Magnificent gift supports Elyria Home for the Aged
Mr. and Mrs. C. F. Taft donate 20000 toward the Home for the Aged in Elyria with a conditional 20000 more, aiding expansion of the Old Ladies Home on Second Street and West Avenue. Dr. G. A. Reeder leads the project amid prior funding hurdles, with a total near 100000 pledged.
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C. F. Taft
Elyria
Second Street
West Avenue
Methodist Episcopal Church
G. A. Reeder
Ely
Wick
Community Chest
Reeder
the Home
Dr. Reeder
For the Sake of Progress
The piece laments a balloon race mishap and the loss of airmen Lieut. L. J. Roth and possibly Lieut. T. B. Null. It emphasizes sacrifice in advancing air navigation and the high human cost of progress.
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Acc
L. 3. Roth
T. B. Null
On the Alaskan Trail with Harding
A satirical column recounts heroic, perilous journeys by explorers facing natural hazards and political headlines. It sneaks in jokes about locals, crime, a mayor fining a card game, a honeymoon, Indians, a burglar case, and a mosquito marching through daily life, ending with a wry note on democracy of mosquitoes.
Yesterday's in Ohio Historical Snippet 1918-1909 Events
A compact timeline notes 1918 French force under Rochambeau reaching Newport Rhode Island to aid the Revolution, 1802 birth of Robert Chambers in Scotland, 1848 Vermont receives captured brass cannons, 1892 Pennsylvania National Guard called for Homestead riots, 1897 Andree vanishes after North Pole attempt, 1901 James Kilbourne named Ohio governor candidate, 1909 Simon Newcomb dies, and Roosevelt's aerial victory.
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Rochambeau
Newport
R. I
Robert Chambers
Scotland
Bennington
Vermont
Congress
Pattison
Pennsylvania National Guard
Homestead
Andree
North Pole
James Kilbourne
Ohio
Simon Newcomb
Wallace
Nova Scotia
Lieut
Quetn Roosevelt
Parliament passes Wash ington Arm as Conference treaties
One year ago today British parliament approved Wash ington Arm as Conference treaties. President Harding urged coal miners to resume work while wage arbitration proceeds. Today's notable birthdays include Arthur B. Copp Richard Lake Pleasant Stovall Finley Dunne and Maj. Gen. Harry C. Hale.
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Harding
Arthur B. Copp
Dominion Cabinet
Westmoreland County
N. B
Richard Lake
Sackatchewan
Lancashire
England
Pleasant A. Stovall
United States
Switzerland
Augusta
Finley P. Dunne
Chicago
Harry C. Hale
France
Galesburg
Come Birdie Come Live With Me Song History
A fragmented item notes a 13870 dated song lyric urging a bird to live freely, reflecting archaic dialect. The snippet, tied to Abe Martin themes, hints at era language and male gaze precedents in popular tunes long before modern freedoms.
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Birdie
Conventions Open Across Regions on Opening Day
Reports note anniversaries for Sanford Gifford and William Blackstone. Alabama legislature begins adjourned session as national and local events unfold. The Henderson carries President Harding toward Alaska. National Federation of Business and Professional Women convenes in Portland. Federal court in Denver sets trials for Father Grace and John Walsh with Katherine O Connor to test separately. Southern Fisheries in Jacksonville, Texas Floral Association in Waco, Cedar Point hosts Ohio Electrical Light Association.
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Sanford R. Gifford
William Blackstone
Alabama
Henderson
Harding
Juneau
Gulf of Alaska
Seward
Portland
Ore
National Federation of Business and Professional Women’s Clubs
Walter A. Grace
John Walsh
Denver
Katherine O’connor
Jacksonville
Fla
Southern Fisheries Association
Waco
Texas
Texas Floral Association
Cedar Point
Ohio Electrical Light Association
Lorain County Gets 48000 Worth Of Roadwork This Year
The item mentions Lorain County receiving 48000 dollars for road improvements this year. It notes detours and comments from local figures about smoother travel ahead. A humorous aside hints at aviation and coast to coast travel.
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Lorain County
Donahey
Walter Drake Named Assistant Secretary of Commerce
Walter J. Drake of Michigan as 48 year old Assistant Secretary of Commerce charged with boosting American export trade in general with focus on automobile products. He previously chaired the export committee of the National Automobile Chamber of Commerce and led the Hupp Motor Car Company board, aiding foreign auto trade initiatives.
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J. Walter Drake
Michigan
National Autombile Chamber of cCommercié
Hupp Motor Car Company
Sturgis
Mich
Drake Atte
Women of America Can Save Europe Says Carrie Catt
Carrie Chapman Catt urges American women to act quickly to avert a European catastrophe. She argues women’s united, mature opinion can steer policy, with two main reasons cited: Europe’s rapid decline without relief and dwindling sympathy for the United States as observed abroad. The piece notes a shift toward viewing politicians as unable to solve the crisis.
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America
Europe
Woman's Movement
Women of
Music Co Formed Columbus July 10 Incorporation
The Henshey Music Co based in Elyria is formed with a $50,000 capital by R. E. Hire and Fred Jirsy. A scientist explains that reported fish showers are not fish stories but result from high winds waterspouts and whirlwinds lifting fish from water and dropping them later. The Greeks viewed hopper as a medicine.
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Columbus
The
Henshey Music Co
Elyria
R. E. Hire
Fred Jirsy
Confessions of a Cynic and Small Town News Snippets
A satirical column comments on traffic dreams and urban progress, then shifts to brief local notes. Magnolia Arkansas residents hear of a gun incident with Miss Malaria Mooch and a verdict of not guilty. Nearby a homeowner shoots a burglar and is jailed. Hi Johnson skips politics by going to Europe. June wedding season buzz at 10 cent stores.
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Malaria Mooch
Magnolia
Ark
Detroit auto magnate Drake praised for exports leadership
Drake, a Detroit attorney turned motor industry leader, served on the USS Yosemite during the Spanish-American War. He heads the Huppy Motor Company, sits on the boards of Detroit Pressed Steel and Denby Motor, and has long ties with Secretary of the Navy Denby. He believes American manufacturers can outproduce Europeans in quality and price.
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Detroit
Drake
America
The Boy Upon the Burning Deck Poem Card
The poem depicts a heroic boy on a burning ship begging for his father’s word as flames surround him. He stands steadfast with blood and duty, calling for his father while the ship sinks and the flag rises in the firelit chaos.
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Casabianca
Fragment of Hemans Poem Verse
Fragment from a poem about sea imagery and a young faithful heart cited to Mrs Hemans in the source text. The lines reference a sea voyage and a noble sacrifice, preserving the literary tone of the period.
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Mrs. Hemans
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J. F. Burke
Elyria Postoffice
Mayria
Lorain
International News Service
Audit Bureau of Circulation
Bureau of Advertising
American Newspaper Publishers Association
New York
A. E. Clayden
Fifth Ave
John TY. Hunter
Marquette
Phon
L. J. Roth
Lieutenant Null
Lieutenant Roth
Lake Erie
Hudnutt
Charlie Lord
Jackie Coogan
Jackie
Cleveland
Pittsburgh
Howard Barbour
the Light Company
Jeg
Abe Martin
Komical
Jim Armitage, Himesi
Theobald
Walter Dome
Collinwood
Hinkson , Buttenbender
French Creek
Avon
Fred Meiser
Clara Swiers
Hopper
Hi Johnson
Elyria Hardware CO
O. & W. Thum Company
Grand Rapids
S. J. George Taylor & Co
Castle’ $ Wall Paper ¢ Store
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