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Newspaper
The Chronicle Telegram
Location
Elyria, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Aug 08, 1924
Page
2
A Rome dispatch says Italy will lift the radio ban allowing private wireless sets. The piece argues Mussolini’s government censors press and radio, urging Italians deserve free speech, free press, and radio freedom like the United States, and supports the people’s fight to oust the dictator.
A Kansas wife sues for divorce over her husband withholding four dollars a day, the same wage he pays farm hands while she cooks and works for them. The piece argues women’s financial solvency and fair share, noting workers’ value to households and suggesting a middle ground for wives’ earnings.
The Christian Science Monitor notes a New York Times report that the famous Hotel Belmont bar in New York City will turn into a cafeteria, ending a five year struggle to preserve its pre prohibition look. The piece questions if rising national drinking despite overall decline reflects broader social shifts.
The New York episode where prohibition officers returned seventy five thousand dollars of liquor to Mr and Mrs De Frisch niece of Chief Justice Taft drew mixed reactions. Prohibitionists defend the seizure while the De Frisches gain unwanted notoriety from the publicity.
Of the ten candidates for governor almost all qualify by birth from humble homes. Voters should recognize this common trait as relevant to state leadership and consider it when casting ballots.
A fragmented, era-spanning clipping lists events and birthdays tied to Ohio and beyond. Notable entries include 1812 Commodore John Rodgers death, 1918 Russian offensives, 1900 La Follette governor bid, and Wilson addressing Congress amid food profiteering, plus birthdays of university emeritus and a Nebraska congressman.
Article discusses social attitudes and a business scene with references to competition and prosperity, mentioning figures such as Victor and Luther Burbank of France, and noting business prospects and moral tones during a period of growth and change. The piece references Sir Robert Baden-Powell and the early Boy Scout movement.
The note honors General Nelson A. Miles on his 85th birthday anniversary. Democratic party actions in Colorado set primaries for numerous offices including two U.S. senators and the governor. John W. Davis departs New York for Clarksburg to receive nomination notification. Florida to be represented at ceremonies in Aviles Spain marking the 359th death anniversary of Pedro Menendez de Aviles.
A French mining engineer named Mathieu suggested a tunnel concept under the English Channel at the start of the last century. The American Women's Club in Paris plans to build its own home.
The text notes a man being labeled a good sport as a gentle dismissal. It mentions an elderly man nearing eighty and a rare sight of a woman with her husband arriving with his suitcase in hand, implying a domestic scene.
The Finnish schooner Sampo carries lumber between England and Finland and includes a woman among its crew, highlighting a notable gender presence aboard a traditional Baltic voyage.
Sir James Arthur Saler of the League of Nations argues Germany cannot meet reparations without external aid such as the proposed international loan. He says German internal debts are manageable but reparations require outside funds and warns France's stance could affect loan viability. The Dawes plan is likely to be accepted and sanctions require Allied approval via the Reparation Commission.
A Lorain County Ohio reader urges voters to consider integrity and ability in judicial selections. He endorses specific Republican candidates for state and district courts including James J. Allread and Ross W. Wrink for Supreme Court and Court of Appeals, with Wm B. Thompson named for Common Pleas.
A historical verse excerpt recalls a peril at sea with prayers and fear as the captain laments loss and a daughter asks if God is present on the ocean. The crew finds comfort, anchors in harbor, and the moonlight steadies them. The scene blends faith and peril in a wartime or maritime setting.
Forty five years ago the public schools employed thirteen women teachers and a single superintendent G N Carruthers. The village band toured the islands on the Reindeer, turning a profit of 125 dollars. Weather was unseasonable and cool with an eclipse and disturbances. Elyria ladies rode to Oberlin for a concert but rain drenched them. their bus broke down and they returned home on a freight train at midnight. The courthouse and county jail received new paint and extensive improvements.
The firm at 323 Clark Street advertises nickel plating for radiators bumpers reflectors hubcaps baseburners stove plates and metal parts. Prompt work and prompt service emphasized.
Hat sale announced with final clearance items priced at one dollar. The notices reference Miss Flatt Nery’s and Boylan’s location for the event.
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