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Newspaper
The Chronicle Telegram
Location
Elyria, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Apr 17, 1937
Page
11
Dr Claud North Chrisman notes medicine dates to 2500 B C with white and black magic. He argues ancient healing included psychotherapy and medicine men used motion and sound as cues. He warns many modern superstitions persist beyond civilization and affect health and safety.
The excerpt contrasts traditional healing with modern gentle methods, noting plant based remedies and beliefs in spirits in plants. It describes how ancient practices used drumming, dancing, and distraction to soothe patients while nature heals, and mentions the 15th century clash between Galenists and Paracelsians over remedies.
The article traces historical cures from animal parts and mythic remedies to modern medicine. It notes bear fat for hair growth, snake oil for nimbleness, dragon bones for cramps, sponge ash for goiter, iodine for thyroid issues, toad skin for heart strength, and insulin from pancreas.
A column answers etiquette questions. It says using Mr. and Mrs. Brown is more respectful than pairing Mr. Brown with his wife or Mrs. Brown with her husband. It also notes a knife should face toward the plate, and that a honeymoon paid by the bride’s family can be a valid wedding gift alongside silver or china.
The Brookside Parent Teachers Association convened on Monday evening for its April session with 2 good attendance. Mrs. Harold Irish presided and a program directed by Mrs. Beulah Williams followed the business portion. A nominating committee was appointed for the upcoming officer election. Plans were laid for the alumni basketball banquet and a Memorial tree planting.
Profiles for Today notes Comrade Yagoda, veteran Bolshevik and ex head of the OGPU, is charged with siphoning a million rubles for lavish parties. Born 1891, he joined the party in 1907, led Soviet internal affairs, and aided convict labor projects before falling from grace.
Short cuts before washing dishes suggest adding bicarbonate of soda to water to kill fish odor. Cupcakes cooled upside down allow leveling and better frosting. Speed up late roasts by searing briefly under the broiler. Iodine stains remove with lime water soaking.
Memorial trees will be planted for the four boys who died in the school bus accident thirteen years ago. Rev. Herbert Loomis of Lorain First Congregational Church spoke and displayed Hawaiian leis. Elytia children and their teacher Mrs. Burl demonstrated methods for teaching hearing impaired students and the devices used. Farm Bureau and Lorain County Farm Women’s Home Council activities noted.
Friends and relatives joined Mr and Mrs John Hammer of Lorain for a fiftieth wedding anniversary open house at their Lorain home. The couple, natives of Elyria Township and Sheffield years, have four children and several grandchildren, with Mrs Hammer the daughter of the late David Reynolds.
Oldsmobile introduces a comprehensive six month program for service managers to improve car care. The course, divided into five parts, covers sales function, leadership, station setup, safety, and maintenance with monthly exams for enrolled managers.
Nash vice president C. H. Bliss calls for a federal and state highway inquiry into New Jersey’s method of split highways on the Trenton to New Brunswick turnpike. He warns head-on and side-swipe crashes are common and proposes central neutral zones to improve safety at reasonable cost.
The 19357 Ford V-8 adopts tear drop styling with an outward rear flow. A sizable trunk backs a four to five bag capacity, usable for business, sports or family use. Trunk door measures 26 by 36 inches. full width is 45 inches. Left section holds spare wheel and tire with a 19 by 28 inch trayboard above. Right section provides 14 1/2 by 27 1/2 inch space.
Buick motor car sales in March rose sharply from a year earlier with domestic retail deliveries totaling 20,951 units, up 5,844 cars or 38.6 percent. Last ten days of March delivered 8,677 units, compared with 6,856 in the prior ten days and 7,238 in the 1936 period, while March output reached 26,493 cars on export-included basis, averaging over 1,150 per day.
Ruth Louise Ayers storyline unfolds as Martha Halliday flees a wedding and hides in a hotel where Nick Garnett and Nita plan elopement. Gregory White confronts Nick after learning Nita is also linked to him, leading to a heated exchange and a dangerous moment in the third-floor suite.
To maintain a steady flow of new cars to dealers and customers, Buick reports high demand. Retail orders in dealers’ hands at month start totaled 19,488 versus 4,207 a year earlier, while wholesale orders stood at 36,325 compared with 10,156 in 1936.
