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Newspaper
Bridgeport Telegram
Location
Bridgeport, Connecticut, United States of America
Date
May 27, 1920
Page
12
A fragmented poem notes social classes and contrasts between virtue and waste. It hints at labor and learning, sacrifice and meanness, thrift and cheer, with lines about class tastes and freedom to choose beliefs. The piece reflects social critique in a mnemonic verse style.
A fragment from a 1940s era editorial discusses postal employees seeking wage increases to restore purchasing power, amid broader wartime strain. It notes politicians, unions, and public opinion, naming figures like Palmer and senators Tran Brandecen and VecLean, urging legislative action to grant real wage hikes.
A fragmented verse by Walt Mason laments rising costs for materials and daily living. He muses on ink, paper, ribbons, and odds and ends, noting prices like ten cents per yard and the burden of expenses that threaten his work and livelihood.
A garbled OCR page shows references to local events, meetings, and candidates including the Republican campaign, public expenditures, hotel openings, and road conditions. It mentions figures, dates, and opinions about fundraising, plus scattered community updates and a few crime or legal notices.
The trolley wage conflict erupts as Connericut company and trolleymen dispute terms with public interest rising. Clerks, operators, and capitalists clash over pay and working conditions amid heated debate about recourse to a strike and its impact on transit service and civic welfare.
Fragmentary OCR text shows jumbled names, places, and numbers. It mentions a person or entity connected to a garden and housing context, with references to timing, conditions, and a state institution. The readable content is too damaged to determine concrete events or facts.
The provided OCR fragment presents a chaotic stream of garbled phrases, names, and partial lines. It appears to be a corrupted poem or literary fragment, with scattered references and inconsistent capitalization, making coherent narrative or factual extraction difficult. No clear events, figures, or places emerge to describe definitively.
The Telegram Information Bureau in Washington under Frederic J. Haskin provides prompt factual answers to readers questions. Write with a 2-cent return stamp. service is free except for return postage.
In 1806 Congress funded a national road to connect the Potomac to the Ohio Valley, the Cumberland Wheeling route opened to traffic in August 1819, allowing free travel beyond tolls. The piece also notes debates on suffrage and parliamentary reforms in 19th century Britain.
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