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Newspaper
The Chronicle Telegram
Location
Elyria, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Feb 27, 1921
Page
9
In Lorain a twenty room apartment on Thirtieth street houses fifty boarders who cope with the high cost of living by simple meals like ham and eggs or rye bread. The owner manages the house and its operations, presenting a quiet, understated approach to daily life amid costs.
The diary describes boarders who order their meals each morning from a mistress, then eat only what they bought on return from work. Beds are crowded into tight rooms, with shifts dividing day and night sleepers. Workers, many at the National Tube Co. plant, endure grease and unsanitary meals, yet remain loyal to their mills.
In troubled Ireland workers wear thin steel vests with chain obstacles for bullet protection. A photo shows two men wearing the armor beneath their jackets as a practical safety measure gaining popularity among laborers.
A court house attic houses a vast, moldy trove of old records including executions, sheriff sales, and treasurer ledgers. The clutter risks loss if fire or decay destroys irreplaceable documents dating well before 1824, with over 11 000 African soldier remains recently returned to relatives.
Elyria on February 26 reports East Side children near Maho Avenue mourn the loss of their neighborhood dog Shep. The collie owned by Bert Smith of Idaho Avenue was beloved by local kids and friends, struck by a truck while returning from school.
Countess Jeanne von Bernstorff widow of the former German ambassador sues the United States in Washington Supreme Court to recover about 1 million dollars worth of property seized during the war by the Enemy Alien Custodian. She contends the assets were inherited from her father Edward Luckenmeyer of New York and were not from German Austrian or other enemy sources.
In New York on February 93 the Supreme Court commanded the dissolution of a railroad and associated companies including Lehigh Valley Railroad Company Lehigh Valley Oil Company and Delaware Susquehanna Schuylkill Railroad Company for restraint of trade. The mandate requires dissolution within sixty days.
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