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Newspaper
The Chronicle Telegram
Location
Elyria, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Apr 10, 1925
Page
5
A New Jersey man bet a taxi firm against a restaurant that he could wed a bride in thirty six hours. He won both business and the bride, a tale mirrored by two western partners who courted the same girl and settled it with a poker game. Ten years later a shotgun showdown followed when the rival rode back.
An essay argues against overusing the terms bourgeois and Bolshevik in English. It notes the lack of precise meaning and urges substitute phrases that clearly describe a person’s attitudes or political stance. The piece critiques how varied interpretations dilute impact.
Sherwood Eddy spoke in Cleveland arguing that moral weakness undercuts education. He cited governors facing impeachment or jail, an overturned indictment, and college honor systems failing due to lack of honesty. He urged religion as the sole remedy to moral decline.
A jocular note recalls a blackhand letter plot involving McManus and Sies as a punchline. The writer mocks repeated scams surfacing in similar form, then jokes about Portage Lakes fish numbers and the absurdity of catching all of them within a year.
A partially garbled excerpt recalls Wordsworth’s lyric scene with daffodils beside a lake under trees. The speaker wanders like a cloud, observes a crowd of golden blooms, and reflects on nature’s wealth and solitude, ending with the daffodils dancing in the breeze.
Anniversaries and birthdays span centuries from 1685 to today. Notable items include Pope Gregory XIII death, Captain Newport voyage, siege of Charleston, Wellington at Toulouse, Willis Alston NC congressman, Manor Davenport actress, and Paul Boynton Channel swim attempt. Includes births, deaths, and organizational openings with dates and places.
Arbor Day is celebrated today in West Virginia New Jersey and South Dakota. Lynn Masq celebrates its 75th anniversary as an incorporated city. The centenary of Paul Courier death is noted amid brief remarks on a mysterious assassination. The 29th annual meeting of the American Cotton Manufacturers discusses cotton production and distribution issues.
A city juveniles group presented Gilbert and Sullivan's Pinafore to a large audience at the opera house. Local fishermen protested Day's dam removal as it impacted the prime fishing ground. Dr. P Dy Reofy moved into a new office on Third Street from Broad Street. The Lake Shore Railroad began tearing down the old water tank and wood shed on Washington Avenue West. A note mentions efforts to deter grave robbers operating locally.
A fragmented note discusses E Martin and photogenic likenesses. It asks whether photographers can capture speaking likenesses and notes that many girls are reducing possessions as items are quickly grabbed up. The text is terse and unclear, offering limited identifiable facts.
A partial, unclear OCR note references an explosion at a grave site and a bombing event. The text mentions a bomb and a king or kingdom context, but details are fragmentary and unreadable.
The piece argues that adjustment to circumstances turns life into a canvas for painting a great work. It cites Groves Patterson ideas and a Burton quote on education, and references William Watson’s Heralds of the Dawn about viewing God beyond human grasp.
James Melvin Lee of New York University argues crime coverage tests reader interest but risks reputational harm. He notes murders draw intense attention and newspapers must balance pursuit of crime stories with caution in reporting on individuals, including women, and seeks clearer editorial standards.
The piece argues that justice prevails in the end and urges readers to act boldly rather than complain. It recalls Ezekiel’s call to stand and Speak, condemns constant worry and avoidance, and prescribes facing facts to adjust one’s course. It stresses self and moral duty.
Coal buyer notice from The Hygienic Ice and Coal Co reports a short-term pricing move at 7.50 a ton and urges customers to order enough fuel, estimating a need for another ton or two before warm season.
AMESVILLE April 10 a third bald eagle has been seen in the neighborhood, joining a pair that nested on the J. W. Kierns farm for three years. The new arrival is seen as a sign that another pair may start a nest nearby. DEFIANCE April 10 ten churches united for Good Friday services at St Pauls Methodist, closing businesses and schools. CRESTLINE April 10 city marshal Elrho Johnson recovered an abandoned auto near the Richland Crawford line, reported stolen from Frank Faber in Ashland.
Lord Reading leaves India on a six month leave to consult with the British home government on a shift in nationalist policy at Delhi. Lord Lytton, born in 1876 at Simla, is chosen as governor general while the empire moves toward native Indian rule. His wife Pamela Prowden is noted for beauty and charm.
Barnesville April 10 Twenty cases of smallpox reported in Belmont county district between here and Bailey's Mills according to health commissioner Dr F R Dew most cases mild Mrs John Ferguson of New York named to administrative council of the Federal Council of Churches of Christ in America
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