Amateur Scenarios Face Harsh Reality in Screenwriting Trials
A columnist assesses why amateur screenwriters struggle to sell ideas. Too many submissions lack originality or focus, while editors seek concise, clear, cinematic stories. Persistence, practice, and strong visuals improve odds, though most amateurs see their work returned before a payoff.
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Omeone
United States
Richard A. Rowland
First National Pictures
New York Tribune
Wells
Rupert Hughes
Guy Bates Post
Mars
Richard Barthelmess
J. E. Brady
Metro Pictures Corporation
Joseph M. Schenck
Norma Talmadge
Marshall Nellan
Vietw
New York
Henry Garnett
Hope Hampton
Iowa Highlights of 1923 From Iowa City Des Moines and More
Reports from across the state note crops and poultry markets, fairs in August, sugar price cuts, and corn auctions near Davenport. Oska loosa to Newton decide the 1923 Iowa Grange meeting site while a limestone outfit heads for Cascade. Iowa State College offers a winter agricultural short course at Ames for farm boys. Des Moines weather sets a 53 degree December high, and hemp reports reflect a strong farm economy despite Depression. Obituaries recall Chas Young of Walnut Township and Ira Alder of Iowa City, with civic notes on school buildings, legal bonds, and veteran Christmas care.
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A. R. Corey
M. J. DeLacy
Davenport
Iowa Grange
Oskaloosa
Newton
Jerry Connolly
East Cascade
Iowa State College
Ames
Sioux City
Montgomery County
Iowa Gas and Electric Company
Humboldt
Pocahontas
Des Moines
Metropolitan Life Insurance Company
Ida Grove
Allison
Chas. Young
Young
Walnut Township
Dallas County
Edward Murray
Lipton
Ira J. Alder
Iowa City
Huffman
Iowa
Rogers and Brown
Council Bluffs
Iowa Supreme Court
Weather Bureau
Cerro Gordo County
Jersey
Lamoni
House
Senate
Thirty-Ninth General Assembly
State House
American Legion Auxiliary
Supreme Court
Adler
Samuel Kirkwoo
Tanlac credited for curing long-term nervous indigestion
Norman W. Brown a Charlotte wall paper dealer says Tanlac fixed ten to twelve years of stomach trouble. He reports heartburn dizziness gas pressure and unstable nerves now gone and appetite restored. He praises Tanlac as a new man and urges friends to try it.
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Tanlac
Norman W. Brown
N. Cedar St
Charlotte
N. C
Johnny Had His Misgivings
Dear little Johnnie asks his mother if Santa fills everyone s stockings and suspects grownups may miss out. His aunt Emma visits, and the child clings to hope that Santa will indeed reach his stocking first.
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Johnnie
Emma
Santa Claus
The
American Legion Weekly
No Longer the One and Only Robert Surprised by New Sibling
A neighbor observes Robert's reaction when a younger brother arrives to share attention. The child answers with a playful line about having another Robert at home, signaling the shift in family dynamics and spotlight.
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Robert
Cuticura Skin Care Ad Promises Clear Complexion
An advertisement touts Cuticura products for skin issues and scalp conditions. It instructs to apply Cuticura Ointment on waking and before sleep, wash off after five minutes with Cuticura Soap and hot water, claiming to improve poor complexions dandruff itching and rough hands.
Quick Footwork Exchange In The Monitor
A dialogue fragment shows Ike asking Mac MacPherson to lend fifty dollars. Mac agrees to tell him when he arrives, indicating a casual request in a local note from The Monitor.
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Mac
Mac MacPherson
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Reenagar
J. Norman Lynd
Hawkeye
State News
Merchant
Johnny
Holland
National Mirror Co
Broadway
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