The Screen Its Amazing History Imagining the Motion Picture
A condensed history tracing motion pictures from Edison’s kinetoscope to a major industry. It covers pioneers like Dickson and Ramsaye, early theaters, Lumiere and Latham projects, first public screenings, censorship, and the rise of film piracy and bootlegging amid rapid growth.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John D. Isaacs
Leland Stanford
Stanford
San Francisco
Kadweard Muybridge
Muybridge
Isaacs
LePrince
United States
George Eastman
Rochester
N. Y
Dickson
Edison
Norman C. Raff
Frank Lombard
North American
Phonograph Company
Frank Gammon
West Orange
Ramsaye
Fred Ott
Thomas Alva Edison
Simon and Schuster
Dennis
Ruth St. Denis
Broadway
New York
Chicago
Edwin Hill Ames
Virginia
Woodvill Latham
England
Robert Friese-Greene
France
Louis
Auguste Lumiere
Lumiere
Cinematograph
Latham
America
Amet
Koster & Bilal Music
Twenty-third Street
Carmencita
Annabelle Moore
Sandow
Edison Company
Dolorita
Atlantic City
Reno
Brooklyn
Waukegan
Ill
Spoor
Paris
Vitagraph
Biograph
Florence Turner
Maurice Costello
Charles Chapman
Adam Kessel
New York Motion Picture Company
Kessel
Charlie
Los Angeles
Keystone
Chapman Pictures
Chaplin
Fatty Arbuckle
Boston
Arbuckle
Mary Pickford
Owen Moore
Nevada
Douglas Fairbanks
Will Hays
Republican National Committee
Hays
Famous Players’ Organization
Balaban & Ratz
Famous Players
Early Cinema Origins and Pioneers in a Turbulent Era
A retrospective outlines how cinema emerged from vaudeville and theater, tracing Adolph Zukor, Marcus Loew, Carl Laemmle, and others from penny arcades to major studios. It notes early censorship battles, fires, and the shift toward story pictures, with Will Hays shaping industry standards.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Adolph Zukor
Chicago
New York
Zukor
Marcus Loew
Famous Players-Lasky Corporation
Loew
Metro-Goldwin- Mayer Company
Carl Laemmle
Oshkosh
Wis
Edison
Universal Pictures
Laemmie
Cochrane
Ramsaye
Chicago Tribune
Nickelodeon
National Board of Censorship
Pennsylvania
Job the Wealthy Righteous Man and His Trials
A biblical portrait of Job as a rich Eastland figure with vast flocks and children who endures Satanic tests. The text recounts Job's losses, his friends Eliphar Bildad and Zophar, his ultimate faith, and a divine storm where Job proclaims, I had heard of Thee by the hearing of the ear but now mine eye seeth Thee. It ends with Job receiving twice his former wealth and living 140 years, reflecting faith over fear.
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S OB
Job
Satan
Heavenly Council
God
Second Heavenly Council
Eliphar
Bildad
Zophar
Jehovah
Tax Relief for Tokyo Rickshaw Men
Tokyo authorities exempt rickshaw operators from paying vehicle taxes as the mode faces extinction due to rising automobile use. Tokyo has 7,836 rickshaws and 3,222 in the suburbs, with owners previously taxed 50 sen per rickshaw.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Japan
Tokyo Prefectural
Tokyo
Japan's Cheap Fuel From Charcoal Dust and Straw
A Japanese fuel claims to cut heating and power costs. makers grind mix with moisture into a paste, roll and cut into blocks or balls of various sizes. The fuel reportedly sells for about $2 a ton and is presented as profitable for producers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Japan
Lydia Pinkham’s Vegetable Compound Promises Health and Beauty
A Florida woman, Mrs J Taylor of Tallahassee, reports weakness and blue mood improved after using Lydia E Pinkham's Vegetable Compound. She cites regained strength and ability to do housework, noting the product's fifty year history and herbal roots.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lydia BP. Pinkham
J. ©. Taylor
Box 211
Tallahassee
Florida
Lydia B. Pinkham
First Homestead in Country Marked in Nebraska
A Nebraska state historical monument marking Daniel Freeman’s home site, the first homestead entry under the U S homestead law, stands 19 miles northwest of Wymore. Built from Lincoln capitol stone, it bears a bronze tablet and sits on Freeman land still owned by his descendants. Freeman rode to claim the land January 1, 1868, lived there until his death eight years ago, with his widow and six children nearby.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Nebraska
Daniel Freeman
United States
Freeman
Wymore
Beatrice
Lincoln
Brownville
Land Sale Dispute Over Meadow Claim Stony Lot Fails Hens
A Vancouver Province excerpt shows a buyer challenging a land sale claim that the land was meadow, arguing it is heavily rocky and unsuitable, with hens suffering sore feet. The dialogue highlights buyer frustration and a clash over property description in the exchange.
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Vancouver Province
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Proehl Haller
Jaklon Oom
N. J
Mr. Edison
William K. L. Dickson
Menlo Park
Terry Ramsaye
Thomas A. Edison
Simon & Schuster
Ramsage
Europe
Cape Cod
Court
Rampage
Aristotle
Stamfer
Herschel
Daguerre
His
Leonard A. Barrett
Joh
Western Newspaper Union
Haarlem Oil Ee
Goto Mepal
Anglo-American Co
Fulton St
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