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Newspaper
The Chronicle Telegram
Location
Elyria, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Feb 27, 1929
Page
4
A vintage home baking guide listing recipes for ice box rolls, baking powder biscuits, orange biscuits, nut bread, pastry dough, butter scotch and orange lemon pies, cheese straws, and steps for using adjustable oven temperatures and circuit breakers for quick, no-knead doughs and baked goods. Includes ratios, mixing steps, and baking temperatures.
A dramatic attempted breakout at Parkhurst prison on an evening patrol. George Taylor and Jackson plotted to flee by smashing a steel covered lock, slipping past double-locked gates, and using smuggled tools to release lever systems before a wardens’ 7 pm cell check halted the plan.
Jackson and Taylor planned a prison breakout slipping past warders and over a 20 foot wall using a waiting rope and a hidden string. A night watch was alerted when a shadow appeared on the wall and officers flooded the yard. Jackson returned to his cell while Taylor was captured on the landing.
The American Museum of Natural History in New York houses what is claimed as the world's largest jade block, seven feet long and four feet wide. Discovered in 1902 on South Island, New Zealand, the piece is of the green jade variety and is a notable import in the museum’s collection.
The amethyst was regarded by the ancients as having the power to dispel drunkenness, a belief tied to its supposed protective and purifying properties in antiquity.
Berlin police recovered a painting claimed to be a genuine Rubens, once owned by Saint Paul’s issuer, after Karl Kunder the insurance firm head clerk was arrested for embezzlement and pawned it for 4000 dollars. He said Count Schach von Wittenau commissioned sale. Von Wittenau allegedly bought it in a cafe from two unidentified men with uncashed drafts of 10000 marks each. Police consider summons for former owners.
The article describes hara-kiri as a compulsion or self-inflicted death once common in Japan, termed happy despatch. It notes 17th century Sabbatists within Christian communities who viewed life as a perpetual Sabbath and did not distinguish Sunday from other days.
At the Leipzig fair in Germany a tower display used 1,200 porcelain cups arranged along its sides. The striking installation drew attention for its scale and craft, showcasing domestic porcelain wares in a dramatic architectural form.
Dr C S Kelseytow located on the 10th floor of Lorain County Bank Building offers years of experience in all kinds of plate work with quick service on repairs. Phone 2490.
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