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Newspaper
Bridgeport Telegram
Location
Bridgeport, Connecticut, United States of America
Date
Nov 14, 1918
Page
6
Two tremors struck Porto Rico on November 13 with shocks at eight in the morning and six in the evening. They caused minor damage in cities already reporting October losses but did not claim any new lives.
Paris and other French cities celebrate the armistice signing with crowded boulevards, closed schools and shops, and festive marches. A Cassowmn airplane carried a giant French flag while bands played in major squares as soldiers paraded with a fire engine.
Senator Martin outlines the plan to dissolve the U S war machine after peace. He lists timelines for controls on railroads telegraph and telephone lines food and fuel, weaponage, war finance, and reorganizing bureaus under Overman laws. Ends of various emergency powers are set from six months to five years after peace proclamation.
A brief, enigmatic line suggests a prompt about fate and care. The text’s fragmentary form invites interpretation rather than clear news, with no identifiable people, organizations, places, or specific events mentioned.
Brookfield and surrounding residents celebrate Armistice Day with bells, a street parade, and a Kaiser Bill effigy burn in Dranbury and New Milford. The St Pauls guild hosts its annual sale and supper in parish rooms in early December, with a shower at Mrs Terrill’s home on Friday November 22.
Building Inspector Daniel Rowland expects a major construction surge as government limits on band ing and building materials are lifted. He cites many permits pending for new apartments and small flats and notes several large business projects await release from restrictions.
Reported in a dispatch that many Jlungutiang Slovaks and Teussians abroad plan to return to their homelands as normalcy returns. Officials say the number leaving will be such that the local labor market won’t suffer, with experts predicting about half will come back after extended visits.
An old advertisement extols perfect womanhood as dependent on health and beauty while linking suffering to a deranged function. It claims headaches backache and nervousness threaten happiness and promotes Tydi E. Finkham's Vegetable Compound as a remedy used for three generations to restore health in America.
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