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Newspaper
Forest City Courier
Location
Forest City, North Carolina, United States of America
Date
Apr 08, 1920
Page
1
A fragmentary newspaper ad urges readers to overcome spring fatigue with Pepto Mangan Mangan is promoted as a blood purifier and tonic available in liquid or tablet form. The copy then shifts to a cinema notice praising Ralph Ince's Lincoln feature The Land of Opportunity showing at the Astor Theatre on Wednesday April 14 with a brief Abraham Lincoln tribute.
The community mourns two members of the Womans Missionary Society Mrs. J Morris and Mrs. Hardin as deaths follow illness and heart trouble. The society resolves to honor their memory and support their families. a debate at Forest City schoolhouse includes Rutherfordton entrants Cora Lee Dalton and Irene Harrill. Also advertising The Land of Opportunity starring Ralph Ince as Lincoln at Horn Theatre April 14.
A sales pitch urging a man to buy Hoosier Cabinets and a wide range of home furnishings from Padgett & King. It touts Oak and White Enamel pieces, Old Hickory or Maple porch furniture, vanity dressers, rugs, rockers, a Grafonola with records, and a King Bee Oil Stove with easy payments and satisfaction guarantee.
A Selznick feature presenting Abraham Lincoln in The Land of Opportunity arrives at the Horn Theatre on Wednesday April 14th. Ralph Ince stars and directs in a two reel super feature that blends history with entertainment in a strong Americanism message for all ages.
A newspaper notice lists film showings including Locklear in the Great Air Robbery and D W Griffiths Scarlet Days and Every Woman. Matinees are scheduled every Saturday at 3 o'clock with an above order of presentation.
The Rutherford County Democratic Committee called a county convention for April 5 1920 in the Rutherfordton courthouse. James M Carson was temporary chairman and C C Erwin temporary secretary. delegates from precincts and adjoining townships were named or alternates listed for representation at the state convention.
Cliffside New York April 6 revival at Baptist church continues with Key Stone preaching and Mrs Stone aiding. About twenty four joined the church by Sunday night. Various locals and visitors from Green ville Forest City Boiling Springs Shelby and Charlotte are noted among attendees and guests.
The Copperhead screen version at Hero Theatre features Lionel Barr with Doris Rankin as Ma Shanks in her camera debut. Supporting talents include Tex Hardy played by William P. Carleton, Frank Joyner, Richard Garlyle as Lem Tollard, and Carolyn Lee, Leslie Stowe, Anne Cornwall, Arthur Rankin, N. H. Cartmell. The Paramount Artcraft photoplay is directed by Charles Maigne.
The Wright Scruggs Shoe Co of Spartanburg S C advertises a fine footwear line. With the bus line between Forest City and Spartanburg readers may shop there. The editor vouches for the firm and promises fair treatment and truthful statements. Purchase spring and summer shoes from Wright Scroggs.
The article notes William Barrymore achieving two major career successes on a single day while performing with his brother Joby in The Jest and preparing for The Coming to the Horn. It discusses the demanding emotional scope of both stage and film work, Barrymore’s fatigue during long outdoor shots in The Copperhead, and his habit of sleeping in his dressing room with a black cloth over his eyes to block the sun. The Long Island shoot and daily New York to Long Island travel by open automobile are mentioned, with director Charles Maigne and Paramount Artcraft involved.
Misses Nelle and Margaret Young hosted a pink and blue bluebird themed gathering last Saturday. Twenty guests opened bluebird score cards, played progressive Took, and enjoyed a pink blue ice course with mini umbrella mints. A pink rose centerpiece hid the notice: Marie Biggerstaff and Dr J S Dorton will wed in June. Marie is daughter of R E Biggerstaff of Forest City, Dr Dorton practises in Shelby, formerly of Concord.
About fifty Great War veterans reenlisted for the photoplay The Copperhead starring Lionel Barrymore, shot with Civil War drill regimens. The film plays at the Horn Theatre Saturday April 10, alongside The Land of Opportunity with Ralph Ince April 14, billed as an Americanization picture.
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