Stephens Ashurst bill to curb dishonest advertising seeks price protection
A proposed measure by Rep Daniel Stephens of Nebraska and Sen Ashurst of Arizona aims to shield producers merchants and consumers from dishonest advertising and false pretenses in merchandising It would restore protections for producers to set uniform prices via branch outlets or agents and require registration of trademarks with the bureau of corporations in Washington with a public price schedule and limits on monopolistic practices Damaged text notes drafting details and implementation steps.
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W. Bob Holland
Congress
Dan V. Stephens
Nebraska
Senate
Ashurst
Arizona
Stevens
New Hampshire
Stephens
Supreme Court of the United States
Stephens-Ashurst
Supreme Court
Bureau of Corporations
Washington
Pickford Stars in The Eternal Grind at Strand and Elite
Mary Pickford delivers a defining screen persona in The Eternal Grind at the Strand and Elite. She plays a resolute factory girl whose family suffers at the hands of a brutal factory owner his son and a crippling disease, with Pickford’s strength carrying the drama to a triumphant finale.
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Mary Pickford
Famous Players Film Company
Peppina
Miss Pickford
Strand
Kiss of Hate to Play at Strand with Ethel Barrymore
The Kiss of Hate stars Ethel Barrymore and Wallace Reid in exclusive Metro Pictures drama. Five part production praised as a big screen sensation with elaborate photoplay and strong cast in a Strand engagement. Reid also stars in The Love Mask by Cecil B. DeMille and Jeanie MacPherson, a Jesse L. Lasky drama set in early California.
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Daniel Sullivan
Wallace Reid
Strand
Jesse L. Lasky
California
Cecil B. DeMille
Lasky Company
Jeanie MacPherson
Reid
Flames of Johannis to Show at Strand With Nance O Neil
Admirers of Nance O Neil will view her in a dual role in The Flames of Johannis a Lubin photoplay released through Y S E for the Strand debut on Wednesday Miss O Neil portrays Marika a foundling and Zirah an evil gypsy delivering contrasting characters judged under intense electric lights without stage light tricks her performance being hailed as a triumph by critics and fans alike.
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Nance O’neil
Legion
Lubin
Johannis
Nance O'Neil
Edgar Lewis
Lubin Company
Marika
Zirah
Miss O'Neill
The Aryan Star W S Hart In a Desert Saga
W S Hart stars as a rugged desert man who is fleeced and abducts a woman before fleeing to a mining camp. He becomes hate personified until a fearless girl inspires a moral awakening. Dorothy Gish also appears in Little Meena’s Romance with two Keystones.
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Ryan Thursday
Dorothy Gish
Meena
Little Meena's Romance at Strand Tuesday
A Triangle Fine Arts feature tells of a poor Pennsylvania Dutch girl and a patent clothes-wringer baron salesman. She helps him out of jail for illegal carriage while he rewards her with books and self improvement. They part unaware of their deep feelings. The film promises human interest, tears, and laughs.
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Meena
Triangle Fine Arts
Keystone Comedy
For Sale Hogs Pair Improved Chester White Hogs
For sale two Improved Chester White hogs from a sow about six weeks in pig. They are described as extra fine and will be sold cheap or exchanged for a poor yearling cattle. Contact Ralph Walker at Allgood's Stable on Clayton Street.
Reflecting on His Judgment
A Rochester Union and Advertiser quote notes that a man grows angrier when reading glowing tobacco ads for brands he does not smoke. It comments on advertising influence and personal bias.
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Rochester
Union and Advertiser
City School Supply Bids Sought for August Delivery
Notice invites bids until noon Saturday for school supplies including scouring maps ink crayons paper towels and report cards. Items listed include Bonami Oc tagon soap Ivory soap Pearline Dutch Cleanser erasers ink envelopes and desk pads among others with August delivery and bid rejection rights.
College Avenue Third Graders Defeat Oconee 12 to 8
The College Avenue Third graders defeated Oconee by 12 to 8. Felton Pearce starred as catcher for both sides, Flournoy pitched well with twenty strikeouts, and Fred Richards hit a home run. Interested teams may schedule games by contacting Felton Pearce or Tom Flournoy.
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College Ave
College Avenue
Oconee
Felton Pearce
Flournoy
Fred Richards
Tom Flournoy
College Avenue Stars
Weatherly leads Baxter Street to 9 0 win over Whitehall
Eddie Weatherly dominated on the mound and at the plate for Baxter Street, finishing with a single double triple and home run plus a walk in five trips. Whitehall managed only three runs off Weatherly as Baxter Street rolled to a 9 0 victory before 160 fans. Weatherly had stellar pitching and Batters Pennock contributed two doubles and a single while Whitehall's Brown Jem son Jones and Fears shared fielding duties.
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Whitehall
Eddie Weatherly
Baxter Streets
Weatherly
T. Pennock
Baxter
Watkinsville
Ree
Baxter St
Pennock
Brown
Jemson
Jones and Fears
Lot of 'Em and a Singing Fellow at Leavenworth
A brief note from the New Era published at the Federal Penitentiary in Leavenworth Kansas remarks that the man who often sings is often the one who can carry a tune better than most.
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Federal Penitentiary
Leavenworth
Kan
Estate of D Axelrod Seeks Bankruptcy Sale of Goods
For sale one stock of groceries valued around $1000 plus fixtures autos horse and wagon and notes and accounts belonging to the estate of D Axelrod. The sale is set for Wednesday May 10 in the referee's office and is subject to confirmation by the referee in bankruptcy. Cash terms. For details contact H M Rylee Trustee.
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Algo
D. Axelrod
H!m. Rylee
John Deere buggy and harnesses for sale at Allgood stable
Top buggy and rubber tires. John Deere buggy nearly new. Will trade for poor yearling cattle or take notes. Also several sets of single buggy harnesses for sale. Frank Allgood's Stable Clayton Street.
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Ralph Walker
Frank Allgood
Clayton St
Vinci Leads Aged Grandmother To Strength In Athens
Athens readers report a grandmother recover strength rapidly after Vinol treatment. Myrtle H. Bunn writes of improved mobility and vigor, noting Vinol’s cod liver oil based tonic supplies iron and restorative extracts believed to aid the aged.
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Athens
Woodbridge
M. J
Vinci
Grandma
Myrtle H. Bunn
Speaking of War. There is always an under such thing as an under cat
A brief, whimsical line from the St. Louis Globe notes a paradoxical phrase about war and a mysterious “under cat” idea, reflecting a playful aside in the paper’s column.
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St. Louis Globe
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