Prohibition Enforcement Debate Caught in Public Letter
A dated 1920 Ohio newspaper fragment discusses enforcement of the Prohibitory Law. It criticizes the administration for appointing agents unsympathetic to enforcement and praises Roosevelt while questioning Wilson. The piece urges citizens to demand harmony between the Chief Executive and law enforcement.
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Internal Department
Wilson
Roosevelt
Bryan
Amoner
Republic
Elyria Fire Service Plagued by Inadequate Coverage
City of Elyria faces fire protection shortfalls as the two platoon system leaves divisions understaffed and underpaid. Officials blame council ordinance gaps and stalled pay raises, risking underwriters’ complaints and potential damage from a major blaze. The piece notes lingering political questions and calls for clear positions from candidates on public issues.
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Elyria
Eivria
Hich
Athletic girls demonstrate in home exercise routine
A 1938 Chronicle Telegram feature shows an athletic girl leading family members in in home calisthenics. Parents and siblings imitate sit ups and leg raises while emphasizing daily discipline for health and fitness.
Dollar Making Ideas for Teens in Advertising Professions
A 1920 piece promotes earning from want ads in newspapers. It details teen opportunities in Los Angeles high schools and suburbia, offering roles selling ad space, creating display cards, and even distributing household booklets with follow-on ad placements. It also notes plans to approach printers, banks, and loan associations for distribution and profit.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Building and Loan Association
Ada
J BL Mar
Amherst Girls Engaged In Three Prominent Matches
Three engagements announced in Amherst involve Sylvia Reamer to Harold Sanders Bert Sandera to Miss Reamer Miss Foster to Matthew Lawless and Miss Nickels to Claude Lirch The Amherst High School Class of 1915 held a reunion at Miss Capp's home Nearly all members attended with many planning college and university studies The ceremony of Minnie Roling to Melvin Black was held with immediate family present Mrs Slarka a graduate of Elyria Business College has worked for American Siphusiding Co in Lorain and is active in Amherst society.
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Tys
Slack
France
Willie Schoultz
St Joseph's Hospital
Lorain
Tenney
Thelia Werner
Cleveland
M Malley
Mary
Monroeville
GH. Schuter
Mildred
Virginia
Thomas
Tokyo
Schuler
EF Foster
Amherst Cold Storage Co
I Jenne
Jenne
Foster
Jeff Frida
Itamorada
Cla
George Dork
Lee Leonore
Chicago
Baker
Wiiley
A J Earl
Dorothy
Esther Deuschlehog
G Aschenhbach
Jzabeth Aschenbach
Aimmine
Claude Lirch
Elyria
Nickels
South Amherst
Amherst High School
Misa Helen Capp
Levitt Road
Marian Sterle
Minnie Roling
Mis
John Kenneth
Melvin Black
Mra Slarka
Elytiy Business College
American Siiphusiding Co
Loran
So Ail Cipsiae
Amhara
da Wlio
Beware First False Step and Honor J3 Uke
Island tale warns that a rugged shore bears no landing for return once we leave the Silver Threads. The text laments a perilous separation and the inability to reenter once outside a cherished boundary.
Day Leader Faces A Daunting Prohibition Year
The article profiles Wheeler, attorney for the Anti Saloon League, whose duties will increase as Prohibition enforcement tightens. He has handled over 1,800 cases, many at the Supreme Court level, and continues a long career in enforcing temperance laws.
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Wayne
Journey Through Kentucky and Tennessee to Florida Letter
A Florida reader recalls a January journey from Ohio through Kentucky and Tennessee to Florida. He describes coal towns, numerous tunnels, rolling hills, and river valleys, contrasting Ohio’s flat lands with the hill country. He muses on natural resources, border crossings, and the scenic route via Cincinnati to Jacksonville, suggesting regional openness between states.
