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Newspaper
The Chronicle Telegram
Location
Elyria, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Oct 07, 1926
Page
8
A Paris editor across the Atlantic critiques U S reactions to Trudy Ederle Mrs Carson and Gene Tunney. He notes juvenile admiration, speculation about inflated counts of condolences and possessions, and questions sensational reporting of the athletes deaths and public grief.
London Punch magazine will stop liquor advertising after March. The British humor weekly, founded in 1841, counts editors like Hood Thackeray Patmore Culbert a Becket and Tennyson among its ranks. Critics call the move sensational and note beer and whisky ads comprised significant pages in current issues.
The Channel Swimming Association has been formed to draft a code of rules for channel swimmers and uphold high standards. It will set traffic guidelines when needed to ensure safe, orderly swims and prevent lowering the sport’s standards.
An American father cites his paternal authority to block his daughter from marrying, arguing she is too young though she is already a divorcee. The remark adds a wry note on authority and timing as he questions where he was earlier.
A century old Chester Pennsylvania woman dies from lightning at a joke. The piece critiques flapper era romances and advise on marriage with a blunt wartime tone.
A collection of brief quips from Youngstown Vindicator Mansfield Journal Defiance Crescent News Toronto Tribune Canton News and Zaperville Signal offers wry lines on gambling suits health discretion aging, attire, flappers and lipstick shadows, reflecting early 20th century social mores in compact wit.
A compact chronicle lists notable dates and births from 1902 to today. Highlights include the first German immigrants arriving in Philadelphia, 1762 Manila siege and ransom, 1816 Shadrach Bond’s governorship, 1863 Confederate spy Samuel Davis, and various birthdays of prominent figures such as Charles E. Mitchell and Joseph Bailey. The piece also notes political leadership changes and a Canada–Australia cable completion.
Today marks Bt Brio founder festival, the German Day anniversary of German immigrants’ arrival in Philadelphia in 1683, and the American Library Association’s fiftieth birthday first organized in 1876. Also the American Mining and Metallurgical Engineers meet in Pittsburgh for four days. Georgia Democrats convene in Macon to adopt a platform. Prelates gather at St Denys Abbey near Paris for the abbey’s 15th century celebration.
Turning to Rome four years later to become secretary to the congregation for extraordinary ecclesiastical affairs in 1903 he advanced in church ranks and by 1907 gained Sacred College membership. Cardinal Gasparri is regarded as the best authority on canon law.
A biographical sketch traces the life of Robert F. Wagner from a paperboy on the East Side to a City College and New York Law School graduate. He rose from state assemblyman and senator to a justice of the New York Supreme Court, active in workmen and civil rights laws, with a family life in New York City and ties to Tammany and various clubs. He is portrayed as a longtime Democratic figure, advancing direct election of senators and related reforms.
Washington organ reports a planned October meeting to reorganize the National Council of Farmers Cooperative Marketing Associations amid past internal dissension and funding gaps. Leaders hope for revival, elimination of troublesome elements, and a stronger overhead national body. The text notes farm radio programs, including Bugville features and Aunt Sammy, and mentions department outreach to farmers and women on the farm.
A humorous self description from a wedding entertainer contrasts with the broader rollout of the U S Department of Agriculture radio programs. The farm radio features include Ask and Dinner questions, Weather Chats, Town Farmers interviews, and Noonday Flashes with county agent and farmer discussions across 40 stations.
The poemist Miss Gale began with poetry, then moved to short stories that earned a wide magazine audience. Her novels Birth and Miss Lulu Bett elevated her in American letters, with Birth praised as a major late generation novel though the poet in her remains evident.
A fragmentary verse excerpt imagines sunshine on a street and wind filled walks. It expresses wishes for delight, love, and connection with the world, evoking nature, singing lands, and a magic blessing on a friend. The piece centers on yearning, shared humanity, and poetic renewal.
Eaton notices recount visits by Westerville Carlisle and Strongsville families to the Carpenters, and listings of births, birthdays, and condolences. A funeral for John L. Ross in Wellington is documented along with extended family travels from Elyria Cleveland Belden Vermilion and Wauseon.
Thomas Mickey Gordon, born at Point Barrow, Alaska, 21 years ago, is brought to San Francisco to test civilization and "easy living." His father, Tom Gordon, fur trader and explorer associate of Vilhjalmur Stefansson, plans to return north when ice breaks. Mickey may choose between outside life and the Northland.
West Ridge notes from the WC T U convention at Oberlin with participants including Mrs J H Penfound Mrs M O Penfound and Mrs B O Pope. Highlights featured a demonstration by Brighton’s TT 8 under Mrs Goss and emphasis on training children for leadership and prohibition through SB TI work. Local families from Oberlin Elyria and Amherst attend events and anniversaries while meetings plan Halloween activities and October sessions.
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