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Newspaper
Bridgeport Telegram
Location
Bridgeport, Connecticut, United States of America
Date
Sep 27, 1918
Page
2
Torrential rains in Juneau cause widespread damage as a high government hospital is abandoned and power plants idle. Streets flooded along Gastineau Channel threaten main routes, with business suspended and piers at risk from rising waters.
Reports from the Champagne front describe French troops and American units advancing under General Petain and General Gouraud. Chinese? No, the line states Allied forces attacked from Aubertve to the Main Massifs, capturing Serran and pushing toward the Main Area, with hard fighting on the left and ongoing operations across a wide front.
Real Cowboy heads toward camp today leaving Bridgeport. The article notes his tour plans, mentions a pistol incident and protection themes, and cites public reaction as he travels via trains and roads toward upcoming events in the Mississippi region and Tennessee area.
Brown urges extreme care by the hospital and heart department for patients with fall injuries and contagious diseases. Officials plan home visits and hospital oversight while schoolchildren receive health checks to prevent spread.
A muddled OCR note reports colored cargo from Viltsane sent this morning by Loci No 5. Watter Shemwond Wilnet, a Yale student and registered Sept 12, is described in a mistranscribed line tied to a U S naval unit at Yale, with a Mile Greorge 4 Boatswait reference and a move to Seawaven for a station stay at the United States Naval station Yale.
Fragmentary OCR notes suggest a shift in tone from prior official messages describing alliances making rapid progress toward victory. The text hints at changes in how “the aLrugele” is characterized, implying a departure from the previously confident portrayal of progress. The fragment lacks clear names, places, or dates.
SICK WOMAN NOW WELL Lydia Pinkham's Vegetable Compound credited with restoring health and strength to a Potterville Pa woman. The ad urges other women with displacements irregularities inflammation and related pains to seek relief via the famous root and herb remedy and to write Lydia E Pinkham Medicine Co Lynn Mass for guidance based on long experience.
Unclear OCR lists union delegates and member firms across Bridgeport and surrounding towns. Names of companies and individuals such as Bridgeport Machine Co, Remington, Singer, Bryant Electric appear with addresses and affiliations. The fragment notes election results and committee-appointment style notes from a machinists convention held last night.
A street collision left a boy near death as a car skidded and struck him on Fairfield Avenue. Ambulance crews rushed to the scene while bystanders and drivers helped. The boy was taken to the hospital as the two vehicles were cleared. both drivers emerged unharmed.
Bridgeport soldier Private AWbane Strovingssi died from wounds received in action. He lived on a bank street prior to enlistment and worked at the Union branch of Bridgeport Brass Company. Corporal William Cavanaugh of Pembroke Street was severely wounded on August 23.
Obituaries and funeral notices for Carrol Agnesti and several others detail deaths at residences in towns, with services at St Patrick's, Sacred Heart, and St Michael's churches. Burials occur in Middletown, Putney, Lakeview, Park, and other cemeteries. Names include Mary C Maud, Bertram Melly, Phoebe Williams, and many more with addresses in Westport, Stratford, and surrounding areas.
A hearing outlines priorities for essential industry typewriters amid wartime listings. Companies such as Hartford Coron Spas Writer Co and Smith & Brothers appear, with various U.S. firms named across Syracuse, Lansing, Wilmington, and other locales. The document notes priority treatment for orders and government involvement in production and allocation.
A World War I dispatch reports German reinforcements failing to storm allied lines near Prilep and Kosturineg. Bulgarian forces retreat along a widening front as Serbian French Italian and British units push west of Lake Doiratown, with cavalry reaching the Prilep road to potential escape routes.
Promotion for Dr Williams Pink Pills claims rheumatism stems from blood deficiency and can be treated by building up the blood. A Woonsocket teacher, William S. Bell, shares relief after using the pills and Baby'sOwn Tablets, asserting the product strengthens the blood to ease rheumatic pain and other ailments.
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