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Newspaper
Bridgeport Telegram
Location
Bridgeport, Connecticut, United States of America
Date
Mar 05, 1918
Page
12
A wartime piece urges saving to support the third Liberty loan, noting all saved funds back government securities. It links thrift to personal future benefit, economic preparedness, and healthier living from cutting non essentials, while highlighting the spiritual value of self denial for democracy.
The Food administration loosened meat rules to allow goat meat on shelves, spurring debate over goat value. Goats thrive on rough terrain, can clear brush, and offer meat, skin, and fiber potential. Experts foresee rising goat production amid meat shortages, with Western states prioritizing goat farming to boost supply.
A dark tearful day is soothed by cheerful thoughts of fair days. The speaker recalls golden paths, immune to woe, turning a desolate scene into a fresh green picture. The tone echoes springtime verses praised by a poet in his rhyme.
Quirky observations from the Washington Star reflecting wartime morale. Jokes on the Kaiser, war bonds, and daily life mix with weather notes
A critical column argues the Boche seeks to restore gas use under a Red Cross cover while Allies have perfected and improved gas masks and toxins. It warns against German propaganda to abolish gas warfare and asserts moral revulsion at such tactics. The piece frames gas as a shared, dangerous weapon that backfires on aggressors.
A British scientist claims humans predate and cause the evolution of monkeys, prompting humorous concerns about the monkey lineage. The piece lampoons misattributed ancestry and imagines baby monkeys blaming humans, while warning against overstating the theory.
The daylight saving bill, passed by the Senate, lingers in the House delaying the April 1 clock change. Advocates argue it would save coal, boost war garden efforts, and add one daylight hour for evening work. If enacted, extra coal and gardening resources could have aided this winter and season.
Today’s elections in four New York congressional districts feature mayoral and national issues with Democrats and Republicans pledging support for the President. Socialist candidates run in each district, and returns may reveal the city’s stance amid pro German sentiment concerns reported last fall.
A reader asks which foods provide best value for health. The author cites a daily plan for an average man: a quarter pound of lean meat, two thirds pound of bread, and half a pound of butter, with simple meals like oatmeal porridge, bread, tea, potatoes, salt fish, porridge with milk, and cheese.
In Haven Conn March 4 the Cigar Makers Union rejected a settlement proposed by the Cigar Manufacturers Association. The union demands an eight to nine percent wage increase and would arbitrate differences. The manufacturers offered a dollar per thousand rise for some cigar classes and higher wages if internal revenue rates increase. The union argues some classes do not appear on price lists and that accepting the offer would raise wages by one to two dollars for about 76 workers.
The Shipping Board earmarks 8 million of a 50 million fund for housing at Hog Island Yard Pa and similar sums at Atlantic coast yards. Land and houses will be purchased or financed via subsidiary companies. private yards will receive government loans. No tolls will be built at Newark yard. housing there is already provided. The board aims to reduce speculation and reserve housing for shipyard workers.
An article explains the skin as a vital organ protecting internal systems and regulating temperature. It notes two skin layers, hair, glands, and millions of sweat tubes, and says many skin diseases arise from minor misorders in this elaborate system.
Live political gossip notes ex Senator Bennett mobilizing against Governor Whitman for the Republican nomination, claiming Whitman is already defeated. In Danbury Democrats brace for a tougher mayoral race with Sunderland facing stronger opposition amid labor matters and draft board controversy. City politics hinge on a charter revision effort stalled by clerical tasks, while Wilson's labor policies and eight hour law era emerge as campaign pivot points.
Pearls on attitude and health guide a reader through daily irritations. A columnist cites dog behavior as a metaphor for resilience, urging to ignore gossip, stay steady, and persist toward higher aims. The piece closes with the maxim that the dog barks yet the caravan passes on.
New York March 4. Dr William Robinson publisher of a monthly magazine titled A Voice in the Willdeness was charged under the espionage act for circulating material aimed at subordination and disloyalty among military forces and obstructing recruiting. He was released on $5,000 bail.
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