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Newspaper
Bridgeport Telegram
Location
Bridgeport, Connecticut, United States of America
Date
May 09, 1921
Page
9
Bridgeport Telegram announces subscription and carrier rates with daily publication except Sundays. The notice lists office at 140 Middle Street Bridgeport CT, telephone Barnum 100, and notes AP affiliation and exclusive republication rights.
Fragmented verse depicts a speaker revisiting a tenement in a grim city. Potted plants on a sill evoke distant grace and a cherished face, offering hope to weary laborers and a sense of beauty amid hardship.
A jittery collage notes six years since the Lusitania sinking and debates over German policy. References span Jersey coast amusements, canal discoveries, burglar-proof plans for many houses, tax and travel items, a Stillman divorce scandal, and reparations chatter. Observations touch on Connecticut legislature time standards, slacker enlistment, college costs, and police displays amid thefts and daylight robberies.
Ernest Leach of 1109 Avenue is noted as an active Potatuck Yacht Club member with interests in the Aremac Photo News service and Aremae Mullion Picture. The fragment references other groups and a human judge role at North Madison, but details are garbled.
Stratford citizens plan a live drive to raise about R20 000 from private subscriptions to ease suffering from unemployment. Despite misrepresentation in metropolitan papers, locals remain hopeful the effort will succeed and avoid the charity dodger blame seen in Bridgeport.
Thomas Edison criticized modern graduates as amazingly ignorant, later noting fault lies in primary schools rather than colleges. He argues education varies by questions asked and that intelligent people should know where to look for answers. The piece cites Ford’s courtroom exchange and ponders what everyone should know.
Prof Bancraft of Cornell tells the American Chemical Society there is no blue pigment in blue eyes or bird feathers. He explains light interference from air bubble layers creates blue appearance, notes birds darken when wet, and says many babies’ blue eyes may change to green hazel or brown.
A city bird, the nighthawk, patrols Bridgeport streets after dark and on late days, nesting even on high school roofs. Distinctive white wing bar and bristled mouths aid insect catching. its nasal scape note is heard mainly in flight. Citizens urged to protect this insect feeder from reckless shooters.
A Boston doctor uses albumin scratches to identify foods a patient cannot tolerate. Dozens of ailments are linked to unusable albumins, with 25 tiny skin tests showing which foods harm the patient and guiding a personalized diet plan.
The article details vast losses in marketing from faulty storage, improper loading, and transport inefficiencies. It cites figures from the United States Bureau of Markets showing annual waste in food distribution, including livestock shipments, apples, peaches, and overified packaging costs. It argues improved marketing could save the nation substantial sums and notes the new Field Museum of Natural History in Chicago.
A reflective, obscure reminiscence laments faded mastery and missed chances while contemplating artistic integrity and personal vows. The voice contrasts past creative drive with current quiet decline, noting a looming dusk over distant, windy landscapes and failed promises.
A heavily garbled 1910s style questionnaire asks about mining work in underground belts and grafting apple trees onto pear trees. It also touches Father Frobel Catholic schooling and other unrelated educational curiosities with numerous OCR errors and stray fragments.
Bridgeport notes show civic changes and society life with details on town finances and police activity. Reports include a high school project on the new High East building progress with 44 workers Saturday and 60 today, plus plans for completion next fall. Various local officials and conductors receive word of changes, and obituaries mark community losses as residents die and are mourned.
Electrical wizard Charles P. Steinmetz argues smokeless cities are achievable by eliminating factory smoke. He cites industrial reclamation of thousands of dollars of material and discusses coal use, water power, and future energy limits, envisioning vast distribution of chemical energy and potential space deployment.
The Metropolitan announces the re engagement of tenor Enrico Caruso for the coming season. The article lists additional foreign artists under contract and notes venues, performances, and management details, highlighting the expansive roster and seasonal schedule.
In Providence Rhode Island a jury returned a verdict for 30,000 against Taftree Manufacturing Company of Wronsocket in a case alleging breach of contract over gauges for machine sunds. The decision followed a Great Briva verdict and concerns the manufacture of gauges and related devices.
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