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Newspaper
The Chronicle Telegram
Location
Elyria, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Sep 13, 1927
Page
2
Sixteen improvements costing over 412000 on Lorain county roads have been completed started or contracted since January 1. The Chronicle Telegram notes these projects support growth and prosperity by improving access and transportation, centralizing around Elyria as the county seat.
Elyria announces a major new auto roadway at Cascade Park to boost access and popularity. The route runs from Lodi Street to the river junction, crosses the west branch near the river, circles the west falls, and exits at Glendale Court near the natural bridge before linking to Wash ington Avenue. The project aims to draw more visitors to the park’s swimming, skating, picnics, and scenic features.
The country doubled highway mileage from 1904 to 1925 rising by 890 477 miles. Surfaced roads expanded, with 868 383 miles added, nearly half the gain. Early progress favored grading and sand clay surfacing. asphalt and cement roads remained rare until 1914. By 1925 asphalt reached 11 000 miles and cement surfaced routes 38 000 miles.
A jumbled OCR snippet lists dates and names including Daniel Boone, the Bonaparte era, the steamer China reaching San Francisco in 12 days 11 hours 54 minutes from Yokohama, and political figures like Frank C. Lowden and Theodore Roosevelt. It also mentions anniversaries and birthdays without coherent narrative.
Fyaris powers to a lead in a local trial at Ries Park with NEAL and Pershing prominent. The event featured runs and supporting performances from the Ger en Nts group, signaling a budding athletics showcase in the city.
A 1937 article summarizes hysteria as a mind based illness, differentiating organic paralysis from hysterical cases. It cites a hypnotic case of five years immobility broken by hypnosis, warns against assuming paralysis is feigned, and outlines treatment aiming to remove psychological causes through hypnosis, suggestion, reeducation, therapy, or analysis.
Dubuque Iowa hosts the International City Managers Association convention while the American Veterinary Medical Association with a 3700 member payroll meets in Philadelphia. Other gatherings include the Pacific Coast convention of the American Institute of Electrical Engineers in Monte Vista California and a single Federal grand jury session in St Paul.
A speaker denounces publicity and the use of his name in newspaper coverage. He notes his repeated, reluctant appearances in print and criticizes how mis spellings and minor committee appointments spark reminders from friends. He insists he dislikes being named in reports despite frequent mentions.
A quoted remark discusses unavoidable personal publicity when a spouse hosts a party and the speaker’s name appears in newspapers. The speaker notes dislike of publicity but acknowledges its inevitability in media coverage.
The article notes a West Point alum, Class of 1887, serving across Porto Rico, Hawaii, the Philippines, and France. He led units in the Bagsak Expedition, the Mexican border, and the Meuse Argonne offensive, earning the Distinguished Service Cross for valor near Canrel, France, on October 14, 1918, with final command at Fort D. A. Russell, Wyoming.
Major General John M Jenkins, newly promoted to fill the vacancy created by Major General Malvern Hill Barnum's retirement, is described as a South Carolina native and a graduate by training and service. The report notes his ascent within the corps and outlines his career trajectory.
London reports officials in the British navy are experimenting with orange juice as a preventive against scurvy, superseding lime juice as the standard. A recent royal order authorizes orange juice across the merchant service and the navy to boost sailors’ health during long voyages.
An official of the Admiralty medical department states lime juice has long been used in the navy but fresh orange juice is being considered since oranges provide more vitamin content and are less bulky and cheaper. Federal experts report the corn borer found in three Muskingum townships and the county faces a future quarantine. A Jackson County group of twenty residents visits northern Ohio to study regional agriculture and horticulture practices.
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