Today is the Day by Clark Kinnaird
The item presents an early 1930s newspaper feature by Clark Kinnaird for Central Press Association. It notes the date Thursday September 20, marking the 263rd day of the year, the last week of summer, with morning and evening star positions and the Moon in its first quarter passing Saturn, under the sign Virgo.
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Clark Kinnaird
Central Press Association
Venus
Mars
Mercury
Jupiter
Saturn
Christ
Gregory
Central Press Association, Inc
German Push Drives Allies From Ground North of Aisne
September 20. Kluck's and Einem's forces renewed pressure, driving British and French from ground north of the Aisne. Bulow's troops captured Brimont and Nogent l Abbesse, bombarding Rheims, where the Notre Dame cathedral was destroyed. The Koenigsberg sank the British cruiser Pegasus in Zanzibar harbor during repairs.
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Kluck
Aisne
Einem
Hansen
Prince of
Pegasus
Zanzabar Harbor
Koenigsburg
Day by Day September 20 1914 Siege of Paris Beginnings
On the anniversary of the 1870 siege of Paris and Sebastopol battles, Falkenhayn shifts focus to France turning the western flank. Calvary sweeps to the Belgian coast as early military planes appear, with pilots firing pistols and bricks tossed to cripple propellers. Two German planes are downed. The era of machine guns has not yet arrived.
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Paris
Sebastopol
Russia
Falkenhayna
Moltke
Falkenhayn
Calvary
Wash Out 15 Miles of Kidney Tubes Ad
Medical ad touts Doan's Pills as quick relief for kidney issues claiming kidneys contain 15 miles of tubules needing washing. Warns against risky cures and urges purchasing Doan's Pills from druggists, noting 1934 Foster-Milburn Co. advertisement.
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Doan
Foster-Milburn Co
Advt
Two Centuries of American Maritime Ambition and Economic Turmoil
The excerpt recalls Sept 20 1787 when the ship Columbia under Captain Robert Grey sailed from Boston initiating Northwest fur trade and circumnavigating the globe. It contrasts with Sept 20 1878 noting depreciated paper money and inflation fueling public works, soaring debt, market runs, and bank panics across the United States.
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Columbia
Robert Grey
Boston
Lady Washington
Northwest
Massachusetts
China
U. S
Arthur Sworn In As President After Garfield Death
The New York Stock Exchange suspended trading as inflation panic loomed. Chester A Arthur, age 59, became the first President to assume office after Garfield's death, sworn in at his New York residence following Guiteau's assassination. His only elective post was vice presidency.
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United States
Chester Alan Arthur
New York
James A. Garfield
Guiteau
Ballet
Arthur
Ambiguous Two Figures Tied To Birth Dates And Politics
The excerpt blends facts about Alexander the Great born in 556 B C with a dramatic omen tied to the Temple of Diana at Ephesus. It then shifts to Upton Sinclair born 1878 in Baltimore and notes his Democratic Socialist gubernatorial candidacy, creating a fragmented political biographical sketch.
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Alexander II of
Macedon
Diana
Ephesus
Asia
Alexander
Upton Sinclair
Baltimore, Md
Cal
Mobilgas Climatic Control promises better air mix for cars
ITF GASOLINE explains that gasoline must mix well with air which varies with weather. Mobilgas Climatic Control is advertised to improve air mixing for full power, quick starts, and consistent performance. Available at stations displaying the Flying Red Horse.
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ITF
Mobilgas
Notable American Authors in Russia and Notable Figures
A fragmented note lists individuals including Georges Bird Grinnell born 1849 described as naturalist and author, Patricia Collings born 1894 noted as Irish American actress, Herbert Putnam born 1861 identified as librarian of the Library of Congress, and Emilia Lind w Hagebur described as world leader of anti vivisectionists.
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Ifornia
Russia
Georges Bird Grinnell
Patricia Collings
Herbert Putnam
Library of Congress
Washington
Emilia Lind W Hagebur
North Ohio Conference backs cigarette ban proposal
Resolutions endorsed by the North Ohio Methodist Conference call for forbidding the sale manufacture use or ownership of cigarettes or cigarette papers in Ohio. Bishop W F Anderson of Chattanooga Tenn presides as conference attendance passes 209 ministers.
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Ohio
North Ohio Methodist Conference
W. F. Anderson
Chattanooga
Tenn
Nineteenth Battery
G. A. R. Hall
Richard
Tax Figures and Local News in Elyria and Lorain County
Elyria reports 392 automobiles valued at 8594 each from 1914 tax lists, Lorain County totaling 19015 autos. A temperance campaign opens with a Sunday mass meeting led by James A. White of the Ohio Anti Saloon League. Avon district grapes yield the year’s largest crop as vines bear heavy loads and many grapes fail to ripen.
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Elyria
Lorain County
Citizens
James A. White
Ohio Anti-Saloon League
Avon
Lorain Mills May Operate Despite Steel Strike
National Tube Company in Lorain with 8,000 workers says its mills will run as usual Monday despite a nation wide steel strike. City hall janitor now earns the mayor’s salary after a council increase to 1200 dollars.
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Lorain County
National Tube Company
Lorain
Elyria Health Board Denies Sewage Plant Time Extension
The state health board refuses Elyria an extension past July 28, 1925 to build a sewage disposal plant, per a council letter. The executive committee of the local W C T U voted to protest to the city council urging action to prevent Sunday dancing. Rev G A Brown was elected president of the Elyria Ministerial Association, with Rev W L Burner chosen secretary and treasurer.
