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Newspaper
The Chronicle Telegram
Location
Elyria, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Sep 03, 1926
Page
11
Venus, the brightest planet, will leave its northeastern stronghold for a several month stay in the southwestern skies. It will fade toward its annual solar orbit and reappear as an evening star on the night of November 21.
An advertisement touts MEL0-GLO Skin-tone as part of a French beauty treatment that removes excess oil tightens facial muscles cleans pores and beautifies the skin. The ad urges readers to buy a bottle from Lewis Mercantile Co. Crandall's Drug Store.
Prof Harold B Curtis of Lake Forest explains Venus will become invisible to the naked eye by November 21 as it moves toward the sun. After that date the planet will fade until late next year when it resumes a return to northeastern skies and brighter mornings. An occultation by the moon may occur before Venus becomes an evening star again.
Astronomy professor notes Mars will shine brightest from November 1 as Venus fades with Jupiter joining the winter sky. Prof Curtis says planetary positions do not alter weather, while Prof Dinsmore Alter cites calculations showing only a two hundredths degree temperature variation due to Earth–Sun distance changes.
Ridgeville notes report Mrs Zela Vaughn Michigan and Miss Rena Avi New York visiting cousins Mr and Mrs A E Ford. Florence Stacey Clevesland visits son H U Stacey. Mr and Mrs B C Miller spent time with sister Mrs Frank Hawke of Kalon. The Cheesman Brown reunion referenced.
Social notes cover a home gathering of the Emmnett Aults with 22 attendees from Mine, Pa and nearby towns. Lottie and Mary Maddock visit Cleveland as guests of Mr. and Mrs. Linwoodt. Frank Mason attends the Columbus fair, while Sandrox moves into John Lounsbrough’s house. The Redmond family returns from summer at Taurman. Several residents visit Olmsted Falls, Canton, Beebotown, and Curtis and Hague reunions.
The fragment describes a sequence of social visits in Lorain and Elyria including Mrs Lizgle Fairbanks and Miss Esther Eldred in Cleveland, Katherine LaValle visiting grandparents in Elyria, Hattie Meach in Oberlin, Arch Kidney and family in Elyria, and various gatherings at Lake Hotel Rocks River and Edgewater Park. It notes school opens in September and Pomona Grange postponed to November due to illness.
London reports British soldiers will all train in astronomy to use the stars for navigation, ensuring they can find their way even without modern aids. The program trains personnel to identify celestial bodies and use star positions for direction.
Duncan MacEwan describes a two dome metal device the size of a watch that lets soldiers read the stars to navigate. The invention required years of bureaucratic approval but aims to train ordinary soldiers to orient by constellations through perforated star maps.
The Berlin Board of Aldermen lowered dog taxes by nine percent, citing reduced costs to dog owners and a shift in burden away from fees tied to breeding and licensing. The move comes amid broader efforts to adjust municipal revenues.
The proposal targets keepers of favored animals and frets over affection normally given to humans. Spinsters or childless couples over 50 would face $48 yearly taxes on certain hounds while other dogs would be taxed less.
A fragmented note outlines pet taxation: the first dog is free for petting. a second dog costs 36 annually. a third dog 45. each additional dog 60. The text also mentions an assessed amount of 15 dollars and a sagging ordinance.
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