Empress of France Reenters Service as Ocean Liner
The Empress of France, once an Austro-Hungarian ship, was requisitioned by the British Navy in 1914 and later transferred to Canadian Pacific Ocean Services after the war. On its maiden postwar voyage the vessel, part of the Empress fleet, is described as the finest on the St. Lawrence route with 3950 passengers capacity, Jacobean lounges, and a barge-dome dining saloon.
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Expres
France
W&e
Connty
Scally
Navy
Canadian Pacific Ocean Services
St. Lawrence
Ideckn
Ing
Wren
Hampton Court
Footwear woes and a curious steak order at the Little Gem
ABE MARTIN notes the challenge of choosing actions in a shoe repair shop. A customer at the Little Gem ordered a steak with corckuerew, a curious detail from today’s scene.
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Corckuerew
Comings Comments on Auto Tax Proposals in Columbus
W R Comings voices views on a proposed motor vehicle tax scheme in Columbus. He cites road wear and costs, endorses a graduated fee structure with minimums, names car makes, and urges passage of a bill that provides a tax base and power to regulate engines. He notes existing bills and asks for copies if new ones are drawn.
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Columbus
Rey
House
Ford
Buick
Maxwell
Empire
Grant
Moon
Chevrolet
W. R
Premier Clem Confers With Georges In Dublin Visit
Dec 11 Premier Clem ensured a meeting in Dublin with Georges and other officials to discuss ongoing arrangements. The talks focused on security and economic issues affecting the region.
Lorain County Ministers to Meet Monday
Lorain County Ministerial association schedules a meeting next Monday at Elyria. Members will gather at the YM C A and adjourn to the Methodist church for a business session. Rev. R S Mente will preach the afternoon sermon. A joint committee will discuss plans for a county federation of Christian denominations.
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Lorain County
Elyria
Lunes
YM. C. A
Sealon
Methodist Church
R.S. Mente
Field
Interchurch World
Oil Well Planned in Public Square Sparks City Revenue Plan
In Woodafield on Dec 11 a gush ing oil well is proposed in the public square funded by city revenue. Old men urge the council to sink a well as municipal improvements are paid from the revenue.
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Woodafield
Bert Morgan Triumphs in California Industry
Bert B. Morgan former superintendent of the Ferrettey Cea and city health board member now operates in San Bernardino California. He started a factory for serow parla manufacture boosting adoption and financial stability. A San Bernardino paper reports Lis Chamber of Commerce pledged $35 000 to enlarge the plant and secure orders to run double shifts for months.
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Bert B. Morgan
Ferrettey Cea
City Board of Health
San Bermardino
Gal
Agaia
Lis Chamber of
Cammere
Morgan
Holderby Opens Series Talks at Baptist Church
Dr. Wm H Holderby a nationally known speaker addresses at the Baptist church in the main auditorium at 7 00 pm He is in town for one day and all are welcome to hear him
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OH. W
Holderby
Baptist Church
Wm. H. Holderby
the Baptist Church
Wrecks Cause Drowning of Two Train Men and Others
Two train workers died in Mississippi wrecks caused by washouts, while two women and a soldier drowned near Atlanta Tuesday night. The loss of life was unexpectedly small considering the peril.
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Associated Press
Atlanta
Mississippi
Meridian
Misg
Real Cause of Stomach Ailment Dr Edwards Olive Tablets
An old advertisement promotes Dr Edwards Olive Tablets as a remedy for stomach upset and clogged bowels. It claims the tablets cure cramps and aid digestion, suggesting they help with bowel movement and bedtime relief. The ad lists price options of 10c and 25c.
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Dr. Edwards
Edwards
Sorrowing trip ends with daughter found alive
A Houston mother arrives in Boston to claim the body of her daughter Mary Jerome aged 17, believing she died by suicide. Instead the girl is alive and well. The mother, with two children and ten cents, also learns her missing husband is at a local immigration station awaiting deportation. Officials decide to deport the family to Albertonia, Prince Edward Island.
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Boston
Wec
Houston
Mary Jerome
Mia Jerome
Jong
Albertonia
Prince Edward
Jalan
Cure for Rupture Claim Promises Nonoperative Cure
An advertisement from Eugene M. Pullen, a carpenter in Manasquan New Jersey, claims a nonoperative cure for ruptures without lost time or surgery. He says he was cured after using trusses and a method that avoided operation and offers full information to interested readers.
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Truases
Eugene M. Pullen
Carpenter
Collarontius Avenue
Manesquan
N. J
Sugar Prices Rising Expected in January
Boston reports sugar prices will climb when the sugar equalization board issues its January 1 decision. The state commission on necessaries of life notes the 1920 Cuban sugar crop could have been bought for 61-2 cents per pound, a recommendation sent to the administration but not acted on. The 1920 crop is already quoted at 1-4 cents per pound, implying costs to the consumer of 15 to 18 cents.
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Boston
Sugar Equalization Board
State Commission On Necessaries of Life
Equalization Board
Elyria Quack Remedy Promises Cure for Appendicitis
A local Elyria advertisement touts Adler-ka as a universal cure using sim pie glycerine buckthorn and other ingredients. It claims to cleanse the alimentary canal, prevent appendicitis, relieve stomach trouble, and cure constipation with a single bottle, citing Druggist J. Adolphus Ebert.
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Elyria
J. Adolphus Ebert
Adort
Britain proposed pension rise for all at seventy
A departmental committee recommends pensions for everyone, age seventy, with a flat rate of 2.26 at current exchange. The report urges increasing the present seven and a half shilling pension to ten shillings to cover all qualified recipients.
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London
Ato
Prince Rupprecht Offers Surrender to Speed Allied Extradition
In a letter to the Bavarian Red Cross president while in Switzerland Prince Rupprecht of Bavaria says he is ready to surrender if it leads to the release of German prisoners in France. He acts in response to Entente demands for extradition of German army leaders.
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Munich
Bavarian
Red Cross
Cross
Rupprecht of
Bavaris
Switzerland
Entente
Germaan
France
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Great Britain
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Hankin Donkey Construction Company
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