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State Health Board
Elyria
G. A. Brown
Pastor Edwin Kirby Named Akron District Superintendent
Dr. Edwin Kirby, pastor of the First M. E. Church for eight years, has been named superintendent of the Akron District of the North East Ohio Conference. The appointment reflects church leadership changes within the conference and signals Kirby’s new role overseeing area churches and activities.
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Edwin Kirby
First
M. E. Church
Akron
Ohio
Hollywood fashion and Paris shake on New York runways
New York reports Hollywood influence easing Paris fashion crisis as major department stores send scouts to Paris Fall collections. Designers like Adrian for Garnet hold sway over American buyers while Paris authors a market rebound with rising tourism and hotel stays.
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New York
Hollywood
Paris
Rue de la Paix
Molyneaux
London
America
South America
Oon
Adrian
Garbn
Patou
Lanvin
Vionnet
Lelsing
Mainbocher
Chicaro
Clergy Appointments Follow Exchange of Pastors
The Methodist Church selects a new pastor to succeed Rev. A. E. Piper, who moves to the local pastorate. Rev. Fr Stanislaus Suwaleki from Holy Cross Church Elyria exchanges duties with Rev. Fr Stanislaus Rybacki of Akron.
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Ference
Methodist Church
A. E. Piper
Stanislaus Suwaleki
Holy Cross Church
Elyria
Stanislaus Rybacki
Akron
George Ade and other odds and ends of fame
A compact column of quirky notes on public figures and curios, from George Ade’s fiction flair to Jim Tully’s past as a Cincinnati bus boy, with mentions of Day’s wealth, Swaffer’s Spiritualism, Lily Pons, Dorothy Dickson, Ravel, Walter Wanger, and a comic scene of a fly in a candy counter glass.
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George Ade
Ade
Jim ‘Tully
Gibson House
Cincinnati
Joseph KP
Day
London
Hannen Swaffer
Lily Pons
Dorothy Dickson
Ravel
Walter Wanger
Garbo
Hollywood
Avon Lake Goes Back to College
Avon Lake residents George and Ernest Hertner left Wednesday to attend college in Ann Arbor Michigan. Jean Kane returned to Notre Dame at South Euclid. Hugh Kane has returned to Kent.
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Avon Lake
George
Ernest Hertner
Ann Arbor
Mich
Jean Kane
Notre Dame
South Euclid
Hugh Kane
Kent
Jolly 12 Club Hosts Chicken Dinner At Mrs Cowsgills
Mrs. Russel Cowsgill hosted the Jolly 12 club at her home Tuesday evening with a chicken dinner. Prizes in five hundred went to Mrs. Curtis Duff, Mrs. Erma Sidnay, and Mrs. Bertha Uerringer.
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Russel Cowsgills
Jolly 12 Club
Curtis Duff
Erma Sidnay
Bertha Uerringer
Sunday Lawn Dinner Hosts Noted Local Residents
Mr and Mrs C E Dunnine and daughter Nina entertained guests at their home on Sunday. Attendees included Mrs Harriett En eel of Lakewood Mr and Mrs Kenneth Hughes and family of Cleveland Mr and Mrs Robert Grell and sons Mr and Mrs Peter Birk and daughter Johanne Miss Emma Orsa Miss Seannal Mr and Mrs Paul Robinson and sons Mrs Martin Birk and son Dick of Lorain. Dinner was served on the lawn.
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C. EE. Dunnine
Nina
Harriett Eneel
Lakewood
Nenneth Hughes
Cleveland
Robert Grell
Peter Birk
Johanne
Emma Orsa
Seannal
Paul Robinson
Martin Birk
Lorain
Clam Bake Teases Masonic Club Family Night
Hold clam bake at Village Park next Tuesday evening for Masonic club members and their families. A community gathering aims to bring members together for a simple meal and social time outdoors.
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Masonic Club
BP. T. A. Elects Officers
The Parent-Teacher Association elected officers with Mrs. Lentz unanimously chosen as president. Other officers were named to fill key roles, signaling a smooth start to the new term and planned activities for students and families.
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BP. T. A
Lentz
Officers Installed By Wellington Teachers Association
Principal J. L. Oppelt presided at the Wellington High School meeting held Tuesday evening in the school auditorium. The association installed first vice president Mrs Milburn Walker secretary Mrs Jack Anderson and treasurer Mrs Locke. The Wellington High School band led by E Haelstrom provided fine music.
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J. J. Oppelt
Milburn Walker
Jack Anderson
Irs. Locke
J. L. Opepelt
Wellington High School
E Haelstrom
Two Thomas Children Ill With Scarlet Fever
Two children of Mr and Mrs Andy Thomas are ill with scarlet fever at home. Local health officials monitor the household and advise isolation and careful hygiene to prevent spread.
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Andy Thomas
Avon Lake Benefit Dance Highlighted Local Evening
Mrs. Ed. Brown of Williams field spent Monday evening at the home of Mr. and Mrs. Leon ard Mitchell. Avon Lake was well represented at the Benefit Dance which seasoned residents recall as a community social event.
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Ed. Brown
Williamsfield
Leonard Mitchell
Avon Lake
Family Reunion Attended by Cowgill Family in Bay Village
Non given by members of the Pioneer club at Island Park Saturday evening. Mr and Mrs Russell Cowgill and son joined the family reunion held in Bay Village Sunday.
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Pioneer Club
Island Park
Mre
Russell Cowgill
Bonid
Bay Village
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