Elinor Glyn film lures Moscow romance to Colonial Theatre
The Colonial Theatre screens Elinor Glyn's latest romance Lil as Nour tomorrow and Tuesday set in czarist Moscow with Aileen Pringle and John Gilbert. King Vidor directs a Metro Goldwyn release as the author supervised filming and the plot follows Tamara Loraine’s love with a Russian prince amid parties, a rival, a duel, a kidnapping, and a marriage proposal.
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Moscow
Colonial Theatre
Lils Nour
Elinor Glyn
King Vidor
Metro-Goldwyn
Aileen Pringle
John Gilbert
Miss Pringle
Tamara Loraine
Population Growth in the United States 1924 Decline
The 1924 birth rate rose about 11 percent while deaths held steady and overall population grew about 21 percent. Dr Willford J King’s study notes the natural increase from births over deaths exceeded net immigration by more than three to one, with 41 million births and 22 million deaths across 16 years. The chief cause of population rise is natural increase driven by births.
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Bureau
Willford J. King
United States
King
Births outpace deaths with rising population in early 20th century
The text analyzes long term birth death ratios since 1909 noting births exceeded deaths by about a two to one margin and the gap widened in recent five years. It cites 1911 and 1924 figures, death rate trends, and shifts in population while urging moral and civic guiding principles from New England forebears.
Constitution as guiding light for the nation
A dated reflection on national character crowns the nation’s guiding principle. The piece emphasizes character over wealth and power, urging readers to consider morality above material advancement in the nation’s long run.
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United States
Snakeskin Shoes Trend Report From Sydney
Snakeskin shoes in many shades are the latest fad in Sydney Australia. The custom is primitive on Cape Barren Island where inhabitants wear diluted blood footwear derived from snake skin and from the blood of now extinct Tanmania Aborigines.
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Sydney
Australia
Cape Barren Island
Tanmania
Covered Wagon on Here This Week at Rialto Theater
The Rialto Theater shows The Covered Wagon on Wednesday Thursday and Friday. The film previously drew strong crowds at the Colonial and holds record receipts for Bluefield. The engagement is at a popular price and expected to draw large audiences locally.
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Rialto
Rialto Theater
Colonial
Bluefield
Steps Taken to Effect Better School Lighting
The National Committee for the Prevention of Blindness aims to protect schoolchildren from eye strain by educating teachers nationwide about proper lighting. It will distribute a lighting code to superintendents in states counties and cities with 25 000 or more people, showing that 12 percent of American schoolchildren have defective eyesight.
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New York
National Committee For the Prevention of
United States
Buenos Aires Jockey Club Seats Allocate Elite Entrants
The Buenos Aires Jockey Club is described as the most aristocratic racing venue near the city with a steep entrance fee of about 2500 dollars. Only sons of ten-year members are admitted, creating a waiting list. The text notes nearly 190000 has been paid for shares with fine racing records.
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Buenos Aires
Buenos Aires Jockey Club
Alres
Palestine travels surge as 1923 arrivals surpass prior years
Jerusalem reports 70,619 travelers and returning residents entered Palestine in 1923, excluding immigrants, with figures rising year by year. The March Palestine government bulletin notes the trend and cites more than 15,000 immigrants, chiefly Jewish, in 1924.
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Palestine
Government Bulletin
The
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