Dempsey shines in high school first picture reel
The famed heavyweight Jack Dempsey, born in Colorado and rising through Utah and California rings, is featured in a Universal Pictures fight series written by Gerald Beaumont. Off the mat he is gentle, loving his mother and sister, and enjoys games with children.
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Pola Negri in Shadows of Paris at Paramount
Pola Negri stars in a three day Paramount drama Shadows of Paris brimming with Parisian society and underworld intrigue. The film, directed by Herbert Brenoa, promises a vivid emotional tour from mirth to madness as Negri fights for a love worth any sacrifice amid a city of restless excitement.
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Week's Program at Local Theaters
Weekly lineup at the Rialto and Peoples features Polo Negri in Shadows of Paris at Paramount plus a Scenic and News weekly. Walter Heirs in Fair Week two part Mack Sennett com edy Patho. pers. Dorothy Mackail stars in What shall I Do and Butler Maids. Harold Lloyd Safety news opens the week.
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Mack Sennett
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Dorothy Mackail
Mighty Laka Rose
Harold Lloyd
King Haakon Opens Nordic Literature Circulating Library
King Haakon of Norway initiates a circulating library of Nordic literature, comprising several hundred volumes. The collection travels to leading Western European universities, spending months at each, and is now at the University of Berlin to foster European acquaintance with Scandinavian art and letters.
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Veteran Hoyt veteran Evans stars in Lightnin at Broadway
Charles E. Evans, a veteran of Hoyt shows and longtime partner of Bill Hoey, is announced as the Reno judge in John Gold Suction of Lightnin at Broadway on July 11 to 13. Evans has spent over two decades in theater and film circles, helped launch Anna Held in New York, and later managed American productions from Hollywood after the Hoey partnership ended.
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Hoyt Tateen
John Gold
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Anna Held
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Hollywood
Dutch oil firm to explore Celebes for Borneo oil
The Bataafsche Petroleum Company plans a multi month expedition from Balik Papan to Celebes to search for oil. With a budget of 2,500,000 guilders it will use modern American installations to double benzine production from any oil found. The project signals a major expansion in Dutch East Indies energy ventures.
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Amsterdam
Bataafachetroleum Company
Balik Papan
Dutch East Indies
Celebes
Spur Radio
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Percys Letter Hints at Theater Plot and Fashion
A garbled 1920s style note references Percy Hammond in New York on July 2, discussing theatrical plots and fashion. The piece mentions Pennington and Miss Mary Pickford, political names like SicAdoo, and costumes including tuxedos and stylish dress. It captures social chatter about theater, dress, and celebrity presence with scattered proper nouns.
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New York
Follien
Pennington
Mary Pickford
Lydia E. Pinkham’s Compound Attracts Noted Endorsement
A reader recounts severe illness preventing work and bed rest. She credits Lydia E. Pinkham’s Compound for relief, claiming a neighbor and many women benefited and that about 98 of 100 women experience improvement recommended by druggists.
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