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Newspaper
Bridgeport Telegram
Location
Bridgeport, Connecticut, United States of America
Date
Mar 22, 1920
Page
6
Fragmentary OCR shows The Post Publishing Company Bridgeport with daily editions except Sunday. Bureau of Circulation and an Associated Press notice appear, indicating standard republication rights and news credit.
The Bridgeport administration touts road spending, yet streets show deep neglect with excavations and dangerous holes left open for months. The Telegram questions why new pavement deteriorates and calls for immediate restoration and a more competent public works department.
Fragmentary verse hints a poem by John Kendekkans with scattered lines about clouds, silver br, grain, freshening, and reviving spring. The readable fragments show imagery of nature, renewal, and a mother guiding a niece through lyric lines.
Fragmented editorial notes discuss winter goods like India rubber and Mackin products, hints of industrial disputes and legal debates. Mentions include Mrs Dempsey blocking Jack’s eye, Honda of America, a racial state of affairs, and a general sense of public policy battles in Congress Lonah Legislation. Prose is garbled but centers on economic strain, court cases, and federal justice department ads.
A rambling verse captures a windy day as the speaker battles gusts that blow his coat and toss him around the village. The narrator laughs at misfortune while noting spring’s approach and the wind as a herald of verdant days ahead.
A Churchman writer, living on the Mexican border, argues that Boston Transcript and Hearst press shape anti Mexican opinion. He criticizes a biased commission’s looming report, cites omitted lynchings in Colorado, wartime propaganda, and racial scapegoating, insisting popular sentiment remains distant from war fervor.
The English coal miners vote to strike to push mine nationalization but are blocked by the National Trades Union Congress. Congress adopts a stance against direct action, backing political agitation instead. The piece argues reforms must come from within organized labor to avoid conflict and rancor.
The article explores why flying fantasies arise, tracing gliding dreams to evolving physiology and early childhood memory. It cites theories from psychology about inheritance, circulation changes, and secure limbs from parental support, noting adults remain shaped by early experiences.
Readers can obtain accurate answers to any subject by writing The Telegram Information Bureau Washington under Frederick Haskin. State questions briefly and enclose a self addressed return envelope. Inquiries are confidential and answered directly. No charge beyond postage.
New York March 21 reports Leon Trotsky leading a Soviet army in a campaign that ends in cautious leniency toward prisoners and conquered forces. The article details the evacuation and terms offered, noting Harvard University and other institutions referenced amid a broad wartime context.
Fragmented poem fragment about journeys and joy on the open road. Mentions travel, fortune, contentment, and carrying memories. References earth, stars, and belonging, with garbled lines and unclear author.
Fragmented OCR text notes a group described as Spaniards arriving or seeking passage at an American consulate in Arad. The readable lines mention authorities, families, and potential aid or processing but details are unclear due to garbled source text.
A fragment notes a telescope with extraordinary diameter and power, claiming a ten feet in diameter and greater than a well known model. The item mentions construction and potential significance, reflecting a historical note on astronomical gear.
Fragmentary Bridgeport item recounts a civic sale, demonstrations, and public notices. Mentions New York trains, a meeting in New Haven, and a local death of Wm. Coumianed St. with brief obituary notes.
A turbulent outlook shows Hoover as a potential independent force or Republican nominee, with Democratic papers split on backing him. Editors from The Sun to Providence Tribune weigh Hoover as a Republican or independent option, while Louisville Courier Journal argues he may join Democrats if not nominated.
In Stratford Connecticut a two week mission was announced for the local church. The notes describe a schedule of sermons led by priests and lay speakers, with themes of faith, community service, and moral instruction.
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