American films shipped to Siberia trek through harsh delivery routes
The article describes American films sent to Siberia traveling by rail, truck, dogs, or reindeer toward Vladivostok. It notes screenings outdoors at night with no cinemas, the harsh working and living conditions, and the wartime role of the Community Motion Picture Bureau as agent of the War Department to educate peasants through movies.
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Siberia
Community Motion Picture Bureau
United States War Department
Funeral Services for Mrs Nora C MacKay
Funeral services for Mrs. Nora C MacKay age unknown will be held at St Patrick's Church at Harvard Avenue and Lynn Street on Saturday at 9 4.0 a.m. The deceased resided at 2446 10th Ave N and died Wednesday. The notice lists church location and timing for the rites.
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Nora C. MacKay
Ava N
St. Patrick's Church
Harvard Ave
Lynn St
Motion Picture as Silent Witness in Murder Trial
In Marysville California on February 18 a murder trial ends with acquittal of Mrs. F J Wilson and Frank McCormick for killing Charles Brown as a staged film shown to defense witnesses prompts judge remarks on film use. Judge Weyand notes potential admissibility under proper conditions but excludes the movie from jury viewing due to reconstruction issues.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Marysville
Cal
F. J. Wilson
Frank McCormick
Charles Brown
Ernest Weyand
Marmola Prescription Set Promises Quick Weight Loss
An old ad claims Marmola Prescription tablets help shed fat without dieting or exercise. It offers a mail order kit for $1 and asserts users will lose two to four pounds weekly, with continued use shaping the body into firm flesh and trim muscles.
Strand Presents The Woman in the Salt Cane and A Daughter of Two Worlds
The Strand features E e Ravid Bennett in The Woman in the Salt Cane a tale of a boarding school nurse who uncovers her father’s alleged affair and hires a professional escort. Coliseum shows Norma Talmadge in A Daughter of Two Worlds about Jennie Maline rising from gangland ties to debutante society with a supporting cast. Nazimova headlines Stronger Than Passing at the Clammer this week.
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Ravid Bennett
Strand
Mary
New York
Norma Talmadge
Alice Brady
Miss Talmadge
Jennie Maline
Jack Crosby
Virginia Lee
William Shea
Ned Burton
Nazimova
Motion Picture Stars and Projects Tease Busy Studio Lineup
Potter George Beban finishes One Man in a Million and Taming the West while Clara Kimball Young headlines The Soul of Raphael. Betty Blythe prepares Burnt Wings, Lois Weber rerecords Jewel, and Mary MacLaren completes The Fourth Bride. Marshall Neilan begins The Toer’s Mind with Lewis Stone and others. The Mayfair Mystery heads to the screen.
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Clara Kimball Young
Raphael
Lewis Stone
Marjory Daw
Jane Novak
J. Varney Sherry
Charles West
Marshall Neilan
Toer
Popular Russian Actress Stars in London Dance Hall Tale
A Russian actress plays a leading dancer in a London music hall role adapted from I A R Wylie. The story follows Gigried the dancer and marks a notable screen performance as the production extends its run.
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I. A. R. Wylie
Gigried
Kidneys and Bladder Bother
An authority explains that uric acid irritates the bladder, causing burning and nocturnal urgency. Recommends four ounces of Jad Salts in water daily for two to three days to neutralize urine acids and restore normal urinary function. Jad Salts is presented as a harmless, inexpensive remedy derived from grapes and lemon juice with lithia.
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Saya
His Wife Ends Tonight With Marked Men Coming Saturday
The column spotlights a film season featuring the hermit doctor of Gaya aiding a cholera epidemic with a stellar cast led by Charles Bryant and Millie Davenport. It notes Peter B Kyne’s acclaimed The Three Godfathers and that The Three Godfathers story becomes Marked Men, starring Harry Carey at the Colonial, with His Wife closing tonight.
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Hermit Doctor
Gaya
Charles Bryant
Charles French
Herbert Prior
Millie Davenport
Peter B. Kyne
Saturday Evening Post
Harry Carey
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