Thursday, February 13, 2020

Ice Harvesting in the Old Days

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It’s been kind of a mild winter so far – which is fine with me. But in the old days, that would have been a disaster for those who made ...
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Wednesday, February 12, 2020

Lorainite Authors Book on Lincoln – Feb. 1950

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Today is President Abraham Lincoln’s birthday. Although it’s not a national holiday (since it is lumped in with Presidents’ Day), Lincol...
Tuesday, February 11, 2020

Harry Albacker’s Magic Touch – Part 2

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Harry Albacker posing with some of his assistants in his magic act Although Harry Albacker of Lorain didn’t get his fifteen minutes of ...
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Monday, February 10, 2020

Harry Albacker’s Magic Touch – Part 1

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Last week ( here ), I wrote about a Sheffield Lake girl whose contribution to the Journal feature “Tell Me Why” provided her fifteen minute...
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Friday, February 7, 2020

O’Neil’s Boy Scouts 50th Anniversary Ad – February 3, 1960

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Back in February 1960, the Boy Scouts of America organization was celebrating its 50th anniversary. There were lots of ads in the Lorain...
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Thursday, February 6, 2020

Sheffield Lake Winner of “Tell Me Why” – Feb. 1960

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Remember the old “Tell Me Why” column for kids that ran in the Journal for years? I’m sure you do. The educational feature was written ...
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Wednesday, February 5, 2020

Helen Steiner Rice's Poetic Tribute to Rhea Soper Eddy – Feb. 2, 1950

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One of the many famous people who were born in Lorain was Helen Steiner Rice . According to the Images of America Lorain Ohio book (cre...