Oberlin 68th Festival Opens With Dvorak Specter's Bride
Oberlin Musical Union opened its 68th season at Finney Chapel with Dvorak The Specter's Bride performed with the Cleveland Symphony Orchestra. Soloists Lu jig Lei Lawrence Judgen House and J Campbell McInnes received strong notices. Dr Geo W Andrews conducted chorus and orchestra. opening Night drew applause for Lawrence and House and set a promising tone for the 1920 May Festival.
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Oberlin
Oberlin, Musical Union
Finney Chapel
Antonia Dvoraks
Specter's Bride
Cleveland Symphony Orchestra
Lu Jeile Lawrence
Judgen House
J. Campbell-McInnes
Geo. W. Andrews
Lawrence
Sir
Dvorak
Checs Forger Active Here And Elyria
A crook using the name H. B. Andrews has headquarters in Elyria and forging checks for 41.96. A counterfeit bank stamp and false Oberlin Bank endorsements tricked merchants in Oberlin and Elyria, with several local merchants cashing fake checks. The scam involved printing a forged certificate and using forged slugs to imitate bank endorsements.
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Seik
Bank 4
Oberlin
Arrow Pierces Oberlin Boy Eye in Accidental Shot
Oberlin April 27. Henry Wilson son of Herrick Wilson of West College street had a narrow accident while playing with arrows. An arrow struck his eye tearing the white but missing the iris and not impairing sight. Mr Wilson called it serious yet accidental with no one to blame.
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Oberlin
Henry
Wilson
Herrick
West
College Street
Waa
Oberlin College Smoking Edict Triggers Strike Threat
Oberlin College faces a strike threat as all college employees announce they will cease smoking on campus grounds. Workers contend faculty cannot regulate off campus conduct and say they have no rules prohibiting smoking among members until such rules exist.
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Oberlin
Oberlin College
Local Social News From Ridgeville and Nearby
Mrs Lizzie Fairbanks of Laxewood visited sister in Ridgeville. Mrs M K Bille of Elyria spent weekend with mother. Mrs B Miller and Florence Stacy hosted Cena Knowles in Cleveland. Mr and Mrs H G Bracey entertained Mr and Mrs Wright from Oberlin. Stella Thorpe of Mayfield visiting C P Smith and Miss Kenedy. Real estate changes hands at Ridgeville Center as Fred Fisher sells to Elgin party and Stacy buys Chas Taylor home. Edwin Jordan hosts birthday party with tulips and gifts. Congregational church to meet after church for discussion on Rev C Young as pastor.
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Ridgeville
Lizzie Fairbanks
Laxewood
Mra
H. P. Eldred
M. K Bille
Elyria
E. M. Knowles
B. Miller
Florence Stacy
Cena Knowles
Cleveland
H G. Bracey
Mra. Wright
Oberlin
Chas. Taylor
Martin O’lilord
Edwin Jordan Fa Éay
Rev . C. Young
Congregational Church
Floyd Jacquay Returns to Ann Arbor for Renner Program
Columbia Station report notes Floyd Jacquay was sent back to Ann Arbor Michigan to continue his studies at the Renner program, with details about his travel and current status unclear.
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Columbia Station
Floyd Jacquay
Ann Arbor, Mich
Renner
Relief Claim for Sorbol Quadruple Advertised Cure
Mrs. F Clark of 20 Spring St praises Sorbol Quadruple in her home newspaper The Ash tabula Star Beacon. She says the remedy eased severe nervous symptoms and throat pressure, left her face clear, and was easy to use with no work disruption. Cran dall's Drug and Sorbol Company advertise availability.
Fragmentary Caption Reflects Domestic Duties
Fragmented OCR text hints at household tasks and time constraints, noting duties at home and mention of housework. No clear names, places, or dates are readable.
Local Notices and Social News Acknowledgments
Readers report visits and illnesses across families in Michigan and Elyria. Mrs Wight remains sick at her daughter's home while Lloyd Weltsel plans a Cleveland police vacation. A Grange gathering drew a large crowd despite bad weather and Mrs Carrie Emmona visits Leglis Barber. River floods hindered three kid wagons, delaying midweek vacation. Mrs Gertrude Pinckney suffers ear and throat trouble. A wedding took place Tuesday April 20 in Elyria with Miss Lyliyn Huet and George May, and a miscellaneous signer married at Mrs Jay Jasper’s home with gifts for the bride. Funeral services for Thomas Armitage were held Thursday with Rev A H Brown officiating and Columbia burial noted, leaving the town shocked.
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Michigan University
A. H. Brown
Columbia
Whooping Cough Treatment Advice From Vicks
An old column discusses whooping cough and recovery, noting its seriousness for under twos and the lingering fatigue after illness. It endorses Vicks VapoRub to ease coughing during active illness and exterior application during convalescence, with directions for use and a mailing offer from Vick Chemical Company in Greensboro North Carolina.
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Vick
Vicks
Vick Chemical Company
Broad Street
Greensboro
N.C
Warren arrest over disturbance at church service
Alex Puella Warren was arrested on a disturbance charge after telling police he was upset about his wife. The incident occurred during Masons hosted services at a Methodist church.
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Warren
Alex Puella
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South Prospect Street
Oberlin Memorial Hospital
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Hibbing
Minn
E. J. Cuyler
Woodland Avenue
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Robert Worrell
Bowler
Ill
Isaac Terbourg
Helen Whitsey
Elizabeth Travers
Misa Whitsey
Doris Mier
Cleveland Heights
Vine Rebekah Lodge
Lafayette
Newton + Lingingston Comedy Dramatic Co
Medina
BlueBird
Stade
Tom
Tread Cord
Pennsylvania Rubber Company
American Auto Wrecking CO
E. Bridge Street
Columbia Gealer
Columbia Grafanolas
Columbia Graphophone Company
New York
Columbia Grafanolas and Records
Elyria, Market& Storage CO
Aungeville
Colum
Goifre
Ashtabula
Crandall’s Drug
Sorbol Company
Mechanicsburg
Reail
Ocen Steamship
John Murbach
Murbach Coal Office
Millers Glasses
Century Block
Whitehouse Bakery
Blue Boy
A. Monroe & Son
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