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Newspaper
The Chronicle Telegram
Location
Elyria, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Sep 05, 1931
Page
4
A historical reflection on Labor Day praising workers for progress in hours safety and social status. It notes past oppression, modern gains such as eight hour days improved conditions for women and children, and the enduring value of labor in America. It emphasizes workers as the nation’s backbone and deserving annual recognition.
Elyria extends a warm greeting to Captain A E Avery and his wife as they take charge of the Salvation Army post in the city. The couple brings experience and broad support from past colleagues as they begin their new field. A letter from H H Squire of Sandusky commends Captain Avery as a courteous and Christian gentleman and wishes them well in Elyria.
The piece discusses the 1920 federal water power act and the underutilization of U S hydropower. It cites an estimated 60 million horsepower available vs about 12 million developed, attributing waste to economic barriers facing hydroelectric firms rather than government policy, and notes the hidden costs of falling water and the shift to steam electric plants.
The piece discusses the high initial cost of hydroelectric plants versus steam plants and the need for an immediate market. It notes that hydro projects like Niagara and others faced long, unprofitable starts, while market access and fuel availability shape feasibility. The dialogue about weather, knowledge, and interwoven quotes adds editorial flavor.
The piece reflects on Elyria Memorial hospital child clinics and memories of school days while noting the value of good health. It includes a humorous Ellis Island immigrant exchange about Washington as the immigrant claims to know nothing of it.
Next week school starts as a local dealer promotes musical instruments teach ers and studios in Elsrna Oberlin and Cleveland. The ad highlights instrument selection for children and lists over twenty instructors on third floor studios. It notes radio tube X rays and Acrometer service plus radio sets and foreign broadcasts. The piece also covers laundry equipment for a county sanitorium and new Easy Washers with Model 2F price. It ends with Labor Day closure.
A collage of comic scraps and quips from a vintage column including a boy in a grocer, jokes about matches and country wives, notes on second marriages at five years, decorators to day rooms, Edison on cars, road signs, livery gossip, age of trees, burglars and dogs, and a list of the seven deadly sins with typos.
ABE MARTIN laments social tensions urging a strict curfew at nine oclock to protect girls from being influenced by others. He pledges caution for social life amid growing concerns about behavior and independence.
Notable anniversaries list dates and figures including Cardinal Richelieu born 1535 and William A. Graham born 1804. Also John G. Carlisle 1836 and John W. Daniel 1842 noted with birthplaces and death years. Today in history cites the Continental Congress assembly in 1774 Spokane Plains battle in 1858 and 1906 Japan Russia peace terms at Portsmouth.
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