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Newspaper
The Chronicle Telegram
Location
Elyria, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Jan 25, 1923
Page
3
The author argues state party platforms are controlled by old committees and conventions. A direct primary approach should select platform planks via petition and party vote, yielding a genuine mandate to candidates and reducing convention dominance.
A fragmented report discusses Revs John H Thompson and Williamson, with mentions of a firing, truth, and political expediency. It hints at a clash between a public administrator and critics, noting the role of loyalty and political pressure in decisions affecting Thompson.
A compact collage recounts obituaries and birthdays such as Ezra Dean and Harry S Davis, theatrical gossip, and early 20th century events. It notes the President Cleveland steamship launch and a Protestant Episcopal bishop consecration, plus a Pittsburgh Trinity Church ceremony and railroad trade discussions. It ends with a theatergoer’s quip about a guillotine scene and a lonely evening.
Ida Tarbell, renowned writer and speaker, argues 1923 is the moment for women to pursue self-control as the foundation of discipline in homes, clubs, churches, and communities. She says universal self-control could prevent war, urging focus on essentials, personal responsibility, and harmony to foster lasting world peace.
Today marks the fifth year of service for Most Rev John W Shaw as archbishop of New Orleans. Also noted is Bobby Burns' 164th birthday, a date cherished by Scottish poetry lovers. St Paul’s Day occurs today, and according to old rule, farmers forecast the year’s weather. Charles B Warren, the retiring U S ambassador to Japan, is set to sail home today.
ABE MARTIN notes Will Hays may argue Arbuckle films released before Fatty turned new leaf, while Artie Smail organizes a zonave troupe. Smail hails from a military family with a Civil War grandfather and a World War II father.
A humorous collection of home spun observations on luck. Jokes about ice skates never freezing, village legends, card games, funeral costs, and a man buying shoes for his kids every payday. Light, folksy quips frame luck as a mixed bag of fate and superstition.
A jumble of Elyria news records the Elyria Gun Club second annual reception at the GAR hall, a vanished George Etz, an eclipse sighting, city wards ordinance votes, a proposed 825,000 bond, and street talk. Also notes a new Troy Laundry opening, a local marriage, diphtheria warnings, a reflection quip, and other town miscellany.
James Simpson, after thirty-two years with Marshall Field & Co., has been chosen president to succeed John G Shedd. Born in Glasgow, he rose from office boy to top leadership, later serving in France with the Red Cross and directing welfare groups. His rapid ascent marks one of the era's notable corporate rises.
An immigrant ad proclaims Allenrhu a sure conqueror of rheumatism. Druggists guarantee a full money refund if pain and swelling persist. James H Allen of Rochester NSW claims decades of testing and urges sufferers to try the product with guaranteed results. Harry A Crandall promotes the remedy and its discovery.
A brief fragment of a sentimental verse mourning a Mary believed departed. The speaker addresses a lingering star and a departed Mary, invoking dawn and eternal remembrance in a compact, nostalgic mood.
Poetry fragment by Robert Burns recalling a parting day by the Ayr shore. The speaker mourns a beloved lost to time, describing the groves, birch, hawthorn, and birds in a wistful memory of their last embrace and enduring love.
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