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Newspaper
Bridgeport Telegram
Location
Bridgeport, Connecticut, United States of America
Date
May 14, 1921
Page
13
The Bridgeport Telegram announces its publication details with subscription rates and advertising offices listed. It notes daily publication from 140 Middle Street and credit to the Associated Press for news dispatches.
A reflective verse notes birds in cages singing to ease their captivity and expresses personal freedom of the soul despite surrounding cares and restraints. The lines evoke a poetic meditation on art as a release from confinement.
A collage of witty observations on culture politics and science from a newspaper page. Mentions Paris seaweed dress Edison Babe Ruth time zones and curfew debates with light notices about Wyoming women administration and veterans lists. An eclectic column mixes humor with social topics and a hint of nostalgia.
William A Rignpy, manager at Mart's sales force, is well known in this section. A Waterboy native and a recent graduate, he has settled in New Mewhere and shows steady progress in his work and community presence.
The Paris-based Manchester Guardian correspondent reports France may host Macbeth at the Opera or the Odeon in English with Hackett as Macbeth. French audiences historically mixed—admiring Shakespeare yet uneasy with onstage slaughter, preferring Racine and Corneille while some listen intently.
Historian Charles Seymour details how the Big Four handled the postwar map in private, describing Wilson, Lloyd George, and Clemenceau kneeling over a floor-spread map. The article notes casual diplomacy, such as diplomats sharing a pipe and inspecting borders from a stepladder.
A numbered list offers driving tips stressing road safety. Rules advise driving on the right, slowing at cross roads, watching for children, avoiding glare from dimmed lights, obeying signs, not speeding to harm others, stopping where seen from both directions, not racing past stopped streetcars, and using discretion since rights of way cannot restore lives. The tone mirrors a cautionary public safety note with practical tips.
A fragment discusses indoor workers eating large meat portions to fuel activity and warns Red Cross guidance on balancing repair foods and fuel foods. It cautions excessive protein strains liver and kidneys, links to degenerative diseases, and urges more vegetables and fruit.
The U S National Museum unveils Brachyceratops, a fossil infant skeleton about six feet long and two feet high at the hips. Norman Bos prepared the specimen for exhibition after 61 days of work, with bones found in northwestern Montana.
A New York Evening Post editorial urges a full investigation into U S actions in Haiti. It argues Harding cannot delay the probe, cites naval inquiries and various officials, and calls Haiti a persistent sore demanding clarity and accountability from Washington.
A chaotic satirical narrative reflects on U S Marine involvement in Haiti, criticizing intervention and debt while praising peaceful goals. It condemns political factions and urges disciplined readership, highlighting literary competition rules and a rejection slip for aspiring writers.
May reports cover Memorial Day funding contention, city legal opinions, and council actions. Also noted are an on the job accident at Coulter and McKenzie’s Machine Shop, a deaf mute service interpreting in Sign Language, and plans for a Memorial Day observance committee led by Mayor Wessels. Nearby items include a Connecticut National Guard drill report, a Bridgeport Norwich wedding, and regional chatter about Connecticut Telephone Company encroachments on Stratford avenues.
The text presents a Q and A from The Telegram Information Bureau covering topics such as mosquito species, battle clasps by divisions for the Victory medal, the abdication of Grand Duchess Mari Adelxids at WWI start, and banking failures with figures for 1920 1921 and 1924. It includes queries about malaria carriers, division order of battle clasps, the Duchess of Tawemburg at outbreak, and early 1920s futures liabilities and totals.
A fragmented request listing several English usage corrections. It questions substitution of words, interjection differences OF vs. One, verb forms like maintenance, propriety of expedience, advertisement phrasing, and timeline notes about marriage, asking for fixes and clarifications consistent with older texts.
A fragmented newspaper excerpt lists steamer names and their tropical and orient routes. It evokes wind and sea as ships sail to Singapore Rangoon Calcutta Batavia and Port Swettenham among others, revealing a longing to reach distant ports.
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