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Newspaper
The Chronicle Telegram
Location
Elyria, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Mar 12, 1920
Page
7
A 1900 jungle scene by the Naches river at Beaumont is contrasted with a modern view after dredging. Census data show Beaumont as America's fastest growing city from 1910 to 1920, population rising to 35,351, up 14,711 in ten years.
Funeral services for Mrs. Harry Hall of Swanton Ohio will be held Saturday at 1 pm at Andrews funeral parlors Wellington. Those wishing to attend should take the 10 45 Wellington car. The article also notes local statuses including Henry Wright confined at home with rest needs and local inquiries about residents Sillie Jackson, Mrs. Crow, and Donald Norton facing health issues.
Three inmates escaped Toledo cy prison last night by sawing through a window bars. One is William Yatro alias Kester sought by Chicago police for murder. Others are R K E Rosco 21 of Philadelphia held for auto theft and Martin Jablonski convicted of draft evasion with Mansfield reformatory sentence.
Norwalk reports a $1,000 reward awarded to special patrolman C Bell for information leading to the arrest of the murderer of L Gibson and his daughter Mrs Elizabeth Gove in 1818. William Brandt of Toledo is convicted and serving a life sentence in the penitentiary.
The New City Market fish market pursues lower living costs with cheaper Canadian fish and a full line of ocean fare. They offer prices below the Cleveland market, appealing to healthful eating and upsetting the old guard of grocers.
In Baker's Crossing on March 11 Mr and Mrs Arthur Handley visited at Earle Hewitt's home. Treva West of Elysia stayed with FR L Wilcox. Leona McBurnie of Westington was guest of Mildred Parker. Arthur Cole family spent Sunday in Rochester with W W Griggs. E B Dirlam and Henry Laughery visited Ralph Dirlam in Ashland. Sholinsky family moved to a new home. John Boice family moved to Spencer. Lela Peabony stayed with KE Baker.
In Port Clinton on March 12, local Boy Scouts collect waste for disposal to raise funds for their upcoming encampment. In Coshecton on March 12, Riley Richeson pleaded gaily when arraigned before Mayor Tish on a charge.
A man faces murder allegations after allegedly killing his nephew David Rich Eaga and setting a house blaze to conceal the crime. Authorities investigated the inferno and linked the fire to the homicide, pursuing charges as the case develops.
A popular Sage Tea preparation named Wyneth's Sage and Sulphur Compound promises to darken gray hair quickly. Advertises a drugstore bottle claim of natural, even color and youthful appearance after one or two applications, noting it is a toilet product not a medical cure.
Reader reports a scam claim offering a device to turn 81 bills into 638 dollars for $1000. The operator, Stanley Denowbky of 200 West Sixteenth Street, allegedly told the public about a “yellow box” and that he paid a stranger $1,000. Police were notified.
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