Mary Pickford and Stock Company at Wigwam No 2
Crowded houses attend N Anthony Baker Stock Company shows at Wigwam No 2 this week with The Accomplice a fast paced farce about a vaudeville sister act. Damon Parsons played by N Anthony Baker leads an ensemble including Fred L Hayes Maud Folsom Jay Clay Powers and Ethel Hayes Mme Petitclerc appears as a dramatic soprano. Also featured are Mary Pickford in Poor Little Pepina and Owen Moore with Marguerite Courtot in Rolling Stones upcoming Thursday and Friday.
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N. Anthony Baker Stock Company
Virginia
Warren Chester
Dorothy
Bob White
Damon Parsons
Chester
N. Anthony Baker
Fred L. Hayes
Maud Folsom
Jay Clay Powers
Ethel Hayes
Mme. Petitclerc
Mary Pickford
Famous Players
Little Pepina
Boy Kills Giant Bear Near Smethport
Smethport, Pa. fourteen-year-old Edward Griffith shot and killed the legendary McKean county bear after tracking it near his uncle Jerry McCarty’s farm. The carcass weighed 603 pounds and is blamed for dozens of sheep losses in the region.
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Smethport
McKean County
Edward Griffith
Griffith
Jerry McCarty
McCarty
McLean County
Detroit a City of Soups
The Detroit News notes residents love soup, highlighting chefs and eateries continually creating new preparations to satisfy diners. The piece reflects a city culture centered on flavorful, evolving soups and local culinary creativity.
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Detroit
Ays
Detroit News
Detroit Soup Riches Highlight Local Gastronomy
An investigator tours Detroit kitchens and finds a gastronomic peculiarity: an abundance of soups. Hotel chefs boast two cooks who prepare myriad soups from German pea to French chowder, more soup consumption than any other city, while other cities show varied regional fare. A final note mentions athletes wearing transparent visors to shade sun.
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Boston
New York
Chicago
Baltimore
Louis
Denver
Memphis
Detroit
Use of Leon Springs pasture saves money
The remount depot at Leon Springs reports wide savings by pasturing horses and mules. Each moved animal saves 22 cents daily in feed costs, totaling $264 per day for about 1200 animals so far. Plans foresees 5000 grazing animals, yielding $1200 daily savings once fenced.
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Leon Springs
Rank L. Case
Fort Sam Houston
First Alabama Cavalry
Camp Wilson
Plan Early Start on Floats for Fiesta
The Battle of Flowers Association will begin float work February 1 with Herbert Barnard designing and supervising construction. He presented a plan to produce pencil and color sketches for fourteen floats at a bid of $500. A float committee was formed and plans call for a Court of the Butterflies theme and participation by association directors past presidents and past queens.
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Battle of Flowers
Battle of Flowers Association
St.Anthony Hotel
Herbert Barnard
Association
Barnard
Winchester Kelso
E. C. Branch
Lane Taylor
F. L. Hillyer
Floyd McGown
John B. Carrington
Chamber of Commerce
Married Life Walk Turns To Card Game Debate
Warren and Helen stroll cold November streets and return home uneasy about bridge replacing other games. He urges change to poker or chess while awaiting Holmeses, reflecting a restless evening as they prep for guests and face a suggestive social routine.
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Warren
Ned Burns
Helen
Holmeses
Mary
Mrs. Holmes
Phil Holmes
Lulu Holmes
International News Service
Add Mrs. Holmes
Mr. Curtis
Holmesey
Frances
Do Your Own Marketing by Lucille Caine
The article argues women in charge of home finances should schedule a fixed shopping time, favor personal inspection over middlemen, and shop in person to ensure quality and weight. It highlights cost savings, reduced overcharges, and immediate product satisfaction through direct observation and handling.
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Lucille Caine
Aerial Mail Service Considered For Major U S Cities
Washington reports Postmaster General Burleson plans experimental air mail between Chicago and New York before 1918 end with a 100000 dollar appropriation. Proposed routes include New York to Chicago and onward to Boston St Louis and San Francisco with emergency stations and night flying lights.
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Congress
Burleson
San Antonio
Washington, D. C
United States
New York
Chicago
New Orleans
San Francisco
Dallas
Fort Worth
Post Office Department
Victor Carlstrom
Williamsport
Niles
Ohio
Napoleon
Boston
St. Louis
Wilson
Texas Irrigation Conference Recommends Legal Changes
The Texas Irrigation Conference met in Austin to adopt amendments to the irrigation law. Proposals broaden state board of water engineers authority in administration and adjudication of water rights, to be submitted to the next Legislature.
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Texas Irrigation Conference
Austin
Tex
State Board of Water Engineers
Spinal Meningitis Not Spreading on Border Troops
Army medical officers in Washington report no epidemic risk from spinal meningitis among Georgia and Pennsylvania troops. Three deaths in a Georgia regiment and two recoveries in a Pennsylvania unit, with no new cases in eight days.
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Washington, D. C
Georgia
Pennsylvania
Social chatter at the Merton table Zings With a Singing Servant
Mrs Merton recounts meeting a new servant whose only proven merit is her singing. Beth Sing notes the servant is cheerful and harmless while Mr Merton skeptically asks how she was found. He quips that a mere song would attract a mosquito’s attention.
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Mary Pickford and Stock Company
Wigwan NO. 2
Owen Moore
Marguerite Courtot
Rolling Stones
Triangle Programm
S. Hart
Enid Markey
Princess
Wm. Fox
Europe
Bertha Kalich
Godiewsky
Belle Wilton
Comedienne
Duncan & Evans
Beatrice Sweeney & Co
Alamo Plaza
Strand Theater
Ary Pickford
Queen Theater
Billie Burke
Gloria
Universal
Dorthy Gish
Heidelburg
Marian Sais
Frisco
Mack Swain
Boy
Bear
Texas
SAN Antonio Light
Houston Chronicle
Dallas Times-Herald
Fort Worth Star-Telegram
EL Paso Herald
Classified Advertising Department
Beth Sing
Gillette Safety Razor Company
Ian
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