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Newspaper
Bridgeport Telegram
Location
Bridgeport, Connecticut, United States of America
Date
Nov 12, 1918
Page
8
After the armistice ends four years of war, the nation faces a calm in which daily life returns. The text emphasizes moral gains from sacrifice, national unity as caretakers of brothers, and the call to relieve Wants, dry Tears, and repay debts as peace begins. It urges a lasting, generous, and devoted national character.
A reflective verse praising morning as a start for duties well done. It honors the day’s labor leading to rest at night and promises fruitful days ahead through disciplined effort. Notable imagery centers on dawn, exertion, and dreams guiding future work.
A detailed discussion of postwar farming policy proposes a government program to place returning soldiers on fully equipped farms with long repayment terms. It links land settlement to boosting food production, notes high land prices hinder farming, and argues for land value tied to actual output rather than speculative future worth. The plan draws on Australia and California models, with Interior Department study and a $260,000 appropriation, aiming to prevent a food shortage and modernize rural development.
Funny bits at the breakfast table mix satire on Armistice talk, Kaiser, and wartime shortages with barbed quips about Germany, Pershing, and Home Front life. The column lampoons postwar bravado, politics, and fashion while noting public reactions to a signed armistice and ongoing expectations.
The article outlines harsh armistice terms forcing German withdrawal to the east bank of the Rhine, evacuation of Russian lands, a neutralized navy, release of prisoners with others held, and heavy penalties aimed at suppressing future German aggression. It notes allies’ resolve to punish Germany and deter renewed conflict for decades, while acknowledging some disappointment that German soil did not suffer invasion.
The piece urges substantial gifts to soldiers and sailors as thanks for victory and peace. It portrays troops as independent and deserving aid, noting they remain abroad months to secure peace and prosperity. It calls workers in the U7. W. campaign as ambassadors of the army and navy and stresses practical support to keep their camp fires burning until all the boys return.
The piece argues that postwar peace requires deep changes and new international relations. It urges unlearning war, adopting peaceable arts, and demands wise leadership. It praises democracy and urges collective effort to support soldiers and rebuild a peaceful world.
Senator Martin of Virginia, Senate majority leader in Washington, urges plan for the strictest economy as war needs end. He warns waste and graft, pledging the upper chamber will pare expenses to the bone now that war necessities recede.
The author laments monarchs across Europe, naming Nicholas of Russia, Charles of Austria, William of Prussia, Ferdinand of Bulgaria, Constantine of Greece, and Mohammed of Turkey among those toppled in the German empire era. The piece frames the world reshaped by war as a historic king-killing purge.
Suffrage movement advances with at least two more states joining the push. The Northern trend favors voting rights for women, and recent elections have shown their growing influence, signaling only a matter of time before nationwide progress.
The article reports a bank’s assets surpassing 9 million dollars and a surge in deposits of 144 000 since October 4. It notes Liberty bonds holdings and back payments, with workers making weekly payments to settle outstanding balances.
A distorted account describes a car carrying a boy and a doctor en route to a patient near Myrtle Avenue. The vehicle struck, leading to a fatality and an investigation as Hubbard Tench of the Pat facea newt base, Lor. Layne's kin report driving the car at the time and the wreck occurred close to the hospital.
Fragmentary text shows scattered proper nouns and terms like site, celebration, and place names, indicating a partial notice of a local event or gathering. No coherent date, team, or outcome is discernible from the readable segments.
Newtown marks armistice day with horn blasts from Mrs. EL Allen, Red Cross organizer, and a townwide celebration. Bells, sirens, and a community service fill the day as residents rally for a peaceful jubilee. Local officials, teachers, and families join in welcoming visitors and sharing news by telephone and telegraph.
Tarsons seeking to keep their existing mobile numbers for Hay must send their applications to the Hartford QIS before November 7. Applications received after December 1 will be processed in order of receipt. No numbers will be reserved at Bridgeport or New Haven offices. processing handled locally.
Boston crowds greet a dawn to celebratory displays as governors and officials set aside duties for a citywide liberty celebration. Police report record church turnout and crowded streets as thousands join in parades and a unity show across districts. A major military district parade draws about 22 000 uniformed participants with upcoming observances planned for tomorrow.
Portland and Brunswick reports list three fatalities linked to wartime celebration. A shipyard worker, Maurice Millon, was killed by a truck, while two others died in unrelated celebratory accidents. The incidents occurred as crowds marked the end of the war, with reports noting accidental shootings and a fatal run over.
Crowds filled streets as parade rolled through center causing the Connecticut company trolley line to stop near Southport and Fairfield. Cars jammed main routes with some delays all day while Red Cross volunteers rode in company trucks singing. A cinema feature starred Geraldine Farrar in a dramatic new release similar to Carmen.
Live political gossip identifies Whitman Weeks Folk as nominees eliminated for President with Roosevelt as a leading Republican candidate. It notes Lowden as a possible nominee and predicts a Republican House, James M. R. Ma r of Illinois to become speaker replacing Champ Clark. The piece discusses La Follette's rising leverage and a controversial speech tied to a Minnesota charge, shaping Senate balance.
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