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Newspaper
The Chronicle Telegram
Location
Elyria, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Oct 02, 1936
Page
12
The obituary notes a 90 year old native of Rose Hill Tennessee born at Rose Hill. It describes a highly sensitive temperament with keen sympathies that may lead to melancholy in females and hints at possible early bereavement or loss of inheritance. The text includes moral couplets about promises and debts.
The Heidelberg chemist Professor Friedrich Bergius has perfected a process to convert wood waste, especially sawdust, into a surrogate food. While praised as a sign of self sufficiency, critics note practical limits since forests offer more nutritious alternatives and large scale use seems unlikely.
The article hails H. G. Wells at seventy, praising his vast learning and prolific output. It notes his blend of classicist and scientist, his range from history to prophecy, and his enduring influence amid wartime sentiments. It contrasts Wells with contemporaries like Shaw and Belloc remaining in English letters.
The piece argues Americans enjoy superior living standards due to vast natural resources and industrial power. It credits newspapers as the economical medium translating resources into daily necessities and luxuries, driving trade and personal well being. It cites three factors: resources, machinery and money, and the ceaseless force of advertising.
The American Medical Association notes a steady rise in height among Americans with 12 years per inch gains in college students over eighty years. Today’s entrants average over two inches taller than their grandparents, due to diet and physical culture. Growth varies by population but remains upward.
Miss Elizabeth Rich reminds Elyria women to register with the Board of Elections by Monday October 5 to vote in November. The local office in Elyria Savings & Trust Building is open daily this week and Saturday October 3. Miss Williams of the National Federation of Business and Professional Women’s clubs urges all members to register, vote, and engage in civic duties. The federation emphasizes nonpartisan involvement and voter education for first-time voters and lawmakers who shape women’s lives.
The piece notes Roosevelt portraying himself alongside past presidents while blasting a supposed communist threat. It cites his defense of emergency powers and criticism of critics who accuse him of seeking a federal, bureaucratic state. Alice Longworth is mentioned as the author’s subject in the syndicated column.
A dated annals page notes birthdays and deaths of notable figures from 1746 to 1928 including John P G Muhlenberg Rufus Choate Kate Field Annie Besant and David R Francis. It also lists events: Spain returns Louisiana to France in 1803, English debt imprisonment laws, 1859 start of The Great Atlantic and Pacific Tea Company, 1896 Rural Free Delivery, 1918 Argonne battle and draft corps, 1928 Soviet Five Year Plan.
Today marks anniversaries for several public figures: Dr. Glenn Frank born in Queen City Missouri nine years ago. Lincoln MacVeagh born in Rhode Island fifty years ago and serving as U S Minister to Greece. Gov. Charles B Warzma born in Carmi Illinois seventy three years ago. Maj Anthony J Drexel Biddie of Philadelphia noted explorer author and Biddle Bible class founder born Philadelphia sixty two years ago. Faith Baldwin born in New Rochelle New York thirty three years ago. Dr Wikis J King president mentioned.
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