Great Verdun Campaign Featured In Captain Thompson Films
A local Dome Theatre exhibition presents War As It Really Is a six reel version of Capt Donald C Thompson’s Verdun footage. The film shows trench fighting 40 feet from the enemy with authentic warfare, armored trains 16 inch guns and aerial combat. It claims 500 rapid scenes narrating the Verdun campaign.
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Dome Theatre
France
Donald C. Thompson
Verdun
Thompson
Verdun Front
Yser
What Every Girl Should Know talk in Regent on dangers to girls
Alexander Parke of the New York Probation Protective Association plans a Regent talk illustrated with motion pictures to expose the traffic in humans and the dangers besetting young girls. The event aims at moral uplift with a vivid portrayal of penalties and suffering. ladies will be admitted in the afternoon.
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Alexander Parke
New York Probation Protective Association
Regent
Power Rates Increased By Electric Co. Increases in rates
The Mahoning and Shenango Railway and Light Co raised electric rates on June 1 after filing with the state commission on May 1. The increases affect only large commercial users and do not impact residential consumers or municipalities. Coal costs drive the rise, now more than doubled, with 80 percent of generation cost tied to coal.
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State Commission
Mahoning and Shenango Railway and Light Company
Cudahy Employees Buy Liberty Bonds Plan
Cudahy Packing Co announces it will aid employees in purchasing Liberty Loan bonds. Bonds are to be secured by the company and paid via installments every two weeks based on salary. Since the notice, $1,000 in bonds have been subscribed, with expectation of further increases. The firm will pay interest on all payments as made.
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Cudahy Packing Company
Public sale announced for Stevenson residence on June fifteenth
The E. 8. Stevenson residence at 215 East Lincoln avenue will be offered at public sale Friday morning June 15 at 10 o'clock. For details see hand bills and display ads. Clare P. Du Shane, Agent.
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E. 8. Stevenson
East
Lincoln Avenue
Clare P. du Shane
Billy Sunday Advocates Herbal Cures for Ailments
In Boston, evangelist Billy Sunday claimed all diseases have herbal cures and that God provides herbs for every ailment. He noted Lydia E. Pinkham's Vegetable Compound has long combined these remedies and is available in drug stores at low cost for women's ailments.
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Boston
Lydia BP. Pinkham
Gas Indigestion Warns of Stomach Acid Dangers
Advisory notes that excess stomach acid causes gas and bloating post meals, warns of gastritis and ulcers, and recommends Bisulated Magnesia as a safe remedy to neutralize acid, relieve gas, and ease indigestion. The piece cites widespread use by individuals seeking relief after eating.
North Beaver Safety Committee Drives Liberty Bond Drive
The Public Safety committee of North Beaver township mobilizes to sell Liberty Loan bonds. District sub committees are appointed to canvass residents house to house, with a goal to meet or exceed a town quota by Saturday evening.
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Public Safety Committee
North Beaver Township
Abuse Of Soap May Injure Skin
The Medical Record reviews Dr Frank Barendt article on soap abuse in the Liverpool Medical and Chirurgical Journal. Too much soap irritates skin especially in children and newborns. nurses overdo cleansing, stripping natural oils. oleate and stearate of sodium soap is best but must be used with discretion.
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Wesley
Frank Barendt
Liverpool Medical and Chirurgical Journal
Barendt
Burglary Arrest After Sleep Snare Invenomed Home
Walter Jones, a one legged burglar, was convicted in criminal court after a startling break in at the Vennom home. He crawled under the bed to wait for the couple, slept, and his snoring woke Mrs Vennom as the lamp exploded. He drew a pistol, fled through a window, leaving his wooden leg behind, then fled with a second leg crafted by a partner before police closed in.
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Walter Jones
Birmingham
New York World
Jones
E. P. Vennom
Mayr's Wonderful Remedy for Stomach Troubles
In this era many business failures stem from stomach disorders. Stomach trouble saps energy and ambition. cathartics can worsen it. Mayr's Wonderful Remedy claims to reach the seat of the disease and restore health, with availability advertised at Evee's Cutte Store, 21 North.
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Mayr
Ace
Evee
Cutte
North
German Surrender Captured in War Film Verdun Drama
The six reel feature War As It Really Is depicts Verdun combat with German troops fleeing to French trenches and being cared for after surrender. Scenes include trench fighting, barbed wire chaos, and a mid air clash of English and enemy aircraft. The New York success tours to the Dome Theatre for two showings tomorrow and Thursday.
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Kamerad
Donald C. Thompson
Verdun
New York
Dome Theatre
Jones Dives Through Window Amid Muddy Escape
In a muddy backyard Jones loses a wooden leg after diving through a rear window. He hobbles on one leg, is overtaken while hopping on one foot, and authorities exhibit both the original and second wooden legs as evidence.
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Jones
Go Easy On The Eyes Doctor's Advice From World's Work
Dr Eugene L Fisk notes many men lack basic eye care principles. He cites dangers from reading on moving vehicles, glare from lights, and dim or flickering illumination. He warns against bright desk lamps and worthless eye nostrums while urging practical changes to reduce strain.
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Eugene L. Fisk
No Surprise To Him On Chicken Pox And Roads
Little Jack informs his mother that William has chicken pox, noting the chickens in his yard. America has about 37 000 miles of good roads, 6 000 more than France, with 5 000 miles completed in 1912 and 6 000 in 1914.
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Tau Daviid Baie
John Philip Sousa
United States Navy
Great Lakes
Jack
William
America
France
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