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Newspaper
The Chronicle Telegram
Location
Elyria, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Apr 20, 1936
Page
3
In Your Good Health, Claud North Chrisman describes hot water and cold water treatments for disease. He notes cold applications reduce fevers and relieve pain and congestion. A technique alternates cold packs on the face and neck with hot applications to the neck to stimulate a back and forth flow that may halt a developing head cold.
Mrs Lester W Jacobs of St Laws mother of six, won a $10,900 prize and royalties after entering a publisher contest with The Old Ashburn Place. Margaret Flint, who wrote the book, left home care and farm tasks to pursue fiction for years, balancing family life while seeking publication and support for her children's education.
The article outlines multiple home methods to lower fever and relieve distress, including cool baths with tap water, slow evaporating sponging, wet sheet packs, and cold applications on the head. It also covers quick relief for croup with towel packs, and internal tepid water to treat stomach cramps and constipation, advising gradual intake before breakfast.
Begin with one glass and gradually increase water intake to ease digestion while adding a little lemon juice. Consume five or so glasses forenoon, more in afternoon, and after dinner. Four more cups can follow as you acclimate. It cleanses kidneys and bladder, removes waste, and aids digestion. Dr Chrisman will answer readers questions in his daily column.
In Philadelphia the 32nd semi annual gathering of the International Association of formers featured remarks by Jacos J. Hubbard president. He argued the American business man now places greater value on personal appearance and that older men from ages 34 to 79 or 56 have surpassed younger colleagues in sartorial taste, noting they are more stylish than many younger men.
Ror McRoberts, a London barber, cut hair for 116 unemployed men and submitted the bill to the city council. The council paid it, marking a precedent in Canada as haircuts had not previously been authorized as a relief expenditure.
A mother describes the dangers of an active 17 month old child in open doors and stairs. The child slips toward hazards like a bath and pantry while the mother trains him to shut doors. The piece ends noting television as a predicted boon to advertisers.
A vintage guide reviews temporary and permanent hair removal methods for women. It explains depilatories, wax epilators, electrolysis, plucking, and new depilatories, with cautions on usage and safety, plus notes on deodorants and nail care.
Apri 24 list notes Mr. and Mrs John Yaris visiting relatives and a hospital mention at Memorial Hospital. Bennie Wratowski and family from Cleveland are named. Activities include visits with Mr and Mrs Reazel Bere Ann Elixvia and Elzzia, and social gatherings at the Gr eon VL EL chunk home. Several locals, including John Mon, Sam Faroverta Jr, and Mrs Carie Simidon, are recorded with relatives in Grafton and Bere Ann.
Garret Cassidy plans to forget the hit and run by masking the crime at Avon Home. He keeps a wary eye on a polite stranger who visits the pool hall and may be connected to Caroline and the earlier accident. The scene ends with Cassidy realizing the visitor is someone from the Home.
An old Chronicle Telegram notice promotes a sewing pattern book and pattern numbers with prices and ordering details. It also reports Father John Harnett discovering a hidden padres’ safe in the walls of the San Luis Obispo mission rectory, a century and a half undisturbed, followed by a joke exchange about courting.
Ottawa reports Canada's near copy of the Town send Plan in the United States proposing retirement at 69 with a $50 monthly pension. Introduced by Abraham Heaps of North Winnipeg, the plan drew scant support and was rejected after criticisms in the House of Commons. The note adds that China is described as a republic in name only, a military dictatorship in practice.
Eaton April 20 town ship trustees bought a new road planer to improve travel. The Brokaw Road was resurfaced with slag. Many residents and guests visited relatives and friends across Elyria Avon Wooster and Oberlin, including Cora Gibson care efforts for Mrs. L. E. Searles and Norris Hales undergoing surgery at Allen Hospital. Numerous visits, illnesses, and social gatherings filled the week with guests from Cleveland Columbus Lewistown and Berlin Heights.
April social events and hospital news from Camden include a dinner in Kipton in honor of Mrs. Leroy Biddix and Wilfred Whitcher birthdays, a patient returning home from St Luke's Cleveland, and club meetings at the Farm Women's Club and Baptist Church. Also reported are a Young People's Banquet program, Ladies Aid Society activities, and various local visits and guest remarks.
Wakeman residents attend showers and visit relatives across nearby cities. Mrs Carlton Bricker of Cleveland honored at a shower hosted by Mrs George Bury. Families from Norwalk, Clarksfield, Rio Grande, Cleveland, and West Virginia spent weekends with local relatives.
Evelyn Benson and Raymond Shinsky from Pennsylvania visited the Shinsky parents in Florence on Easter Sunday. Keith Stanfield of Oberlin called on Mr. and Mrs. C. A. Cooley Sunday.
New London New London Oddfellow Lodge held a meeting conferring the history degree on three candidates. Another candidate will recite the work next week. An anniversary program was planned in detail with an entertainment committee led by J L Cassell. John Larson of Jamaica, N Y attended as a visitor.
Origin story notes a versatile cleaner service named Perfect Cleaner. It advertises cleaning walls, woodwork, floors, rugs, upholstery, woolens and blankets plus bath tubs. The ad lists Ebert Drug Store as contact with phone number 24538.
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