Studebaker’s March sales reached 10,634 passenger cars and trucks, up from 8,970 a year earlier, and the first quarter total reached 26,338 units, a 24 percent rise from 21,202 in the prior year. President Paul G. Hoffman announced the figures from South Bend.
Mrs. Mary Weber 61 of Steve Moore Road Avon Lake died Tuesday at St. Joseph's Hospital Lorain after a lingering illness. Survived by sisters Mrs. Kate Joyce Youngstown and Mrs. Anna Krajeski Lorain and brother Chris Gabel. Funeral Friday at 9 a.m. St. Mary's Avon with Rev. Stuber presiding. Interment St. Mary's cemetery Avon. Reichlin Reidy Scanlon of Lorain in charge.
The Townsend Club sponsors a social time and dance at Park Hall tonight with music by Herb Arnold. The event aims to provide community entertainment and a lively evening for attendees.
The notice mentions Mr Anderson and promises a program featuring both old and new dances. No further details are provided.
The annual basketball banquet is scheduled for Saturday evening at the school with Coach Maus as toastmaster. After the banquet the PTA sponsors a dance from 9 to 12:30, featuring Whitney's Dance Band from Els ria.
Fifth and sixth graders from Avon Lake School will attend a Cleveland Symphony Orchestra Children's Concert at Severance Hall in Cleveland. Conductor Rudolph Ringwall will narrate the Pach composition and history of the composer. Bus transport and chaperone teachers will accompany the group.
Little Garle Klinect has spent five weeks with his uncle and aunt Mr and Mrs Arthur Hudson and returned home on Wednesday. Romey Urig is reported on the sick list. Mrs William Webb entertained the Lake Shore Union Society at her Lorain home on Wednesday.
Experiments steer the Nanjing government toward a fuel oil derived from cotton seed. The Chinese Economic Council has formed a special committee to conduct an intensive study of cotton seed fuel and its road construction implications.
Hollywood gossip and celebrity notes highlight Dick Powell fan letters and Grace Moore stories while actors like Eleanor Powell Shirley Temple and Jane Withers are discussed. A Ray Milland anecdote shows career hurdles and a mail from a radio station prods a test. Local socials mention anniversaries visits church events and Denison school operetta.
The writer sits beside Robert Montgomery and Ted Healy at a film preview. They react to the movie with sharp sarcasm, noting that a leading star has faltered for three pictures and will be humiliated tomorrow, as the scene ends with a pointed jab.
Janet Charlotte Stephan of Litchfield will marry Hugh Dennis Darnley of Medina in a Saturday evening ceremony at the Litchfield Congregational Church on April 17.
A Baptist Fellowship cupper hosted by Rev and Mrs Mabie Friday at 7 p m. Baptist Ladies Aid Society meets at Mrs John McQuate home on Wednesday April 21. TaAtchfield Lodge F and A M meets at Masonic Hall Monday night April 19 with an excellent speaker and guests from three lodges. East Street division of the L B S Congregational church serves school lunch Thursday noon April 22.
The Pedro club surprised Mr. and Mrs. A. G. Law with a gathering at their home Monday evening to celebrate their fifteenth wedding anniversary.
The Mizpah Choir will hold a fish fry in the church dining room Friday evening April 23 from 5 30 until all are served. Mr and Mrs Curtis Swindler of Cleveland visited his father H L Rising Wednesday. Rising went home with them for a visit. Mr and Mrs Andrew Bauer of Branch road were Sunday dinner guests of Mr and Mrs Victor Haines for his birthday anniversary. Mr and Mrs N D Backus of Elyria and A S Canfield and son of Millersburg were callers in the C R Canfield home Sunday.
The notice lists the condition of Grafton Savings and Banking Co at March 31 1937 with assets and liabilities including Loans 264164.51 and Deposits 548,?. it then prints probate notices for several Lorain County estates including Ehrman Kruger McGuire Miller Nichols Raczkowski Refenning Slack Wick Beebe Cashdollar Chancellor Crosby Drusen dahl Finlayson Giles Hoak Kirk with appointive actions and sale dates.
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