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Newspaper
The Chronicle Telegram
Location
Elyria, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Dec 26, 1919
Page
3
Enid Bennett describes her part in the latest Photoplay Heroines tale The Virtuous Thief which debuts at the Circle Theatre Sunday and Monday She notes the drama centers on a young woman facing hardship and deceit in a world of industry and intrigue.
An unnamed observer notes the employer in The Virtuous Thief exploits his position to pressure female staff. The experiment yields increased respect for the typical working girl and underscores power dynamics in the workplace.
The American Fox feature The Princess stars Albert May and Eli Nor Fair and shows today and Saturday at the American Theatre. The Lost Princess, also from Fox, is an unusually sweet romance set across Europe and California, focusing on a throne conspiracy and a princess and American youth.
Ralph Graves co stars with Mae Murray in What Am I Bid at the Dreamland theater sun and mon. Graves is noted as the youngest reading fan on screen and recently finished high school in Cleveland before entering film. He began in Chicago with Essanay and appeared in Men Who Have Made Love to Me.
The article notes actor Graves was loaned to Maurice Tourneur for Sporting Life and later to World Film to star opposite Kitty Gordon. Graves, over six feet tall with athletic build, plays Ralph McGibbon a young revenue officer in What Am I Bid? involving strenuous fighting and action.
Secretary Daniels with Congressman Osborne and Mayor Snyder visits Lasky studio in Hollywood to view It Pays to Advertise and Dryant-Washburns new Par amount Artcraft. Navy officers Rear Adml McKean and Jayne join the tour as Pacific fleet dignitaries observed the theatre scenes all afternoon.
Mary Pickford stars as Mavis in Heart of the Hills adapted from John Fox Jr. The tale follows Mavis and Jason Honeycutt torn between love and family pressures in the Kentucky mountains as their parents marriage unfolds as a grave mistake.
A Uniontown resident recounts relief from nervousness headaches rheumatic pain and heart palpitations after five years of illness using Nerv Worth as advertised. He credits improved sleep digestion appetite and stamina and confirms his recovery with the product's claims. The testimonial lists Wade I Guyton as the local druggist and mentions Elyria distributors.
Steve Honeycutt and Carley face a strained marriage as Mavis and Jason visit their troubled parents. Widow Hawn threatens to reveal that Steven Honeycatt killed Mavis' father enraging the elder Honeycatt who lunges at her before rifles are drawn. A surprising scene follows in the tale.
A review notes the badger game device used in His Last False Step by Mack Sennett. The comedy features Sterling, Phivil slaver, and Charlotte Mim with lively theater farce, abundant laughs, and new syncopated gags.
Oberlin reports warm praise for Karl W. Gehrken’s Essentials in Concocting. Ditson’s Monthly Novelty List features a life sketch and three pages of critical comment praising the lucid, practical work. The volume, priced at $1.50, is strongly endorsed by Musical America and leading American musical thinkers.
The Grand Army of the Republic Henry Lincoln Post and the Women's Relief Corps elected officers. Commanders include J. R. Crane as Grand Commander and G. W. Turner as Senior Vice Commander. Other posts cover Day Overseer A. E. May, Captain Wallace Taylor, and officers for the Women's Relief Corps include Mes. M. J. Horner as President and Lucy Turner as Junior Vice President.
Oberlin report notes Christchurch observed Christmas Day with a midnight Holy Communion service beginning at 11 30 p m Wednesday evening, continuing until about 2 a m. The brief item records the church’s Christmas observance and timing of the service.
Oberlin residents report Christmas gatherings and travels. Earl D. Jones and wife visit Detroit with sister Shian. Carmel Sage visits Charles West in Wellinton. Henry Pfaff family in Norwalk with Mrs. Pfaffs mother. Harold Henderson arrives from Milwaukee to stay with parents on West College. El Bagseley from Weston visits daughter Erwin Worcester. Ernest Yocum visits Upner Sandusky with parents. Yocum joins Christmas Day. F E Kline from New York returns to spend holidays with Cherry family. H F Ashley and wife spend a week in Mt Gilead with parents.
North Pleasant Street sees family gatherings as Miss Helen Edmonds and Miss Maria visit parents for Christmas vacation. Oberlin students staying for holidays attend a Baptist church social. Professor Lynds Jones leaves for St. Louis AAAS meetings. History group meets at Mrs. Dodge’s home as faculty travel plans and family visits fill the season.
An advertisement touts Rheuma as a fast affordable cure for rheumatic pains. It claims elimination of disease through natural channels and promises money back if not effective, urging readers to obtain it from druggists nationwide.
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