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Newspaper
Bridgeport Telegram
Location
Bridgeport, Connecticut, United States of America
Date
May 02, 1921
Page
8
The Bridgeport Telegram, founded 1894, is published daily except Sundays by The Post Publishing Co at 1 Main Street Bridgeport Conn. It carries Associated Press news and states readers can subscribe prepaid with various rate options.
A poem fragment offers advice on lifting mood through imagining love and nature. It speaks of seeking a high-toad place where one may meet a mortal bird and help it see beauty, leading to memories enchanting and joys previously unknown.
A crowded, humorous collage notes political shifts under Coolidge, Senate action on Knox peace resolution, and social quirks. Jabs at bootleggers, campus bath hours, bridal and divorce trends, Queen of the May timing, and “Paint Up Week” satire mix with quips about fashion, automobiles, and hot dots pricing.
George V. Bly of 1052 State Street oversees the gene’s furnishings department and is well known in the area. The item mentions a baritone figure and hints at a Moon complete sales event, though details are fragmented and unclear.
Hartford opinion argues that state aid should cover economically crippled veterans as well as physically disabled, criticizing House Leader Buckley for a bill that restricts funds to the physically disabled only and urging inclusion of all ex-service men facing hardship.
The Department of Labor studies death ages across jobs and finds an overall average of 48 years for both men and women. Blacksmiths and farmers show longer spans, while cigarmakers and office workers tend lower, with hazards and confinement shaping lifespans.
The article argues Canadian Pacific outperforms U S railways in 1920 finances while operating privately. It compares deficits of Canadian National and U S lines, noting Canadian Pacific paid a 10 percent dividend and posted a surplus, suggesting American planners study its management methods.
An optimistic piece on wealth through simple, practical innovations. It cites hairpin crimps, screw with gimlet point patents, and everyday items like safety pins and rubber pencils as examples of how small, useful ideas can create large fortunes. It encourages inventiveness and practical problem solving.
Jrustmaster General Will Hays addressed the Amn Newspaper Publishers in New York asserting censorship is not appropriate for the post office and urging reform. He outlined plans to modernize the service, stressing public confidence and cooperation as a start toward a department driven by efficiency rather than political limits.
A vivid note on starfish behavior describing how these ancient animals feel and sense with their tube feet. It explains their nervous system, sensory arrangements, and how each foot detects and responds to touch, movement, and potential prey, highlighting the starfish’s complex biology beyond its decorative appearance.
A fragmented discussion on radium as a healing power notes its dangers and equipment. It explains containment by lead shielding, protective gloves, and spectacles, plus the need for special rooms and cages. The piece mentions ongoing efforts to develop safer medical devices for operators and references a forthcoming visitor.
A fragmented verse portrait celebrates spring and life’s joys amid seasonal weariness. The piece invokes living, mornings, sparking details of nature, warmth, and recollections while noting the ache of winter and the aheadness of spring through hazy, rhythmic lines. The speaker reflects on resilience and the changing mood of the year with quoted cadence and rural imagery.
A fragment reflecting on nature as a corrective force that teaches mankind to curb ego and power. The piece alludes to uncontrollable impulse and the danger of exalted ambition, hinting at Hart ford context and political backdrop without specific events or dates.
A New York World editorial lauds Georgia Governor Dorsey for proposing internal reform to end lynching and peonage. It calls for a state constabulary, penalties for counties tolerating lynchings, and a broad campaign of education with mediating committees to unite public opinion for a square deal for African Americans.
A fragmented, didactic prompt discusses correcting English phrases and propositions. It mentions adjectives, word choice, and sentence structure, asking whether the proposed corrections are accurate and how they would be scored in a future test.
Bridgeport news notes from May recounts include new room applications at the George hotel, a Bleyele club gathering, a Main Street water main project, and pine tree distribution. Officers named for the First Universalist Sunday school. resignations at Klemmer Rosedale. Gospel Temperance meetings. tax lien searches. General Sherman inspection assignments. Rev Pogson sermons. building plans on Main Street. Union Square Theatre financial success. marital and death notices. local civic updates.
A fragmented Q and A from the Telegram Information Bureau covers spelling questions usage of the word the, Congress member counts, oats per cent calculations, straw to grain ratios, post office statistics, and differences between a hydroplane and hydro aeroplane. The entry captures a series of cryptic queries and garbled answers with references to early 20th century topics and spelling guidance.
A garbled collection of names places and numbers discusses fireworms spring cankerworms moths and orchards with scattered references to English history and literature. The fragmented text mentions Hawthorne Hampshire Old Man of the Mountains and a vague query about 1538 printed works and potato production figures.
Store fixtures of the Geldkothee shop are to be sold at auction this morning. The Gelk store’s doors will close as it ends operations, with a departure from the city noted amid local festival announcements.
A poem by Berton Braley urges rejecting rigid sobriety and conformity. It champions the merry fool who breaks norms, imagines bold defiance, and trusts joy over meticulous seriousness. The verse contrasts strictness with playful disruption and invites readers to embrace whimsy.
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