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Newspaper
The Chronicle Telegram
Location
Elyria, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Dec 31, 1923
Page
3
Heavy rainfall across Mocking Valley drenched Athens with over two inches causing flood roads and rail disruptions. Baltimore & Ohio Train No 1 derailed three cars near Zaleski as bridges washed out and streams reached record highs. authorities warned a cold wave could curb further flooding.
In Schenectady New York on December 31 farmer John Rifton who kept 100 chickens near Alplaus sold his flock to an unnamed buyer for seven dollars per head. The sale occurred without the knowledge of either party as the birds were stolen from the renhouse raising the farmer’s sudden despair.
An advertisement touts Creomulsion as a new medicinal emulsion that soothes inflamed membranes and kills germs causing chronic coughs and colds. It claims relief for bronchial conditions, throat and lung troubles, asthma, and bronchitis, with a money-back guarantee if relief is not achieved.
The report lists 1923 fatal accidents by county with Belmont seven? and 16 in 1923, 18 in 1922 in others, noting Marion Richland and Licking counties each five, Lawrence and Athens four. Statewide efforts to curb deaths include stiffer penalties for speeders and calls to limit speeds to 25 mph. Cleveland judges attribute most fatalities to drunken, reckless, and careless drivers and push courts to longer penalties and traffic reform.
A farmer named Rifton reports finding a wallet containing $700 in first class legal tender on his coop floor. He warns chicken thieves that leaving fat pocketbooks in the coops will invite a hearty reception, as the incident drew a cautious, tongue in cheek response from locals.
A group argues that higher speeds on streets will worsen congestion and stress the need for stricter driving laws and common sense. In Columbus twenty one poker players were arrested Sunday and will be arraigned in Municipal Court. Also in Columbus plans say bells at year end aid the approach of a more prosperous year, per James Devine, secretary of the Ohio Building Associate League.
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