Flickerings from Filmland Interesting to the Movie Fans
News notes on upcoming films and Wally Van directing The Scarlet Runner a twelve episode feature based on a popular novel. Cast includes Alma Williams and Vitagraph stars with Leah other principals, plus Wally Van in comedy and romance roles.
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CION
ALM
Willismoon
Wally van
Mr. van
Wally
Villanvons
Marle Williams
Fenonine
Cos
Anita Stewart
Lilian Walker
Edith Storey
Geos Phymypton
England
Levy
Pep
Flora De Haven Prefers Autos to Milking a Cow on Set
Flora Parker De Haven, star of The Wrong Door and The Bar, plays a refined Indy girl who struggles with milking a cow in a Turner Universal scene. Director Turner endures repeated takes as De Haven, unused to rural life and dairy work, resists the idea and mutters she would rather drive an automobile.
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Dainty
Flora Parker de Haven
Otis ‘Turner
Universal
Turner
Indy
Madame
Voskmentks
Strouhl
Tam
Hee
Miss Clayton Excited Over Snow Country
California native Mar guerite Clayton traveled to Chicago and the Canadian border to shoot photos in a snow filled role for the film To Beyond the Law. She marveled at ten to twenty feet snow and sent sunny California friends images of the wintry experience.
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California
Marguerite Clayton
Miss Clayton
Chicago
New Mutual Feature Weird Ghost Story
A ghostly con artist poses as a spiritualist to seize money from a young heir. The scam backfires when the sister Mary reveals herself. the crook dies, and the widower marries Mary as a result of the revelation and romance.
No Rule for Happy, Marriage Says Philosophers
A periodical debate on same sex and standard marriages questions if two women wives should live apart with limited means. A Louisville Courier-Journal remark notes practical limits to matrimony rules and asserts most unions under strain fail when two households share one purse, with courts and institutions strained by such disputes.
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Louisville Courier-Journal
Colonizing Western Lands and a National Colonization Bill
The piece critiques a congressional bill by Mr. Crosser proposing a national colorization board to develop and colonize western lands. It argues for government investment in land leveling, roads, irrigation, and utilities, plus a credit and improvement scheme, while warning against overreach and lifelong land ownership, noting British parallels and past western policy failures.
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United States
Congress
Crosser
Departments of Agriculture, Labor and the Interior
Colo Uies
Season of Satin Promises Fashion Favor This Year
Satin fabrics are in for a good season, aiding dressy costumes and street frocks. Dark satin colors are anticipated to be in demand, with lighter satin fancies for those preferring fabrics other than cloth.
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Ibia
Plants From China Expedition Finds New Varieties for America
I N Meyer of the U S Department of Agriculture reports completing a third expedition into central and southeastern China. Seeds roots and cuttings of about 6000 food and forage plants shrubs and trees have been sent to America for testing. Findings include a new fruit the trinhe domestic to Asia a hickory tree in China wild walnuts wild peach citrus relatives and roses including a hardier yellow rose Rosaxanthina with potential for North American cultivation and new yellow rambler roses.
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China
United States
I. N. Meyer
U. S. Department of Agriculture
Chinese Turkestan
Amereca
Previeus
America
Huayinchau
Tibet
Mifions
Canada
Transition From Hoe to Modern Harvesting
A nostalgic contrast shows how past farmers labored in fields with hoes under harsh sun. Modern growers ride cultivators, pulling similar duties with machines, while contending with wealth and efficiency that change rural work and town life.
Dictates of fashion in spring mood for coats and dresses
The piece surveys feminine wardrobe shifts as spring arrives, highlighting three-piece ensembles evolving into one-piece dresses,Cheruit serge frocks with taffeta embroidery, and voile coats. It notes color use, matching Petticoats with coat linings, and a trend toward practical yet stylish street wear.
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Sullosz
Betes
Paris
Papa Peery
Doliera
Reddy
Serge
Tadteta
Shawl fashions and male health tips dominate fashion page
The article surveys lace shawls and mantilla revivals in contemporary Spanish influenced dress, paralleling commentary on Calve and stage couture. It shifts to advice for middle aged men, urging diet restraint, regular walking, and short daily exercise to improve metabolism and vitality.
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Oratear
Calve
Walla
Diet and health remedies for spring liver balance
The article urges a balanced diet and outdoor exercise to prevent spring liver derangements. It warns against fatty foods and pills, favors apples peas strawberries and dates, promotes deep breathing baths and thorough chewing, and recommends poultry lamb and occasional beef while avoiding tea coffee and alcohol.
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Beliny
W. Whiel
Racks for Eggs and Milk Pails Cleaning Tips
Racks for eggs should fit a dozen eggs upright and can be enamel wood or wire with wooden bases. Milk pails must be easy to clean with smooth inner surfaces and seams soldered. tops should be narrow or covered to exclude dirt and prevent rust.
Education of Women and Social Roles in Wartime
Ida M. Tarbell argues female education should prepare for marriage while Olive M. Riddlebarger, a U S census bureau employee, is cited as a statistician. Over 20,000 women work in British munitions plants with two thirds under 20 in the Pennsylvania silk trade. Burmese women enjoy more freedom in marriage than other oriental women.
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Pennsylvania
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