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Newspaper
Bridgeport Telegram
Location
Bridgeport, Connecticut, United States of America
Date
Jul 26, 1920
Page
8
Fragmented OCR from Bridgeport Telegram page shows subscription rates and department listings. It references Post Omen and local advertising representatives, with scattered addresses and publishing notes. No clear event or outcome is discernible.
A fragmentary verse from John Kendrick titled A Line O Cheer The Modelier discusses shaping plastic clay into a useful homely craft. The poet muses on daily practice and the hope that small clay figures can become something worthwhile and masterful through patience and skill.
A garbled editorial notes political shifts and wartime concerns. It mentions Bergdell, vice presidency, Roosevelt, and investors, with scattered references to Bolshevik leaders, League of Nations, and postwar finance. The piece hints at public morale, funding headaches, and industry stings from drone regulations, ending with Merion’s visitor day plans and Blythe’s baking.
A Bridgeport News brief profiles Captain Benitus Bennet, a man famed for wide circles of friends. He served twenty years in a company, is a veteran, and spent overseas months with the 55th Artillery. Now a member of the Bridgeport Veterans for Foreign War.
A Waterbury Republican editorial attacks party bosses and a puppet governor, urging a housecleaning to ward off a looming political tornado. It warns of a reformist undercurrent within Republicans and cautions against suffrage policy rigidity, projecting risk to the 1920 campaign.
The article argues that health in all seasons depends on proper self care and dressing. It notes no single temperature is inherently harmful, but warns against winterlike indoor heat in summer and summerlike indoor heat in winter. Proper clothing and schedules keep health across seasons.
The London Times reports Bolshevists rejecting the Versailles fixed Polish border as unfair and offering a more favorable frontier. Lloyd George calls the peace proposal for home consumption, likening it to an American party platform.
The Guam commandant Captain Gilmer issues a law ordering that whistling is unnecessary and irritating and must be discontinued within Agena city limits, reflecting distrust of the professional military mind.
Statistics show railroads moved 3 percent more passengers and 43 percent more freight in the first five months of this year versus 1919, contributing to the current transportation jam. Armour & Co defends profits on New Zealand lambs while noting losses on domestic lambs and overall 1919 profit of 1.34 per 100 dollars sold.
Bridgeport items mention church transfers, celebrations, and local judgments. Seymour Whiting and Rev Father Skelley figure in community movements. tastings, theater, and a New Haven race join social events. Police court actions include fines for beverage-related incidents. census preparations and street improvements appear in daily city life.
A distorted lament cites rationing and rising sugar costs as profiteers drain workers’ pay. The speaker condemns greedy traders driving up prices, warns of empty pantries, and foresees widespread hardship as households struggle to buy basics. The text attacks profiteering and calls for an end to the squeeze on the poor.
The article discusses emerging methods for treating ill trees, including surgical repair, injections, and chemical remedies. It notes researchers in Russia, England, and the United States exploring injections and iron solutions, with mixed results and practical challenges in delivering liquids into trees.
A dated miscellany features Q and A exchanges on law labor and governance, including court decisions on employer damages, Soviet government structures and congressional parallels, transport and dinner etiquette advice, pest lifecycles, and scientific facts on gravity, locomotion, and materials.
New York July 25. Loud speaking phones will be installed on the Brooklyn lines to aid riders and reduce station announcement failures. Conductors will operate the devices to deliver clear station warnings and other messages, aiming to curb chatter and confusion.
Fragmentary poem in arcaded verse about a beloved Mignonne and dawn light shaping crimson petals a sunset glow. The text blends archaic spellings and scrambled phrases, naming figures and nature as it drifts through images of morning, sun, and beauty.
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