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Newspaper
The Chronicle Telegram
Location
Elyria, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Jun 29, 1929
Page
4
A bulletin from Iowa Experimental Station researchers Agg and Carter analyzes auto costs. It cites twenty-one million cars, average five passengers, and annual spend near fifteen billion dollars, with typical running cost at 6.43 cents per mile.
Reporters recall a crowded Broad Street scene as automobiles spew exhaust. Dr. R O Bonewitz warns daily exposure to carbon monoxide from dense traffic poisons city residents, citing guinea pig tests showing quick toxic effects and urging control of automobile pollution.
The article envisions aeroplane picnics becoming common as Lindbergh and wife reportedly carried supplies by plane. It notes planes will land at remote fields, allowing travelers to camp, with growing public familiarity and potential landowner restrictions on landings and picnics.
Mrs T reports successful cord-cutting surgery for hammer toe after a month in bed and six weeks to walk, noting limited feeling but better function. A teenage girl questions diet and stomach issues while a mother seeks advice on her son’s frequent bloody mucus after colds, with medical guidance and request for article requests and pamphlets.
The text critiques pay as you go systems and comments on the school of experience. It mentions a lack of progress for those who pay incrementally and implies a turning point after finishing the program. The tone is informal and advisory about future steps.
A list of historical figures with birth years and death dates including Peter Paul Rubens born 1577, Angelo Secchi born 1818, Donn Piatt born 1819, Celia Thaxter born 1836, and George W. Goethals born 1858 with their death dates or locations.
A Washington commission grants Molly Pitcher a sergeant’s rank for valor at the battle of Monmouth. This recognition marks her as a notable Revolutionary War figure within newspaper historical briefs.
William E Borah U S Senator from Idaho born Fairfield Illinois 64 years ago Dr William J Maro head of Maro surgical clinic born Le Sueur Minnesota 68 years ago Dr George F E Hale honorary director Mt Wilson Solar Observatory California born Chicago 61 years ago Rev Edwin W Kemmerer Princeton economist born Scranton Pennsylvania 54 years ago Rt Rev John B Morris Catholic bishop Little Rock Arkansas born Hendersonville Tennessee 65 Bishop William F McMurry president Central College Missouri born Shelby County Missouri 65 years ago
The reader born today is described as extremely forceful with strong progress through sheer strength. Good focus and plenty expedients aid effort, but risks include tyranny and eventual misfortune if this propensity grows unchecked. The tone cautions against cruelty arising from overbearing power.
William Henry King born June 3 1864 in Fillmore Utah educated at Grigham Young Academy University of Utah and University of Michigan practiced law in Fillmore and Provo served in Utah territorial legislature led upper chamber and later served in Congress and the Senate focusing on anti monopoly rhetoric warning that trusts and monopolies threaten democracy and small business with mass production centralizing control and possible rise of socialism across the economy
The speaker warns that the nation’s credit and key industries are now controlled by a few large financial institutions and business groups. Thousands of entrepreneurs are displaced by monopolies and denied place in economic life, urging swift federal anti trust action.
June 29 London government auctions 20 tons of crumbled stone and debris from the House of Parliament. Gargoyles and carved cornices attract souvenir buyers as proceeds fund the restoration, budgeted at 5 million dollars over 10 to 12 years.
DETROIT FORCED TO "ALKY" THE DETROIT, June 29. Increased enforcement activity in the Detroit rum area and a sharp rise in prices for smuggled liquors threaten to turn Detroit into an alky town. Drinkers, long supplied from Canada or nearby states, increasingly turn to inland home distillation of synthetic gin and other liquors due to beer shortages and higher costs.
Four thousand nine hundred rural centers have received electric service since 1923, marking a broad expansion of rural electrification. The report highlights extensive reach across regions, with emphasis on progress and ongoing commitment to upgrading electrical infrastructure for remote communities.
Vacation special advertises boys hair cut for 25 cents with Saturdays at 50 cents. Four chairs and no waiting. Max Slutzker invites friends to visit the Temple Barber Shop located in the Masonic Temple Building.
Figures show men spent more than half as much as women on cosmetics in 1923. The era reports over 1.06 billion dollars spent on cosmetics while noting the Parisian landmark tree on Rue Saint Jacques has been split for firewood after 357 years.
A major July Sale offers substantial savings across many departments with no obligation to buy. Highlights include All Electric Radios with built in speakers at 99.00, Battery Radios and accessories, used phonographs starting at 9.95, three player rolls for the price of one, 75 cent records for 1.00, and speakers at half price. The Gulbransen Grand Piano is priced at 495.00, noted for fine touch and tone, art case, finish and construction. New screen grid Atwater Kent radios in Pooley cabinets debut, praised for volume and tone with low hum and strong selectivity. Visit to see and hear.
Mrs C D Keighley of Park Avenue visited the A B Chase factory in Norwalk and selected a Chase Grand Piano as a graduation gift for her daughter. The young lady’s surprise was complete and the instrument will be kept in the home for many years, bringing joy to family and friends.
The monthly list of new Victor records showcases both quantity and quality with new jazz vocals and dance cuts, red seal selections, a full comic opera, comedians, Jubilee Singers, Jimmie Rodgers with steel guitar yodels, Hawaiians, Blues, and more.
The store promotes its annual July sale with drastic stock markdowns on seasonable goods and odds and ends. It notes an additional delivery truck and a fast Easy Elect ric Washer offered with home demonstrations. July 4 closes the store for the day, with Wednesday afternoon open. Vacations for long-serving employees extend through July and August.
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