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Canton Daily News

Location

Canton, Ohio, United States of America

Date

Jun 22, 1922

Page

2

Chorus Girls Speak In Their Own Language Here

A Meyers Lake Park Theatre article catalogs chorus girl slang. Terms like flat tire mean bore John, three sheeted equals poster, Ritzie for highbrow talk, and the Big Top for temporary home appear in the glossary of terms used by chorus performers.

Maizie Gladys Oxford West Middle West Park Theatre Meyers Lake John Chorus Girls Ritzie Angel Girandpa New York Royce Parks

Wasted Effort and Nature's Persisting Quest

In this 1922 editorial John Blake argues that much effort may be wasted yet progress persists. He uses a backyard cherry tree to illustrate how nature continues to strive and reproduce despite failures, emphasizing that effort counts as practice and small gains accumulate for humanity.

John Blake Clough Nature

Flower Cockscombs Shine In Sunny Rich Soil

Observations on cockscombs or celestas show stem colors reveal flower hues. Yellow seeds yield yellow stems, red flowers accompany red stems, and leaf veins mirror this trait. Tall plumy varieties grow rapidly, provide decorative effect, and require sun and rich soil for best results.

Remarkable Ostrich Plumes Cultivated for Bouquets

The article notes that growth occurs best in soils of moderate fertility though height is limited by feeding. Tall varieties require eighteen inches for full growth with a terminal plume and many side branches each bearing a plume. Plumes cut well for winter bouquets and retain color. Thompsonii strains are standard, Pride of Castle Gould offers delicate texture, and a recent Chinese woolflower has been developed as a showy pompous variety with branching plumes.

Pride of Castle Gould

Unusual Showy Bedding Plants Dominate Market Colors

The article highlights a woolly hall of glowing red plants with yellow and pink varieties now on the market. It notes the plant as valuable for winter bouquets and describes dwarf comba cocks with corrugated combs, growing to six to seven inches or two to three feet with broad heads.

Radio program schedule for Thursday evening

The Pittsburgh Sun lists a 8:30 p m daily schedule with baseball scores at 7 00 p m and 8 00 p m plus features including Elsa Allen Somebody's Birthday Today Florence Davies an Editorial for Women Harry Greb How to Keep Physically Fit, D A Feigley headlined segments on automobile headlights, a bedtime story The Whispering Trees and Uncle Wiggily's tales, Mantle sports update, Arlington time signals, and a Luther Memorial Male Quartet vocal segment led by Robert D Lord and John B Maisch.

Elsa Allen Florence Davies Harry Greb America New York D. A. Feigley Feigley Accessories Corp Pittsburgh Whispering Trees Uncle Wiggily Pittsburgh Sun Mantle Arlington Luther Memorial Robert D. Lord John B. Maisch

Selections Winter Song at Luther Memorial Concert

A lineup at the Luther Memorial event includes Dan J. Fackiner baritone William Maisch bass Edna Nichols accompanist Myrtle James violinist Isabel James accompanist with a theme titled Carry Me Back To Old Virginia Performers Bland and the James sisters highlight a program portion amid a light local event atmosphere.

Dan J. Fackiner William Maisch Edna Nichols Myrtle James Isabel James Bullard Luther Memorial Pictursous Iivebise Danela Myrtle Old Virginny Severene Bland Luther Memorial

Denied rate cut request for Cincinnati Bell Tel Co

Ohio report notes pending supreme court rehearing on August 1 1922 rate changes by Cincinnati Suburban Bell Telephone Co. Public Utilities Commission rejects reduced rents and tolls citing excessive rates and insufficient notice. Affects Cincinnati and suburbs Blue Ash Cleves Delphi Glendale Madeira Mount Healthy Mount Washington. World of Make Believe describes African child liberty and imaginative play by children using natural materials.

Columbus Supreme Court Cincinnati & Suburban Bell Telephone Co Public Utilities Commission Cincinnati Blue Ash Cleves Delphi Glendale Madeira Mount Healthy Mount Washington

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