Grinders and backstage toil redefine Broadway fortunes
A New York column surveys the backstage grind of turn-of-the-century vaudeville and Broadway, noting four shows daily for top players, constant dressing room bustle, and the toll on famed artists who cling to the stage amid rising costs and waning salaries. It contrasts fading stars with a vivid cast of names and anecdotes from Madison Avenue to Broadway.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Rialto
Vaudoeville
the Palace
Five
Sin
Capitol
Paramount
Loew's
Madison Avenue
West 47Th Street
Restoring Vital Blood With SSS Tonic
A medical advisory urges checking for serious organic illness and, if absent, cites overwork, worry, and poor habits as causes of fatigue. It promotes SSS tonic to rebuild red blood cells and hemoglobin, claiming improved oxygen delivery and vitality, with two sizes available at drug stores.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tor
SSS
Othsss Co
Local residents gather for events and visits in Ashland area
Mr and Mrs A Phillips and family rallied friends in Mansfield. Visitors included Mr and Mrs C Flanville and families with ties to Shinrock and Sandusky. College students spent weekend with family while others attended Epworth League Booth festival in Nankin. Ashland led attendance. Mr Earl Dehn returned from Columbus after 4 H Congress. George Knittle and spouse attended Pomona Grange in Oberlin.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Nova Nova
A. ©. Phillips
Amul Phillips
Mansfield
Ohi
C. Flanville
George Sprankel
Shinrock
Maude Hanvile
Sandusky
Elwyn “Arquette
Case School
Cleveland
Ticlen Marquette
Hidelberg College
Tiffin
Marquette
Helen Baker
Orrville
Ohin
Nankin
Worthington
Ashland
Ernie Biddinerr
Gaylord Bowlize
Ditch
Milan Detrow
A. @. Philips
Addison
Milton Scarborough
Pauline Richards
W C. Gleason
Robert
Boughtonville
Edna Keith
Bryan
Helen Gleason
Howard Sparks
Herman Chance
West Main Street
J. Bruder
Donald Bruder
O. E. Tedrow
Rilla Crumline
Forrest Crumling
Shearer
Rockenfelder
Earl Dehn
Columbus
Pomona Grange
George Knittle
Oberlin
Funeral attendance noted for Kmiths in Amherst
Mr and Mrs George Kmith attended the funeral of their cousin Mrs Howard Zellmer of Cleveland. The service was held Sunday afternoon at the Zilch Funeral Home in Amherst.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
George Kmith
Howard Zellmer
Cleveland
Amherst
Brooklyn Memorial Church
Ralph Reinhart
Wm. Wirth
Milo Minch
Wm. Slack
John Farey
Paul Mori
Jack Gates
Harry Ruth
R. Ross
Albert Slack
Edwin Slack
Dora Snyder
Florence and
Roland
Willard
A. F. Nally
Isaac Slack
Sriefs
Emil Ruth
Joseph Jewett
Wm. Meacham
Franklin Wright
Wellington
Sadie Chapman
Amherst Legion Plans Armistice Party and Local Meetings
At the Amherst Post No 197 meeting routine work was transacted and plans made for an Armistice party on November 11 at 8:00 p.m. in the legion rooms. The post also accepted an invitation to the Brooklyn Memorial church in Cleveland. A social hour followed with 18 members present.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Legion
Amherst
American Legion Post No 197
Brooklyn Memorial Church
Cleveland
A. A. Hunter
Tolstoy’s Simple Life Centered on Loving Kindness
The note reflects Tolstoy's view that true simple living derives from loving kindness. It contrasts material ease with moral duty, framing compassion as core to a meaningful life.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tolstoy
Ada Smith keynote fills South Ridge pulpit
