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Newspaper
Bridgeport Telegram
Location
Bridgeport, Connecticut, United States of America
Date
Mar 26, 1921
Page
12
An OCR fragment from The Bridgeport Telegram year 1891 includes publication details, subscription and advertising notes, a New York office mention, and stray lines of verse by John Kendrick Bangs. The text is incomplete with garbled names and addresses.
A garbled column mixes weather musings and lampooned headlines about film contracts, gang sanity, indemnity in cabling, a Boston policeman wedding, English wordplay, and a parade of sensational movie notes. It riffs on satire and stray facts about cinema, politics, and society.
Miss Sophie A Lesser has worked with the Isting Nurse association for two years and is identified as a Bridgeport hospital class of 1915 grad. She attended six city public schools and graduated Gridsegort High School in 1813. Residence listed as Gear 241 Cillmuan Street. Jack Rock.
The director of public works faces sharp criticism for denying investigators access to his department’s books, seen as a breach of public trust. The piece argues officials must disclose financial records to taxpayers to maintain transparency and proper administration of Bridgeport’s funds.
A 1921 survey highlights rising electricity use by 15 percent and predicts electrification at the mine and factory level to save coal. Marie Curie is honored as a great scientist visiting America, with a $120,000 radium gift and plans to see the Grand Canyon and a Pittsburgh radium plant. The piece also notes price deflation trends toward 1913 levels, Cardinal Gibbons’s legacy, and a nod to Rabelais.
In New Brunswick jail, George Washington Bright writes a tampered warning to youths after killing Perth Amboy organist Edith Wilson. He laments life lost, predicts electric chair, and warns boys and men to heed mothers’ advice while recalling liquor and crime. William J. F.riggins was also convicted for murdering his wife.
TOKIO March 24 Associated Press Japan outlines aims for former German islands in the Pacific including the Marshals Talents of Fap as a mandate to improve inhabitants' welfare and end maladministration. It denies shifting admin HQ from Jaluit to Woese and defends acts against foreign merchants and American missionaries.
Samuel S. Harris lodge 1 0 0 0 exemplified the third degree for Arcantum lodge in Odd Fellows hall 1685 Broad Street last night A delegation from Wopowage lodge Milford were the guests of honor Delegations from local lodges and Stratford were also present The double guard team of Romnel Harris and Arcanum Judges performed full degree work with the new Odd Fellows orchestra Talks on Odd Fellowship followed by a turkey supper in the banquet hall
Patrick Morisey of 243 State Street fell from the dock edge into a coal barge, suffering a skull fracture that may prove fatal. Dr Walsh of the Emergency Hospital moved him to St Vincent's Hospital where his condition was reported very critical. Charles Haviand of 20 Newsvid Avenue misjudged a distance and broke both bones in his right leg after the same fall, receiving medical treatment at a nearby hospital.
A poetical lampoon critiques the new administration, praising change while lampooning office holders. It contrasts old leaders with new faces, mocks ongoing reforms, and rails against monarchy while expressing weary humor about political turnover and national optimism.
Tecod Kiefer a longtime Bridgeport resident and woodworker died yesterday at 83. Funeral services are Monday at 3 p.m. at his home 276 Congress arrest with Rev. Stephen Tish Sherman officiating. Burial will follow in Mountain Grove cemetery. Survivors include his grandchildren, a son and a nephew, with extensive ties to Bridgeport civic life.
Bridgeport notes report lively Borough Hall stunts, sales and social events. Mrs Nevens brokers property through Andrew W Lash. locals plan New York parade watchers. Emery Wheel prepares Knowlton Street shop start. elects J Glenman as Second Lieutenant. artifacts drawn for Campfire post display. insurance payments due April 6. Miss Anna Doyle honored by Union School teachers. Pegsonnosk lodge celebration. farewell for missionaries to Africa. Indian battle-ax unearthed at Miss Stevens home bound for museum. box powers lecture on books and reading. Bridgeport hospital funding debated in Hartford. local auctions and household devices showcased. mayoral nominating hopes focus on Stevenson vs Blake. propone local civic notes.
Washington bureau asks readers to query origin tales for April Fools Day and other curiosities. The piece lists varied theories on All Fool's Day, billiards origins, Pepys diary timing, Farm Loan act legality, language demographics, and early temperance pledges with reported dates and figures.
A Harper's excerpt features a lyric titled Worth-while Verse The Gropers by George O Neill. It muses on time stars seasons and identity with enigmatic imagery and a refrain on the sun and the soul. The poem contemplates longing ecstasy and misunderstanding through vivid metaphors and a shifting voice.
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