College Town farce to thrill High School seniors Friday
A College Town a college life farce will be staged by High School seniors Friday evening at Bixley College. The synopsis outlines acts at a boarding house and faculty dinner, with Jimmie and Miss Jim central in comic misunderstandings. Admission is fifty cents, promising a lively show from a “galaxy of brilliant players.”
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Wn College
Jimmie
Mi" Bageby
South Carolina
Leviticus
Popps
Kilpepper
Prof
Popp
Jane
Tad
Jim
Remarkable Swift Specific Blood Remedy Promises Cure
An advertisement touts Swift's Sure Specific as a cure for eruptive blood diseases, claiming it cleanses blood and bones, removes germs, and heals sores through a mysterious blood action. It promises complete curing of blood diseases, urges purchase of a $1 bottle, and offers medical advice from The Swift Specific Co. Medical Dept. in Avanta, Ga.
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Swift Specific Co. Medical Dept
Swift Bidg
Avanta, Ga
South African peaches arrive in Chicago market
Chicago reports a winter peach import from South Africa priced at 7 dollars per dozen. Four dozen arrived, with 12 dozen last winter at 30 dollars. Distribution among cities shows Chicago four dozen, New York three, Philadelphia two. Expect more next month. Peaches resemble ordinary fruit in size and color.
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Chicago
South Africa
America
New York
Philadelphia
Michigan
Conqueror of Darfur Dies Near Khartum
One of the most remarkable figures in modern Egypt, Zobler Pasha, has died at Gelli, twenty miles north of Khartum, the other day.
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Egypt
Zobler Pasha
Gelli
Khartum
Actress Beth Smith Cast as Miss Jim Channing in Dixie
Beth Smith takes the part of Miss Jim Channing in The Girl from Dixie. The article notes she is a charming performer in this notable stage role.
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Beth Smith
Jim” Channing
Dixie
Zobler’s rise and fall in the Bahr el Ghazab district
Indirectly benefiting from slave trade, Zobler rose to de facto ruler of Bahr el Gha zeb district and captured Darfur for Egypt, becoming a powerful Soudan figure. Enemies called him the vilest and most magnificent slave dealer of the era, while Schweinfurth noted his splendor. He was lured to Egypt where he was captured, imprisoned, and stripped of property.
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Zobler
Bahr el Ghazeb
Darfur
Egypt
Soudan
Money Orders Bring Millions Across Atlantic to UK
London reports Sir Henniker Heaton, a pioneer of penny postage, collected data showing $36,000,000 arrived in the United Kingdom from America and colonies via money orders last year. Much of this bore gifts at Christmas and other times, sent by prospering relatives to loved ones back home.
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United Kingdom
America
London
Sir Henniker Heaton
England
Sir Henniker
Burning coal field found beneath Haselbach area
Berlin reports a coal seam fire beneath Haselbach in the Duchy of Altenburg. Engineers say the underground blaze has burned for years, with mysterious fissures opening beneath a factory and shafts sunk to eighteen feet to reach blazing coal seams.
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Berlin
Haselbach
Duchy of Altenburg
Wilson delays naming diplomats after taking office
President elect Wilson will make no announcement of intended diplomatic appointments until after he takes office. He said applications and endorsements for diplomatic posts were being filed away for the present. Wilson spent the day in his state house office and remained there during the legislature's session.
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Wilson
Trenton
N. J
State House
The Orpheum Presents A Busy Tuesday Program
At the Orpheum an extra good Tuesday bill features The Winning Hand and Vitheragh with Miss Mary Clareson and Mr. Robert Burns. The Nurse at Mulberry Bend stars Alice Joyce with a tense family drama. Starting Something and 4 Revolutioning Romance offer additional pieces from American cinema houses.
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The
Orpheum
American Pathe
Guendoline Petes
Charles Anning
Charley
Selig
The Bringing Out of Papa and Other Silent Shorts
The program includes The Bringing Out of Papa Vita graph with Leonie by Mary Fulle as Leonie artist Augustus Phillips pursues love. A Little Child Shall Lead Them by Selig features a child saving the couple almost at their parting. Broncho Billy's Brother a gripping western essay starring G M Anderson.
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Papa
Vitagraph
Leonie
Edison
Mary Fulle
Augustus Phillips
Selig
Broncho
Billy
Essanay
G. M. Anderson
Jacques Street Show Delights With Goats and Frontier Pictures
Cosy nights feature two bewildering acts by Jacques and company alongside the regular program. Frontier presents The Goat Girl From Bear Canyon, a Western tale about a wandering herd. Roar and laughs chase The Matrimonial Agency.
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Jacques and Company
Bear Canyon
Frontier
Roar
The Woman Behind the Man and The Grouch in Local Comedy
This clipping notes Clara Straughan playing Mrs Mollie Stiles in A College Town and a Pendleton girl in The Woman Behind the Man. It mentions The Grouch with Victor, Owen Moore and Fritzie Prunnette in a comedy, highlighting modern conditions and true-to-life humor.
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Anna Held
Clara Straughan
Ing Gulch
Nestor
Pendleton
Solax
the Grouch
Victor
Owen Moore
Fritzie Prunnette
May Robson Stars in "Night Out" Comedy on Broadway
May Robson performs in a new comedy titled Night Out about hereditary influence and an elderly woman who directs her two grandsons through the kaleidoscope of Broadway. Her naturalness in role is described as complete and convincing.
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May Robson
Miss Robson
Pape's Diapepsin Claims Fast Indigestion Relief
Advertises Pape's Diapepsin as a universal stomach aid that digests food instantly, cures sour belching and gas, and relieves indigestion in five minutes. Promises lasting relief, urges readers to buy a fifty cent box from pharmacists for use after meals.
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Unitid Siates
England
Canada
Pape
Miss Robson Stars in A Night Out at Oregon Theater
In a lively performance at the Oregon theater on Saturday night Miss Robson displays humor and pathos with a deft range of moods. Her delivery communicates both farcical wit and tender sentiment, making this a standout act in her distinctive theatrical field.
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Pam Decker
May Robson
Oregon Theater
Miss Robson
Edwards Merritts Bring Finnigan's Wake to Grand Theater
The Edwards and Merritts Comedy Company unveils a full program change at Grand Theater featuring Finnigan's Wake, new vaudeville clips, updated dances, and fresh photo plays. A humorous vaudeville mix and revived acts promise lively entertainment. Hood's Sarsaparilla ad copy interrupts the listing with health claims.
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Edwards & Merritts Comedy Company
Finnigan's
Catarrh Cure Claim Promises Healing by Constitutional Remedies
A Victorian style ad asserts peafness cannot be cured by local applications and blames catarrh on the Eustachian tube. The firm Wall's Catarrh Cure in Toledo promises to pay $100 for any case of catarrh-related deafness not cured, and directs readers to send for free circulars.
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F. J. Cheney & CO
Toledo
Ohto
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