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Newspaper
The Chronicle Telegram
Location
Elyria, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Oct 17, 1928
Page
5
The report notes a widespread whispering campaign around the 1928 presidential contest. It describes the jokes as scurrilous yet increasing in number as the contest heats up, reflecting heightened public interest and political satire.
A fragmented clipping notes soft colorful MELLO-GLO face powder from Crandall's drug store and Lewis' Mercantile Co. An aside references a 1928 campaign, jokes about Al Smith and Hoover, and anecdotes about presidents Wilson Roosevelt Coolidge and their humorous campaign stories. The piece blends consumer product hype with wartime style political quips and comic anecdotes.
Kipton area notes report the birth of Allan Wesley, son of Mr and Mrs Raymond Sick of Brownhelm, born Oct 10. Florence Rosa Sick before marriage is noted. The long column then lists numerous local visits, travels, and social activities in Camden and nearby towns, including residents from Elyria Oberlin and Canton, with many relatives mentioned and community events named.
J Darby of Birmingham visited Mrs. Mary Buckley of Oberlin on Wednesday evening. Mrs Bercha Buckley and Mrs Leonta Daniels and family called on Mary Buckley Friday. Ralph Vogler, Kenneth Strocher of Elyria, called on their sister Mrs Myron Bates, and Myron Bates and family went to Elyria for the weekend.
Eaton news item details various residents and visits. M El Strong moves hay on Dutch road. Mrs. Mary Dawley visits son in Elyria. Edward Varsey visits relatives in Bowerstown and Greentown. Attendees at Myers Cooper speech include Mr. & Mrs. Burton Ross and others. Car rally at M. EB church in Columbia reported. Neighbors undertake concrete work. J. Jackson moulder house crew. Mrs. Joe Shuster ill with sister Kate Neu fer’s visit. Burton Ross and daughter Margaret visit Paddocks in Obdersin to see garden of dahlias. Horace Hales arrives from Hannibal to be with father D. W. Carpenter, who has had a relapse. Nurse hired to assist care for Orin Durkee, returning from National Dairy show trip to Memphis. Granddaughter Jacque Dunlap born to J. E. Dunlap and family in Akron. Lyman Pritchard visits Pierce home. Leslie McNelly to spend winter in Florida with daughter. Elson Dunlap and Hudson party guests at Dunlaps’ home with Mrs. W. W. Reed from Kent.
A testimonial endorses Dioxol tablets made from natural ox gall as a cure for headaches nervousness and sluggish liver. The ad claims ox gall cleanses poisons from blood improves digestion and blood pressure and praises Diloxol's 19 drops per tablet at under two cents, with Muir's Cut Rate Stores as a special agent.
An evangelistic meeting begins next Sunday morning October 21 with Rev. C A Pearce state worker in the pulpit. Services run each evening except Saturday with music by local or visiting talent. The Grange meeting scheduled for Tuesday night is postponed to October 30 due to church services. Visitors include the Unoewehrs of Berea W Brenner of Cleveland and W C Hill with grandchildren Helen and Jack Monroe Elyria family visits noted. Reverend and Mrs Eicher hosted guests from Randolph and Brady Lake at the parsonage. Tite was in Cleveland last Friday.
Dispatches from China report three Manchu princes claim tombs of Chien Lung and Empress Dowager were rifled near Peking. Two sepulchres suffered, Empress body found semi nude amid coffin ruins. Valuables including pearls and jade likely missing, preliminary loss estimated at 15,000,000 dollars. Authorities seek jewel sellers.
German cutters at Oberstein take charge of a mammoth amethyst weighing over two thousand pounds. The massive stone, received by the focal seal cutting works, is to be cut and polished to reveal its size and clarity.
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