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Newspaper
The Chronicle Telegram
Location
Elyria, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Dec 19, 1919
Page
5
A damaged OCR fragment mentions the year 1573 and a bale item. No clear event, names, or places are readable beyond hints of a transaction or record. The readable data are too fragmentary to identify persons or organizations involved.
A crowded Elyria gathering celebrated the centennial of King Solomon Lodge with addresses praising service loyalty and obligation to God and country. Speakers urged members to strive to be better men and masons as the crowd sang the chorus One hour with you and you and you, bright links in a mystic chain. The event raised local spirits and was deemed a notable community moment.
The piece argues imminent government action on railroads as privately owned systems must be defended from financial chaos. It frames federal aid and regulation as essential to preserving transportation, jobs, and economic stability amid driver and owner disputes.
A reform voice cites Congress to shrink newspapers by ten percent and seeks a certified copy of the resolution. The piece notes big losses from a coal strike, dispatch accuracy costs, and calls for restraint in press and governmental waste amid U S Mexico deliberations.
An aged school feature promotes sleep for girls, linking rest to health and patriotism. It contrasts lessons on athletic passing with sleep guidance, cites government sleep figures, and notes local happenings including a resignation at Milne Presbyterian Church and a temperance lecture by Hon. John Moffat. It references Elyria Democrat and Akron Daily Beacon items.
A woman from Henrietta was found at the depot in a drunken condition lying on the floor. She was fined $5 and costs in mayor's court, prompting a reporter to remark that women were made to give our eyes delight.
Ten years ago Associated Charities cared for the poor with F A Smythe as president Attorney Clayton Chapman injured in a railroad wreck on his way to New York Seth Griffin with two helpers shod 72 horses in four days and made their own pails Miss Boynton's School presented Cinderella at the town hall before a capacity house Reverend F Y Kenyon pastor L A Adams elected commander of Richard Allen Post G A R Judge Washburn decided that 2 66 was not too much to pay for a bat and he heard a divorce case
Fragmented item mentions Supt George Weller of the water works, claims of electrolyte damage to pipes, gas shutoff, Elyria factories using gas, Supt Adams denying the charge, Bert Shotton marriage to Mary Daley, contract with St Louis Americans, and Mayor Conway naming Martin Mueller Service Director J C Crisp Safety Director and E J Stankard Chief of Police.
Twenty years ago the city sued the Lake & Shore railroad to force widening of West River street from forty to sixty six feet. A. E. Hay secured a twenty year gas franchise to lay gas mains and sell natural gas at 12 12 cents per thousand. Tom Sharkey, railroad brakeman, was killed in the east side yards. Horsemen were granted use of West avenue as a speedway in the afternoon. Many classy trotters and fast horses raced daily. John Nagy stood trial for killing Joe Kovacs at South Lorain. Second degree marching was decided by the jury. The Wood and Iron Bridge over Washington avenue was closed for heavy loads. The Elyria Gun Club announced a Christmas shoot at their grounds on what is now Eastern Heights.
A second floor House Furnishing Department item from Day's Hardware listing a mirror aluminum gift intended to brighten the Christmas tree and kitchen for years. The brief ad highlights durable home decor suitable for holiday gifting and long term use.
Housewives in Covington Kentucky organize a cooperative story to lower living expenses. Stock is sold at 325 percent per share with a year end dividend of 7.5 percent in commodities. A tea room opened in Constantinople by Misa Rose Wilson, an American, aims to provide a recreation space for allied soldiers to avoid Arab coffee houses.
New York tops the nation in war brides brought home by American soldiers, per a Young Women's Christian Association report. Of 2,289 total, New York received 347 from sixteen nations, with 892 non English speakers, 435 with limited English, and 960 fluent. About half have trades or professions and are self-supporting. the total includes 1,505 French brides, 426 English, 47 Irish, 45 Belgian, and 4 Scotch.
A fragment from Aeschylus is presented with a muddled line about worth and cheers. The garbled text reads Like half the crowd supporting the bold figure while others remain distant. The passage emphasizes perception and value in a cryptic, ancient quotation.
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