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Newspaper
Bridgeport Telegram
Location
Bridgeport, Connecticut, United States of America
Date
Jul 30, 1920
Page
10
A garbled report outlines a political dispute over expenses with one party claiming a slight lead. The fragment mentions a Saturday event and a person named Frisgnd, but details remain unclear and key facts are unreadable.
Subscription rates payable in advance shown for May. Rates include monthly fees and cycles. Information appears under postal and telegraph district notices with department references and meter charges. The notice cites Metropolitan Tower New York and Bridgeport Bureau details.
Fragmentary OCR text presents a literary line from John Kendrick Bangs with garbled wording and unclear lines. The remaining readable elements reference a tune or lyric style and mention fare and times, suggesting a playful verse about prices or progress. No clear events, persons, or organizations are identifiable.
Fragmented notes discuss price moves, labor, and policy with scattered references to Harding era ideas. The text peers at market traction, consumer costs, and government roles, hinting at debate over tariffs and industry output.
Sidewalk snapshots capture Sergeant John J. McGovern with a relaxed smile among friends, showing his public safety persona and long service. He joined the police force September 2, 1914, and lives at 1030 Stratford Avenue, amid memories of Columbaich nights and council ties.
Mayor Wilson accuses the Connecticut company of striking for its own terms, urging public support for jitneys and warning that the firm seeks to banish rivals. The standoff escalates as transit officials threaten to forfeit the company’s charter and seek a new operator through the legislature.
The New Flaven Journal-Courier editor faces jail for contempt after articles on West Haven police activities. The town court acted as prosecutor judge and jury, prompting editorial notes on press freedom, jurisdiction, and ethical concerns while affirming respect for justice systems.
Sir Auckland Geddes argues that newspapers shape whether the last great war is fought. He claims English language papers hold power beyond governments, guiding international goodwill and Anglo American cooperation to maintain world balance and prevent alien ideologies from rising from ruins.
Connecticut’s former walking champion, now 63 and in hale health, urges daily walking to stay fit amid crowded jitneys. Follow steady gait, free arm swing, nasal breathing, and stay on your toes as each foot leaves the ground. Try a week and compare notes on how you feel.
Bridgeport notices and social items report a temperance society event, a steamer excursion, and local civic matters. Posts, reunions, pavement requests, and police repairs fill the day with community updates and upcoming gatherings.
A fragmentary verse laments dying with unpaid debts and social ruin. It envisions a widow scraping by, washing at her shack to cover bills, while the speaker boasts debts paid after crossing the Styx and cheekily mentions rubles and thyme as profits. The tone mixes dark humor with morbid imagery and geographic oddities.
A reflective poem on time’s stubborn persistence and the fading past. The speaker questions whether time moves or our perception deceives us, lamenting lost youth, faded desires, and memories that linger as the present advances.
Special correspondence from WASHESGVON outlines a U S Department of Agriculture effort to cut daily chores for rural women. It notes a single unnecessary outdoor trip can equate to thousands of steps yearly and advocates efficient kitchen design, organized storage, and standing or seated work to reduce fatigue.
The long OCR fragment surveys questions on politics and history, then shifts to domestic advice. It discusses Cuba sugar, Venus arms, stock dividends, Philippine minting, rodent damage, and kitchen efficiency, ending with notes on women's work and politics.
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