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Newspaper
Bridgeport Telegram
Location
Bridgeport, Connecticut, United States of America
Date
May 30, 1921
Page
6
Bridgeport Telegram announces its founding and lists subscription and advertising details. It notes publication daily except Sunday, with office at 40 Middle Street, Bridgeport, Conn, and includes standard Associated Press credits and masthead wording.
Fragmentary lines express sorrow for fallen heroes and a longing for a world where men rise to noble heights. The text invokes gratitude and pride toward those who died, with a poetic refrain on memory and triumph.
A garbled editorial note discusses whether a holiday falls on Monday, mentions an Indian uprising threat in Evian, and references various cultural items. It lightly covers film studios, a calendar maker, Prohibition methods, a Sen. Penrose critique, and a German wartime sentence context, concluding with a fragmented note on a mushroom story.
George F. Comer, residing at 26% g wells street, runs the Wheat and grocery business at 1622 mm avenue. He has operated his own store for 15 years after previously working with his father Frank Comer, who ran a grocery on Burnell Street and Stratford Avenue. Born in Malone on January 37, 1831, he moved to this city 30 years ago. Comer is a member of the Knights of Columbus. He and Mrs Comer have seven children: Irene, Elsie, Prank, Toouise, Dorothy, Lorraine, and Virginia.
Edith Kelly Gould, a former Frank J. A le revisee, is set for a vaudeville appearance in New York next September timed with her divorce petition. A Boden agent for Shuberts has booked her NY engagement, indicating professional activity amid personal proceedings.
The piece honors Memorial Day as a yearly tribute to all war dead and argues Armistice Day on November 11 should be paired with Thanksgiving. It notes World War I as a defining anniversary and contrasts American and European observances, emphasizing Memorial Day’s lasting American tradition.
European trades fear fewer American visitors as the franc climbs, cutting US budgets. A family planning two weeks in France and Italy would face about a 33 percent drop in purchasing power, forcing a rewrite of plans to spend $500 weekly instead of $200. Germany may gain as the mark falls, while English rates stay near flat.
Madrid dispatch reports a locust swarm blocked the railway between Saragossa and Escatron, forcing a halt as sand was spread on rails to gain traction. Drought plagued crops districts receive gasoline aid to combat the infestation and similar stoppages occurred in Italy and Africa. Birds are noted as crucial natural controllers of insect populations.
A Kiwanis club talk in Atlantic City critiques a National Surety statement praising Chinese honesty. The piece questions stereotypes in Limehouse Nights Fu Manchu fiction and Bret Harte, arguing fiction will persist beyond cold actuarial evidence and remain focused on persistent ethnic themes.
The Standard Oil company lowers gasoline prices by 2 cents amid Connecticut’s new one cent per gallon tax on gas sold in the state. A state senator warns the automobiled industry bears heavy taxation, and vows to speak out before the next session. The piece notes wartime tax fatigue and public pushback against new imposts that strain consumers and businesses.
Dr Herman M Adler argues criminals are not mentally deficient on average and that intelligence is not the key factor. He says psychopathic traits drive crime and urges turning jails into observation stations and schools of prisons to detect at-risk individuals early.
Paris May 3 Camille Flammarion famed French scientist and spiritualist prepares to reveal experiences proving souls in animals and the first known communication with a dead dog. He hints at secret forthcoming evidence and argues a life beyond death, while naming other researchers and a vast psychic range.
A poetic meditation on the little green tents used by settlers and soldiers in wartime. It reflects on sacrifice, memory, and national honor, recalling the 1862 era when soldiers went to battle and later sought solace in fields and sod. The piece honors veterans and the enduring symbol of duty.
A reader lists incorrect phrases and questions about proper spelling and grammar. It asks how to fix phrases like should be added words, capitalization, and subject for sentences such as While turning on the High the owl flew away, and requests supplying a proper subject and corrected forms.
A statement by Atsorr Lawrence Winklestone of Bridgeport Con sume league says no protest will be made against a recent gas rate increase announced to take effect July 6. The note cites business conditions and suggests the public should accept the higher charges while discussing broader economic pressures.
The Standant publishes no issue this morning as newspapers observed many holidays yesterday. This note explains the missing Bridgeport Forty Years Ago column and the absence of the usual Bridgeport For Ago content.
Opinion pieces discuss Washington schools in need of modernization while condemned buildings remain in use. Calls persist for a $7 million federal appropriation, with total needs rising to $31.09 million to modernize facilities and remove politics from school administration.
London reports detail Archibald Barr of University of Cressplow perfecting an electrical instrument that translates print into musical notes via a telephone receiver. The concept inspires debates on future novelty and potential uses in journalism and education, with critics calling funding and practicality uncertain.
Readers submit questions on varied topics including botany patents art history and geography. The Washington Bureau provides brief answers noting cocklebur seeds, patentability of processes, largest U.S. battleship Colorado, and details on The Horse Fairs painting and Grasse perfume industry facts.
Simeon Spear longtime Middleton merchant in the dry goods and millinery trade for forty nine years died today after a brief illness. He was a prominent local figure and left a substantial business legacy in the community. The obituary notes his age and hints at surviving family members.
The poem paints a chaotic scene of spring cleaning with housewives scrubbing dust from walls and chairs. Children fret over rug beating while fathers linger at clubs. Furniture piles up, beds and blankets crowd the yard, and the house buzzes with soap, ammonia, and perfume as cleaning time drags on.
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