At the Picture Shows Orpheum Friday Program
Friday at the Orpheum features four reels of top films. Essanay presents a dramatic tale starring Francis X. Buchman about a ragged derelict aiding a lovesick man. Kalem showcases Hypnotic Nell with Ruth Ruland, plus American Tourist Abroad and A Humble Hero.
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Essanay
Edison
Mies
Nell
Kalem
Ruth Ruland Playue
Rome
Pompei
Egypt
Sellg
Pastime Friday program listing and film notes
The Pastime advertises a Friday program featuring A Lodging for the Night a tense drama of the old southwest. Also shown Aunt Miranda's Cat a hearty Edison comedy, According to Law and Henry IV and the Wood Chopper with real artistry. Good Fishing Off Iceland closes with an industrial fishing reel.
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A&rank
Miranda
Edison
Law
Selle
Tony
Sensational two reel film “Land of Darkness” at Oosy
Friday and Saturday show the greatest mine disaster ever filmed in two reels by Eclair. The Belgian coal mine tragedy follows two jealous miners, a broken lamp, an underground flood, entombed workers, brave rescuers, crowds above, and a final rescue. Cast includes over 200 hotels and miners led by Paris stars.
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Eclair
Belgium
Sarah Bernhardt Theater
Paris
Berklin Colleries
Ala
Toto
Hunting Ducks on a Beauty Reach Show Ducks and Dog
Sportsmen set decoys on a peaceful water reach as ducks are chased and shot. A dog retrieves the fallen game while a cannon is used in the display. The scene captures hunting action and retriever work in a classic outdoor setting.
Hudson and Moran Scotch Character Dances in Film
A vivid description of Hudson and Moran performing Scotch character dances including a sword dance. The package advertises Pathé film dArt items such as Every thing comes to him who walts a 1000 Miles By Ball and a good scenic picture. Also promotes The Heart of a Man with western splendor and a strong story.
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Hudson
Last Wild Man of Borneo dies at 92 in Waltham
Plutano, the final of the famed wild men of Borneo with his brother Wane who died in 1905, passed away at Mrs. H. A. Warner's home in Waltham. About 92, he and Wane toured the world after being brought to New York in the early 1850s and captured on Borneo. They lived in Captain Hansford A. Warner's care since 1857, with no English speech learned by the men.
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Boston
Mase
Plutano
Borneo
H. A. Warner
Waltham
Wane
New York
Hansford A. Warner
Accident on Reading locomotive injures engineer James Smith
Philadelphia reports an unusual train incident as James Smith, 60, an engineer for the Reading railway, was struck by a cow while on the pilot of his engine. The horns fractured his left lower leg and disjointed his ankle, with rescue by the fireman and transport to Methodist Hospital. The cow was killed.
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Philadelphia
James Smith
Reading Railway
Smith
Methodist Hospital
Itch Remedies Claim Snow Liniment Heals Skin Trouble
A vintage advertisement promotes BAL LARD'S SNOW LINIMENT to cure itching by applying it to affected skin. It claims immediate relief and a permanent cure after several uses. Priced at 250,000 and $1.00 per bottle, sold by A. C. Koeppen & Bros.
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Ballard
A. C. Koeppen & Bros
Christian Science Fails as Boy Dies in Philadelphia
Henry Speakman eleven died after a week with tetanus caused by a splinter in his hand during a clothesline accident. His Christian Science mother refused medical care, delaying treatment until he was taken to Children’s Hospital, where he died.
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Philadelphia
Henry Speakman
Children’s Hospital
Mischief Call Invokes Chicago Police At Dead End
A false alert from a drug store sent police to 4846 Southport Avenue but found no house. it pointed to St Boniface cemetery where many long-deceased individuals lay. Detectives hunt the prankster responsible for the hoax.
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Chicago
Southport Avenue
John Buckley
Sheffield Avenue
St. Boniface Cemetery
Woman, 46, Mother of 26 Posts Letter to Theodore Roosevelt
Marshall Michigan reports Mrs William Moore a Burling ton township farmer's wife bringing 26 children to church and posting a letter to Theodore Roosevelt outlining her family. She praises the candidate and says she would vote for him if possible while noting the large brood and her early marriages. She remains engaged in politics amid family duties.
