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Newspaper
Bridgeport Telegram
Location
Bridgeport, Connecticut, United States of America
Date
Jul 29, 1920
Page
12
Fragmentary newspaper note from a publishing house stating mail payment terms and open hours. Mentions Associated Press rights and republication constraints, with scattered garbled text about post and press services.
A fragmented notice by John Bentick Bangs invites readers to contact by mail, referencing urban stress and a pivot to the fields of cheer. The snippet suggests a personal or literary appeal conveyed through a mailed communication amid city life.
Fragmented notes discuss policing in the city and wartime themes. Mentions Ames, clockt, factories, mail, and transport issues. references to war and economics, with scattered phrases about vigilance and public attention.
Sidewalk snapshots recall Eredetuck Sulet, a well known local figure now serving as corresponding secretary of Americas Hardware Company. He spent 28 years with T Hawalee & Company, rising to High Priest and holding senior roles in the local order.
Henry Ford argues transportation should not just move engines and raw goods but finish products within local regions. He cites wheat and hogs as examples and contends finished goods must be shipped. the piece notes Ford’s stance contrasts with New England manufacturing strength and questions Ford’s own adherence.
A historical examination argues the presidency must be checked by Congress against executive overreach. It recalls Lincoln era sentiment about criticizing the commander in chief and notes how partisan voices in 1864, amid the Wage-Davis Manifesto, faced social rebuke.
A reflective column contrasts Thackeray and other great writers with modern speed culture. It laments wasteful haste, extols thorough, deliberate letter writing, and warns that endless minute-saving kills creativity and vitality in the age of efficiency.
In Washington last week Candidate Cox drew shouted support from department clerks described as Coxs Army. The piece portrays these workers as the backbone of political machinery, praising their loyalty while criticizing the system of public expense and job security tied to campaigns.
In a satirical vignette, a sunbaked speaker mutters about heat as a godsend to farmers raising crops while townspeople suffer. He riffs on harvest toil and the upheated season, noting heat sharpens effort and signals economic cycles, despite public discomfort.
A long feature notes a folk study on word usage led by Colonel Ayres. It lists the most common words, cites the World War data on deaths and disease, and discusses how spelling books should reflect actual spoken writing. The piece also highlights the limited vocabulary needed for everyday letters and the predominance of simple Anglo Saxon words.
A fragmentary verse piece evokes a silent village at night on a hill. It contrasts lively past sounds with present quiet, depicting a worn matron warding off cold with a faggot and laments recorded by a weary historian of the plain. The text blends poetic imagery with regional setting and aging figures.
A garbled telegraph query from Frederic J. Haskin, Director, Washington, seeks clarity on a motion involving accvrete tutors and business matters at Orr ington bateau. The fragmented text mentions an address and a two cent rate, implying inquiries about service charges or postal fees.
Readers submit questions on presidents ages and tax history to a newspaper query column. The section cites figures on presidential ages at induction, advertising spending in 1919, sugar crop outlook, geological stone treatment, and aviation speeds, with brief factual answers from authorities including the Air Service and Department of Agriculture. It also covers reindeer herds in Alaska and a spelling difficulty study based on a school exercise.
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