The Grip of the Movies and the Decline of Spoken Drama
Members of the Producing Managers Association express alarm at the rising success of film plays over spoken drama. They note smaller cities lose theatres to movies, one night stands fail, and audiences crowd the film shows despite inferior touring casts. Films are cheaper, faster, and can replay daily, with realism from outdoor and indoor scenes asserting stronger appeal than live theater.
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Producing Managers Association
New York
Church considers church supervised dancing to curb temptations
Report from Reading Pa before the General Synod of the Reformed Church notes Rev David H Fouse proposing a dancing floor as church equipment to guide modern social dancing. Delegates applauded yet observers doubt widespread church adoption or appeal to youth craving late gatherings.
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General Synod of the Reformed Church
Reading
David H. Fouse
Flouse
Cdimmon
America
Wood and Johnson clash over nomination threats
Johnson forces accuse Wood backers of treating the presidency as for sale while Wood managers reply that Johnson aims to derail a nomination with threats of rule or ruin policy.
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United States
Hobson Urges Allied Unity With Americans On Water Wagon
Richard P. Hobson argues the British and French must align with the United States to avoid extinction. He notes Armenians might accept this view while Turks chose a different path centuries ago, and cites Admiral Sims expressing deep regret and embarrassment as a factor in recent events.
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Richard P. Hobson
Sims
Reoperinest
Distinct Citizen Warned by Draft Dodger Linkage
A remark warns that a distinguished citizen would escape the shame of being linked to a draft dodger if he could read the papers and see his name tied to the controversy.
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Cleveland
Records Question English Hard on Irish Two Parliaments
Fragmentary lines discuss English treatment of Ireland with references to two parliaments and two congresses. The readable text hints at a political argument about Ireland's parliamentary rights and British policy.
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Ireland
Unclear fragments on war, politics, and trade impact
Fragmentary notes reference British training of American troops in France, compensation for troops, regional candidate contrasts, a Mexican president, sugar shipments delayed in Chicago, and lingering political sentiments. Specific names, dates, or places are not clearly legible.
Billy Whiskers Displays Courage Against Wolves
Billy confronts a pack of wolves threatening a herd of sheep in a sheltered pass. He defeats the leader, saves lambs, and leads the flock to safety, earning praise from Mr Wilder and becoming a local hero. The tale ends with wolves dead in the aftermath and Billy hailed for bravery.
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Billy Jr
Roek
Billy J
Billy
Mae
Corral
Onion
Scarcity of Houses Provokes Mixed Reactions at Club
A club conversation on high rents sparks a man to praise housing scarcity as a solution while acknowledging personal insecurity about May and April moves. He notes the discomfort of renters and criticizes profiteering landlords, highlighting how single-family homes and pets affect housing access.
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Answ
Ng Marine
Teen Advice and Beauty Remedies From a Teacher’s Column
The letter page offers guidance to youths about staying out of trouble, choosing friends wisely, and using age appropriate social plans. Readers request remedies for blackheads and pimples with soap ether mixtures and sulfur based ointments. A brief note asks if a modest pocket Kodak gift is appropriate from a gentleman friend.
Noted American Philanthropist Straus Highlighted
The Day's News profiles a prominent Jewish American donor who supports Palestine development and the Rockefeller Foundation. Born in 1848 in Rhenish Bavaria he built a business career in New York and Talbotton Georgia, later funding a Rainfall Island sterilization project, milk stations, and coal and groceries for the needy while aiding the fight against tuberculosis.
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Deen
Stlend
United States
Palestine
Rockefeller Foundation
Holy Land
Straus
America
Rhenish
Bavaria
Talbotton
New York
International Congress
Deposits Embrace Symbols of Safety
Each is a symbol of safety to depositors as financial safeguards reassured savers and strengthened trust in the banking system.
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Federal Reserve System
Wyoming
Nightclub talk on burglaries sparks gadget tale
In a club smoking room patrons discuss the current burglary wave. One speaker recalls rigging an electric horn from an old car, wiring it into his hall as a curiosity and noting how such devices could be misused to alarm or distract.
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Pilly
Fragmentary dialogue in a crowded room overheard
In a noisy inn or hotel, a bystander recalls a moment when a deaf man supposedly missed a burglary. Two travelers discuss a yearlong order, while another observer questions the identity of a stout traveler, sparking a brief exchange about a “suspension bridges.”
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Galde
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