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Florida
J. Lewie
Mands
Fla
Kentucky
Ko Long
Uyes
Ohio
Hilla
The.q. &, Cit
Mau
Licklag
Gngur
Ufe
Cumberland Mountains
Tennessee
Jellico
Tate
Kuide-boure
Antone
Southland
Cincinnati
George
Jacksonville
Cleveland
Eustis
Jackson- Vie
ABE MARTIN Sint Lease Seeks Post Office Job
A whimsical notice describes ABE MARTIN Sint Lease as a died-in-the-mustache Republican candidate for the post office. It notes his athletic back handsprings and a brief remark on era wide jumps, inviting readers to read the Chronicle-Telegram.
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Sint Lease
Lyf
Tner
La Porte Joins In Many Family Reunions For Christmas
Jan 3 La Porte notes Christmas celebrations across families. Generous dinners, visits, and welcomes marked the holiday with gatherings at the homes of Dewhurst, Seoburt, Stop & A Wo Jackson, Bing Patn, Rottell, Hanodrach, Terrell, and others. Some relatives hosted out of town guests.
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la Porta
la Porte
Sam Dewhurst
Henry Seoburt
Stop & A Wo Jackson
Oae Ir Bing Patn
Ted Rottell
Hanodrach
Lee Terrell
Celerath
Dftarlan
Abert
Grafton
Shepard
Andrew
Christmas News From LaGrange Area Notables
Local families and relatives gather during the holidays in LaGrange and nearby towns. Mrs Tuomas Craft visits Cleveland with her children while Mrs Ida Chapman hosts Bud Stokes and his wife from Coveland Ray. Irvin Terrell's health is serious and Howard McDonald recovers from pleurisy. Fern and Mary Lantwbarry visit relatives. George Goodyearlett plans a Canton Medina trip. The Will of Captain Mario Van Buren Bates is noted with the Ladies' Cemetery association in Seville mentioned.
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Christmanla LaGrange
Bhiloh
P Vivir
Tuomas Craft
Jholidaya
Cleveland
Lee Terrell
Ray
J. T
Irvin Terréil
Howard McDonald
Fern
Mary Lantwbarry
la Grange
George Goodyearlett
Canton
Medina
Mario van Buren Bates
Shaws Estate
Vanderlip and Dix Decorated by Montenegro King
Vanderlip and Dix receive the Grand Cross of the Order of Danilo from Montenegro’s King Nicholaus in Paris for wartime services. Ashland man Jane-Stanley Campbell 22 dies from burns after Downs and Miers Garage fire. a dozen garages damaged.
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Vanderlif
York
Jon
Vanderlip
Willam I. Diya
Vungus Keberal
Montenegro
Ashland
Jane—Stanley Campbell
Saimarstan “Hospital
Downs & Miers
Nerv-Worth Pricing Amidst Production and Distribution Changes
The notice discusses Nerv-Worth price reductions and stock limits as receivers propose steps to reduce bottle sizes and allow dollar sales. It notes retailers shifting to new bottle contents and offers to hold public price at one dollar while restructuring to maintain supply and access.
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Enormionusts
Aod
Stortgs
Fia
Sbater
Ula
Duan
Giemine
Natural gas riches in Snake Hollow near McKeesport
Natural gas in large quantities has been found at Shake Hollow near McKeesport Pennsylvania, bringing wealth to residents. The feature describes a gas well with a cheeky inscription claiming to be the original gas well of Snake fisher born August 14, 1899, eighteen feet deep and producing gas for twenty years as neighbors watch the prolific output.
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Shake Hollow
McKeesport
Sndke Fisher
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Robert E. Ward
Navona
All Rights of Republica
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Goverson
Ilinois
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Lowden
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Uray
the Thinker
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Vwapo Ec
Lorain County
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Athlesticia
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Pontion
Brother Bob
Father
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Tym
Jessie T. Robertson
Jefferson Vocational High School
Los Angeles
Hace Amherst
Wayne B. Wheeler
Abe Martin
Nerve-Worth CO
Fonesville
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