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Newspaper
The Chronicle Telegram
Location
Elyria, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Dec 23, 1920
Page
7
The piece argues that President-Elect Harding will not be a rubber stamp for cabinet selections. It asserts Harding must work with his chosen cabinet and bear responsibility for executive actions. Adverse picks could handicap him, so he should avoid forcing unsuitable appointees.
A New York reform effort by women aims to oust political bosses but risks swapping one boss for another. The piece argues bosses act as agents for privileged interests in public service, citing higher charges, poorer service, lax regulation, and lower taxes as the core issues.
A column argues that crime waves cannot be blamed on prohibition as outlaws easily obtain liquor. It notes the contradiction of claiming liquor is unavailable while crime rises from anger over not obtaining it. The piece foregrounds public skepticism about prohibition’s impact.
Dispatches note Herr Ebert, president of Germany, says he cannot live on his salary of a bit over $100 per month. Government expenses rise, larger appropriations are asked, and the army and navy demand unlimited funds. Amid bond sag, the piece urges U S retrenchment to end treasury notes and extravagance.
Rev. O'Fanagan, leader of Sinn Fein, writes to Premier Lloyd George amid crisis, urging peace and self-determination. He states the Irish liberty must not be violated and calls on the government to erase its attack on Irish rights while pursuing peace and stability.
A fragmented civic note laments political classes and the rich, arguing they caused social ills and war while praising honest guardianship. It questions who precipitated conflict and who bears responsibility, contrasting reformists with aristocratic excess. Also reports Mrs Brace traveling to Detroit for holidays and Mrs Rickard joining relatives in Connecticut with a cantata.
Forty years ago Elyria townsfolk discussed Saint Marys church plans for a brick building at Middle avenue and Fourth street. Citizens appealed to Washington officials over unreliable village mail. Wesley Haren injured his hand and two fingers while coupling railroad cars. Youths mocked by peers for not attending paid entertainments yet enjoyed free events with their dates. The Elyria Alumni Association announced a pantomime and art exhibition at the opera house under Prof Bartlett of Baster and Major Nickerson of Washington. O I delivered a lecture for Elyria poor, raising $75. The M E Church hosted a New England dinner at the parsonage with chicken and oysters. St Andrews church held a fair and festival at the town hall. Warnings appeared against oleomargarine being sold as butter. The Republican noted the seller offering to buy animal fat to produce the product.
The text recounts an observer mistaking park lights for something false, dragged through rain to admit a real tree, then a barber shop anecdote about shaving mugs once common in shops. It shifts to Armenia annals noting a Soviet decree canceling foreign loans, followed by a report on captured WWI Italian legionaries and a railroads loan approved by the Interstate Commerce Commission. It ends with an ad for fibre silk hose at Robinson & Hancock Co.
Readers note a recurring group of women who staff church events in Elyria churches. The piece praises their labor at kitchen duties for salad, baking, coffee, and serving, calling them essential 109 percent workers in church life and wondering if Ladies Aid might be heavenly hosts. It contrasts this with young men using profane language as plain nuisances.
A second heavy wind storm visited the city early today waking residents with loud gusts. The gale was not as severe as the previous damaging storm, and no accidents were reported to the police as a result of the high wind.
Valparaiso workers refuse to participate in loading wine shipments at a local plant, signaling a protest action amid labor tensions. In Winnipeg, 40 000 Mennonites prepare to migrate to southern Mississippi farmlands. In Washington, William J. Bryan meets with Senator Borah to discuss global peace strategies.
A distressed narrator describes a country where many care only about a shop staying open. The wife, who once drove her husband to drink, now leads him to it, signaling ongoing domestic strain and social neglect.
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