
A narrator laments on a roadside odyssey with a costly ambulance and a parade of farm animals, critters stranded on public roads. He observes cows leaving fields, horses and mules struck along the way, and a somber reflection on North Ark’s Ark emptied onto the road. The piece blends satire with rural hardship and moral undertones as he proceeds past hedgerows and wasteland, noting the daily grind of work and sorrow.
A daily quiz tests spelling grammar and usage with questions on plurals misused words and pronunciation. It notes correct stress patterns for alternate and a few collocations and phrases, and discusses acceptable forms in examples such as stayed versus stopped and a convention on article usage.
Bridgeport reflects on civic actions and mischief with selectmen naming Franks A. Wood to handle military enrollment. leaks include a burglary at Hubbell & Curtis, the Oyster grounds expedition planned with Milford, and community notices on deaths, a fire scare, and local legal actions while a drowned man’s identity is confirmed as Frederick Butter.
A wave of editorials react to Secretary Daniels and Secretary Denby sending large ships to the Pacific. Some call it vindication, others warn it undermines naval strategy, while many papers frame it as maintaining two fleets. Opinion generally backs the move as prudent amid new world conditions.
An old style motivational poem narrates Bill Jefferson urging hustling and enterprise. It contrasts past easy gains with current uncertainty and stresses that success comes to those who push, advertise, and persevere in business.
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