Elyria Post Office terms and circulation notice
Clare George city editor notes publication schedule and postal terms. Item lists second class matter status since 1873, single copy price two cents, city carrier rate twelve cents weekly, six dollars yearly in advance, mail rates for outside Elyria and Ohio, plus foreign advertising reps in Chicago New York and Detroit.
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Clare George
Elyria
Lora
Ohio
John W. Cullen Company
Chicago
Michigan Ave
New York
Fifth Ave
Detroit
General Motors
Feathers Return to Fashion as Industry Rebounds
The article notes progress kills industries from whips to hats but fashion history shows cycles. Feathers surge when feminine styles revive and ostrich plumes flood markets, with many feather makers prospering as demand outpaces supply, then retreat again as tastes shift.
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Africa
Milady
Lesson from a careful caller on job satisfaction
A man tests a firm by calling about a truck driver position and learns the company is fully satisfied with its current driver. He smiles, saying he drives for them and that they like his work, then notes many employees overlook the value of pleasing their employer over their own stake in hours or workload.
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Felow
Ris
Jas A. Hewitt
South Dakota Faces Severe Drought and Livestock Losses
South Dakota counties report 69 affected by drought and grasshoppers with nearly all crops and pasture destroyed. 37 percent of cattle and 38 percent of hogs shipped for feed scarcity. Half the farmers need immediate help, with 67 percent needing seed next year. Governor Green pledges resilience, supported by state newspapers praising self-reliance.
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South Dakota
Gree
Green
Indian Summer Folk Names and Timing Explained
The piece discusses Indian summer as a mild spell in late autumn and notes varied beliefs about its origins and fixed dates. It compares the term St. Martin's simmer tied to November 11 and suggests weather patterns may span late October into December with lingering autumn warmth.
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St. Martin’s
St. Martin's
None of this makes sense for a newspaper card
A fragmented narrative riffs on daily life and distractions in New York, mocking routine, bustling nightlife, and cultural notes. It lampoons a columnist’s hurried deadline and oblique references to music, cinema, and a Russia grain scare amid urban chatter.
Anniversaries and history notes from a bygone issue
Today in history listings recount Abraham Torentn s burial 1871 and market events. Birthdays honor Key Pittman Louis Taher and other figures. Horoscope warns against overreliance on friends while emphasizing thoughtful disposition and charm.
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U.S
Key Pittman
Nevada
Vicksburg
Miss
Ester W. Wiesertham
ULS
Chaiman
Committee On Law Observance
Pittehursh
Louis J. Taher
National Grange
Fort Brady
Mich
Anthony Fiala
Jersey City
N. J
Old Paper Tells Of Trying Period
In a January issue the Elyria Independent Democrat reports a Philadelphia dispatch noting disunionists seized telegraph wires at Charleston, making southern reporting unsafe. Washington visitors from Charleston Mobile New Orleans Savannah and Memphis describe approaching starvation, scarce currency, and devalued Virginia notes amid widespread alarm.
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The
Elyria Independent Democrat
Philadelphia
Charleston
Washington
Mobile
New Orleans
Savannah
Memphis
South Carolina
Alabama
Georgia
Louisiana
Virginia
Bitter Southern tensions and Fort Sumpter note in issue
This issue records rising slave fear in Southern states amid political divisions. It notes excitement over Major Anderson occupying Fort Sumter and includes a letter from General S Pomeroy about a draft of 301 dollars, totaling 26 dollars for destitute Kansas relief. Lorain County Agricultural Society met to elect officers: President N B Gates, Vice President J Swift Jr, Secretary Treasurer P A Bishop, Corresponding Secretary George G Washburn, Directors R Baker Joshua Boynton R Aston D A Stocking W H Root.
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Fort Sumpter
Anderson
Kansas
Lorain County Agricultural Society
N. B. Gates
J. Swift, Jr
P. A. Bishop
George G. Washburn
R. Baker
Joshua Boynton
R. (Aston
D. A. Stocking
W. H. Root
The Silent Observer Humor Columns Chronicle Oddities
A collage of quips and vignettes from a small town, mixing humor and daily life. Snippets cover hog calling schemes, a petrified forest claim, jokes about eggs and hens, a New York man holding a long breath, local mayoral banter, a peony reading note, a fireman’s rubber water sprayer, and a farmer peddling ageat. The piece reads as a period humor column with casual anecdotes and playful observations from residents.
Freshmen at college prep and memories on the road
Last evening we visited Oberlin to watch the Freshmen preparing for college work. The outing brought back memories of leaving home to enroll at a university and start new chapters.
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Oberlin
Ruth to Manage Inland Loan Co. Elyria Branch
Jed C. Ruth named manager of the Inland Loan Company Elyria branch, succeeding Robert Seward who will focus on the Lorain office. Ruth is a well known Elyria figure, former co organizer and manager of The Northern Ohio Security Corporation now The Citizens Budget Company.
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The
Inland Loan Company
Lorain County
Arizona Elks Push Elk Hunting Revival in Winslow
The Winslow Lodge of Elks leads a movement to revive elk hunting in Arizona arguing about 3,600 elk roam Sitgreaves National Forest and a regulated hunt would draw sportsmen and curb grazing damage. The statewide elk herd traces to 1913 when the Globe lodge imported elk under Governor Hunt's involvement.
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Arizona
Winslown
Flair and Game Commission
Day's Music Store Promotes Acrometer Radio Tube Tester
Day's Music Store announces the Acrometer radio tube tester to assess tubes and reduce noise hum fade and shorts. Free tube testing and labeling offered to radio owners regardless of where purchased. The ad also touts a new King Trumpet with curved valves and invites demonstrations of instruments for band and orchestra.
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Acrometer
O. K
Bind
Day's Hardware Promotes Fall Fixtures and Washers
Day's Hardware invites fall fixtures with low prices on ceiling and wall lights. A dining room fixture plus a free living room fixture offer stands as a special. At the Lorain County Fair this week the Easy Electric Washer priced at 69.50 stands out among washers shown. Also available are used washers including a Savage Whirl Dry in excellent repair and a half-price return washer. Wear-Ever aluminum pans with patent drain and other pots remain at advertised prices. Hunters report plentiful squirrels and a season closes October 1 with duck hunting allowed afterward.
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Lorain County
Local students join county school orchestras urge music path
Each year sees more students play in local and county school orchestras as dedicated teachers guide to musical success. The text praises the 43 team of teachers and their enrollment as a step toward achievement in the arts.
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Tvents
Clarinet star Frank Hruby to teach in Elyria next Thursday
Premier clarinet player Frank Hruby of the Cleveland Symphony will begin a class in Elyria next Thursday. Advanced students are invited to visit our store to meet him and discuss lessons.
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Frank Hruby
Clarment
Cleveland Symphony
Elyria
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