31 Mar 1924
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Newspaper
Albany Despatch
Location
Albany, Western Australia, Australia
Date
Mar 31, 1924
Page
1
A scattered fashion column reviews velvet gowns with silver lace and fringe flourishes, notes on tailoring and accessories, and fashionable impracticalities. It cites street fashion in London and Melbourne tea culture, highlighting hats, boots, lace, and the era’s shifting silhouettes.
In Manchester goods and household linens offer first quality sensational values. The notice urges shoppers to buy now for value and to prepare for winter sewing with favorable pricing and stock.
Masier Pictures will present a two feature program at Kiapite Theatre tonight. First, Doris May stars in Boy Gragg a twelve welock romance with country mischief and fashion in a lively comedy romance. Second, Arsene Lupin starring Wakewraid Nowell in 413 The Futon Artist a thrilling crime drama with a master thief and a mysterious murder.
Tomorrow night at the Empire Theatre Warner Bros presents Main Street with Florence Victoria and Monte Blue in a faithful screen adaptation of Sinclair Lewis. The film follows a small town girl who moves to the big city to reform Gopher Prairie, facing resistance and social change. A second feature traces the life around Paris Latin Quarter, highlighting youth, desire, and ambition in Trilby’s story. A strong supporting cast appears across two notable films, drawing large audiences wherever shown.
The film shows Audrew Lafayette as a Teddy like Croghton Hhule with Billie and Arthur Edmund Gare appearing as Svengali style figures in a two reel comedy.
Sa Kor Phanslay stars in a comic play about a jailed character seeking escape while a troupe performs in New York venues. The production, described with playful slang, promises lively dialogue and theatrical curiosities.
A sprawling frontier melodrama follows a wealthy prospector and a brave ranch woman as danger and intrigue unfold. A promised fortune, a missing stake, and a perilous hunt test loyalty, courage, and love amid a harsh desert landscape and mounting threats.
Fragmentary OCR story references wrestlers, names, and places with unclear meaning. The text hints at a bout involving Leman Ui Gampeain and Theotur Ube, with mentions of Fearfal and Ubouggl near a location called Lhuriagh. Reads as garbled sports or event notes with multiple unreadable terms.
In a wartime style ad the text praises Doan's Ointment as a permanent cure for eczema and skin irritation. Mrs J H Potter of Spencer Hood Albany testifies her family saw lasting relief after decades of itching and recurring flare ups. The item notes price 2/0 and where to buy, plus a cinema listing for Empire Theatre.
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