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Newspaper
The Chronicle Telegram
Location
Elyria, Ohio, United States of America
Date
May 07, 1929
Page
7
A 1929 reflection notes how Herman Melville rose from obscurity as a schoolteacher to prominence in American literature. Critics led by Lewis Mumford championed him, aided by biographies, reviews, and Moby Dick adaptations, illustrating that greatness is rarely recognized in life.
Fourteen years after the May seventh 1915 sinking of the Lusitania off Ireland by a German submarine 1200 lives were lost. The event deeply stirred Americans with lists of dead printed nationwide and helped inflame public opinion toward entering the Great War.
Lorain County children excluding Lorain and Elyria qualified for Blue Health Ribbons proving they meet health standards. A Friday celebration at the fair grounds honors their achievement and acknowledges doctors and nurses who led the health program. The piece highlights health benefits, cost of disease, and early life health habits shaping maturity.
The Pennsylvania Railroad honors its employees who performed deeds of valor outside regular duty. Recently decorated men join about eighty medal recipients since the program began. The latest awardees were modest yet brave, fitting the view that such actions were part of daily work.
The passage praises farm relief efforts and lauds voluntary acts of heroism, stating the railroad pays tribute to the best in human nature and recognizing exemplary deeds that inspire others. It frames such acts as edifying for the community and worthy of commendation.
James A. Farrell, born 1863 in New Haven, rose from Pittsburgh Wire Co. to lead United States Steel and later head a Braddock wire company. The piece argues for private American ship ownership, cautioning that government aid harms US crews and exporters while private fleets have kept imports and exports viable. It cites that 1.5 million tons of privately owned ships still compete in foreign trade and warns against expanding assisted services.
A comic quip from ABE MARTIN jokes about Harry Thaw and his treatment of women. The remark suggests Thaw would be a good dry ferret, noting he enjoys teasing and tormenting the girls. The line is attributed to John F. Dike Co. with copyright.
The policy of mail subventions and fleet renewals through government loans to Shipping Board purchasers remains in preliminary stages. Promoting growth of what may be termed free shipping free of government connections may need attention in the future.
Names of bishops, poets, presidents, and soldiers with birth and death dates appear alongside notable events. Entries recall Robert Browning, Varina Howell Davis, Johannes Braims, James S Boynton, Joseph G Cannon, Albert L Aflius, and ministers of Indiana. Major events include Natchez tornado of 1849, George V becoming king in 1910, Wilson–MacAdoo wedding in 1914, and the Lusitania sinking in 1915.
Today marks birthdays of A. E. W. Mason aged 63, Earl of Rosebery a former prime minister aged 2? years, Mrs. Percy V. Pennypacker born in Petersburgh Virginia aged 68, and Charles L. Pack a forester born in Lexington Michigan aged 72. The horoscope warns of a subtle steadfast nature this day.
The passage urges combining mental assimilation with clear reasoning to advance a career. It notes potential early advantages and possible gains through morrage, warns to seize opportunities and choose friends wisely, and cautions that misunderstandings and false security can be fatal to success.
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