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Newspaper
Bridgeport Telegram
Location
Bridgeport, Connecticut, United States of America
Date
Oct 04, 1920
Page
8
Fragmented OCR text from Bridgeport Telegram shows subscription notices and partial bylines. Mentions Association Press service, circulation audit, and a poem by John Kendrick Banks. No coherent event details or dates are available.
Rev. Wim Horace Day spoke on the Arystic Way before a large congregation at the United church yesterday morning. He referenced Jesus twofold paths of duty and devotion and urged service and self denial as paths to God. He noted communion was celebrated at vesper and several new members joined the church.
John T. Kings return to Jews has sparked rumors of political mission. Ballard and Leonard deny King seeks influence, stating he is here to visit family and that the organization is in good shape despite the Wilson cleavage. Ballard asserts King will not involve himself in local politics or finances.
Sidewalk Snapshots sketches Tolman of 85 Bercon Street who joined the automobile trade twenty years ago in GanYancy’s early chaos. He began as an automotive mechanic and has steadily advanced, witnessing the field from its experimental days to its present business growth. His first job was on an old Orient buckboard.
The speaker echoes concerns raised in 1796 by Fisher Ames in the House of Representatives over breaking or preserving a treaty with England. The piece notes history repeats, with old fears about national safety resurfacing in new political debates. It cites Juvenal and Ecclesiastes to frame the cycle of rhetoric.
The piece highlights George Eastman of Kodak as praising the value of always having an alternate path for any project. It credits emergency systems and spare strategies for efficiency, citing adaptations from dry plates to film and cameras as proof that preparedness saves ventures and avoids being stumped.
Debates on raising American tariffs to shield markets clash with Europe’s ten billion dollar wartime debt. Without gold for adjustments, creditors risk triggering higher U.S. taxes and prices. Advocates urge balanced global trade to avoid harming American living standards and to ensure debt repayment remains feasible.
The 1920 Italian crop estimates show wheat shortfall of about 600,000 tons from 1919 and 760,000 tons below the ten year average, with rye barley and other grains also under the ten year norms. Italy must export manufactures to import wheat, highlighting growing international interdependence.
The piece parodies historic figures and events with conspiratorial twists and mock revelations about battles, leaders, and wartime deeds. It weaves shifting claims of payoffs and plots across famous campaigns, ending with a satirical flourish about mechanized speed and a final tag.
A London dress agency sent two assistants and many trunks to display suitable gowns for Queen Mary and the ladies of the court. Dresses, mostly second hand, reflect record high prices with ranges from 15 to 36 dollars. The event followed two summons to the agency as demand for new materials remains strong.
An editorial quotes Dr Manning criticizing self styled intellectuals who deny advocating force yet sow discontent and propaganda. It argues this propaganda fertilizes outrages like the Wall Street attack and labels the intellectual as a weak mind. BEAT THE.
Federal agents out of the royal office captured a tiny pocket still in Asheville North Carolina. The device was so small that drivers pocketed it and brought it to the city for exhibition. Officers prepared a parole exhibit.
The chief of the Justice Department’s investigations bureau says Wielty restaurant owners must cut profits by 15 percent or face prosecutions. He cites excessive markups through September, with steak prices in Bridgeport ranging from 30 to 4797 rents and some dishes 10 percent higher than wartime levels. Local proprietors dispute high costs, claiming tight margins and worker shortages.
A satirical take on the Hapsburg dynasty noting princes and duchesses starving while nobles lament their fallen status. The piece portrays a royal lineage forced to seek honest work as wealth and power dwindle, with images of rotting castles and pawned regalia. It mocks stubborn pride against rising hardship.
The Republican aldermanic primaries occur Thursday night across the city with a miss convention Friday to name candidates for senator from the 1st 22d and 23d districts. Alder J Merritt is set to be nominated to succeed Senator Frederick Bartlett in the 24th District, while Van H Brown and Howard Challenger are slated for the two other senatorial nominations. John Lyons and Moses W Manwaring expected for state representative. The Fairfield County Republican designation will hold its next meeting in Norwalk on Saturday October 23, per Judge Zimore Banks. The date was moved from October 10 due to several major fraternal gatherings.
General Hawley hosts a large meeting with Stratford visitors. political speeches for Garfield and Arthur in Newark. local society notices and church events. a noted eagle shot atop George hotel. Judge Jewell and National Guard plans. pigeon racing match preview. Fairfield M E Church probationers received with strong sermon by Rev. Harris. obituaries and local notices, including Clifford H. Sperry and William H. Meeker itinerary details.
A historical line requests readers to direct questions to The Telegram Information Bureau in Washington with a 2 cent stamp and self addressed envelope for reply, noting Proderle J. Haskin as director and urging speedy furnishing of accurate information.
A reader’s question and answer column covers galvanizing pipe by zinc bath, Spanish American War pensions, prohibition laws in Honduras and Cuba, checkers jumping rules, treating tent caterpillars, distinctions among pike pickerel and muskellunge, John McCormack’s birthplace, census record timing, common law marriage, tattoo removal, Scottish birthplace nationality, Masonic inquiries, and auction bidding practices.
A public bulletin offers an improved cold pack method for preserving fruit and making preserves, jellies, juices, icers and soups. It invites women to request the bulletin by sending name and address with a plain handwriting coupon.
Frederic J. Haskin of the Bri seport Information Bureau in Washington provides two male stamps for return to receive a free copy of a bulletin detailing the Cold Pack Method. The text includes misspellings and fragmented contact data.
A devotional verse from Alfred Tennison emphasizes faith over visible knowledge and asks divine guidance for growth. The speaker seeks reverence amid doubt, pleading for humility, forgiveness, and the bearing of burdens in a vain world. The tone mirrors traditional faith poetry.
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