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Newspaper
Fort Wayne Journal Gazette
Location
Fort Wayne, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Jun 08, 1920
Page
6
A lively stage show titled A Stubborn Cinder Ella plays at the Palace featuring a lineup of performers and a brief comedy set. The act includes music and dance routines with strong audience appeal and regional talent.
Fragmentary readable text from an OCR page shows urban notices and scattered names. The legible items reference people places and times but lack clear events or outcomes. The piece appears as a jumbled mix of phrases, numbers, and potential headings without a coherent story.
The Woman Suffrage Alliance meeting features Mrs Cattie and prominent delegates discussing wartime issues and German atrocities in Belgium. Reports on Belgium, Belgium’s response, and potential leadership changes surface amid tense international concerns and ongoing suffrage advocacy.
Chicago police report a surge of patients seeking prescriptions at hotels and clinics as federal prohibition officials warn pharmacists not to fill dubious orders. An exchange with a hotel doctor exposes the tension between drink cravings and medical need, with officials explaining they must not supply prescriptions to avoid illicit access.
Pinkerton voices strong opposition to all films about Grimes and Patrov y. The fragmentary text suggests a political or cultural critique with mock or satirical tone including references to a convention and a proposed cure for prime.
A flood of divorce actions was reported as multiple cases unfolded in county courts. Plaintiffs seek alimony totaling thousands, custody and residence provisions, and court orders against spouses. Notable proceedings include a Lyons firm accused of stolen goods, and a charity of jurors selected for trial.
A Terre Haute girl Miss Mildred Ann Precit eleven enters the National Sales Girls Beauty Contest. She sells sweets in a large local store and is described as a likely beauty asset for the revue linked to Mayflower Photo Play Company. Contest offers include two weeks with $100 and six weeks at similar pay, plus travel and a chaperon.
June 1 Pederel agents vow renewed action in New York to enforce the prohibition law after the Supreme Court ruling on the promuition demendment and Votstead agi constitution. Federal agents report arresting violators as many taverns masquerade as soft drink shops face closure.
Delegates of the American Federation of Labor debated Ireland policy on British rule and withdrawal of military forces. Peter J Brady of New York presented a resolution urging Irish self rule with aid from the federation. Dan P McKillop and others pledged to oppose English policy on British soil. The Carman workers' delegation also spoke on the matter.
Classified notice brief advertising space rates and guidance for want ads in the Journal Gazette. States pricing at one cent per word and invites readers to place notices for assorted items, services, and listings with contact instructions.
Winifred Black reflects on a stagnant husband who sleeps through life and refuses breakfast. The wife seeks practical options, from medical checkup to leaving if illusory effort fails, weighing love against sustained laziness and duty.
A fragment from an entertainment column hints at candid commentary and free passes in review culture. The text is incomplete and lacks clear events or names to anchor a fuller summary.
A delegation proposes a convention demand to resume trade with Soviet Russia and asks the convention to appoint a labor commission to visit the country for a true investigation of conditions.
Rochester Minn United States Senator Robert M Lafollette of Wisconsin underwent an operation and was declared out of danger in a Mayo Clinic statement today. The Indiana Nurses Association district one meeting at the Lutheran church is set for 2 pm this afternoon with Miss Eldridge delivering the principal address.
Telegraph dispatches from Tokyo claim hundreds of Japanese residents including women and children were killed or burned out in Nikolaysk Siberia as Japanese forces suffering heavy losses reportedly withdrew under Maj or Moukeefend. The incident is described as a Japanese town destroyed with documents burned and many victims.
New York June article analyzes why top screen icons captivate audiences. James R. Quirk of Shorplay magazine asks what makes Mary Pickford and other stars endure in film fame.
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