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Newspaper
The Chronicle Telegram
Location
Elyria, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Mar 26, 1920
Page
14
An OCR damaged fragment refers to a congressional party counterpart, the War Department, and a railway engineer named Beyer Jr. and mentions a bureau head and plans for a legislature. It lists members and their lives and religious actions, aiming to be of service to factions.
Community items list visits by Elyria residents and neighboring towns. Movements include Heineman from Spo, Heine selling a farm and moving, Arsdale family temporary relocation, and several residents ill with flu or burns. Additional mentions include Roy Churchward traveling, and weekly sickness affecting local households.
Mr and Mrs Park French host parents and relatives with Mr and Mrs Walter Bracey entertaining on Sunday. Betsy Kelsey of New London and Bert Bracey of Iowa visit. Esther Dair ill. Church attendance, Sunday school plans, and officers noted. Kate Rogers underwent surgery in Elyria Memorial Hospital. Alfred Bartter visits Cleveland. Donna Cletzer recovering from bronchitis.
A highwayman shot at Walter Shxer, a wealthy Huntington lumberman, in a corridor incident. A roll of money in his vest pocket stopped the bullet, saving his life. The assailant fled as bystanders helped.
A Cincinnati man promotes Freezone a new compound sold by druggists. Apply drops to a tender corn or callus to instantly relieve soreness and loosen the area so it can be removed. It dries quickly and supposedly does not irritate the skin. The ad claims it works on hard and soft corns and between the toes with no pain.
Mrs Silas Blakely of Centralia swallowed a bridge containing four teeth during supper and only discovered the loss after finishing. She was rushed to a physician for X ray and operation. The strange tale mixes with other varied notes in this readable jumble.
Elizabeth Gress, age 102, recalls life in slavery days in Kentucky born October 7, 1817. She describes whipping posts and early payments like land at 25 cents per acre eggs at 5 cents a dozen and a turkey for 40 cents. She quit tobacco after seventy five years and joined the church. In Camp Devens, General Pershing asks a Thirteenth Infantry private what he served with in France, the soldier replies in French “Comment ça va mademoiselle.”
Madison March 26 Marian I Hill a pretty co ed at the University of Wisconsin dreams of marriage but worries about finding a husband who will accept her peculiar talent. She claims to read minds and believes the right partner would understand her gift.
Emporia Kansas reports owners of walnut groves along the timber belt reap lucrative returns amid rising market demand and increased prices for high grade timber.
Cacti ABT Neosho and Cottonwood rivers supply walnut timber for airplane propellers and high grade products. Local timber sales yield a rich harvest as mills convert walnut into parts for aviation and quality goods.
Comane Walnut Hmber works to set a plan after a surge in demand for oak furniture as manufacturers push modernization. The article notes factory retooling and labor adjustments shaping output and regional employment.
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