Penrod and Sam furnish youthful romance at National Theatre
Young lovers Penrod Alexander and Marjorie Jones face mockery and peers as they navigate a first romance in the First National feature Penrod and Sam. Sam Williams disdains the romance while Penrod endures adult teasing and schemes with friends.
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Penrod
Sam
Test for Water in Gasoline by Molasses-Coated Stick
A state inspector describes a simple test for water in gasoline using a molasses coated stick. The stick is lowered into the gasoline tank. if water is present a bare wood section appears on withdrawal indicating water depth.
Penrod and Sam thrills as Booth Tarkington tale on screen
The National Theatre shows Penrod and Sam Monday and Tuesday September 24 25 a First National production directed by William Beaudine. The film adapts Booth Tarkington’s Penrod Schofield with Penny Alexander as Penrod and a strong supporting cast.
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Penrod
Sam
National Theatre
William Beaudine
Booth Tarkington
Benny Alexander
Marjorie Jones
Gertrude Messinger
Sam Williams
First National
Penrod Schofield
Beaudine
Penny Alexander
Cotton Fire Damages Bales at G T W Depot Platform
A blaze on the cotton platform at the G T W depot damaged over one hundred bales of cotton and two box cars. The loss is about 25 percent of value and is believed caused by a spark from a nearby gin. Insurance covers the damage. the local fire department fought the blaze swiftly.
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Olney Enterprise
Woman credits Cardui tonic for recovery from illness
Mrs E E Keast of Osawatomie Kansas recounts years of poor health and a severe illness. After reading a Ladies Birthday Almanac she started Cardui and within two weeks was out of bed and soon fully recovered, praising Cardui as a superior tonic for women.
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E. E. Keast
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Pepsinated Calomel Promise for Quick Liver Relief
An old advertising piece touts Pepsinated Calomel as a gentler English calomel treatment that cleanses the liver without griping or nausea. It claims quick relief by sundown and money-back guarantees, with endorsement from Scott-Long Drug Co and other druggists.
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How They Get That Way First Egg and Second Egg Exchange
The dialogue presents a humorous exchange where First Egg complains about hot water and Second Egg quips that seasoning or hardening will occur. The light pun scene implies a kitchen or breakfast setting. It resembles a comic or children’s joke snippet centered on eggs in hot water.
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