Blights of Stage Screen Acknowledges Early Talkies Era
A survey of early talking pictures notes Laura La Plante in Finders Keepers and Al Jolson in The Jazz Singer. It highlights sound film progress, box office buzz in San Francisco and Philadelphia, and star turns by May McAvoy and Norma Talmadge in The Woman Disputed.
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Finders Keepers
Laura la Plante
al Jolson
Eriasto
Little Snob
May McAvoy
Nat
Virgil Proctor
Fox
Philadelphia
Philadelphia Record
G. R. Taylor
Warner Theatre
New York
Chicago
Garrick
Mission
Norma Talmadge
Elsie
Dennison Clift
United Artists
Henry King
Megaphone
Lillian Gish
Richard Barthelmess
David
Stella Dallas
St. Jacob's Oil Promises Quick Lumbago Relief
A testimonial extols St. Jacob's Oil for rapid relief from back pain lumbago rheumatism and stiffness. The copy claims it soothes and penetrates directly to the affected area without skin burning and urges readers to try a small trial bottle from any drug store.
Sub disasters spur navy safety device claims
Pittsburgh March 28 An inventor from Homestead Hector H Evans says his electric lifesaving device could keep sailors alive in airtight submarine compartments. He notes Navy officers have recommended testing by the Navy Department and argues the S 4 disaster might have spared lives with his system providing air water and liquid food.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
International News Service
Pittsburgh
United States Navy
Hector H. Evans
Homestead
Navy Department
Evane
Navy
Dashing Austrian Officer Featured in Red Gold at Deandi
Rolands leads as a handsome Austrian officer in Red Gold an all star drama shown today at the Deandi theater. The Dove is noted for heavy scoring against her in a separate feature.
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Roland
Deandi
Inventor Hopes for Navy Backing on Salvage Venture
Evans cites Navy Department correspondence suggesting his submarine salvage invention may be accepted. He conducted experiments in his home cellar during off hours from mill work while awaiting safer weather to run the boat.
Mount Etna Believed Now Entirely Extinct
Mount Etna in Sicily is reported by the Etna observatory director to have emitted no smoke or ashes for two months and no major eruption since 1910. The article warns against assuming permanence, noting the volcano could awaken again.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mount Etna
International
Servis
Rome
Etna Observatory
Etna
Unknown volcanic crater’s long hiatus and rise to height
The article notes a crater that rarely rests for two months yet has endured ages of activity. Lyell places its foundation in the lower Pliocene sea. Its full height of 10 758 feet and the period it began spouting are uncertain, but it likely vented lava during Europe’s last ice age.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lyell
Java
Europe
Mining volcanic ash site eyed in Pratt Kansas hope
A St Louis company plans to mine volcanic ash and other minerals on leased land near Pratt Kansas. The firm has secured a multi year lease and expects to begin operations soon on the site described in the proposal.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kansas
Neonberg Len Pratt
Kans
St. Louis
Pumacite Company
Pan
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Wynida
Columbia Pictures
John Emerson
Anita Loos
Charlie Murray
Louise Fazenda
Erskine
Laure la Plante
Universal
Clever Blonde
Charles Farrell
Elay
Miss la Plante
John Harron
Edmund Breese
Arthur Rankin
William Gorman
Eddie Phillips
Joe Mack
Wesley Ruggles
Ned
Camp Evans
Pacific Coast
San Francisco
Maine
Uakers
Jolson
Warner, Bros
Dolores Costello
Noah Webster
Rialto Theatre
Goldwyn
Fort Lee
Myrna Loy
Rin Tin Tin
California
Finve
Warner Bros
Miss Talmadge
Gilbert Roland
Miss Talmade
Camille
Ryvers Keepers
Laura LA Plant
Ake
Knox
Knox Sparkling Gelatine
Charles B. Knox Gelatine Company
Knox Avenue
Johnstown
N.Y
Columbia
Ireland
Polk Dial
The
Fair Theatre
Abraham Lincoln
John Drinkwater
Municipal Auditorium
Amarillo
TriState Fair Association
South
R. T. Emmett
Tri-State Fair Association
Polk Street
Imo
Joilpastew Polishes, Zioftens PB
Whittemore
Jars
Vine
Blue Ribbon Pictures
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