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Newspaper
The Chronicle Telegram
Location
Elyria, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Jan 21, 1929
Page
8
The era’s fabrics mix two basics into foras tweed for coats and sportswear while pale greens, champagne beige, and nasturtium tones define imported Hugo rie chiffons and silk crepe dresses. New stitches like needlepoint and jewel accents appear in tailored jackets, frocks, and resort wear with lace textures, buckles, and bold blues returning to chic forms.
A description of floral trimmings used on garments highlighting front decolletage back waist hip and hem lines. Florals appear on all fabrics and are especially striking when crafted from transparent velvet.
Dr. Ernest William Brown of Yale, new president of the American Astronomical Association, is the quiet force behind navigational Moon tables used by mariners. His Yale Tables of the Moon’s Motion stem from 20 years of work and earned the Royal Society gold medal.
Yale mathematician Professor Brown demonstrated that the attractions of the sun and all known bodies fully account for the moon's motion, with other forces rejected. He works at home on his 150 year old Salem Connecticut farm, spending four months each summer alone to pursue research, and recently calculated the earth rotates about one three hundredths of a second daily too fast.
The Seminole Indians are leaving wigwams to build winter colony huts and plan to move to St. Petersburg, Florida as they tire of primitive life.
At the Capitol Theater the new film Sunrise stars George O'Brien and Janet Gaynor. The review praises the unique direction and dramatic camera use with mist effects moving backgrounds and automobile mapre scenes that focus on the two leads.
In Fremont on January 21 Mrs. W. C. Schoch noted lilacs blooming despite the coldest spell of the year. She counted 35 blossoms on the stalks in her yard as sub-zero temperatures persisted.
Summit County reports influenza on the rise despite fewer colds and minor illnesses. Health Director Dr. R H L Markwith notes fifty cases and December deaths totaling 105, many from influenza and pneumonia. December births fell to 67, below the usual level.
In Kenton Ohio on January 22 mystery surrounds the sudden stopping of 16 Western Union time clocks. The clocks halted during sub-zero weather and expert repair men are busy checking to determine the cause.
In a historical note, Rhode Island and Connecticut once used two capitals. The year 1829 marked the Postmaster General’s elevation in rank to cabinet-level status under President Andrew Jackson.
An advertisement extols Dr Caldwell’s Syrup Pepsin as a liquid laxative that improves digestion and bowel function within a week. It claims no diet changes needed and cites benefits for children and the elderly, noting the remedy was first used in 1875 and is now widely dispensed with directions.
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