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Newspaper
The Chronicle Telegram
Location
Elyria, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Aug 18, 1926
Page
7
A 1926 editorial laments British radio officials blocking Bernard Shaw from broadcasting unless his talk avoids controversy. It mocks the ban and argues public discourse should not be stifled by barber shop politics and club talks, urging open discussion where differing opinions can be respectfully aired.
The Newark American Tribune argues Bishop Adna W Leonard’s remark on voting loyalty reflects a Christian viewpoint rather than church doctrine. It contends the New York Times editorial framing as a papal claim misreads Methodist belief and predicts voters will back the same candidate across varied views.
A somber verse muses that the pursuit of gain ends in death and aging. The speaker notes youthful vanity yields to life’s inexorable decline, ending with a stark, fatal reflection on time’s inevitability.
Yesterday and today are marked by birthdays and historic milestones. Notable entries include Emperor Francis Joseph of Austria Hungary born at Schonbrunn and died November 27 1916 plus Davyis Dalton claimed crossing the English Channel in 1890 and a 1900 Washington statue unveiled in Paris. Roanoke Island and Vir ginia Dare anniversary noted with Sir Esme Howard delivering remarks.
Today in Norfolk Virginia the long planned water carnival opens as one of the last Atlantic coast events of its kind. The article recalls a thirty five year old storm at Martinique that destroyed ships, sank in port and caused 340 deaths and extensive property damage.
A playful note on fashion trends as thinner silhouettes are said to dominate this fall, contrasting with past fiction-based imagery. The writer quips about changing tastes and how readers once imagined scenarios now reflected in current styles.
A damaged OCR fragment shows a speaker admitting to abusing a child for personal faults and predicting the child will repeat the offense. The note references shouting on the phone and mutual distrust as a consequence, with a cynical stance against self-improvement.
Louis Morones, secretary of industry commerce and labor, is described as a powerful figure in Mexican organized labor and a supporter of President Calles religious policies. The profile notes his rise from electrical helper to a top labor leader, his ties to Carranza and Obregon, and his friendship with Samuel Gompers and admiration for Robert La Follette.
A short verse fragment presents B A Stoddard’s poem Love An Old Song Reversed. The piece casts aging and fame against youth and memory, with lines about the toll of time on desire for renown and the enduring ache for a lost child.
Ottawa reports two new wheat varieties from the Dominion experimental farm. Garnet promises earlier ripening and rust resistance but officials fear white bread demand and prefer a newer Reward that ripens even sooner than Marquis. About 100000 bushels of Garnet seed may be distributed this year amid cultivation and marketing concerns.
Measured bushels of Reward grown at Ottawa weigh 66 pounds signaling potential for higher yields. Cerealists expect Reward to eventually surpass Marquis as the leading variety. The article also profiles Ben Tillett a British labor leader visiting America to seek aid for striking coal miners wives and children and traces his career from youth in England to Dock Workers organizing.
The city begins a summer dog catching campaign targeting unlicensed dogs in the bay area. Homeless canines are held at a special home and efforts are made to reunite them with owners. if no home is found they are killed.
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