The Homebreaker and Other Screen Sagas
Dorothy Dalton stars in The Homebreaker where a traveling saleswoman seeks to cure her lover of frivolity by enlisting his father. The plot twists as crooks are reprogrammed into police, with a strong supporting cast and flash of youth. Also on Wednesday and Thursday billings: Broadway Jones two part Western tales with Tom Mix and Fatty Arbuckle comedy A Desert Hero plus May Allison in The Splitters a social satire about class and labor.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dorothy Dalton
Miss Marbury
Joseph Kaufman
George M Cahan
Tom Mix
Fatty Arbuckle
Allison
Wallace Irwin
Saturday Evening Post
Hortense Troutt
Land of
Bohema
Oratory
Hortense
Miss Allison
Howard Gaye Pell
Trenton Bred
Hollingsworth
Kathleen Kerrigan
Caroline Rankin
Low Wood
Beatty at Sea Inspires Quiet Tennis Game in Wartime Motion
The narrator orders a tennis match with Admiral Beatty as the fleet shifts from four to two and a half hours to notice. Signals fly by wire while Beatty directs destroyers and cruisers toward their tasks, blending court sports with strategic warroom activity as departure looms.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Aberdour
Hunter
David
Ustless
Admiral Beatty
Firth
Iueieten Partrig Eg~Rieman
Grand Fleet
Demand Now Is For Music In Modern Society
The article argues that contemporary musicians must engage with the public and society. It contrasts old flamboyance with a professional, approachable image and emphasizes substance over showmanship. Concert-goers judge based on output, not appearance.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Philadelphia
Buffalo Bill Chapeau
Tess
Censorship Rules Expand for Occupied Coblenz
Gregory Mason reports in Outlook that military censors loosened telephone use in occupied German towns. First forbidding calls, authorities now allow limited local calls in Coblenz and trunk lines to German areas while Americans monitor all calls for business matters to avoid isolation between river banks.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Germany
Coblenz
Phus
Toms
Tata Geerman
Berlin
Rhiate
Gregory Mason
When the Allowance Is Not Enough for a Home
A witty exchange from the Indianapolis News frames a family scene. A ten year old asks what is funny about Abe Martin, and the parents discuss how a wife’s allowance is spent on clubs, clothes, candy, and conventions. The mother notes the allowance isn’t enough for a hotel menu, countering the men’s view.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Abe Martin
Indianapolis News
Bullet in Brain Twenty Years Ends Trenton Broker's Life
Edgar Wilgus an insurance broker from Trenton faced a fatal fall on the granite hotel steps in New York after living twenty years with a bullet lodged in his brain. An interviewer later learned through a call to his home that the bullet had remained there for two decades, initially misattributed to an unexplained shooting by the medical examiner.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Edgar Wilgus
Trenton
New York
Media Examiner
Rear Admiral Sims Draws Crowd in Washington Visit
Rear Admiral Sims toured Washington with casual speeches and warm talks, winning public adulation. He refused to write a war book, called the navy’s role a stunt, praised General Pershing, joked about captivity, and chatted with all who pressed near his private car at Union Station. A gray haired woman declared it the proudest day of her life after meeting him.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sims
Washington
Pershing
Union Station
Niral
Figain
Washington Star
The Man Who Saves
A concise reflection on personal discipline and self improvement. The passage frames saving as defense against illness and misfortune, and as a means to gain opportunity, better employment, financial control, and ongoing responsibility. It emphasizes proactive self effort and growth.
Old Things Under the Sun and the Dream of International Peace
The Christian Herald cites ancient Israel as a democracy and warns against monarchal vanity. It notes eight centuries before Christ as a peacetime ideal, then traces Kant and Bloch visions of a federation of free states and says the United States finally promotes a league of nations when the world seems ready.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Christian Herald
Israel
Samuel
Jean Bloch
Emanuel Kant
Federation of Free States
United States
Loud Bell Warns of Touch at Front Door in War Savings Ad
An early 20th century wartime notice urges readers to keep a loud electric bell ready and promote War Savings Stamps. The copy emphasizes warning of any contact and rallying support for the savings drive.
Before You Go Shopping Read These Buying Hints
Read these buying hints to shop with purpose and avoid unnecessary purchases. Choose quality materials for hard wear and favor simple, versatile items. Reckon material needs, avoid fads, and ensure the purchase suits multiple occasions and purposes.
