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Newspaper
The Chronicle Telegram
Location
Elyria, Ohio, United States of America
Date
May 31, 1924
Page
3
A 1924 article notes two cases where the Golden Rule guided business success. A Boston retailer shares control and profits with employees, while a tailor distributes earnings and opportunity. The approach, rooted in Christian teaching, boosts profits, reduces losses, and elevates common trades.
The article recalls Cyrus E. Woods saying the American people showed genuine sympathy for Japan after the September earthquake. It deplores Congress for anti Japanese legislation and urges Japan to consider Woods words. It also notes a brave Omaha shopkeeper who resisted a ninth hold up and deserved to live.
A compact roll of historical notes and anniversary entries from Ohio dates and notable events. It lists events from 1874 to 1920 including a transatlantic cable lay in Nova Scotia and key political and sports mentions with names such as John Anthony Mosul and Henry Severed tied to birth anniversaries.
A collage lists June anniversaries and notable births with dates from 1765 to the present. It notes Isle of Man sale, Minnesota’s 1849 formation, 1874 cabinet resignation, 1888 observatory transfer, 1892 Kentucky statehood, 1909 Alaska Yukon Expo, and a 1921 Supreme Court ruling, followed by a roundup of birthdays and today’s notable figures across Britain, Italy, New Zealand, and Hungary.
The item lists the Johnstown flood anniversary with over two thousand deaths and includes scattered notes on Vatican celebrations for Pope Pius XI, a Toronto gathering, California Farmer Labor events, and remarks on traffic and driving experiences, reflecting a mixed column of historical memory and travel anecdotes.
Komical Telegrams recount a lighthearted scene after a parade. A reader plans a brief drive but finds trouble starting with the first town Oberlin, noted for a sign that hints at local whimsy. The piece conveys humorous misadventure and small town observations.
A fragmented line notes a man once headed to the poor house now starting to live, while farmers mock the plight of so called tired businessmen. The tone suggests a shift in fortune amid harsh social commentary.
Walter Johnson of Philadelphia Electric Company notes electricity has replaced many lighting and heating uses in over 1.25 million homes in a year while the public remains unsure what electricity actually is. Harvard senior Lamont criticizes college clubs for elitist attitudes, urging better spirit at the university. A city clerk’s rulebook on marriage licenses and simple ethics highlight doing the right thing at the right time.
A fragmented reflection on advancing communication from wire transmission to wireless ideas. It notes the youthful stage of invention, jokes about a Hollywood beauty curls contest, and quotes about wisdom, folly, and self-improvement through learning and thinking.
John R. Mott, General Secretary of the Y.M.C.A., tours the Levant and warns that the Near East blends medieval Islam with modern nationalism. he notes rising religious friction, breakdown of traditional structures, and rapid travel and education shifts signaling upheaval across continents.
Dr John P Tigert United States commissioner of education says the rural school is the nation's top educational problem. Appointed by President Harding on June 4 1921 he leads Alaska education campaigns and is the youngest in government service. He cites Rhodes scholar roots at Tennessee and Oxford MA from Kentucky and Rhode Island. He notes nearly half of children go to one room country schools with poor equipment and inexperienced teachers.
A reader asks for an as in column format from the Chronicle Telegram suggesting a style guide for want column pieces. The note hints at scheduling and tone typical of a midweek city newspaper column.
In the M. EH. parsonage Rev E O Burton officiated. church history notes a 35 year marriage. Community notices recall Johnstown flood relief contributions, early paving vote, cool wet spring with frost on June 1, and the annual fire department parade led by Prof E F Smith’s band. Mayor Levagood and George Crisp spoke. the steamer sprayed water to the Congregational church steeple.
A statement defines ideal female proportion, asserting that the full height equals six and a quarter times the length of the foot. It reflects a specific beauty standard linking stature to foot size for women.
The store promotes recent Victor piano records by Bargy and Lander, and new releases by Harry Lander. It highlights titles like Sunshine Capers and Ruf en-reddy, plus The Little Wooden Whistle Wouldn't Whistle and a Leviathan orchestra fox trot with Billy Murray. It notes Mrs Leuszler leaving and Marian Vogley joining as head counter clerk, advertises a Den flat top Victrola console, and warns against discounts on Victor Records due to a Victor Co agreement.
A local hardware store promotes June wedding and graduation gifts on the second floor including dishes Pyrex percolators casseroles and aluminum ware. It highlights a Sweeper Vac powerful for rugs and a Dickey Bird Auto tent for summer trips plus plans for home improvement items like window screens paints and beat paints in Ivory Cream Gray Canary yellow and more.
Weeks behind on orders but a stack of good stoves is ready. Customer asked when to set up. Automatic Refrigerators feature eight walls of insulation for food preservation and cost savings. Tlinois Refrigerators are made in the same factory and are priced mid range, noted as quality and affordable.
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