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Newspaper
The Chronicle Telegram
Location
Elyria, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Jul 20, 1923
Page
2
Funeral services for John M. Siddall were held at the old First Church in Oberlin with many reeds from across the country attending. Speakers praised Siddall as a distinguished Oberlin native and longtime editor and promoter of the American Magazine, lauding his lifelong efforts in guiding men and his influence beyond.
Oberlin July 20 report highlights village council discussion on street repairs and resurfacing West Lorain and East College streets. Also notes Hollywood scraping and more binders on Grafton and South Park. Community notices include chautauqua solicitors meeting and League of Women Voters event with Thomas Meighan.
A home wedding at the Perkins residence united Ethel Perkins to Walter Perry of E. Claridon with a luncheon and a northern Michigan motor trip to follow. A car crash near Litchfield injured Mrs. Pearl Gibson but spared serious harm as the Studebaker was damaged. the event followed a July 15 birth in Penfield and a Congregational Ladies Missionary Society gathering July 11.
London gossip claims Lady Lillian Maxwell Wiltshire wore too many clothes on stage causing fainting during a New York production of Afgar. Sir Gerard Maxwell Wiltshire cites alleged infidelity with various men and names respondents, leading to a divorce amid society scorn and speculation.
A collection of humorous clippings recounts witty exchanges and misadventures. A stern teacher threatens to name a boy if misbehavior continues while a guest laments dull times in a tavern. A New York visitor confuses streets, and a desert rat recalls Tonopah booms before judging the metropolis.
Wellington notes report Mrs Sam Hummel hosting the Afternoon Bridge Club with Mrs Caroline Refouard winning high honors. American Legion Auxiliary to meet next Tuesday at Mrs Ben Brouse’s home to prepare for the annual bazaar. Wellington Farm Woman's Club picnic at Chippewa Lake with 44 attending and a day of games and dining. Also mentions New Orleans foreign trade peak and the 1829 steam locomotive by George Stephenson working with the Delaware and Hudson Canal Company.
An advertisement promotes HEM-ROLD as a universal remedy for internal and external piles. It asserts dramatic results in hundreds of cases, claims approval by doctors and druggists, and offers a refund if customers are dissatisfied. The copy mentions a physician J.8. Leonharet and distributor W. Thilo.
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