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Newspaper
Bridgeport Telegram
Location
Bridgeport, Connecticut, United States of America
Date
Oct 22, 1921
Page
16
Dublin reports the burial of Samuel Richard Grubb a prominent Tipperary landowner and deputy lieutenant. He was laid to rest in a remote spot on Wie mountain overlooking the surrounding valley following an expressed wish.
A garbled Scots fragment mentions blackbirds beneath a city carriage near Hawick and a motorman discovering four broods of young blackbirds hatched there. A London note references a Taendoen brigade responding to a fire at an Offer bungalow town in St. Tidaes.
A fragment from The Bridgenorth Telegraph notes a poetical postman who greets residents daily. His jazzy style aims to lift spirits and warn away trouble, inviting smiles and happiness through verse.
Bridgeport's Pols Theatre opens a varied week with Oh Lady, Lady act Week's attraction written by Jeroms Warn and stars Honn Preston Sophie Allen and Frank Meliueh. A New York chorus and added photoplay features Desert Gold, The Task, and The Idle Glass preface a bold mix of comedies and dramas. A Love Nest screening and vaudeville close the day with a Parker pen essay contest on civilization.
Market notes describe a crowded brief session with money rates up to five percent and gains in bonds and select foreign issues. Traders faced mixed demand as Liberty bonds and rail shares steadied while equipment and steel issues showed strength amid easing expectations and cautious lending.
Fragmentary market note shows mixed signals in New York currency and commodity terms. Mentions 18 cents, firmer money, high ruling rate around 4.5, and a last round against acceptance. Mentions Es TER Det and a brigade with new boots after wearing old ones for 40 years.
About 1,000 packing house workers walk out amid a major industry strike led by the Amalgamated Meat Cutters and Butchers. A conference of executive officers and craft representatives will be held next week as the Ottumwa John Morrill Company relents and reports the strike as the most significant since the war.
Wheat prices advance on Oct 21 amid talk of a split among the president and cabinet over the threatened railroad. The market closes strong with gains across months, led by May and July contracts, while corn and oats rise in step with wheat amid rising rural offerings and hog prices.
Oil shares rise as producers hint at profitable output at lower prices. The piece references past bull runs and outlines expectations for major players including Standard Oil and Texaco, with notes on Mexican and Californian activity and a broader market outlook.
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