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Newspaper
The Chronicle Telegram
Location
Elyria, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Sep 13, 1923
Page
9
A scattered batch of briefs details assorted items from Sept. 13. Topics include sports updates, wage and feed price notes, fines for offenses, factory and liability campaign talk, rail station consolidations, bootlegging arrests, funeral notices, jail improvements, and athletic staffing changes at Defiance and Purdue Lafayette.
A disjointed ad-like passage touts Inkey Glands and various hair types while promising vigorous health. It mentions pills claimed to aid digestion and liver function, framed as a reliable family remedy amid general health jargon.
The report lists numerous property transfers in Lorain and surrounding townships, detailing buyers and sellers such as Henry Johnson, Frank Janus, and George Randall. Many parcels are described with lot numbers, subdivisions, and cash amounts ranging from hundreds to thousands of dollars across Avon, Lorain, Oberlin, Elyria, and nearby areas.
Mrs. Robert R Kerr was elected first vice president of the Women's Missionary society of the local United Presbyterian Church. Another member, Mrs. Robert Robert, was named first vice president of the Women's General Missionary society following the Los Angeles convention.
Detectives Rolf and Bohlke entered Cincinnati's Third and Plum saloon seeking liquor. Bartender Edward Jones dumped a bottle, and hours later he faced charges after Rolf seized a quart moonshine bottle. Jones conceded, "Well, you win."
A newly built Dutch canal about 42 miles long eight feet deep and 71 feet wide cost roughly 10 million dollars. It connects the Zuid-Willems canal with Geertruidenberg, facilitating regional water transport.
The Amherst Improvement Co transfers parts of lots 299 and 300 Hazels addition to William Strauss for 4900 dollars. A Baker sells lot 37 Amherst plat for 2000 dollars. J J Meyer transfers lots 10 and 11 Highland Park Allotment Lorain to John Golembiewski for 1500 dollars.
Ida C Hunt transfers to Martha J Hunt on lot 38 South Pleasant Oberlin for 2500. Phillip L Haskins to Agnes Gariss on part of lot 27 Wellington for 1700. Raymond H Barker Co to Chas Kuhn on part of section 19 Avon Lake for 6000. C H Wilkins to Mary Ott on multiple lots in Chamber of Commerce ad Elyria and Wilsdale allotment Carlisle for 500.
An advertisement touts P D Q Bed Bug Killer claiming rapid defeat of bed bugs roaches fleas and related pests. It describes liquid heat like action on bugs and claims free patent in every package with devil’s head branding and a five gallon size option sold at Ebert Drug Store.
A fragmentary note recalls a 1509 act started by employer Ene Peel who owned 1,000 child apprentices from his houses. The law aimed to limit work for children under nine and reduce the length of the working day.
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