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Newspaper
Bridgeport Telegram
Location
Bridgeport, Connecticut, United States of America
Date
Mar 02, 1921
Page
10
A damaged fragment shows the Bridgeport Telegram masthead with note of association to The Associated Press. It references circulation details, advertising, a local telephone number, and declares AP credited dispatches.
Fragmented verse expresses a person daydreaming of light, a world in night, and personal hope. It mentions two arms two hands two eyes and a mind to guide actions seeking success and a dreamland led by inner will and future possibilities.
A mangled news column blends personal and political musings from Chicago and New York. Mentions spring fever, a Chicago charity gift, moving men and furniture worries, weather talk, and stray references to Lenin, Prohibition, and a Chicago woman who killed her lover. The piece reflects fragmented public sentiment and daily diary tones amid wartime headlines.
Sidewalk Snapshots notes Sydney Alder of 564 Kossuth Street as a thrift educator and representative of Ameri can Bank and Trust and Commercial Bank and Trust Companies. The item traces his origin from Philadelphia and England and his wartime service with the British government, plus his role in forming the East Side Business Men's Association.
A call for a broad state forestry policy in Connecticut argues that nearly all timber must be grown domestically. It notes Bridgeport Hydraulic’s timber plantings for future revenue, warns of looming shortages, and urges legislative action and public support to establish state forests and cooperative forestry to ensure sustained timber supplies for decades.
The piece argues Uncle Josephus Daniels urges the United States to seize control of all commercial wireless stations as wartime protection, turning radio into a government monopoly while warning such control could halt radio development and sideline amateur operators who helped advance the field. It weighs risks of state control against national security needs.
A 40 mile concrete highway between Hartford and New London is criticized as a luxury project. The route passes sparsely populated farmland with few villages, and critics claim it mainly serves New London legislators pushing favors for their area, while Bridgeport and Danbury interests are noted.
Editorials across papers discuss a British warning to the United States about possible war actions. While many deem the warning unthinkable, editors urge careful restraint and seek understanding of the drifting tensions between Britain and America amid a broader global orientation.
Various papers weigh the risk of conflict as tension grows over world affairs. Some editors say war is not unthinkable, while others caution against assuming normal relations can endure provocation. A Durham article even suggests war might be possible within the next generation if hostilities rise.
A garbled column presents questions and answers on U S income tax filing charges, weather changes across the United States, and biographical notes on Carlotta Patti Adelina Patti and the mourners bench in revival meetings. It also hints at card game terms and late 19th century trivia without complete context.
A fragmentary vignette portrays drinkers lamenting gin shortages and longing for a drink as they roam alleys and parks, imagining a world where liquor cures their ills. The piece hints at addiction, decay, and a dawning day when restraint may end and the Demon Rum returns.
In Bridgeport, Captain Cornell receives Company B marksmen badges for 1826 morning. Thomas Roach, a Lyons Cart & Co boxmaker, loses all fingers on his left hand on a rotating machine. The Connecticut Telephone company may take over the Bridgeport district time ball. transit updates and signals to rise. Hartford’s time signal draws public amusement. city police quarterly meeting reports Anderson’s disciplinary outcome and new special policeman appointment. Norton the Greenfield burglar faces perjury charges. stolen articles recovered with rings and watches traced to New Haven and Southport. A Wheeler & Wilson band concert at Lyceum hall charms a large audience, with singing by Gerriania Singing and Newell. a bridal ceremony at 237 Housatonic avenue unites Jennie E. Watson and John Shelton, with a lavish reception and $4,600 in wedding gifts. The annual police report notes rising arrests, police quarters praised, and 953 total arrests for the year. Sherman’s circular guides harbor lights rules for local boat traffic. Colonel H. W. Watson departs for Hartford on business before judiciary committees. Married notices and a Bridgeport death of Amelia L. Watson are reported.
A fragmentary Q and A about Brownists Separatists and church history. Topics include the origin of the term Brownists, judgments on pronunciations of been and deen, and biblical chapter verse associations for dates and names such as Proverbs thirty one and Quivira as a place name.
Archaeological notes describe a tribe tied to Sebulous wealth dwelling in the central region of present day New Mexico, reflecting their historical prominence and geographic location.
The Pan American Union promotes development of commerce and friendly intercourse among the 21 American republics. It offers literature about each country and a Washington Information Survey with booklets available by coupon.
A fragmented OCR snippet mentions a street name and a slate description. Readable elements reference a location and possible list items but lack clear events, dates, or entities to confirm a full news item.
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