When Ben Franklin Was a Boy
Rene Bach recounts Benjamin Franklin as a boy in Philadelphia. He charitably lent money to fellow printers, acted as an informal banker, and earned respect from employers. The piece links frugality and generosity to later career success and links thrift to War Savings Stamps programs.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ben Franklin
Rene Bach
Benjamin Franklin
Benjamin Pranklin
Philadelphia
Market Street
Delaware Franklin
Hunters Kill Predatory Wolves and Other Animals in New Mexico
United States Department of Agriculture hunters killed wolves in New Mexico along with mountain lions bears coyotes and bobcats. The program cost 24 800 dollars and yields an estimated annual saving of 214 050 dollars for stockmen. Spring hunting destroys many young wolves and coyotes, aiding long term extermination efforts.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
United States Department of Agriculture
New Mexico
Speedy shorthand reporters boast at a meet
Two reporters boast of their fast shorthand at a meet during a warm evening. They claim their writing creates a current of air as their hands move, and one insists he must keep paper wetted to prevent it from blowing away or catching fire.
Ratskin industry may curb rat plague in New Castle
A veterinary inspector in New Castle England exhibits cured brown rat skins as superior to pricey coat linings. He notes uncertain supply but predicts strong demand could spur rat destruction, with carcasses usable as food for pigs poultry and dogs.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Veterinary Inspector
Newcastle
Eng
Not Recognizing Groom Sparks Street Encounter at Wedding
A man recounts a stumble when he met Lillian on the street and did not recognize her accompanying partner, the groom, at her wedding. The incident reveals social awkwardness and immediate confusion as bystanders react.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lillian
Treasury predicts doubling of U.S. wealth by 1934
Treasury officials urge investing in Thrift and War Savings Stamps, predicting in 15 years total U S wealth will double from about 200 billion dollars. They note last year output exceeded 18 billion and call the rise in wealth an abnormal but plausible growth.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
United States
Treasury Department
The Soldier's Prayer from Daily Amaroc News
A soldier’s humorous verses from the Daily Amaroc News in Coblenz describe longing for home and rest. The poem pleads for safety, quiet nights, and a return to civilian life, ending with a vow never to enlist again.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Amaroc News
Coblenz
Germany
Phenix
Wendell R. Davis
Births in town celebrate Congdon Levy siblings
Congdon announces a son born July 24 to Mr and Mrs Joseph B. Congdon. Levy announces a daughter born July 2 to Mr and Mrs Louis Levy.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Congdon
Harold Clifton
Joseph B. Congdon
Levy
Lous Levy
Marriages in Town Aug 1919 Reported
Davis Doyle and Clara Isabel Davis wed August 4 1919 in this town. Maytum Fowler couples married August 4 1919 in Westerly Rhode Island. Sears Raposa pair married August 2 1919 in this town.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Davis—Doyle
Frank Damrosch
Harry Kendale Doyle
Bradley
Mich
Clara Isabel Davis
Maytum—Fowler
Westerly
Leddy
Charles G Maytum
Filleen Fowler
Sears—Raposa
Francisco G Vieira
Daniel August Raposa
Jennie Agnes Sears
Death notices for Hassett Henderson and Miller in Rhode Island
Three brief obituaries from Aug 1919 record the deaths of Michael Hassett formerly of this town on Aug 2 in Providence. Evangeline Henderson wife of William Henderson aged 58 in Warren on Aug 2. and David Franklin Miller of Warren aged 42 at Rhode Island Hospital on Aug 3.
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Pridas
Max
William Maclead
Kame
Charles Kenson Othe
Mtass Tedels
Pde Tigers
New England
Henry P. Trudell
Bristol
Moor
F. W. Perkins
Saturda
Othan
Ann Sterts
Robert Perrys
Pristol
Edward Salisbury
Marek Tsisky
Himatel
Rhode Island
Catherine
Prospect Streets
Westerls
Prospect Street
Batuick McoWas
Madward Woods
Annie Perry
Martha
Ann
Mort
Beatty
Drake of Old
Job
League of Nations
Frenklin
Dorchester Mutual Fire Ins. Co of
Boston
E. L. Watson & CO
Industrial Trust Co
Providence
G.W. Simmons Undertakers
E. L F Colwell
Constitution Street
Garfield Avenue
Isaac B. Munro
G. M. Wilbur
Union Street
William W. Franklin & Co
Wood St
Talbot & Hopkins Electrical Contractors
Bradford Street
W. C. Talbot
W. Hopkins
Providence Domestic Coke
John C. Trudell
Second ST
Tel
Bristol, R. I
A. J. King & CO
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