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Newspaper
The Chronicle Telegram
Location
Elyria, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Jan 10, 1923
Page
3
A professor at Ohio State argues that criticism from laypeople is not a valid attack on scientific work. He contends true scientific truths endure scrutiny, while defenders must show their ideas withstand rigorous challenge. He warns progress comes from long careful study, not attacks.
The article contests Washington Senators claim that public sentiment favors the ship subsidy bill. It argues haste to pass before the new Congress proves the use of expiring terms to push the measure, noting the incoming lawmakers would judge public sentiment differently. It concludes there would be little chance of passage with the new Congress.
Governor Al Smith urges New York to commence a constitutional amendment to abolish national prohibition. He accepts the political risk, challenging city leaders and sacrificing any chance of future national influence. The stance signals a serious, conscientious approach amid global unrest and domestic hardship.
A retrospective list notes 1829 1863 1870 1872 1898 and 1911 milestones including Dr Emerson White standard oil John Sherman Asa Bushnell and a Cincinnati fire. It also recalls 1912 era figures and events from Ireland Poland and Canada with brief mentions of societies conventions and notable quotes.
Milestone items include the fortieth anniversary of a Milwaukee hall fire with heavy losses, a thirty-fifth year for a Harvey process armor plate patent, and the thirtieth wedding anniversary of King Ferdinand and Queen Marie. Carroll S Page, Vermont senator and oldest U S senator by age, is 80 today. Despatches report further details.
Abe Martin notes a birthday gift from Dr. Mopps, a pearl stickpin, stirring debate whether to exchange it or trim his whiskers. The town joke riffs on the odd contrast between small cats and big ones in a humorous frontier scene.
A quirky column notes Ralph Osborne showing a Stude with a clock that jokes about winding it. Gust Kolinski's Cadillac misadventure, nearby Lorain travel hopes, and a mix of local quips, jokes, and brief mentions of the House judiciary committee exonerating A Gaugherty. Local barbs about Ford Loomis, rotary club chatter, Elks party, and a voice of a singer at a party.
General George W. Goethals, Panama Canal chief engineer and former Emergency Fleet Corporation head, is cited by Governor Smith as a strong candidate to head state war and later act as quartermaster general. Born 1858 in Brooklyn, Goethals led canal projects, served in the Spanish American War, and retired from active service in 1919 to run an engineering business in New York. He has earned Congress thanks for canal work and the D S M for wartime service.
A well known farmer Heman Phipps was accidentally shot and killed by his gun while climbing a fence at his farm north of town. Sheriff Warden, retiring from office, was given a diamond shirt stud. his wife received silverware from courthouse officers and employees. Sheriff-elect Charles Salisbury named his son Frank.
Timely views from Jonkeer Doctor A C D da Gra ef, the Dutch minister to the United States, credit rising demand in the Dutch East Indies for machinery and raw goods as driving a steady US trade with the colony. He notes 1920 exports exceeded 900 million dollars, with ongoing increases projected amid ongoing global economy shifts.
The passage lists various names and roles including Robert Ward and deputies, R H Sprague selling a restaurant to Chet FL Niehole, Dr P F D Reepy giving a description of Sherman’s march to the sea, Frank Miller in Elyria, and a series of disjointed references to church, government printing, a rector, and a 1904 style football coaches’ assembly in New York with notable figures. The text is garbled with multiple OCR errors and incomplete details.
Pseudo medical patent text claims a harmless preparation named De Leonard's HGM-ROID promises quick relief from piles without greasy salves or cutting. The fragmentary notice suggests a treatment aid offered by Phillips Ade with alarming unclear instructions.
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