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Newspaper
Bridgeport Telegram
Location
Bridgeport, Connecticut, United States of America
Date
Jul 21, 1920
Page
8
Fragmentary OCR from Bridgeport Telegram announces founding note and subscription rates. The readable portion mentions New York Metropolitan Tower address, advertising rates, daily publication, and a censoriously critical artifact about a poem or prose piece. Names appear in passing, with tangential quotes and stray phrases.
Disjointed fragments discuss Olympic timing Poland and wages while noting missteps by a public figure and a derailed nominating scene. Mentions of Mr Bock, a prohibition law effect on distillers and truck drivers, and a final reference to Elwett Athstein appear amid unsettled editorial chatter and political commentary.
Bradford D Pierce, a long time business figure in Bridgeport, known for community service. He has chaired the Chamber of Commerce and led the Bridgeport company while guiding the White Oak and Crush Stone operations. Pierce has promoted local infrastructure projects and served in Rotary circles.
A writer argues there is no coal shortage but a railroad bottleneck. Supplies above ground exist yet trains are behind, mines run at half speed, and speculators hoard coal, pushing prices up. The piece calls for steady rail service and Providence to resolve the coal delivery delay.
The essay recalls Little Eva’s deathbed scene and its lasting emotional effect on readers. It notes Uncle Tom’s Cabin sold over a million copies in England by 1852 and influenced public opinion against slavery, praising Stowe’s moral force in the narrative.
The piece notes a predicted 39000 high school teaching vacancies nationwide and argues for better teacher pay to attract qualified candidates. It wades through Bridgeport’s new state park near Lake Waramaug, comparing travel times and local recreation, and recalls saloons as quarrel centers with social costs.
The logical Democrat nominee is Homer S. Cummings of Stamford, a national figure and League of Nations advocate who would oppose Republican Frank Brandegee. Cummings backs suffrage, Brandegee opposes, setting a clear ideological contrast. Brandegee is likely to win absent a Cummings nomination, but a Cummings candidacy could spark a real statewide contest if suffrage is ratified.
A fragment noting a Latin aphorism about wisdom gained through character rather than age, attributed in a concise quotation. The line suggests a reflection on maturity and personal conduct in contrast to time elapsed.
Bridgeport notes from July 26 1880 cover and discuss local events from the community. The Sedgewick Guard, festival plans at Avs 12, village reunions and officers named for the Miest Lint Battery in Guilford. Reports include a funeral procession for William Thorpe, theft at Donnelly’s Button Factory, legal dispute over town services, and farewells, with mention of municipal meetings and road paving discussions.
Walt Mason laments villagers’ fixation on politics over art and science. He longs for discussions of dragons, Milton, and everyday joys, but finds listeners uninterested as political chatter dominates village life.
Washington July 29 A Special Correspondence warns that Harding may fail to reel in chauffeurs backing him, arguing that reliance on occupational appeal risks a weak presidency. The piece notes public appetite for a leader with proven broad experience and criticizes political campaigns that focus on personal virtue over governance.
To day s Worth While Verse presents a summertime poem about a night by a forsaken water. The earth is dark yet the heavens glow with moon stars and clouds as a moonbeam lights the rippling stream and the old Cronest appears under a silver cone. Wildlife and night sounds fill the scene until morning spreads its gentle light. The poem closes with a narrator named Josephe.
A garbled reader questions page covers topics from reciprocity laws and colonial era restrictions to volcanic eruptions and naval questions. It references Inden bureau, The Telegram Information, Haskin, and various state laws, with scattered answers on volcanic eruptions, strongest animals, and early harbor appropriations.
An authoritative pamphlet from the Department of Agriculture promotes simple vegetable preparations. It describes new and plain uses for familiar varieties, compares food values, and explains how vegetables fit into a balanced daily ration to reduce living costs. It is marketed as a nationwide textbook for households.
The text argues average voters struggle to discern true leaders while party power brokers push leverage over candidates. It criticizes smear tactics used to influence choice and notes the public’s need for sound instincts over charisma. It likens political manipulation to a parent offering a bleak binary choice to a child.
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