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Newspaper
The Chronicle Telegram
Location
Elyria, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Dec 24, 1919
Page
5
An archaic tale mixes a mountain girl's bold arrival with feudal rivalries as she seeks a rural schooling and to study books rather than bullets. John Fox Jr. critics note the unusual threshing engine motif and frontier life setting in a colonial era environment.
June Fishge scores another triumph with Une Elvidge in The Waison Pen a drama of unusual situations. Edwin Anquast directs this Dreamland Theatre Christmas release featuring Allayne Gilbert torn between good and evil two personalities.
William Beitman a well known screen leading man will appear Friday and Saturday at the Strand theater in support of Theda Bara as William Fox presents her in Lure of Ambition. He had a narrow escape from being a disciple of Blackstone.
A former college actor and amateur performer shifts from theater to a budding film career. He balances law studies and a local firm job before the screen calls. He joins the army as a volunteer during World War I and serves overseas as an officer before the armistice ends hostilities.
A chaotic theatre scene unfolds with a cast of characters including Phyliis T and Minea and the crowd reacting to a peculiar routine. The review notes a nightmare of comic bits, a top business figure, and a river of odd gags that delight the audience.
A princess flees a cursed kingdom while an American farm boy pursues a dream. Cumd shoots straight through their hearts as a metropolitan newspaper office scene frames the tale. Fri and Sat showings promise a light comedy atmosphere.
The article notes early Christmas feasts in England with 16 meat courses in 1608 and open house from December 16 to January. It mentions Alfred’s 9th century Danes raid during a feast, and sauces using mustard, ale cheese, and nutmeg.
The article notes Italy lacks a Santa Claus for children. Instead La Befana, a kind homely old woman, delivers gifts on Epiphany Eve January 5 to 6 for the baby Jesus. In Australia, Santa still comes on January 6 instead of December 26.
President Wilson distributed 130 turkeys to White House staff and District of Columbia employees. The gift followed a 1912 custom and included half-holidays before Christmas and New Year. White House police received back pay from a salary increase approved by Congress along with a two-pound fruit cake.
A clipped note mentions Mrs Em Moots sending order to a Chicago mail order house for 1 000 clothes pins 40 cans of powder three croquet sets and 60 pounds of sugar. The author humorously quips that the only favorable item is they cannot cut it any smaller without cutting it out.
An old account traces the Christmas tree tradition to Martin Luther wandering on a cold Christmas Eve. He reportedly placed a lit tree in his stable for his family's celebration, shaping a lasting winter custom.
The famous Christmas celebration is held yearly in Bethlehem at the site of Christ’s birth. The Church of the Nativity stands over a cave believed to be the manger where Jesus lay, a revered historic site attracting pilgrims and visitors.
Two 19th century breakthroughs improved milk usage. Horlick in Racine Wisconsin in 1883 created a milk powder with malt extract and no cane sugar called Horlick's Malied Milk. The product touted nutritive value, digestibility, easy preparation by stirring in water, and stability in any climate.
Fragmentary report describes a Christmas service at a chapel with a small door and a partially nailed wooden entrance. The readable text mentions emblems and a religious setting, but details are constrained by damage and unclear wording.
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