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Newspaper
The Chronicle Telegram
Location
Elyria, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Feb 09, 1920
Page
8
A fierce storm swept summer hotels and cottages into the sea along Rockaway Beach causing about a million dollars in damage. The battered area saw several establishments toppled or crumbled into the surf threatening nearby properties and leaving residents sober.
Official dispatches report a force of about 2 090 Koreans armed largely by bolsheviks marching from Manchuria into Northern Korea and attacking a Japanese boat with 700 men at night. The clash left 306 Japanese dead and the rest routed. Also noted is the Boston editor Edward Henry Clamant, 77, longtime editor of the Boston Evening Transcript, who died of heart disease in Concord.
Mrs. Wm. A. Gast of Sandusky Ohio swears by Dreco describing relief from constipation gas and kidney trouble after using four bottles She reports improved appetite steadier nerves better sleep and a renewed vitality noting Dreco's herbal formula cleanses stomach kidneys and bowels and is sold locally by Boert's Bros store All druggists carry Dreco per the advertorial testimonial
Local Longwear Rubber Co sale leads to transfer of property to Quality Tire and Rubber Co. to form a major merged operation. On February 23 stockholders meet at the factory to complete the transfer. The new arrangement consolidates plants at Anderson and Elyria with Fabric tires produced in Anderson and cord tires at Elyria under unified management.
Glen Ellison, famed baritone, appears Monday evening February 16 at the High School Auditorium. He has sung grand opera to musical comedy, known for sympathetic interpretations of songs, and his voice is said to transport listeners to the purple heather. Ellison pursues hunting, fishing, and horse riding, fueling his athletic life.
A fragmented ad style note touts a “Dr New Discovery” cold remedy. Claims include relief for colds, coughs, and grippe with a 60c bottle sold by four druggists. Mentions safety for mothers and children and asserts no after effects.
An old advertisement promises relief for sluggish bowels with Dr King’s New Life Puls. It touts a patent remedy claimed to stimulate the liver and purge the system, selling at 25 cents per bottle.
Marysville California February 9 the Yueba Sutter Ministerial association barred Sunday funerals saying they interfere with other religious activities and asking public cooperation to enforce the rule.
Vienna reports pope approves announcements allowing divorced individuals to marry in Austrian churches during February. Seoul accounts cite a Korean court hearing for two men linked to a failed assassination attempt on Governor Karen Faito. Halifax notes the Vancouver lost rudder drifting from the transatlantic lane. Norwalk reports local health officials urging stronger measures to fight contagious diseases.
Henry Vandyke of Cambridge Ohio reports severe stomach trouble until Nerv-Worth, with a money back guarantee, cured his indigestion and sleeplessness after four bottles. He praises the tonic for enabling digestion of cabbage and other foods and claims overall relief from nervousness. The ad notes local sellers C W Phillips and Reginus Deus Stora in Elyria.
Francisco Feb 9 Only one life was known to be lost last night in a fire that destroyed a fashionable apartment house in downtown Risco. Twenty five to thirty injured were reported with several women among them. Some leaped from windows to escape. The fire started in a hall on the third floor and an explosion on the fourth floor hampered fighters. Roof collapse followed shortly after. Other items note burglaries at Summer Cottages Rouen and a Lincoln memorial address by Maj Gen Leonard Wood.
Fragmented hospital notes list multiple local names and addresses including Adminton-Minb West River Teresa Reuben and Otto Mischke family births. Marriage notices show William Day and Fannie Treadway and James Rebout and Ruth Ashbaugh with ages and occupations.
Chicago tenants, facing rent hikes, plan a cooperative flat building of their own costing 147 000 and to operate it together. In Cleveland, Amasa Mather 34 son of Samuel Mather, prominent financier, died after a week with influenza and bronchial pneumonia.
A celebrated writer on physical culture argues that without fuel the body cannot attain speed, comparing digestion and nutrition to a furnace. He warns that poor nourishment dulls blood and nerves, leading to decline unless organs are strengthened. He critiques Cadometer tablets as a drugstore remedy marketed to ignorant or negligent individuals, promising money back guarantees.
Detroit February 3 A strike was called by the Brotherhood of Maintenance and Employees of Railroads affecting about 200000 members. The executive committee announced the action in session here setting February 17 as the strike date.
Grand Rapids February 9 Walters Wara of Boyne City drew more attention than any witness in the Newberry trial with a 3 inch mustache. The judge was observed giving him the once over. He testified about receiving $18 for distributing Newberry literature.
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