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Bridgeport Times

Location

Bridgeport, Connecticut, United States of America

Date

Jun 21, 1920

Page

4

United States to Observe Kosovo Day in Serbia Tribute

The article discusses Kosovo Day celebrated in the United States as a Serbian observance tied to the 521st anniversary of the Battle of Kosovo Polje. It notes religious significance, church backing, and Federal Council endorsement urging sermons on June 28, with references to Serbian history, independence, and wartime memory. It mentions various patent listings and a note about political debate without conversions.

America United States Kessons Serbia Balkan Americs Kossove Das Atkey Rossors Sultan Murad Lazar Federal Councils of Churches of Christ In America Charles S. Macfarland Federal Council

Queen Marys bold Romanian railway deal and charity ties

Queen Mary of Romania brokered a railways deal in Bucharest with American investors to supply locomotives in exchange for national bonds. She champions Romania through travel, writing, and social work, including adopting a refugee girl and befriending American Red Cross volunteers, while urging leaders and writers to unite for national progress.

Bucharest Queen Mary of Rumania Emania Ssncerm Poland Rumania Wien Wack Romania Romantia Eres Mary Beswarabia Miss Anne Shaw Philadelphia American Red Cross Miss Shaw Red Cross Princess Elizabeth Qreat

Coat funds misused as horse purchase cited

Charitable Lady notes money given by her father to buy a coat for the singer is gone. Fay says it was spent on a horse. Lady scolds and questions the animal’s comfort over Fay’s. Hostess remarks about dancing with Miss Jones and the lack of conversation since.

Miss Jones

Sweet corn cultivation for home gardens and winter use

Sweet corn thrives in warm sun and needs a sizable patch for good pollination. Plant seeds in square blocks with rows three feet apart, thin to 12 to 16 inches, and sow after last frost with multiple plantings. Irrigate along raised rows, mulching, and fertilizing with compost. harvest ears for seed and table, ensuring continuous yields through successive plantings.

Accident description in cliffside car crash scene

A spectator recounts a wreck above a cliff noting the car has no scratches while the aes were injured. An enthusiastic motorist asks the car’s make as Sidney Australia bulletin reports the exchange.

Aes Sidney Australia

Boy in Apple Tree Fends Birds Off

A farmer confronts a boy in his apple tree who explains he is scaring away birds that steal fruit. The humorous exchange captures a rural moment of mistaken mischief and lighthearted defense of crops.

Rascal Boston Transcript

Dr Willard Scott To Speak At Chamber Luncheon

The Bridgeport Chamber of Commerce has secured humorist Dr Willard Scott as noon luncheon speaker on Wednesday June 23. Scott has spoken in Bridgeport before at the Manufacturers Association banquet.

Chamber of Commerce Willard Scott Scott Bridgeport Manufacturers Association

Tramp complaints of blindness and counterfeit quarters in brief

A short humorous illustration in The American Legion Weekly shows a lame man receiving a quarter from a lady who comments on the hardship of blindness. The tramp laments the counterfeit quarters he faced when blind, highlighting harsh street realities.

American Legion Weekly

Tufts Honors Hoover at Commencement

Medford Mass June 21 Herbert C Hoover received an honorary Doctor of Science at Tufts College commencement while author Margaret Deland was awarded Doctor of Letters. The piece notes a $25,000,000 campaign fund and hints the frugal donors may prevail. Six die in Vancouver fire Balmoral Apartments destroyed early today with several injured.

TUFTS Hoover Medford Mass rTne Herbert C. Hoover Margaret Deland Tufts College Vancouver B. C Balmoral Apartments

Waiting at the Fire Department Scene

A brief item notes a caller asking for the Fire Department as a house has burned down before response, depicting a moment of delay and miscommunication during a fire incident.

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