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Newspaper
The Chronicle Telegram
Location
Elyria, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Sep 05, 1929
Page
2
A report notes Gov Herrick-sanctioned efforts to pass laws forcing citizens to exercise their franchise. The piece questions whether compulsory voting would yield true public good and whether coerced participation truly benefits state interests. It asks if uninterested individuals should still be electors.
The piece notes Chicago Mayor Carter Harrison and other officials face a grand jury over neglect of duty in the Iroquois theater disaster. It urges impartial justice regardless of status and condemns deference to position that weakens public safety enforcement. It warns that lax theater laws must be enforced to prevent another tragedy.
A Washington report describes Eskimo girls in Unalaska, Alaska, held as slaves by wealthy families. The letter from William A. Davis cites child bondage across the Aleutian region, with girls aged seven to fourteen deprived of education, play, and basic care, forced to do drudgery and denied freedom.
Country Life in America warns that mountain laurel, a rare American wild flower, is endangered by demand from spoon and ladle makers, furniture makers, and pipe-makers. It notes laurel should not be used for Christmas decorations due to slow growth and specific soil shade needs. Eastern states urged to protect it by law, as year round use for fruit stands inflates harvests.
Mortimer Menpes recounts Whistler delivering a delayed address to the Society of British Artists. The master, faultlessly dressed, paraded the gallery, studied his own painting for fifteen minutes, and dusted the glass with a silk handkerchief. He then turned, praised an assistant, and hurried Menpes from the room saying two words Bravo Jimmy.
A new arrival in town known as the rubber man displays two bags in front of a school at noon. He invites children to bring any rubber goods from home such as old rubber shoes or mackintoshes to trade for Penny toys. He departs with a load of rubber and satisfaction from the trades.
Statistics show 75 percent of central electric stations operate in towns under 5000 residents while 22.8 percent of gas plants are in similar small areas. This demonstrates the wider reach of electric facilities enabling villagers to enjoy lighting once limited to larger cities.
Guidance urges minimizing heart strain in diphtheria cases and strict nurse protection. It details use of face shields or glass, burning cloths after discharges, hand disinfection, and rigid isolation. Fumigation steps involve sealing rooms, sulfur fumigation per volume, and delayed reentry with precautions.
The Brooklyn Eagle describes opera wraps in white ermine without tails like shawls edged with chenille fringe. New hat shapes are oval in peacock greens and blues, with velvet piping in orange. Velvet, plushes imitate moleskin and broadtail, gold thread trims appear on passementeries, and jade and chrysoprase gain vogue.
A recipe outlines drawing two ducks and pan roasting with bacon, then making a brown butter stock sauce with walnut and mushroom catsup, onion juice, lemon, thyme, salt, and cayenne. The duck pieces simmer in the sauce for 15 minutes, served over toasted bread border.
Hominy cakes formed from cold boiled hominy are fried in hot butter to a delicate brown. The method uses egg and breadcrumbs to bind and crisp the cakes.
In a political announcement A R Webber declares his candidacy for Congress following the death of W W Skiles. He addresses friends in Lorain County and the congressional district and cites assurances of support.
H J Barrows declares candidacy for Lorain County Auditor subject to Republican county convention. He expresses gratitude for past support and asks friends for aid again in the upcoming contest.
C H Loughry of Lorain Ohio announces intention to seek the Republican county convention nomination for County Auditor in 1964 subject to the decision of the party caucus.
A candidate for congress announces his bid for the Republican nomination in the Four teenth District. He thanks supporters for past favors and signs his letter Very truly yours GEO. H. CHAMBERLAIN.
Letter from L. W. Adams of Columbia to county Republicans requests support for his nomination for County Commissioner. He emphasizes good roads and fiscal economy in county affairs and seeks backing at the Republican county convention.
Not the largest or oldest school, Elyria Business College invites comparison of teaching methods and graduate work with other schools. It asserts that low cost does not guarantee quality and claims its success is measured by graduate outcomes, offering to assist prospective students.
If you cannot call at D. Lewis & Co's this week, ask your grocer for a package of Egg-O-See only roc. 165.
Large bleached linen table cloths offered by Biggs and Everard Co at sale price of 1.25 dollars each from an original 1.75 dollar grade.
Bright entertaining and instructive edition for January released by The Four Track News with emphasis on engaging content and affordable pricing at Newsdealers. This issue highlights light features, practical tips, and reader entertainment options.
A dealer in fine jewelry invites local customers to view their stock. The firm emphasizes specialists per line and welcomes customers to examine goods whether or not they intend to buy.
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