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Newspaper
Bridgeport Telegram
Location
Bridgeport, Connecticut, United States of America
Date
Oct 19, 1920
Page
12
Fragmented text shows a newspaper page segment with garbled names and agency credits. It references the Post Office, advertising representatives, and various agencies including Associated Press and Audit Bureau of Circulations, indicating standard credit lines and masthead elements typical of a daily paper.
The excerpt shows a fragmented verse titled 4 LINE 0CHEES with attribution to John Kendrick Bangs. The readable lines reference a mower and a path, with pierced phrases and unclear context. The fragmentary state limits clear meaning or narrative.
A fragmented message recalls editorial notes from two weeks out with jumbled references to bonds for Mr. Bozeman elections and editor rivalries. It mentions voting dates, hints at a political setting, and notes about figures like George Creel and Greece, with scattered phrases about conventions, governance, and proposed reforms.
Chris McGoush, two-year sidewalk worker at Polts cavatre, retires from Bridgenort department after twenty six years. He began as a darner in 697 Bust Browavyys Silver Sands Mille, leaving a long tenure marked by steady town service.
Publishers warn that Americans read only about one book per person per year. The aging market, few stores, and high prices reduce access while many new titles flood shelves. Librarians note readers favor classics.
The piece argues the November election is a great and solemn referendum on the League of Nations. It notes universal concern that U S international policy is the hour’s supreme question, driven by WWI memory and the risk of future wars abroad.
Four months earlier James A. Patten forecast a decline in wheat prices citing overbuying, large farm crops, and a cooling market. He claimed wheat flour and other foods would fall, signaling an end to farm labor shortages and pricey clothing. He is described as a trusted market analyst on the Board of Trade.
American railroads move toward partnership of capital and labor with employees buying stock. Lehigh Valley, Illinois Central, and Pennsylvania lead, purchasing thousands of shares through wage deductions. Executives say profit sharing benefits both workers and the company.
A concise note on the Latin poet Martial warning that wealth misapplies itself when spread too thin, balancing wealth’s abundance and insufficiency through his crisp epigrammatic lens.
Bridgeport items recount local events including weddings, funerals, and society notes. Reports mention a bride from Brooklyn, a marriage in Brooklyn, a failing rail accident, and civic meetings. Also notes on Republican club plans, a Wall Street damages decision, and Tuesday social notices.
A garbled report of the Dempsey Carpentier bout narrates round by round action with surreal detours. It mentions Dempsey chasing Carpentier, a Rolls Royce, and a speckled parade of tailors and shirts as the fight unfolds amid tax rates and war talk.
Fragment notes a withdrawal and oil claim to the Saar Valley, payment in full for reconstruction of Carpentier, and future acquisition of someone of his size. Mentions Article X and referee not lawed to... unclear.
Berlin dispatches claiming German foreign ministry announced revolts in Moscow and Kremlin invasion are denied by the ministry. Officials state they have no information corroborating the reports and reject responsibility for the sensational garbled dispatches.
A rural observer contrasts idle political talk at dawn with daily labor. He notes tending crops and building with bricks while polls shift between Harding and Cox. The piece blends satire of voters and preparation for winter as he plans duties and future harvests.
Bridgeport readers protest coal price profiteering citing government reports and New York price drops. A nine year old could show excess charges per ton, urging action to petition federal authorities and seek relief. Signed by H. St. John.
Letter to the editor argues that state and private interests may seize water power privileges in the National Park System. The writer cites the Saturday Evening Post coverage and Yellowstone concerns, urging broader publicity and clear steps for citizen protests. The note ends with regional wartime echo and a signature HO CRAM.
A compact verse from Shakespeare laments social fortune and inner longing. The speaker dwells on the contrast between earthly wealth and divine blessing, finding solace in memory of beloved and rejecting change for grand titles. The excerpt ends with the author credited as William Shakespeare.
A compiled Q and A style list covers topics from women running for Congress and vehicle tunnels under the Hudson to military benefits, soap formulas, citizenship voting rights, passport signing fees, armor terminology, shin plaster origin, church leadership after czarist death, eastern U.S. mountains, juvenile courts, and population estimates for Romania and Transylvania.
A government bulletin offers tips to maximize coal heat and reduce waste. It explains efficient stove use, draft control, and how households can save fuel. The free bulletin is available to readers who send two cents for return postage with a plain address, via coupon.
A mail plane piloted by Paul B R Scott was forced to land in a field on the outskirts of South Orange New Jersey today after engine trouble over Orange. The craft hit a fence but sustained only slight damage and Scott was uninjured. The inquest into Clarence McGuinness death on October 9 at Alliside Home was declared unnecessary. coroner John J. Phelan ruled the death accidental.
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