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Newspaper
Bridgeport Telegram
Location
Bridgeport, Connecticut, United States of America
Date
Nov 17, 1920
Page
12
Fragmentary OCR shows newspaper name Bridgeport Telegram with founding year 1894 and stray text on subscription rates and advertising representation. Key readable items include location addresses and generic notices, but concrete events or articles are absent in the readable portion.
A fragmentary verse excerpt praises hearty laughter as the cure for tears. The speaker counters a man who laughs, claiming his humor proves a long held belief that laughter drives away sorrow. The quatrain hints at relief through mirth amid distress.
Fragmented notes touch on New Jersey bride tragedy poisoning jokes about bread campaigns and Turkish partition. Mentions Mexico City crime reports and President-elect Harding hiring for a cabinet amid humor about travel costs and highway safety. A Torch man correspondent and odd items about dentistry and transit round out the parodic column.
Miss Alice Robarts a well known city figure native of Bridgeport and longtime East Side resident works in the tax collection office.
A Edward Newton advocates a single book weekly purchase to boost reading and the book trade. He argues one book per week builds a lasting reading habit, enriches knowledge, avoids junk, and benefits both buyers and sellers. The idea gains traction as libraries grow through reading, not mere accumulation.
A writer critiques the vast expense of governing Mesopotamia as a family budget metaphor. He cites numbers for soldiers and regions from Mesopotamia to Ireland, laments the cost of educating many offspring, and questions Churchill’s plan for immediate self government versus military action and treaty obligations in the Mesopotamian mandate.
A speaker at the American Cotton Association in Little Rock cites that a bale passes through nine hands from farm to mill and that profits largely accrue to middlemen and speculators. Oklahoma farmers organize a cooperative to hire classers and direct sales to buyers or mills, aiming to capture profits for producers and reduce middleman gains. Similar movements spread across southern states as a broader cooperative system forms.
An article argues against writing Xmas, saying Christmas should be fully spelled out. It traces origins of the abbreviation, notes disrespect to the Redeemer, and questions social acceptance of shortening religious terms. The piece ends urging readers to give Christmas presents and avoid nas as a shorthand.
In a key showdown, Landis steps forward as the central figure for his team. The coach and players anticipate a defining game where leadership and sharper play could tilt the outcome in their favor.
Bridgeport items recount arrests in New York theft cases involving Frank Emerson and Kate Griffin, church donation plans led by Rev John Wilson, street paving by Blakeslee & Son, a Belgian pavement project on Mall Street, and social events at St George's Hall. Local science efforts include an electric grit by Clarence Sterling, rail meet notes on the Housatonic line, and Sunday School conventions with speeches by Rev G B Day, Rev C E Harris, and Rev J S Wilson. Also reported are the Republication procession, the North End Gun Club scores, and a tragic breast injury death of Annie Waterhouse, plus railway financials and board elections.
In this verse, Walt Mason laments lingering house flies as November frost arrives. He muses on seasonal temperaments of pests, contrasts summer plagues with autumn relief, and riffs on timing for preaching versus dancing and resting. The poem satirically notes flies clinging to a mortal’s head amid shifting seasons.
A fragmented column mixes verse and prose critiquing newspapers for shaping crime. It includes lines on burglars, a mocked coal joke, and stray verse about love and society, reflecting a chaotic, period newspaper page with unrelated items and advertisements.
Readers seek quick answers on topics from the Leviathan ship carrying cows to the French army to porcupine quills and Tippett asks about Dannemora prison location. The column compiles Q A on presidents, Shriner numbers, German passport routes, medal stars meaning, gold in California, and weather events.
The poem speaks of a wracked ship of pearl and a restless soul that grows beyond its former shell. Through seasons of thought a new, grand inner mansion rises as the old life is shed, urging the self toward freedom and nobler temples within. Oliver Wendell Holmes notes the voice urging spiritual ascent.
The Department of Agriculture has completed a study on laundry efficiency and protection for clothes. A bulletin with expert tips on soap types, correct lye, washing powders, soaking soda, and stain turpentine is ready for free distribution. Submit name and address with two stamps for return postage to our Washington Information bureau.
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