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Newspaper
The Chronicle Telegram
Location
Elyria, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Oct 26, 1922
Page
11
Railroads are the arteries of the country reflecting prosperity as freight traffic surges nationwide. Rail yards are scouring the country for workers to handle the deluge of traffic while the scene captures a dull day.
Mr and Mrs George Decker and family attended the South Ridge Missionary Society gathering at Mrs Nettie Eldreds with Mrs H H Drusendahl and daughter Toto present also Mrs O Eldred and daughter Lois and Mrs B Q Pope and Mrs John Hawk and Miss Margaret Shauver participated in the Oct 26 event at South Ridge.
Community events at Murray Ridge include a Brotherhood of Grace Luth eran church gathering with sixty six guests at Fred Lottmer's home featuring games stunts and music. Numerous visits and calls among Elyria Amherst Carlisle Center and South Ridge residents are recorded with dinners and suppers at various homes. The Clover Leaf Club tied a comforter for a burned house and prepared an autumn luncheon. The Golden Jubilee of Carlisle Grange on Oct 17 highlighted early Ohio Grange history and growth to 231 members.
An advertisement touts a drug claimed to cure kidney and bladder problems. It warns of serious health consequences if untreated, urges prompt purchase, and claims the remedy works in tablet or pill form. The copy stresses rapid relief and warns readers to buy only from trusted druggists.
A reader describes a gathering at a white school near Ober- In road after relocation to present quarters. The speaker Rev Burke compared European and Irish poverty and taxes to American conditions, noting slums in London and Ireland’s stagnation, while praising farmer resilience and fellowship.
If you have pyorrhea or any tendency toward it, visit your druggist for Moava Dental Cream. The ad touts a sensational dentist discovery, promises home use, a money back guarantee if not cured, and notes Phillips as the supplier.
A literary program featured Mina Creta Pep at the piano with Hazel and Florence singing duets, encores awarded. The Grange performed songs The Golden Jubilee and The Bulwark of a Nation. Ice cream and cake were served to a large crowd in a cheerful event. Local residents and visitors from Oberlin and nearby towns attended and visited family homes through the week.
Sunday visitors included Henrietta and Sebastian Nied ling at North Murray Ridge. Mrs Wm Penfound and Mrs J H Penfound socialized with Merle Penfound and others. Raymond Simms and daughter Eleanor visited Clarence Beardsley of Graf ton, then Mary Moulder and Sartorius family. Thirty friends surprised Merie Penfound for his 31st birthday with games music and refreshments. Arthur Fesler and Cari Fowl families hosted visitors. Corinne Seeking of Oberlin Road joined over Sunday.
Mrs Willerd hosted a gathering at her parents home with Cleveland visitors Mr and Mrs C H Me attending. The Murray Ridge School South PTA held a Halloween social at the parish house with about Ally attendees. Vermilion visitors Mr and Mrs Trintar called on Mr and Mrs Carl Fowl. H H Drusendahl and family attended an indoor ball game at the Y M C A hosted by the M E church Sunday school classes. Earl Wheeler and his mother Hattie Wheeler, all from Elyria, visited Mr and Mrs E H Brand. Joseph Shauver, ill with kidney trouble, was mentioned in passing.
Local report notes Mrs Masry and Advy at a bass Victrolas sale with mention of Biase Mich. returning home the day after a prior event. The brief item cites a household scene and neighborhood chatter without further detail.
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