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Newspaper
Bridgeport Telegram
Location
Bridgeport, Connecticut, United States of America
Date
Sep 02, 1920
Page
8
Fragment from Bridgeport Telegram page with garbled typography, advertising notes, and publishing details including address, rates, and boilerplate about Associated Press rights. Contains no clear event or individuals beyond publication context.
Fragmentary OCR passage mixes garbled quotes and stray phrases about comfort and entertainment. It contains unclear names, places, and events, with no coherent narrative or identifiable figures to ground a summary.
A garbled OCR piece mocks public figures and events of the era, riffing on presidential names, the League of Nations, and cultural quirks. It Playfully critiques political stances and social habits, mentioning Harding, Warsaw diplomacy, and hotel lounges amid fragmented prose.
This readable fragment notes Albert M. Fischer as head of the city garbage disposal plant and mentions his elder involvement with his father. The piece hints at local prominence and continued service in municipal sanitation.
At an aldermanic hearing in Bridgeport, a compromise emerges on jitneys versus trolleys. The Connecticut company favors re-enacting an ordinance to bar jitneys from key routes, potentially crippling jitney service. Yet officials hint a softer path, aiming to keep jitney traffic off main corridors while allowing limited operation at side streets and stations.
The piece argues that justice varies by state and circumstance, criticizing the military court for sentencing Erwin Rudolph Bergdoll to four years after dodging the draft. It contrasts harsher penalties for minor wartime offenses with perceived leniency for Bergdoll, suggesting systemic flaws and urging modification of other harsh sentences.
A Dublin actress argues that English and Irish share blood and that centuries of intermarriage bind nations. She urges burying the hatchet, embracing mutual understanding, and solving world problems through spiritual reconciliation between English and Irish.
A dated sarcastic riff contrasts past tariff debates with present openness about issues. It mocks how Harding has clarified the topic, then pivots to a mock classroom line by Brother Cox, turning to arithmetic to puncture political rhetoric.
The piece urges lower sugar costs and targets speculators profiting from scarcity while questioning government timing. It mocks Washington claims of no sugar shortage, cites Department of Agriculture, Palmer scrutiny, and compares Ponzi to modern profit seekers, ending with Swift style quip on marriages.
Bridgeport notes an Universalist convention to be held in Stamford on September 15 and 16. Mentions Rev. Dr. Samuel Prans Smith, Baptist leaders, and Watson of the Connecticut National Guard. Reports on a whist match fundraiser, Warner Brothers expansion, and local police/prosecutor cases. Includes theft at a mill, road crew health tests, legal notices, and local marriages.
A verse lamenting a heavy mortgage that haunted Sundays and daily life. The speaker recalls Worry and Woe, lost pride, and a forced relocation to a wealthier occupant's home. They long for freedom from debt, preferring a simple cabin with no liens or debts.
A Colorado Springs correspondent reports rising prices for guided sightseeing tours of the Cave of the Winds. The article notes inflated charges, crowded groups, and elaborate guides offering a stream of talk as visitors view stalagmites, formations named with fanciful titles, and a souvenir shop feeding revenue.
To-days Worth-While Verse speaks of resilience amid darkness and fate. The speaker praises an unconquerable spirit as harsh circumstances and brutal forces strike, yet the speaker remains unbowed and steadfast under fate’s pressure, with the name WILLIAMS ERNEST MONEE included.
The text addresses several questions about government and war era topics. It explains the dime emblem, lists major potato producing states, and covers questions on lumber, the Lewis and Clark expedition, Alsike clover, common scolds, mermaids, option grains, Civil War pensions, and related government policies.
The Department of Agriculture offers a simple home drying method for preserving fruits and vegetables. A drying bulletin with step by step directions and storage tips is available free by sending two cents in stamps to Frederic S. Haskins, Director, Information Bureau, The Bridgeport Telegram, Washington, D. C.
An unclear excerpt describes a car journey with vague imagery of chauffeurs and landscape, mentioning St Peter's Gate as a nearby destination. The text is damaged and presents little coherent factual content or identifiable entities.
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