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Newspaper
The Chronicle Telegram
Location
Elyria, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Sep 27, 1920
Page
3
The Dreamland Theatre screens Hidden Dangers a Vitagraph serial with Chinese stage tricks and a famous magician. A cook performs the classic water-into-vase illusion as the plot thickens with a U.S. lover plot and a $5,600 ransom, ending in reconciliation for the honeymooners.
The readable text references Marguerite Clark in a light comedy role and a brief dramatized moment on a train. It notes a hushard remark about a bride and honeymoon, with characters pursuing each other in a trolley era setting.
The Strand Theatre presents The Girl in the Rain with Anne Cornwall in a controversial drama about a young woman helping her brother evading the law. Pursued by authorities, Judith rides into Virginia where a thunderstorm leads to a dramatic turn in a complex love story.
Chronicle Telegram invites readers to enter a limerick contest to win free tickets to the Captain and the Kids show at the Rialto Theatre next Tuesday night. Entries must follow the published lines and be mailed to the Limerick editor before the deadline. Winners will be announced in Tuesday's paper and contacted for ticket reservations.
The Mikado revival directed by Ralph Dunbar arrives at the Rialto Klyli on Tuesday September 28. Noted artists and elaborate costumes showcase a finely staged comic opera with meticulous Japanesque scenery. Dunbar personally selected voices and supervised rehearsals and designs, promising a premier operatic offering with strong vocal and technical quality. Heavy advance box-office demand reflects high local interest and eager seat reservations.
A Casco Wisconsin reader credits Lydia E Pinkham's Vegetable Compound with restoring strength after childbirth and an old illness. She endorses the product and offers to publish testimonials, noting confidential expert advice from the company and inviting other women to write for help.
A Colonial Theatre review praises Should a Woman Tell for its gripping emotional impact. Alice Lake stars as Meta Maxon, a Massachusetts fisher girl drawn into Boston society who must decide whether to reveal a past indiscretion before marriage. Tack Mulhall plays Albert Tulley, while Currier portrays Meta's thrifty fisherman father.
Washington Sept 27 The public health service warned against fake fruit beverages that have flooded the soft drink market since prohibition began Many orange drinks consist only of sweetened carbonated water with a trace of orange peel and artificial color The agriculture department ruled that selling such drinks under trade names implying real fruit content violates the pure food act.
Davis Republican gubernatorial candidate Harry B. Davis wraps up his speaking tour in Ohio. He planned stops in Delaware Mount Victory Bellefontaine Columbus Oxford Hamilton and Elyria with dates from Tuesday to Saturday.
Columbus and other Ohio cities move clocks back this week with October 1 as the mark for many smaller towns. Cincinnati plans to revert in late October to Central Standard Time while Toledo and Columbus shift dates set for next Sunday. Cleveland and several eastern cities stay on Eastern Time. Half of Ohio stays on Eastern Time while the rest stay on Central Time.
Grafton news notes a string of visits and social calls. Mrs Cragin of LaGrange visits son Fred Cragin. OG Spitzer and others stop by Litchfield and Elyria friends. families from Akron, Cleveland, and Elyria are seen in town. Osborn Foundry hires eight watchman. Rev. Craft returns as M E church pastor. Medina fair attendees include Miss Silva Tran and McCoy Neil.
More than 26 large steamships and battleships of the Atlantic fleet were anchored in the outer harbor as dense fog blocked passage since Friday night. Trans Atlantic liners and noted vessels including La Sovoche Philadelphia United States transport Northern Pacific Prometheus and others were halted on inbound voyages since Saturday morning. The Atlantic Squadron had tried to enter the harbor since yesterday.
Franklin D. Roosevelt began a nationwide tour after a 24 hour layover at Hyde Park. The Democratic candidate for vice president was set to speak in Newark New Jersey and later visit Orange, Virginia, and areas along the Pacific coast as his campaign proceeds.
Columbus, Sept 27 The second week of prand racing opens with the Chamber of Commerce 2:08 trot purse 3000 and the Board of Trade 2:04 pace purse 3000 as features. The 2:07 class race and the 2:5 class trot complete the program. Evyder lo big for decent burial salitna plans latte der the trained elephant killed after running amuck.
Five foot tall Louia Lt Collins known as The Littl Corporal wins praise as a Republican nominee for lieutenant governor of Minnesota. He earned the nickname from his service in France with the French Foreign Legion and later with the 151st Field Artillery of Minnesota in major engagements.
Rish, a chauffeur, risked his life to save Albert Elan Kar and Walter Moraviteh, two schoolchildren, when a Passaueer Train bore down on them. He leapt from his car and pulled the youths to safety as the train approached.
Lorain residents report eerie music from the Century park dance pavilion near Lake Erie. A city inspector closed the hall for a unsafe floor, but locals say a phantom sax, drum, and violin haunt the deserted venue as council considers investigation and possible action.
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