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Newspaper
The Chronicle Telegram
Location
Elyria, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Dec 22, 1920
Page
5
An opinion piece urges fair pricing and thoughtful gifts reflecting true thought over showiness. It argues to consider recipients incomes and needs, favor useful, refined items, and avoid wasteful trifles while encouraging modest generosity and empathy across social circles.
Merchants report brisk business as shoppers fill downtown stores with window shopping shifting to full purchases for Christmas. Families buy talking machines smoking jackets and other gifts while stores plan late hours through the week, hoping for a strong finish before the holiday.
The Court of Common Pleas refused alimony to Ang Mar Parethh, former wife of George Vivian Smith, a Cincinnati motion picture broker. Smith had remarried Elvira Liebtag in Elvira after his divorce, prompting a dispute that reached the Court of Appeals and now awaits Supreme Court ruling. The case could set a nationwide precedent on bigamy and divorce legality.
Fragmentary note reports apron sales in Elyria with girls aiding mothers in home duties. Mentions many young girls helping with cooking and improving household skills, reflecting changing roles. Includes scattered items on fellowships, Toronto University funding, and Wilson association, with ads for handkerchiefs and Robinson & Hancock Co.
An old advertisement likens red blood cells to an army and promotes Pepto Mangan as a tonic to strengthen blood. It claims the product purifies blood, boosts red cell count, and helps fend off disease, available in liquid and tablet forms.
Dean Helen Bishop Thompson of Mansua State Agricultural College argues that women marry to dodge responsibility and think for themselves. The piece cites workers and housewives lamenting wives who abdicate duties, urging shared moral support and effort. It notes many women in Mio seek payoffs beyond labor, stressing personal growth, home care, and equal partnership.
The company and the lawyer deny carelessness by employees. They claim the car was not for passenger use and was being shunted to a side track when the plaintiff ran into it. They argue any injury and wage loss resulted from the plaintiff's own carelessness, not company fault.
A notice notes Germany provides many schools under college level for training in trades and industries. It highlights youths educated in various sectors and mentions boys’ waists in striped parels priced at $1.00. Robinson & Hancock Co.
The $35 000 suit brought by Fired Solsvoe of lo Tain against the Lake Bhore Electric Co. for $36 000 personal damages went before Judge Thompson and a jury. The plaintiff alleges he was struck by a car while waiting for a council plane at Beach Park on August 17, 1919. He claims the car backed up without warning, knocking him down and injuring his right leg, leading to amputation at the shoulder.
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