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Newspaper
The Chronicle Telegram
Location
Elyria, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Jan 24, 1921
Page
7
The piece argues state governments face taxpayer pressure to curb waste and extravagance as private wealth rises. It contends government expansion is costly, with demands for better schools, roads, health, and industrial trials, all requiring funding and oversight, and questions whether simpler governance would improve happiness.
The piece surveys recounts behind ord and Newberry in Michigan’s United States Senate race noting Henry’s trick and the cut in Newberry’s plurality. It hints Burleson’s view on a two cent stamp to push him to victory by March 4 and comments on public health and taxes with satirical asides.
Subscribers to the Chronicle Telegram in Sandusky complain their last Saturday issue arrives late. The note questions mail delivery speed, urging faster service and a snappier paper. The column shifts to editorials on ministers, law, and local politics, with brief items on bootlegging and a national Girl Scouts president election.
Observers from Elyria report a string of local quips and small events. Bill Pfaff of Guinea’s grocery store is praised as an inventive clerk after suggesting bird seed as a substitute when fish food is out. Dr A R Agata recovers from rheumatism after discovering knee cartilage and foot arch issues. Mrs Gladys Bliss of the Lorain County Automobile Club notes humorous license tag remarks from applicants.
A fragment from Elyria area notes a West View railroad wreck sighting on Sunday with questions about local routes and rural delivery. It also mentions church events at Berea and Elyria, a fire station anecdote, and village social notes including visits and club gatherings ending with a wedding anniversary gift luncheon.
Grafton and Ohio Depots to reopen Feb 1 with service resuming after repairs. The note appears in Grafton on Jan 3 as part of local coverage. Community events included Parent-Teacher meetings at Grafton Theatre and various social visits within the area.
Hotel Elyria and Brown Hotel entries show names and cities of guests visiting Elyria on January 24. The list includes Z M Wymach Madina E S Reynolds Chattanooga Tenn S D Seward New York BH A Hicks New York City P 3B Arnnold Greenwich F H Hodick Cleveland W Pattauim N Y B D Maynard Geneva A Soloman New York C H H Kelly Cleveland P F J Thibart Detroit A K Anciete Cincinnati D L Bromberg New York John J McCarthy Cleveland E L Guterman New York City F R Coulan Chicago Jovee Hermis is noted for the Brown Hotel.
Lorain residents Frank Sabaden, 21, brick layer, and Helen Schobel, 18, clerk, are named in the Read Chronicle Telegram Want Column from Elyria dated January 24. The listing includes several names and cities such as Philadelphia, Le Grange, Cambridge, Chicago, and Oberlin, with a note of Marshals and other individuals in the region.
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