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Newspaper
The Chronicle Telegram
Location
Elyria, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Nov 28, 1934
Page
16
During the Old Bailey treason trial of Mr Thelwall a prosecutor noted his intention to plead in person. His counsel warned he would be hanged if he did so, and Thelwall retorted he would be hanged if he did. The piece also mentions maternal courage to protect a child from croup and promotes Chamberlain's Cough Remedy sold by Eady's Drug Store.
Advertisement touts Bucklen’s Alpha Salve as a universal pile remedy that subdues itching irritation and swelling while delivering comfort. Claims it heals burns boils ulcers cuts pimples eczema and scalds with only 25 cents at Eady’s drug store.
A traveling man muses on the complexity of the railroad business and questions why two towns that appear close on a railway map can be far apart when measured with a mileage book. The exchange hints at the puzzling nature of rail line distances.
The advertisement promises a refund if PAZO OINTMENT fails to cure piles within one day. It claims relief for itching burning and bleeding with a basic price noted as 60c. The text uses promotional language typical of old patent medicine notices.
Judge Gray issued a temporary injunction in the United States Steel antitrust case restraining destruction of books and papers sought by the government. The government alleges thousands of documents, including letters from American Steel and Wire Co and United States Steel Export Products Co, were destroyed to obscure price fixing. The petition also accuses Edward E Jackson of directing bids and naming competitors, inflating prices on government and large private contracts. The trunk of evidence was reportedly returned in 1911 and destroyed by Frank Baackes, with other papers later disposed of. The injunction bars further destruction of materials the government may seek in the suit.
Flour and feed prices update with Wheat May at 31 08 percent, Corn May 68 8 cents, Soy May 52 cents. Pork May at 16 27, Lard May 9.25. Cattle bids include Hreves 34 at 578.60, stockers and feeders 3 66 10. Hogs Heavy 36 at 56.40, pigs 54 5.80. Sheep Native 52 4.78, lambs about 4.10.
Washington reports that Frank Lyon of the ICC presented an exhibit on express lines. For the period, total gross receipts across Adams, American, Wells Fargo, Southern, United States, Northern, Great Northern, Globe and National express firms reached 795,306,721 with 397,653,860 paid to railroads. Net profits stood at 294,043,825 and total dividends at 212,083,392.
Gas from a broken street main in Philadelphia at 23d and Carlton streets killed five people and injured three others. The dead include Mrs Sophie Drazal and her four children Rosie two Stephen three Joseph five and boarder John Wizniak four. Mrs Drazals husband worked in a steam bakery and left home at 3 am without noticing the danger. Tafts Sister-in-Law news reports Mrs Henry W Taft, sister in law of the president, renounced the Episcopal church and joined the Catholic church in New York.
A doctor discusses bowel regularity as key to health and promotes Rexall Orderlies as a gentle, effective remedy for constipation and related disorders. The advert claims a money back guarantee if unsatisfied and notes suitability for children and the elderly. Sold at The Rexall Store The Eady Drug Store Harry A Crandall, 106 Middle Avenue.
An advertisement offers Stewart's Gypsy Pile Ointment or suppositories with a money back guarantee. Readers are urged to request a box if their druggist lacks it, by sending fifty cents and the drugstore name and address to Gypsy Remedies Co. in Zanesville, Ohio.
An advertised tonic claims nervous men and women can gain strength and improved health. It offers a free trial with a coupon and promises visible results in days, urging readers to try the Make-Man Tablets sold with a money back guarantee.
Mary decorates with velvet for a Venus de Milo scene when five year old Bobby jokes about napkin navigation around the statue. The family quarrels over money and a money pledge appears, revealing a light domestic moment amid the comic prose.
Washington reports after Taft Knox and Stimson conference that the Mexican crisis is more grave than stated with a strong possibility of U S intervention. Orozco defects toward a Chihuahua dictatorship, Zapata allies unite, Durango unrest, and Madero’s government seen as impotent. Rebels rally near the Rio Grande border amid ongoing violence.
Wilkesbarre Pa February 7 John Jay McDevitt announced his candidacy for Congress on the Democratic ticket after a prior loss of his county treasurer nomination. He said he once felt like a millionaire and now seeks to experience running the country by winning the district seat.
Roscos Nellis 18 of Ripley Ohio confessed to attempting to wreck the Knickerbocker special on the Lake Shore road after dragging a stump onto the Forsythe track and hiding nearby. He was taken to Mayville court and, due to youth, sent to a reform school.
In Zanesville Ohio on February day a couple, Mr and Mrs Dingey aged 72 and 63, were stricken with paralysis while in the same room not more than five feet apart. Both are in a precarious condition.
At Cedar Crossing in Vidalia Georgia a Black man attacked others during a race, fatally injuring one and harming two more. In Penfield New York two children of division engineer Fred Giller were found drowned in a cesspool, prompting investigations.
A Bates and Elyria advertisement touts Kosine as a remedy for epilepsy or fits. The copy emphasizes fear in homes with sufferers, claims long successful civilian and medical use, and offers a $1.50 bottle with a money back guarantee. BADY DRUG STORE, 106 Cheapeide, Elyria, Ohio.
The article traces the long history of dueling from medieval judicial combats to its peak in France, then its spread to England and America. It notes dueling’s decline after Burr killed Hamilton and calls the practice nearly extinct in modern civilized lands, especially the United States.
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