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Newspaper
The Chronicle Telegram
Location
Elyria, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Jan 08, 1936
Page
11
In the new year a physician reflects on medical breakthroughs that reshaped treatment. Purified milk saved countless children from stomach diseases and weakened bodies, while Jenner’s smallpox vaccination, though historic, faced enduring resistance. Anesthetics like ether and chloroform marked a further revolution, and ongoing progress continues to reshape care.
A reflection on the birth of anesthesia with ether and chloroform in 1846 by Dr. Bigler, the role of Lister in surgical cleanliness, and Koch’s proof linking infections to disease. It credits anesthesia for progress and notes doubts about future leaps in medical advancement.
The writer reflects on a century of patent and medical advances and anticipates further rapid change. He notes improvements in anaesthetics ether and chloroform, the vast activity around new ideas, and the ongoing challenges in cancer vitamins and internal secretions. Dr Chrisman invites readers to address questions to him for his daily column.
Litchfield. Mrs Mary Fortney died at her son Virgils Wellington home after pneumonia. Funeral services were in Congregational church and burial in Litchfield cemetery. Edgar Koppe Spencer rents A Canfield farm and moves Feb 1. Ed Beiter Valley City visited G H Jenne. Cleveland relatives visited. Frombaugh to host 80any Wetuentay club meeting with 28 present at prayer and Bible study.
A father slaps a boy for disobedience and a mother objects calling for calm. The piece argues that interfamily strife harms children and that parents must present a united front. It advises resolving differences privately and explaining mistakes to the child to preserve balanced parenting.
A reader asks how to avoid nail splitting and ragged cuticles. The advice covers home manicures with emery boards, one directional filing, cuticle softeners, and removing dead cuticle with a cotton stick. Emphasizes not cutting cuticles, nightly cuticle oil, warm olive oil soaks, and seasonally adjusting skincare and makeup.
European women embrace gray hair as distinguished while American women dye to delay aging. Hair must grow out or dye wears off, about six months, with care including oil treatments, scalp massage, and conditioning. Training waves, polishing with brushing, and smart styling help restore texture and contrast while highlighting a graceful halo of gray.
Advice on dining room etiquette: approval of a dish is shown by a nod, not words, with the waiter serving portions from a side table in top restaurants. On shared transit fares, each pays own way unless a fare is offered. graciously accept if paid and plan to return the favor next time.
A church committee named to lead next four Sundays of study chose leaders and set a plan to study the book of Matthew with the first chapter discussed next Sunday evening. The meeting runs 7:30 to 8:99 p.m. and is open to all. Visitors A S Canfield and John Mills were callers in Russell Canfield’s home. Mrs Carl Ensign and Dawson Ensign called from Wellington.
A century ago the expectation of life was only 1 years. The remark reflects historic mortality patterns and limited medical advances of the era, highlighting how long people could expect to live under early 20th century conditions.
Amid squalid river life on Houseboat Row, Christmas Eve unfolds with Dan in trouble after two crooks lure him into hiding at Lake Conners floating bar. Joe Jarvis frets over a note to Vincent Rocke and Katie vanishes on a windy, icy river path as officers close in.
Profiles For Today sketches Daniel Frohman born 1850 in Sandusky Ohio. He rose from carrying water for elephants to managing Madison Square Theater and the Lyceum, hiring David Belasco and staging Hazel Kirke. Active in theater, tea parties, and lasting influence on Broadway.
The 500 Club enjoyed a Saturday card evening at Mr. and Mrs. Otto Jabbusch with high scores by Mr. Taylor and Helen Taylor. Attendees included the Taylor, Miller, Bislich, Starkey, Bleauvelt, Overmeyer families and others. Next gathering set for January 18 at the Bleauvelt home. Bible study preceded by a visit to the Taylors. Nearby residents Date and Croskey visited Starkey and Croskey homes. Collier returns from Elmira after a stay. Ellwood Leonard and son David, Lorain, were guests of William Leonard.
The passage notes Turkey abandoning Constantinople to move a capital to Asia Minor. It claims Istanbul felt smothered by foreigners and argues the new capital will help the Turkish people regain authenticity and shed traits deemed vicious and unstable.
Ohio’s 255,140 farms show a five year increase of 35,850 in households returning to farming. Farm receipts rise 27 percent from 1934 to 1935, AAA payments total 12.785 million, and land value drops 416 million with county wide shifts in ownership and tenancy among 1940s census findings.
Entomologists from the United States Department of Agriculture urge proactive winter control to curb codling moth pests. They warn that a lull in 1935 damage does not end the threat, as many larvae already overwinter in bark, debris, or mills, and advise scraping loose bark and winter banding to reduce future worm populations.
Contour furrows stretch across hillside pastures as a soil conservation measure under a United States Department of Agriculture project in Mankato Kansas. The lines resemble long hoses or miniature trenches and showcase specialized machinery designed to preserve soil resources.
Ohio farm cash returns rose by 72 million dollars over three years, averaging roughly 282 dollars per farm across 255,145 farms. Farm credit expanded, refinancing rose, income and yields improved, with floods the only area seeing lower output. Corn production neared 125 million bushels and prices for most commodities rose versus 1934.
A farming method uses a U knife to cut sod four inches deep and sixteen inches wide into contour furrows. Curved rods lay the grass strips grass side up on the downhill side, then an attached roller packs them in. Tractors pull the device and within years grass covers the furrow, preventing pasture loss. Water now soaks into soil instead of running off, promoting moisture retention and diverse vegetation.
Ithaca New York poultry experts say yolk color can be controlled by hen feed. Prof L E Weaver of the New York State College of Agriculture explains that white corn versus yellow corn and the amount of green feed alter yolk shade. Richer yolks come from more yellow corn and greens, while a deep orange red hue may be achieved by small amounts of pimento or chili pepper added to the feed.
Straw loft insulation for poultry houses is spreading in Ohio says R E Cray of Ohio State University Extension. Farmers report straw loft ceilings are a low cost method that reduces heat loss and helps egg production during severe cold while not increasing mite problems or dampness.
Cray notes the roof as a key heat sink and suggests bundling corn around the poultry house to improve warmth and hen production. He advises keeping windows tightly closed in cold weather and opening slightly in milder periods without allowing drinking water to freeze. He reassures that even with windows shut, the house typically experiences a full air change often enough for the birds.
Twenty one colts sold for an average of 229 dollars at Van Wert auction alongside 10 mares and 11 geldings. L. P. McCann notes good feeding and pasture raised the animals to maturity, with mares average 276 and geldings 187.50 each, three mares above 900 and a black Percheron at 324. The sale reflected value of well-fed yearlings from Belgian-sired mares, grown on bluegrass and Sudan pastures.
San dusky manufacturers will ask Congress to authorize a standard wine label acceptable nationwide. Currently each state requires different labeling, creating expense and trouble for vintners.
Jinnie a Scottie owned by Mrs Arthur Ovitt in Madison Wisconsin, deaf to her mistress voice, reacts to a floor stamp and follows hand sign language to obey. The dog’s ability to respond to tactile cues shows how pets adapt to hearing loss through signaling.
Claude Piatt, once a clair roller, now makes knitting needles and crochet hooks from broken pick and shovel handles at the Belmont County WPA sewing center in Bethesda Ohio.
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