Ada Smith of Elyria occupied the pulpit at South Ridge church on Sunday morning. A district rally of the M.F.E. 8. was held Friday with about one hundred in attendance. Mrs. W. St Munk of Sandusky, Cleveland district superintendent of the Woman's Missionary Society, presided. Rev. D. F. Brose, recently returned on furlough after seven years in China, was the keynote speaker.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
South Ridge
Ada Smith
Elyria
M. FE
Pleasant relief from constipation advertisement
A vintage ad touts Dr Edwards Olive Tablets as a safe alternative to calomel for constipation. It claims to cleanse the system, restore energy and beauty, noting the olive tablets are sold in 15c 30c and 60c sizes by all druggists.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dr. Edwards
Society meeting to sew for needy families
Mrs Frank Juaraway attended a Thursday meeting of the Congregational Church of South Amherst as ladies sewed for needy families. A ball game attended by residents including Shaw and Elyria was held Saturday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Frank Juaraway
Society of the Congregational Church of South Amherst
Shaw-Elyria
Spends Winter With Father In Cleveland
Mr. and Mrs. Vernon Budd and their son from Cleveland are living with her father John Stang for the winter season.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Vernon Budd
Cleveland
John Stang
Attends Party by F W W Auxiliary in Lorain
Mr and Mrs FrankLaraway attended a party sponsored by the Auxiliary of F W W in Lorain Saturday evening. Weekend guests include George Vogler of Elyria who spent the time there.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mrs. FrankLaraway
Lorain
George Vogler
Elyria
Weekend visits fill social pages with many local calls
Mr and Mrs Kenneth Brown of Middle Ridge visited Mr and Mrs Walter Grobe Sunday. Elyria’s John Smith called on Conrad Ernst Monday. Cleveland’s Fred Kuhl and daughter Marjorie and Mrs John Ember visited A Delefield Sunday. Various neighbors from Elyria Hudson Sandusky Henrietta and Middle Ridge hosted and dined with local families over the weekend. The piece closes with a maxim about wealth and contentment.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kenneth Brown
Middle Ridge
Walter Grobe
Familly
John Smith
Elyria
Conrad Ernst
Fred Kuhl
Marjorie
John Ember
Cleveland
A. Delefield
Family
Anna Burham
Aon Elsworth
B. Schubert
Rosa Grabel
Milton Schlecter
Miriam Fowl
Kenneth Harden
Harland Schlecter
Carolyn Elizabeth
Henrietta
Sandusky
Leonard Sauer
George Kauittle
Mitchell
Marion Knuittle
Kathryn Kolbe
Evelyn Funk
Hudson
Theodore Grills
West Ridge
C. J. Smith
Frank Siechtel
Howard Dayton
Pittsfield
Irma Spiegelberg
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Maude Adams
Fifi D'Orsay
Somerset Maugham
Arnold Bennett
Barney Gallant
Broadway
Toreh
Gilbert Miller
Frederic Lonsdale
Hollywood
London
Growler
Yorktown
East &6Th Street
Wilson Burke
Cincinnat
Day’s Hardware
Broad Street
Main
Ketles
Franklin D. Roogevelt
Eqitutor Tv
Mocranic Nomin
Pikes On
Ie Ee
Miss Keller
Parent Teachers Association
Chloe Keller
Brownell School
The
Legion Auxiliary
Ed Leonard
Chicago
H. B. Dulmage
Christian Endeavor
Congregational Church
Warren Powers
Ruth Woore
Niel Ruth
Ruth Ott
Carrie Buchanan
Florence Heussner
Grayford Gott
Wilma Boden
Harvard
Yale
Henry Bechtel
Birmingham
Harold Bechtel
Toledo
Hale Bechtel
Ada Stevenson
Migs Twylah
Mia
Naleeg
Drs
de Myre. Smith
Clarél Peabody
Bob Huneke
Elyria Savings & Trust
F. M. Sponseller
Ohio
BIG Boy
Blue Bird Restaurant Soda Grille
Court St
Community Dry Cleaners
Elyria Savings & Trust Co
Lorain County Savings & Trust Co
the Savings Deposit Bank & Trust Co
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