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Newspaper
The Chronicle Telegram
Location
Elyria, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Aug 11, 1931
Page
3
A substantial home renovation alters both appearance and architecture. Upgrades include a hip roof, raised upper floor sleeping quarters, improved ventilation, and a new sun parlor with tall windows. The front entrance was rebuilt with a sheltered stoop while the old porch was removed.
The article discusses how families enlarge aging homes to meet growing needs by adding bedrooms and updating interiors. It notes a radical exterior change from modernization while preserving the original structure and cites a neighboring building as proof the same house is shown before and after.
The article argues plate glass is much stronger than ordinary glass for doors and windows. It notes plate glass installed along the full door length resists breakage even with heavy handling, a point stressed for homes with children.
The long leather gauntlets once worn by William Shakespeare are now owned by the University of Pennsylvania. The gloves, billed as the only authentic Shakespearian article known to exist, come from Dr. Horace Howard Furness Jr. and will not be on view until a library addition for the Furness collection is completed.
Orleans County officials announce the county fair opening on August 18 where a public wedding will feature a three ton cake. Herman Thorschmidt of Rochester plans the bake with 606 dozen eggs, 1600 pounds flour, 1140 pounds sugar, 500 pounds confectioners sugar, 1000 pounds fruit filling, 900 pounds shortening and a gallon vanilla extract.
A Pittsburgh police officer fatally shot the derelict known as "The Mop" after years of evading capture. The once prized French poodle type menace haunted West Homestead for six years, slipping from officers and frightening children until a motorcycle officer ended its life with a single shot through the head.
Reno residents observe youngsters and pelicans chasing trout from deep pools into shallow water as low river levels draw in wildlife and people to fish.
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