The Martens' Bluff and Soviet Contract Fallout
The piece critiques Ludwig C. A. K. Martens and his dealings with U S businesses, noting cancellation of sixty million dollars in Russian Soviet contracts. It argues Russian Ambassador Martens offered no real cash guarantees and compares Soviet influence attempts to draining wealth, while warning against funding Bolshevik aims in the United States.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
America
Ludwig C. A. K. Martens
United States
Russia
Advisors to President Elect Pageant of Advice
A jumble of comments on Harding's impending administration notes floods of advisory topics from cabinet selection to tax policy and disarmament. The piece mocks the abundance of suggested guides while hinting at political tensions, economic views, and public expectations amid postwar America.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Harding
League of Nations
Congress
District of Columbia
X Rays Benefit Show At Colonial By Kiwanis Club
The Kiwanis Club at Manager Hannon plans a benefit show at the Colonial on January ilth. Mr Bannon touts a great event combining charity and pleasure and urges attendance, while noting the note to bookkeeper about a political ad state and appreciation from attending kids.
Idle reformers and workers tied by dignity and toil
A critique of idle reformers who claim superiority over workers who labor for corn clothes and a home. It argues the worker sustains society while rulers and sentimentalists judge him harshly. The piece likens leadership on ships to pastors and warns against sentimentality that hinders fair judgment.
Observers and Oddities In A City Street Report
An employee reports a kitten’s death in the ticket office and a funeral procession is proposed with a car named Do lores. A patrolman volunteers to deliver the remains to a metaphorical mor gue, as townsfolk mourn a pet. Two curious rural visitors search for a nonexisting cinder road and a former neighbor Smith, advised to take East Broad street toward Abbey road to reach their target.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Green Line
Felina
Dolores
Southam
Atley
Cheapside
Smith
Cinder Road
Broad Street
East Broad Street
Abbey Road
Pay stations at Elyria Telephone Co report metal slug thefts
Local exchange officials disclose that few metal slugs are deposited in Elyria Telephone pay stations. Patrons mistakenly believe they can shortchange the company out of nickel fees, though most pay stations are in business places, where owners guarantee a set number of calls monthly.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Elyria Telephone Company
Fragmentary note on receipts and coin boxes findings
A partial report states coin boxes held fewer than expected receipts, with Miss Kale Tutthil in charge noting the issue in recent months. The source text is garbled and names appear inconsistently, limiting definitive details.
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Kale Tutthil
Elyria Ten Years Ago in Local Tales and Affairs
A decade-old survey highlights political chatter from Congress and local figures like Jacksur, Sharn, and the Loyal Legion. It notes a Lorain theatre showing a fateful act and a Chamber of Commerce move to Masonie Creek quarters, a gambling raid with fines, a major fire at the Newsboy’s home under the Abrery building, and Western Heights residents preparing for winter while mills and factories stay active.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Elyria Postence
Conta
Fa City
Mlyria
Lorain
Ohio
Associated Press
Audit Bureau of Circulation
Bureau of Advertising
The
American News
aper‘Publishers Association
New York
H. Clayden
Pitth ‘Ave
Chicago
John W. Hunter
Marquette
Hazel Moots Keeps House as Jury Peer Sitters On
ABE MARTIN notes four year old Hazel Moots caring for her father’s home while her man serves on the jury. Lafe Bud is described as breaking up the home by bringing white mule and wrecking furnishings.
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Hazel Moots
Lafe Bud
Residents plan for harsh winter and saved hay lessons
Woodford avenue merchant Adolph Glattstein notes residents learned to prepare for a raity day after past hay shortages. Separately, L. 4. Bebner seeks $169.70 against John Vessanen, alleging a lien on property and non recording of a deed. The petition asserts Vessanen owns county real estate as a non-resident and refused to record the deed.
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Cially
Adolph Glattstein
Woodford Avenue
Glattstein
Bebner
John Vessanen
Vessanen
Tenants Vacating Fourth Floor of Masonic Temple
Workmen model the southern fourth floor of the Masonic Temple to merge three rooms into the club room. Tepanta occupants are moving to the third floor or renting office space elsewhere in the building or nearby locations.
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Masonic Temple
Tepanta
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Lorain County
Elyria
the Martens’ Bluff
Uncle Sam
John D
Kiwanis Club
Manager Hannon
Mr. Bannon
Tate
Bannon
California
Florida
Weet
the Chamber of Commerce
Eerste
Albany
Jatt
New York Assembly
Elyria Phone Co
W.G. Sharn
Loyal Legion
Eorain
Vandeville
Lorain Theatre
Rk Woortes
Iris’ Otl Doneeiste
Chamber of Commerce
Masonie Hreek
Abrery Building
Western Heights
Abe Martin
Herrick, Lowden
Munsey
Frank A. Mensey
Myron ‘J. Herrick
Xight
Frank C. Lowden
Anling
Frank 0. Lowden
Ambassdor
Green Briain
France
Myron T. Herrick
Frok
Iad
Monosmite
Broadway
Victroras
C. L. Sotherdon & Son Insurance Doctors
Bank Hid
Voune
Coats
West Broad Street
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