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Newspaper
The Chronicle Telegram
Location
Elyria, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Aug 01, 1951
Page
5
A French observer contrasts frugality and credit in the United States with European prudence. She notes Americans buy on installments, chase bargains, and attend lively auctions. She admires U.S. producers yet questions debt, praising auctioneers and the American sales spectacle.
The writer notes auctions yield real bargains for careful buyers, recounting purchases of furniture and a lamp worth far more in art deals. A friend Jane fills her living room with items from stores, keeping only a kitchen knife and a pressure cooker, while reflecting on American firms profiting from such services and the dollar’s value against goods worldwide.
Smithsonian places the Pizonyx bat among its mammal specimens noting its Gulf of California habitat and fish-based diet. The bat dives low over water to snag small fish with long bladelike claws and may get wet though it does not fully submerge. Growers with oats should top-dress with 48 pounds of nitrogen per acre, about 300 pounds of nitrate of soda or 15 pounds ammonium nitrate.
A nostalgic column laments oversized picture windows in Manhattan suburb homes. The narrator recalls privacy fears and social awkwardness, recounting a midnight exposure incident and a police glare, contrasting old fashion blinds with modern glass walls. The piece savors suburban life and the glare of endless daylight.
Fragmentary field notes describe a bluff side view of a bay with sailboats and a sunny day. The narrator contemplates expenses for window coverings and outdoor scenes, mentioning a picturesque sight from a bedroom window and a bayfront environment.
A narrator recalls the labor of keeping large glass panes immaculate in summer and the challenges of cleaning eight by ten foot sheets. A wife’s idea of removing wall space to create a picture window enthrals guests but nearly injures two visitors. The piece notes replacing glass and lighting insects, then shifts to unemployment in Persia as plants shut down.
The El Rey Grotto Band announces guest conductors for August. Russell Peterson leads August 5, Walter Von Brock August 9, Gerald Frank August 16, Orley Gingery August 23, and Karl Kolinski August 30, with rehearsals at 7 30 PM in the Masonic Temple dining room. The band, with 32 members from Lorain County, invites new players to join at Thursday sessions.
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