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Newspaper
The Chronicle Telegram
Location
Elyria, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Jan 24, 1929
Page
6
A local reader recounts pre Revolutionary laws with draconian penalties. 1662 Virginia mandated pillory stocks whipping posts and ducking stools with tobacco fines for tippling and hog theft. Marriage baptism and Sunday laws carried heavy fines. Informers benefited from fines, a stool pigeon system. The piece argues modern liberty is greater than in those days.
A truck collides with a small car and the driver steps out to remark of generosity offering eleven dollars to repair the radiator. The anecdote captures a humorous, informal rescue taken as a local quirk amid celebrations.
A medical column explains favus or scald-head, its contagious fungus nature, and cautions against sharing towels or brushes. It discusses causes, common and rare sites, and notes treatment options including parasiticides and X-ray therapy, stressing perseverance, nutrition, clinic access, and proper personal hygiene.
A short line notes that a woman will purchase any item she believes a store will accept. It questions if farmers must fill in income tax blanks anyway, attributed to John F. Kile Co.
President and Mrs Cootidee host a reception for army navy and marine officers. A bar scout movement marks its twenty first birthday. National Board of Reviews meets in New York City while Association of Municipal Electrical Utilities convenes in Toronto Canada.
John A. Sutter, owner of vast lands and cattle, saw his property overrun by gold seekers after California joined the United States in 1848. Discovered gold ironically harmed him as his claim was disallowed by the supreme court and laborers fled to mine for gold. Facing poverty, he received a pension of £259 a month from the California legislature.
OCR fragment lists Frederick the Great born in Berlin and died Anz. 17 17864, General Benjamin Lincoln of the Southern army in the Revolution born in Wingham Mass died March 4 281y 174$ and Charles James Fox an English statesman who advocated independence of the American colonies.
Key historical milestones include a 1781 British surprise capture of Georgetown South Carolina by Gen Lee and Morse’s telegraph debut in 1838. Notable birthdays listed: Edith Wharton, Homer Shantz, Davis Elkins, Robert Grant, Thomas Jagear, Albert Erskine, with ages noted as of today.
A sensitive and somewhat weak disposition is noted, yet the mind is good and there is danger of failure or a misspent life. This nature is rarely understood by the common people, leading to limited popularity despite loyal friends and potential for success.
Taft argues for an extra session to address farm legislation and tariff readjustments. He says hearings should occur in the short session, enabling a tariff bill in the house by mid April while a farm bill proceeds in the senate. He suggests simultaneous consideration in both chambers for quicker, better results. He notes support from allies on Capitol Hill and with Mr Hoover.
The first flying machine has arrived and is now on display at the South Kensington Museum in England marking a milestone in aeronautical history.
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