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Newspaper
Bridgeport Telegram
Location
Bridgeport, Connecticut, United States of America
Date
Oct 14, 1921
Page
10
Bridgeport delegates reassembled at the High School and nominated Clifford B. Wilson by 21 votes to 1. The convention, seen as weak, leaves Democrats jubilant as they face a machine-run Republican party resisting primary mandates and debating future power.
Editorial notes warn that world population could reach 1,000,000,000, with Europe rapidly thickening. Projections show 1900 Europe at about 400,000,000 and overall growth driven by machine-age efficiency. Texas could feed all on earth, with future farming advancing to rapid harvests.
Fragmentary verse note hints at old autumn joys and fleeting summer dreams. Despite garbled words, it evokes seasonal change and a return to calm.
The United States Steel Corporation plans a ten million dollar program to repair and enlarge plants to create jobs for the unemployed. The move follows unemployment conference recommendations and aims to revive business by restoring confidence as steel orders rise and unfilled orders grow, signaling a return to normal activity. The plan supports 190,000 idle former employees and sets a potential example for other industries to follow.
A Chicago area child welfare official, Dr C Carstena, reports ongoing efforts to place four thousand homeless American children with awaiting adoptive families. The effort, tied to the Winter Shelter program, emphasizes matchups and timely placements, with agencies collaborating across city and state lines to find loving homes for every child.
The readable lines hint at a chaotic scene involving a candy shop or street setting on a Saturday night. Names and places are garbled, but references to an event, people including Miller and Witte, and a scene of action suggest a disrupted night with implied mischief or incident.
A clipped dialogue driven scene recalls a nurse patient dynamic and marriage woes. Two women, Rosa and Kathy, discuss love, pride, and fear of illness as a man’s memory of affection lingers amid regrets and social expectations. The fragment hints at past marriage, jealousy, and vulnerability.
In a tangled social maze Cecelia recalls a night with Buchanan while Rosa Desmond’s glamorous flat hosts Kathy as a visitor. Accusations of memory and desire swirl as past passions surface amid money concerns and social tension.
Members of the state homeopathic society presented Albert W. Phillips of this city a loving cup at a banquet last night in commemoration of six years of service in practicing medicine. Repairs on Congress street are nearly finished with north side work complete and T. Stuart & Son Co. now on the south side.
A historical snippet showcases questions and answers from a Telegram Information Bureau style column. Topics touch on definitions like welcher, baseball feats unassisted, postal salary links to revenue, bicycle patents, and iodine source from seaweed, with named individuals and places referenced.
A reader asks about proper usage and pronunciation for terms like Haat Southwest and the editorial we. It explains how to pronounce faucet as faset and how to handle nominative case versus accusative we in sentences.
A volcanic tunnel near Honolulu was carved through lava by ancient Hawaiians without metal tools. The shafted tunnel rises 1900 feet above sea level, cuts through lava, and exits onto a plateau once used for taro cultivation. Native engineers reportedly heated lava to soften it and used stone implements to carve the passage. Some trace its origin to Kamehameha’s era, others earlier.
A fragment poem describing humanity's breadth from Portland to sea, noting generosity across races while condemning crime and cruelty. It reflects on a well known human race united by love despite flaws and differences, urging temperate view free of malice.
A jumbled travel note describes road trouble and a crankcase issue on a trip. The narrator warns about punctures, weather, and a grouch in the crowd who frets as night falls. The piece evokes a cautious, humorous travel scene with improvised fixes and looming mishaps.
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