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Newspaper
The Chronicle Telegram
Location
Elyria, Ohio, United States of America
Date
May 18, 1933
Page
6
A humorous account recalls a Smith wedding where the couple faced playful vows. The bride responded to the obey line with wit, asking if the groom thought she was crazy. The groom, in a daze, blurted I do, prompting further amusement from guests.
Today’s anniversaries note several prominent figures. John Pintard, early New York civic worker credited with the city’s first savings bank, born in New York and died in 1844. Christopher North writer John Wilson, born 1785, died 1854. Ethan Allen Hitchcock, Vergennes-born officer and writer, died in 1870. Sheldon Jackson missionary and Alaska public instruction pioneer, born 1834, died 1909. Alphonso O D Rockwell, New Canaan-born physician and electric chair inventor, died 1933. William T. Bull, New York surgeon, born 1849, died 1963. Nicholas II, last Russian Czar, born 1868, died 1918. U S Senator J Hamilton Lewis born in Danville Virginia. Dr Frankwood F. Williams, New York scientist, born 190?. Mary Boyle O’Reilly, Boston humanitarian, born 60 years ago. Rt Rev Edward L. Parsons, bishop of San Francisco, born New York City. Dr John G. Bowman chancellor of University of Pittsburgh, born Davenport Town. Bertrand Russell, English philosopher-mathematician, born 61 years ago.
A fragment notes happiness through marriage and simple pleasures as a measure of contentment, contrasting what is needed with what is desired. It reflects a quaint social view on fortune and domestic satisfaction.
Reports worldwide speak of a hopeful mood as President Roosevelt urges adoption of the MacDonald plan for armament reduction and non aggression at the coming conference. Hitler signals willingness to disarm if others do likewise, paving the way for a frank debate on reducing arms and enforcing non aggression. Experts anticipate concrete proposals and a strong year for international peace in 1933.
An astronomer argues the universe remains distant from disintegration as stars burn out slowly over eons. He notes solar systems may persist or renew, while origins of the cosmos stay beyond science. The piece also cites satirical lines from The New York Sun and other papers on budgets, Congress, and German labor.
A Chinese newspaper prints a job applicant letter for work addressing honesty and ability. The applicant Wang-I discusses typing noise, English, and a past job, mentioning arriving on a guessed date and claiming to be American by choice. The excerpt ends with a remark about a traditional mother and unrest.
The Manchester Guardian notes Denmark will rename all women as Mrs regardless of marital status. Miss once signified inferiority and dates to Charles II era. Historical examples show older usage varied by class and era, while modern practice shifts toward a universal Mrs designation.
A historical note marks 1783 as the first of a Loyalist wave totaling 30,000 who fled the Colonies after the Revolution and landed at St John New Brunswick. The record continues with later milestones including 1883 cyclone devastation, 1885 railway opening, and 1899 Hague Peace Conference initiation.
Josephus Daniels of Raleigh North Carolina once Secretary of the Navy and now ambassador to Mexico is introduced in political circles. Samuel M. Vauclain, chairman of the board of Baldwin Locomotive Works, appears as a leading figure in the same context.
The indications for this day point to a peculiar vocation or strange experience in environment with some success. It emphasizes industry and inventive ability, paired with patience and thrift, suggesting there will be more wealth.
Four University of Minnesota agricultural students have obtained a 40-acre farm there and operate it for credit at the university. They are members of the Young Poali Zion and are led by Louis Stribling of Minneapolis. More men are expected to join until ten or twelve. They call it training camp for American Chelutsim meaning pioneers. After finishing at the university they plan to go to Palestine to operate communal farms there.
Otto Wilbarger of Maumee lost his left leg in an accident 15 years ago. A local paper ran a note that he wished to trade his left shoes for right ones, hoping to match with someone who can swap footwear. Newspapers nationwide picked up the story as ad hoc exchanges spread.
Wilbarger reports receiving letters from several people offering swaps. He has sent left shoes to individuals in Washington Kansas Missouri Oklahoma and Wyoming and has received right shoes in return.
The text notes that pins were first made by machinery in 1824 when 5S. W. Wright, an American, invented a Procesa. It also states that the first white man entered Yosemite Valley in 1851.
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