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Newspaper
Bridgeport Telegram
Location
Bridgeport, Connecticut, United States of America
Date
Sep 13, 1920
Page
6
Fragmentary OCR item references the Bridgeport Telegraph and a Post Office location at Omena ground with subscription rates and daily publication. Mentions Barnum era exchange, Metropolitan Tower New York, and Associated Press disclaimer. No clear date or concrete event details due to damaged text.
A garbled text fragment presents scattered lines of verse with misprints. It mentions strength, truthfulness, beauty, pessimism, and mortality in a dreamlike sequence, lacking coherent narrative or clear entities.
A garbled OCR style piece mixes stray phrases about weather, a fund inquiry, names, and odd references. It lacks clear events or quotes, leaving only scattered, nonsensical fragments and incomplete thoughts.
The piece argues middle class fear of poverty drives respectability concerns beyond real need, noting many once-wealthy now endure reduced circumstances. It cites a London Spectator view of the war’s impact on status and self-reliance, praising resilience, education, and self-sufficiency over mere fashion and servants.
A quirky excerpt describes whale meat being marketed in canned form as a novelty food. It notes deep sea beef headlines and whale byproducts like oil and ambergris as money makers. The piece playfully references sailors and a rising appetite for new seafood products.
A fragmentary article discusses age reporting at voting and the desire to appear younger at polls. It cites a suffragist remark about women aging to influence registration and Election Day behavior, with tangential notes on reporters and a London Susman reference amid scattered anecdotes.
Jacob Kurs selmer, long time assistant chief, after 29d Avenue Lordship service and eight years with the department, retired April 1, 1916. He has since accepted a position with Bridgeport National Bank.
The article recalls walnut picking by youths using two bushel sacks, the dangers and adventures of gathering nuts in fields and forests, and the nostalgia for chestnut trees ruined by blight. It notes fall changes, the vanished chestnut trees, and the enduring images of aging walnut stains on hands.
A collage of Q and A items, including origins of phrases like to the bitter end, language shifts in the US, cyclops ship fate, American Red Cross efforts in Poland, National Women's Trade Union League platform aims, recognition of Poland and Lithuania by the United States, Pershing and Lafayette tomb visit, and a free booklet offer on vegetable storage from The Bridgeport Telegram Information Bureau. The piece reflects scattered public inquiries, historical trivia, and civic notices.
The passage asks how many men are in the Mexican army and references President Wilson’s fourteen peace points, noting the lead point about guaranteeing political independence and territorial integrity for nations large and small. It mentions a council and a form used in orders, plus a question about the League of Nations covenant.
A fragmented discussion recalls how monopolizing private ships could trigger conflict, referencing a periodical urging caution in public discourse and the Jose act. The text hints at risks of inviting war and the role of shipping in national safety and policy.
A disjointed, archaic sounding verse piece describes a dentist at dawn with symbolic imagery of haystacks and early light. References to Walt, Mason, and a crawling spade mix with improvised line breaks and antiquated speech, creating a moody, dreamlike scene rather than a direct narrative.
Grand opera resumes at the Manhattan Opera House in New York after ten years, rejoining the Metropolitan and Chicago companies. Miss Alice Genelle to perform Lila Cerimen in the opening, marking a long delayed New York debut once planned a decade ago. Oscar Hammerstein's widow now holds the property with the return date set for September 4.
Bridgeport items recount local politics, crime and social events from 40 years prior. Notes on a New Haven and Hartford line office shift, burglaries on State Street, a Greenback meeting, and a wake of public gatherings. Also mentions Naugatuck excursion crowds, church reunions, and retirements of prominent local figures.
A garbled stream of poetic phrases questions meaning and courage in a desolate journey. Vague names and altered words hint at a quest or miracle, urging resilience while dissolving the world around the speaker. The text reads like a damaged manuscript fragment with recurring imagery of ascent, light, and struggle.
Washington reports reveal a Smithsonian collection of 146 instruments tracing piano ancestry from harpsichords and clavichords through early pianos to modern mechanisms. The exhibit, curated by Foarch, showcases makers’ crafts and historic ownership, with rare pieces from Vienna and premodern designs, illustrating the piano’s long evolution and cultural impact.
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