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Newspaper
The Chronicle Telegram
Location
Elyria, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Feb 08, 1923
Page
3
Thursday February 8 1923 discusses jury service apathy among leading citizens. It compares jurors pay to judges lawyers and officials noting low compensation and seeking legislative reform. It argues respect for jurors hinges on fair pay and public attitude rather than mere duties.
Alarming notes from Russia and Germany allege causeless French killings in Germany while Russians boost ammunition. The piece questions truth of reports, warns propaganda spreads hatred and lies about the French, recalling wartime lessons and pondering likely outcomes.
A report by an investigating group notes four states Massachusetts Rhode Island New Hampshire and Vermont have never had an acting. The author mocks Vermont and scorns Confederate bond news while condemning current economic conditions and German aid to Ruhr strikers. The piece ends with a sweeping claim about world dominance.
A compilation of historical notes from Ohio with acts on banking revenue and circulating notes, plus notable births and events. The piece mentions Gen William Tecumseh Sherman, Odd Fellows in Lancaster, and various anniversaries. It also notes a Treasury Building fire in Washington a year ago and ongoing Mardi Gras festivities in New Orleans. Debates in Seattle on federal education department precede upcoming conventions in Toronto Ottawa Oklahoma City Minneapolis and Crookston.
A fragmentary diary vibe notes Ross Baum in a city with many politicians and bootleggers. It recalls a Regal shoe store misread as a soft drink parlor, mentions Lazarus, Baxter the state game warden, Donahey politics, and a tour with Joe Otten. The writer jokes about the Y M C A, bank ambitions, Rummie games, and a Fancy Elyria uniform display.
A fragmentary note recalls a quirky scene about dining, meeting a man named Heinie Smith, and a playful jab about hearts and bowling. Henry Hart may join a team, and couples joke about wives and telephone numbers as travel stops at the Deshler. It contrasts with Ross's army stop.
Wade describes William Morris Hughes once leader of Australian government, long noted for coalition shifts and wartime positions. Born 1858 in Wales, he rose from trades union circles to NSW parliament and Federal Parliament. Declined in election last December, he failed to form new coalition and withdrew from politics. A concluding note compares a full-grown whale to eighty elephants for scale.
The week starting today is set as national anniversary week by the Scouts of America. Fifty years after General Geary, famed soldier and early San Francisco mayor, Kansas territory governor, and Pennsylvania figure, died. The Lee Highway Association, expanding the Washington to San Diego road, holds its annual convention in Little Rock, Ark. Dartmouth College hosts its elaborate annual winter sport carnival.
Jake Bentley talks of selling his farm and moving into apartments while investing in tax exempt securities to afford shoes. A well dressed woman vows to reach the theater as the curtain rises, but the house remains dark for the first act.
The verse proclaims that the poetry of earth is never dead as birds, trees, and grasshoppers continue to sing in nature. A paraphrased John Keats sentiment appears, noting winter and warmth, with imagery of grasshoppers and crickets sustaining the sense of living poetry.
The grand jury sat as witnesses faced questioning about memory lapses. Richard Allen Post of the G A R received two Smyrna rugs from Hon. D C Baldwin. Charles C Lord launched an eight page paper The Lookout that became the state organ of the PLS CE and is still published in Cleveland. The attempt to have Ely tia placed on the free post office.
Dr Carey proclaims his prescription No 777, Marshroot, cures kidney and bladder troubles. Retired, he arranges for dispensing at moderate price with a money back guarantee. Warning against kidney disease and to watch symptoms like specks in vision and backache. Available in liquid and tablet forms at Crandall and other pharmacists nationwide.
Col. Robert W. Dewart of Standard Oil of Indiana urges a definite economical policy and public education to show that harming industry harms the people. He warns against wage and price excesses and ties living standards to home ownership, clothing, feeding, and educating children. He cautions that public distrust could cost industry its scalp if it fails to govern its affairs.
Delivery system failures caused receipts shortfalls as F A Beckwith organized a Board of Improvement akin to a Chamber of Commerce with a five dollar annual fee. The county netted 5561 from liquor license tax while Elyria kept 417. Robert T Gamble and Miss Mary Seward wed at St Marys Church, officiated by Rev J T Schaffeld.
Fragmented text references an administration plan tied to subsidy bills in parliament. Mentions leaders, blocks, and a potential vote while noting ongoing demonstrations and a push to keep the bill in front of Congress. No clear dates or places identified.
An incomplete Tulsa fragment refers to cities within a line up of terms and an agreement. It mentions a committee and amendments but the surrounding context is missing, leaving the exact subject unclear and the details fragmentary.
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