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Newspaper
The Chronicle Telegram
Location
Elyria, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Jun 25, 1926
Page
9
An Ohio editorial laments delays in locating a state facility for the feeble minded and endorses Apple Creek as the site. It critiques competing committees influenced by politics, urges graft exposure, and calls for swift construction to relieve a growing need in the state.
A June Collier's Weekly editorial discusses William S. Ware's strong vote against Pepper and Pinchot in Pennsylvania. It suggests beer funding masked corruption and contends prohibition motives were secondary to money and party influence, noting Pinchot's and Pepper's totals and the overall wet dry dynamic.
A Mansfield Journal snippet mocks a sixteen year old flapper's attempt at acting as if she has an interesting past drawing a subtle critique of youth performance and social trends in a small Ohio city.
A brief, quirky editorial line from the Urbana Illinois Democrat urges optimism about telephone poles and ditch crossings, suggesting longer poles reduce ditch encounters. The fragmentary quote reflects local speech and humorous weathered rural imagery.
A列Year-ago items recall Rhode Island and South Carolina figures, a 1776 Rocky Mount birth, and 1925 Carnot memorial. Notable birthdays include Sir Francis and Dorothy Bernard, with a range of historical events such as Bell’s telephone exhibit and Verdun air battle referenced alongside social and cultural notes.
Crow Reservation near Billings, Montana marks the fiftieth anniversary of the Custer Massacre today. Parliament member John Dillon, longtime Irish Nationalist activist, observes his seventy third birthday anniversary today.
Abe Martin notes the suicide of Putman at his home last night after he reportedly ate a hearty supper and looked over photographer's proofs of himself. The piece reflects town chatter about his life and choices.
WALL0P, a Sheridan rancher, will inherit the title after his elder brother's death and depart for England to be known as the Eighth Earl of Portsmouth. He must reside five years before sitting in the House of Lords and will be 74 at that time. His family includes Oliver, a Yale student, and Viscount Lisminston who married Miss Mary Post.
A chamber event welcomed a company before its service on the Mexican border. Judge W W Boynton, a long time bar member, died at his Washington Avenue home. City firms signed an agreement to close Wednesday afternoons for three months. Officers battled armed men in a railroad yard. a bullet struck a club in Officer Birchline’s hands. Roy W Candley received the degree of WD.
John Hafner resigns as chief of the fire department and is replaced by Wallace Bates. The Elsrin High School animal club met and heard an address by Frank Wil ford. The Filacin Drising Club forms and plans biweekly meetings. It reports 37 members. The Masons observe the Baptist day, led by Indy J Craft. St John Addresses were e Nec and Res £.
Thirty years ago William Hoyle sold his grocery to John Wellett and Frank Goety. The Western Reserve Band played at Handall's Grove on the lakeshore before about 300 people. Mastor Lesacood suspended the fireworks ban in the city limits during July.
A municipal celebration at the fairgrounds featured balloon arcs, Ire- Works, and hor rices as attractions while officials Park Foster and G Johnson left for a four months trip to Europe. The Class of 56 graduated from the high school, consisting of eight young ladies and young gentlemen.
The article notes the Kennard house opening in Cleveland attracting many attendees while Van Amburgh's business and menagerie show headlines entertainment at the fair grounds. It also mentions Wool and market price signals as farmers are advised to hold for a price rise as interests grow.
Fragmentary OCR presents Alan Seeger poem lines about a rendezvous with death in war. The verses reflect longing, courage, and fate with Spring imagery and stark final lines. The piece references war poets Brooke Kilmer and others and shows the speaker’s vow not to miss the rendezvous.
Washington dispatch notes O M Kile, president and New York bank director, argues the farmer suffers because the producer receives only about one third of the price paid by consumers. He cites editorials and lawmakers supporting farmer relief schemes as solutions, criticizing middleman costs and the Curtin-Aswell bill.
A historical discussion critiques how meat and produce prices inflate from farm to consumer. It cites studies by the Joint Congressional Committee on Agricultural Inquiry and observers like Sydger Anderson, detailing marketing costs, retail margins, and the split of the consumer dollar across producers and retailers.
The passage argues that farmer returns are squeezed by large consumer price markups in manufactured goods, noting food margins are smaller. It questions how wheat prices can rise while bread costs stay high and cites California averages to support claims of distribution gains. The critique contends Yoakum ignores these factors affecting farm settlers.
Weekend guests include John Wilmot of Elsna staying with Mrs. William Healy on West River road. Families from Cleveland visit Fred Herold. Land reappraisal work continues by William S. Squire and Lyman Salins. Earl Boon drives to Toledo. Attendees at Baptist church candlelight service. Columbia Band and Girls perform for July Fourth. Irving Simmer visits J Mo Longvon and J O Bartter. Attendees at B P Huathavas home. New well being located on Mellin Frances town line. Peanuts used in manufacturing art and cosmetic products.
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