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Newspaper
Bridgeport Telegram
Location
Bridgeport, Connecticut, United States of America
Date
May 16, 1921
Page
11
In a snow and rain washed day at Weston school, Margaret Paget endures a dreary mood as she contemplates exams and discontent. Mrs Porter's supportive guidance contrasts Margaret's longing for a fuller life beyond teaching, amid hopes and household burdens.
Dear Annie Laurie answers readers on dating, loyalty, and signals of love. A 21 year old seeks guidance about a long time with a casual partner who won’t commit, while another asks how to approach a doctor friend and how to tell if a man loves her. The column provides cautious tips and etiquette for navigating relationships.
The piece extols Bill Behrens a Bridgeport meat man active in civic work. It notes his role as president of the Public Charities board and his effort in building Hillside home. It highlights his hobbies including singing, sheep roasts, barbecuing, and his Stepney country home with a view of the Sound. It also mentions his early Greenes company links and local charity involvement.
An examination of aorta deposit oox in a New Haven bank containing securities belonging to William D. Bishop will be conducted tomorrow morning by Attorney John Smith for Bianca West Bishop of Bridgeport in a divorce action. She seeks alimony of 250 dollars monthly until trial. Bishop admits the allegations but contends his income from ex-wife as a reporter and stock proceeds total about 5,000 dollars yearly, and that paying alimony would force hardship. He testified he borrowed 1,000 dollars to meet expenses. The Bishops are socially prominent in Bridgeport and New Haven society. Attorney J B Klein handles Bishop's interests in the divorce.
The mayor and citizens of New Haven assisted at a fourfold birth at Mr and Mrs Michen Saisa. The quadruplets threatened the family in modest means with poverty though city aid was extended to address subparts of their subsistence.
Dr Copeland, M D of New York City, warns smoking tobacco poses harm to the immune and developing body. He notes pipes and cigarettes deliver nicotine and chemicals that can damage the throat lungs and heart, shorten life, and recommends abstinence and healthier habits including exercise, fresh air, proper sleep, and simple foods without coffee.
Queen Mary approves a royal entertainment featuring jazz music and new dances within the palace. The event marks her first involvement with contemporary American dance styles, prompting a burst of reaction from the Windsor circle as the couple weighs future social plans.
Mexico reports a revolt in Tabasco led by Gaulain Walliveras was crushed after three days. Cardonag village recaptured. a former General Ontiveros executed. Ullar garrison retook the area as forces under Castille secured control.
A dramatic hospital moment follows a physician Pettitt guiding care for a wounded patient while the narrator observes Miss Foster and the young girl as they cope with a frightened child. The dynamic between doctor and patient, plus the nurse’s quiet heroism, shapes the tense mood.
New York society figures Mrs. Tsavel St George Joyce Pallen and Mrs. Pell open a perfume shop on Park Avenue to revive perfume as a science. They plan to bring a Paris chemist to create personalized scents and study fragrances aligned with individual personality.
Seven drum corps toured Bridgeport with Calum at the helm. The event featured Turner Brothers and other groups performing Sunday. A late afternoon lineup included contests at Stare Ave and a formal license charge noted in results.
Fragmented OCR text suggests Newfoundland idle threats to the assembly. Names and places are garbled, but references to a political body and potential actions imply a confrontation or demand related to governance.
Washington May 13 reports discuss solar flare activity and sunspot observations at the Naval Observatory. Officials link sunspot eruptions to electrical disturbances across telegraph wires and communications, with photographs taken at the naval observatory showing solar activity crossing the meridian and potential impacts on Earth.
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