The Orpheum This Week Offers Mixed Silent Features
At the Orpheum two part editions headline a pirate of titles and actors. The program includes The Phantom Signals featuring Beasle Leam Benjamin Wilson and Charles Uele. Essanay presents The Usual Way with Illy Mason Ruth Hennessy and Wallace Beery. Also shown are In Pete's Insurance Policy, A Short Life and a Merry One, Miserere from Il Trovatore sung by Cory Moon and Soule, and The Tomboy's Race among others.
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Beasle Leam
Benjamin Wilson
Charles Uele
Essanay
Illy Mason
Ruth Hennessy
Wallace Beery
Phily
Ruth
Tellx
Billy
Heth
Claire McDonald
Harry Carey
Pete
John E. Brennen
Florence Hunt
Ruth Roland
Edison
William West
Dan Mason
Bessie Learn
Marion Works
Cory
Moon
Soule
1 Trovatore
Thanhenver
Marie Eline
Anne
Kaybee
Pastime Sunday Monday Feature Includes Four Short Films
A Vitagraph Biograph Edison and Kalem program offers four singles two dramas and two comedies. Biograph presents His Inspiration with a tale of lost love, publisher offers, and a revived model influence. Alan Hale Irene Haw tey Alfred Padget lead. The Price of Thoughtfulness screens under Brooklyn Rapid Transit Children’s Safety Crusade with Helen Cos Sella.
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Vitagraph
Biograph
Edison
Kalem
Veiss
Alan Hale
Irene Hawtey
Alfred Padget
Brooklyn Rapid Transit Children's Safety Crusade
Helen Cos Sella
Kidney Care Salts Promo Warns Against Overeating
An old health blurb warns that Americans overeat rich foods causing uric acid buildup and kidney strain. It promotes Jad Salts as a grape and lemon juice based remedy to flush and improve kidney function, claiming it prevents bladder issues and general illness.
Nashville colored Students minstrel troupe at Alta Theater
Tonight the Nashville colored Students repeat last night’s neat minstrel bill to a fair audience. Seven versatile performers are clever musicians singers and dancers. Two reels open the show with above average photography and subject matter.
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Alta Theater
Nashville
Faree
Within the Law at Oregon theater with Illington star
Margaret Tilington stars in Bayard Weller’s new American play Within the Law at the Oregon theater. The drama, a sensation in New York and London, follows Mary Turner falsely accused of theft and her struggle to prove innocence while facing societal judgment and legal systems.
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Margaret Tilington
Bayard Weller
New York
London
American Play Company
Oregon Theater
the Law
Mary Tuner
Hearine
Miss Illington
Ashe
Sage and Sulphur Hair Remedy Myth From Old Ad
A vintage ad promotes Sage and Sulphur hair treatment claiming sage tea with sulfur and alcohol darkens gray hair, stops dandruff and itching, and smooths hair. It suggests a ready-made product Wyeths Sage and Sulphur Hair Remedy costing about 60 cents, applied with a brush for rapid darkening by morning.
The Inward Effects of Humors and a Bold Advocate
A sensational quasi-legal tale follows a woman who bends law and society, defies punishment, and uses cunning to protect dubious schemes. She seeks vengeance on a hypocritical accuser by exploiting his son in marriage, while an advertisement touts Hooda Sarsaparila as a cure-all for humors and related ailments.
Special Road Tax Voted in Molalla Oregon
A Molalla Oregon road meeting voted a 5 mill special levy for road purposes with strong volunteer work expected alongside the tax. The George Adams district donated as much work as their tax last year, signaling broad local enthusiasm. A. Douglas was endorsed for district supervisor after the county court pledged to appoint the meeting’s choice.
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Molalla
Ore
George Adams
A. Douglas
Havng
Dr Hobson's Eczema Ointment Heals Itchy Eczema
Mendota resident Geo W Fitch reports relief after using Dr Hobson's Eczema Ointment for years of eczema and skin eruptions. The ad claims rapid improvement and offers a money refund if not helped. Available at druggists or by mail for 50 cents from Pfieffer Chemical Co Philadelphia and St Louis.
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Hobson
Geo. W. Fitch
Mendota
Pfieffer Chemical Co
Philadelphia & St Louis
Seed Selection for Corn Before Harvest by Agriculturist
The article explains corn seed selection and plant care to improve yields. It notes selecting strong stalks with two or more good ears, marking early maturities, drying ears quickly, and storing seed properly. In March the best ears are chosen and six kernels per ear tested for germination, discarding weak lots.
Conductor Refuses 20 Dollar Bill in 1776 Fare Offer
W M Crawford a railway conductor from Jackson Georgia shows curiosity over a twenty dollar bill offered as fare. The bill is dated November 2 1776 and the incident reflects early currency concerns and traveler quirks in the era.
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M. Crawford
Jackson
Easiest way to eaten a flirt is rot to try
A brief editor's note presents a quirky line about attempting to flirt and the advice that the simplest method is to avoid trying hard. The odd phrasing suggests a lighthearted, nonsensical item typical of a humor column or puzzle snippet from a historical page.
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