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Newspaper
The Chronicle Telegram
Location
Elyria, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Feb 09, 1926
Page
2
A Washington Department of Labor bulletin compares 1890s prices to 1924, noting steak and pork cuts fell in pounds per dollar while savings lost value. It argues factory growth and luxuries raise living costs, harming thrifty savers, with calls for public minded regulation of industry.
The passage argues that moral standards prevent jail and that the line between permissible and criminal conduct must be clearly drawn. It urges warning and law clarification to protect the public and uphold honesty beyond manipulation.
The Ohio Bar Association calls for revision of the criminal code and codification of corporate law. It argues clearer laws are needed to convict wealthy criminals and reduce political influence in prosecutions. The note warns reform will face resistance from machine politics and cautious corporate guidance is often lacking.
Yesterday's Tidays lists notable birthdays and deaths with historic notes. It recalls John W. Beckwith born 1890 in Raleigh and Atlanta, Wilson ceremony marks, and dates spanning 1843 to 1920s. It also notes events like Theatre Royal fire 1880 and Cin cionati flood, plus modern figures born or celebrated.
A reflective piece notes that improving the world starts with fair treatment of women and perceptions. It argues that attention to ugly dispositions and real progress would curb the power of down town clubs and shifts in social behavior.
This page notes the Festival of St Apollonia and centenaries for Gen John A. Logan and Sam Bowles. It marks the Connellsville coke strike 35 years past, honors humorist George Ade on his 60th birthday, and lists upcoming conventions in Kansas City and various cities with industry groups. A four day rail and utilities commissioners session is noted, plus a nationwide test of radio observation stations to study static and fading.
The article outlines Sir Arthur Gough Calthorpe’s progression in the Royal Navy from a cadet at age 11 to admiral. It covers key milestones including lieutenant, commander, captain, naval attaché roles in Russia, Norway, Sweden, and his leadership of the Home Fleet, Second Sea Lord, and postwar service.
The article notes the new admiral’s long service from Russia to Norway and Sweden, including a stint as British naval attache and commissioner at Constantinople, with shore duties until 1919. It mentions his 1900 marriage to Effie Dunsmuir of Craigdarroch Victoria, B. C.
Fragmented OCR crafts a Whitman homage to Lincoln with phrases about a ship’s safe voyage, the captain fallen, crowds on shore, and bells tolling, reflecting mourning and victory. The text blends lines from the poem and altered wording with errors.
New London society column notes Mrs Leo Morse and two daughters visited Norwalk to see her sister. Mr and Mrs Bert Hearson visited Lod Sunday with Mr and Mrs B Starbird and family. Mrs Floyd Runkle visited her mother in Findlay. O Revo and Mrs H Stewart and Mr and Mrs Geo Paloell were also mentioned as guests.
Residents from Bruns wick Greenwich Ashland Mansfield and Berea attended visits in Monroeville. The First M E Church Men’s Bible Class hosted a dinner at the Aid Parlor with a talk by Lester Leech on Florida. A funeral was held for Mrs Cowle at age seventy in Rochester.
The Farm Woman's Club of Penfield plans an all day meeting at Mre P. T. Van Valkenburg's home on February 11 with a covered dish noon dinner. Leonard Smith sustained a broken right arm while cranking a Ford Saturday afternoon. The notice lists attendees, celebrates a birthday cake gift from the Wellington bakery, and notes a party for Mrs Jas Nott with a 27-person guest list.
Mr. and Mrs. Louie Taylor and their son Richard James of Chestnut Nidge were Sunday guests of Mr. and Mrs. Nott. Mrs. E. Minkler spent several days in Lorain with her sister Mrs. Orlando Minkler. Mr. Minkler attended the public sale at the late Orlando Minkler’s residence in Lorain on Thursday.
Edward Weyiles of North Olmstead took part in a Cleveland old fiddler contest and earned third place. A. C. Heinliner of Akron won first and H. C. Jones of Findlay was second. Weyiles has played dances most of his life and knows many old time tunes.
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