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Newspaper
The Chronicle Telegram
Location
Elyria, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Jan 23, 1925
Page
8
Edgar Tullis of Wittenberg College told about four hundred business men that enticing pupils into factories and stores with attractive salaries will erode their education. He warned public opinion will demand restraint and that business may become a profession, service an ideal, and helpfulness a law.
A Lucknow journal asserts that mid‑1800s England saw one quarter of births die before age three, but medical and sociological advances plus education and government efforts halved the toll. By near WWI, the lifespan threshold for a quarter of deaths rose to thirty‑three and a half years, prompting reflection on science versus religious opposition.
An American club in Shanghai completes a six story premises in the business district. The despatch notes it will be the Far Easts most modern club with swimming tank dining rooms gym library over 10000 volumes and sixty guest rooms. The club flies the American flag yet falls outside the Volstead act.
The Anheuser-Busch firm of St Louis now makes soft drinks and protests to the White House that its sales are being interfered with by large imports of near beer allegedly containing up to eight percent alcohol. The company argues for stronger enforcement of the Eighteenth Amendment.
In Newark Ohio a reader quotes a line about face paint being a cure for rheuma and jokes a good man would stop discussing it about the girl. The fragment reflects local humor in the American Tribune.
Brief note suggests wild animals shed darker fur for summer and grow lighter coats in winter, aligning with human fashion for warmth. The fragment hints at seasonal coat variation among local fauna and possible parallels to human attire.
The Ohio Council for Ratification backs a federal child labor amendment, citing hundreds of thousands of working children in the United States and urging national standards to protect youths under 14 from hazardous jobs. Report notes families moved for canneries, injuries from powder puff work, and widespread poor conditions found in three New England cities.
A compilation of birth anniversaries and events from 1800 to 1990 notes Edward Rutledge born 1749 in Charleston who died there, Phillips Brooks born 1833 in Boston, and Clarence D. Clark elected 1895 as U S Senator from Wyoming. It also mentions Spion Kop 1990, Scutari occupation 1916, and other biographical dates for European and American figures.
Fifty years after his death Charles Kingsley, author of Westward Ho, is remembered as San Francisco welcomes a Japanese squadron for a week. Dr. Henry Van Dyke, 72, sails from San Francisco to New Zealand seeking famed trout. Denver hosts the National Farm Loan Association convention. Ex Governor Jonathan M. Davis of Kansas and his son are cited to appear in Topeka court on bribery charges. An off lease case pleads abatement in the D C Supreme Court involving Albert B. Fall and others.
The article traces Maj. Gen. Douglas MacArthur’s rise from West Point cadet through Philippine service to command of the Rainbow Division. It notes his early promotion as a brigadier general and later achievements, including awards from the United States and allied nations. It also mentions earlier generals such as Henry Knox and Alexander Hamilton as points of comparison.
A poem by Epes Sargent speaks of life at sea and longing for the brine. The speaker cherishes the wind and tempest, forsaking land for a stout vessel and crew to face the storm with hearts singing.
Dr. Williams T Jiornaday and Dr. Hornaday warn wild ducks and geese face extinction due to overhunting and high bag limits. They call for stricter laws, larger sanctuaries, and enforced protection as migratory birds vanish from winter grounds. They note widespread slaughter worsened by autos and pump guns and urge immediate action to prevent total loss.
Weeks of good sleshing and Sleehing pires were numerous A COMPLIMENTARY BENE fit was given Landlord Briggs and wife at the Brehe house. Many guests from out of town were present. THE COUNTY COMMISSION ers passed a resolution authoriz ing a vote on the proposal to build a new $75 Guu court house EDWIN HOWF INVENTED A new patent scroll saw, and ar ranged with a factory at Hunt ington, Mass, to manufacture it. ELYRIA CITIZENS WERE astonished by the appearance of Capt Bates, and wife on the Streets here He was seven feet and eleven inches tall and his wife was elgct fret, two inches tall. Their home was in Seville, for hie fellow craftsmen ! Men are inspired and cumu lated to useful living by the great leaders of the race, Franklin was such a leader. To bring printers to a recognition of the value of the life of Franklin is a worthy aim on the part of a man occupying 50 influential a position as the presidency of the Interna tional Typhographical Union. As a rusust of the efforts of the Department of Commerce a dozen important industries are begin ning this year to standardize their products. They will cut costs, reduce waste, speed up produc tion. For instance, all hospital beds will hereafter be the same.
The piece discusses art criticism and new work with Frank Dicksee urging open but careful judgment. It cautions against impulsive decisions and rubbish in public writing while noting James M. Lynch's call for printers to observe Benjamin Franklin's birthday as a model for printers' aspirations.
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