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T. KR
Marshall Mich
Wiliam Moore
Burlington Township
Theodore Roosevelt
Moore
Mrs. Moore
Teddy
Roosevelt
Woman Buys Exact Duplicate Dead Fish In Brooklyn Store
In a Fulton street department store a fashionably dressed woman asked for a replacement dead fish exact to the original. The clerk alerted the manager who guided her to a goldfish tank where an identical replacement was secured for the friend whose aquarium had a dead fish.
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New York
Fulton Street
Brooklyn
Neaderland
Cash for Titanic Widows Relief Disbursed
Seventy two widows including sixty two Titanic widows have received or will receive about half of the 150000 Red Cross emergency relief fund. Miss Flood lost nine relatives in the sinking and Mrs Johnson, a professional singer, was so shocked she lost her voice and can no longer support herself.
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New York
Red Cross Emergency Relief Committee
Bowel Health Remedy Advertises Herbine
A morning bowel routine signals readiness for the day and irregularities are treated with Herbine. The remedy purifies and regulates, offered at 60 cents and sold by A. C. Koeppen & Bros.
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A. C. Koeppen & Bros
Gold Spill Burns Three at Murray Smelter
About $3000 worth of molten bullion splashed onto Willard Hansen state Weight Inspector W E Farr city sealer of weights and H B Glaze of the Oregon Short Line at the Murray smelter. They were near a pot of bullion when ore was dropped into the metal causing burns not serious.
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Salt Lake
Murray
Salt Lake City
Willard Hansen
W. E. Farr
H. B. Glaze
Oregon Short Line Railroad Company
Widow Seeks Pension by Annulment of Old Divorce
Mrs. Adam Bevelle of Independence Missouri, a widow, had her six year old divorce set aside by the circuit court after claiming fraud in obtaining the divorce from Benjamin T. Bevelle a veteran union soldier. The action allows her to pursue a widow's pension as re married to her deceased husband.
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Kansas City
Adam Bevelle
Benjamin T. Bevelle
Independence
Bevelle
Slan der Banner Sparks High School Feud in Norwalk
In South Norwalk Connecticut a defaced flag bearing anti grass hopper phrases appeared overnight. The Norwalk board of education seeks a superintendent while Edward H Gumbart, a high school principal and candidate, drew ire from Dr William Bohannon a high school board member over remarks about selecting a man not a grass hopper. The banner is believed to have been placed by high school boys.
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South Norwalk
Conn
Norwalk
Revolver Threat Escapes From Waterbury Court Roof
Edward Hoar, being questioned in a lawyer’s office in Waterbury, drew a revolver after a lawyer urged him to testify and hold up his hand. He fled with police in pursuit, escaping onto a roof accessible from the hallway. several lawyers and officials watched as Hoar vanished and was not recaptured.
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Waterbury
Conn
Edward Hoar
E. B. Reilly Jr
Hoar
Reilly
Thomas McGrath
Mr. Billy
Miles McNiff
Thomas F. McGrath
John McGrath
A. G. Church
Waterbury Bar Association
Bridge for the Church Aims to Clear Debt in Ohio
Bellefontaine Ohio Mrs Lee W Bort launches teaching auction bridge to raise funds for Trinity Episcopal church debt. She advertised the plan saying all proceeds go to the church treasury and hopes to form a large class given her skill. Rector Rev John Stuart Banks urged donations and supported the plan.
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Bellefontaine
Ohio
Lee W. Bort
John Stuart Banks
Trinity Episcopal Church
Hidden Wealth Found in Tin Box Near Goldfield
Samuel Benne, former Lead resident, died in Goldfield leaving a will for churches and friends. Suspicion of bank secrecy led to a hidden tin box containing 110 shares of Homestake stock worth over 90 each and many uncashed dividend checks. An administrator seeks the Goldfield trusted friend who knows the box location.
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Deadwood
Samuel Benne
Lead
Goldfeld
New
Goldfield
Eslite
Sage and Sulphur Hair Remedy Ad Claims Darkening Effect
An old advertisement touts Wyeth's Sage and Sulphur Hair Remedy as a cure for gray hair, dandruff, and itchy scalp. It promotes Sage and Sulphur with other ingredients, claims hair color restoration, and offers a 50 cent bottle with money-back guarantee through Pendleton Drug Co.
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Wyeth Chemical Company of
New York
Wyeth
Pendleton Drug Co
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