Westliche Post Struggles for AP Franchise and Declining German Daily
The Westliche Post seeks an AP English printing franchise for a morning Republican, fails, and laments no profit in large German dailies in St. Louis. The piece surveys tax hikes, state board levies, county valuations, Capitol grounds funding, and political maneuvers around Governor Hyde and State Prison Board plans.
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Westliche Post
St. Louis
Associated Press
Globe- Democrat
Republican State Board of Equalization
Cole County
Film Folk Rush to Altar in Movie Land Gossip
An epidemic of hymenitis in Hollywood ushers wedding spree rumors. Edith Johnson and William Duncan wed amid headlines, with other marriages cited including Gladys George to Robert Russell, Olga Gray to Arnold Samberg, Leatrice Joy to Jack Gilbert, and Lloyd Hughes to Gloria Hope. Doris May buys her trousseau for Wallace MacDonald as Buster Keaton seeks Natalie Talmadge, while Bill Hart and Jane Novak are teased for future nuptials.
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Los Angeles
William Duncan
Vitagraph
Edith Johnson
Edith
Bill
Bill Hart
Leatrice Joy
Jack Gilbert
Lloyd Hughes
Incestar
Gloria Hope
Goldwyn Films
Marguerite de la Motte
Doug Fairbanks
David Lyons
Paramount
Doris May
Trousseau
New York
Wallace MacDonald
Buster Keaton
Natalie Talmadge
Jane Novak
Hat Trick Money Lesson From a Blind Beggar
A New York Sun anecdote tells how a blind beggar explains his hat bait system. He keeps nickels and pennies to encourage drops, noting that a visible dime brings better luck, while the hat still holds a few coins as bait for generosity.
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New York Sun
Plucky Pedestrian Dares Motorist After Accident
A Birmingham Age-Herald snippet recalls a bold pedestrian who challenged a motorist who ran him down. The driver declined, saying it broke his heart to pass up a chance he faced to catch a train.
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Birmingham Age-Herald
Hairpin Mix-Up Sparks Quick Exchange
A terse exchange unfolds with He claiming to find a hairpin in his pocket and asking if it belongs to her. She dismisses it, noting she uses brown pins and the item is black. He lightheartedly notes his fountain pen leaking, adding a wry aside to the moment.
Chorus Girl Lights Up Hearts of Three Bachelors
Constance Talmadge stars in a First National comedy at the Jefferson, portraying a chorus girl whose rise to stardom lands her with a wealthy suitor who pays for her career. Fleeing him, she hides with three crusty bachelors and charms them all during a two week stay, as the film lightens with romance and comic mischief.
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Constance Tahnadige
Anthony Wharton
Constance Talmadge
Scots and the first Macadam roads remark
The piece notes MacAdam from Ayrshire invented the stone pavement around 1814, with early public roads laid five years later and a £50,000 grant. In 1827 he became surveyor general for metropolitan roads in London and the method spread across the U.K. Read the Democrat-Tribune.
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America
John MacAdam
Ayrshire
MacAdam
London
United Kingdom
No Provisions Provided
Dialogue snippet shows a social worker and a poor woman in a terse exchange. The woman critiques her husband as unreliable. the social worker comments on the provider claim with surprise, prompting the woman to retort about the husband’s habitual attempts to “do something.”
Comes From Experience Jack Why Are Girls More Perceiving
A brief quip notes women are more perceptive than men because they notice things more often, with playful banter between Jack and Jill.
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Jack
Jill
Engagement and studies cited in light banter
A terse exchange about an engagement to a coed pursuing political economy. The dialogue jokes about whether she is taking a course in cooking, with a quick quip that follows. The tone is light and conversational, reflecting campus life nuances.
Constance Talmadge Shines in Two Weeks
The actress Constance Talmadge surpasses her prior work in the silent film Two Weeks. The period comedy delivers a lively performance that fans consider a standout among her career highlights.
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