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Newspaper
The Chronicle Telegram
Location
Elyria, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Mar 03, 1921
Page
7
A hermit prefers practical news over wars and politics. The piece argues that advertising, not events, drives news in newspapers by delivering merchandise news, shaping commerce, and bringing markets to homes. It claims advertising improves living standards, reduces costs, and offers practical buying guidance.
Testimony by General Mitchell praising aerial bombing meets support from Colonel Lane as hearings reveal U S progress in bomber range and size. Debate grows over the aerial weapon’s potential to destroy dreadnoughts while admirals resist change and war’s nature shifts with aviation transforming both battle and travel.
The New York State Federation of Labor opposes the 70 million dollar Rockefeller educational donation as tainted, arguing the money comes from the same source as wages in oil refineries. It warns academic freedom could be swayed by capitalists and notes universities often hire or fund economists and sociologists aligned with industry. The piece cites English labor sentiment that good will without knowledge is warmth without light.
A professor argues lazy habits shaped early New England behavior. He cites slow farm work, heavy labor in shipbuilding, and civil war enlistment as evidence of a lack of initiative. The piece frames these traits as the root cause of regional development patterns.
A retrospective notes a temperance meeting sending Elyrians to Lorain, Charles Kelsey returns after dental studies in Indianapolis, James Fordyce Manter the city’s oldest printer turns 93, and the death of Elyria pioneer Charles Ingersoll. It also mentions counts of teachers and pupils in Lorain County, new Odd Fellows block construction, and Elyria High School’s class dinner at George Stevens’s home with music and recitations.
In Dublin a military raid on Cullenswood House reveals a maze of false walls and hidden doors, a revolving wardrobe concealing a chamber used as an office, and multiple concealed passages to a garden and fields. The property, once St Edna s College and later home to historian Lecky and Pearse, shows signs of hurried departures and prepared exits.
Dalton Wiluau a seven year old junior clerk at Northwestern Trust Company Chicago stole 771 500 in Liberty Bonds from the bank and was captured two days later at Heyworth Illinois with all but 500 of the loot He said he was tempted by the many negotiable bonds within reach impulsively gathered them in two satchels and walked out as if going to lunch
In New England doctors report remarkable results from Oxidaze, a tablet of curative oils. It releases bronchial constriction and eases breathing during sleep. Local druggists, including C W Phillips, offer refunds if the first package fails to help.
Friends of Charlie Scheide report he frequently misplaces keys and even climbs a telegraph pole to reach his studio while colleagues mock him as absent minded. In a separate item T C Crisp at the Masonic Temple says he will take a vacation Friday for inauguration day and vows to ignore national affairs afterward.
An advertisement claims appendicitis is caused by old retained waste and promotes Adler-i-ka as an intestinal antiseptic that cleanses both upper and lower bowels. It asserts the product removes matter thought to provoke infection and also relieves gas and chronic constipation.
In a brisk column the author notes protests fade as Mr. Hardin settles in and reporters are sent home. The piece hints at a long-awaited relocation and asks what happened to the old “This is my busy day” sign.
Columbus March 2 Governor and Mrs Davia Adjutant General Florence the governor's military staff members of the Ohio senate and house W E Halley senate clerk and other prominent Ohio republicans are en route today to Washington to attend the inauguration of President elect Harding.
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