Lone movie town of Universal City with women in power
In Universal City, the only wholly movie-worker inhabited town, Lois Weber serves as mayor and Laura Oakley as chief of police. The piece notes real storefronts built for shoots, a front-only approach to set building, a hospital and resident doctor, and a dramatic real accident on set ending with a broken shoulder for a rider, all illustrating life in a genuine movie town.
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San Fernando Valley
Lois Weber
Moving Pictures
Laura Oakley
Universal City
Shorty
Smith's Potassium Compound promised relief for rheumatism
A Milwaukee seller John A. Smith advertises Smith's Potassium Compound a one dollar bottle that claims to relieve rheumatism gout lumbago or sciatica within 48 hours. It is guaranteed free from narcotics and ships direct if no local druggist is available with references to Seattle Owl Drug Co. stores as distribution points.
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Smith
John A. Smith
Water St
Milwaukee
Seattle
Owl Drug Co
Market Today Reports Poultry Scarcity and Higher Ex-Prices
The Complete Report of Market Today notes a scarcity of poultry with hens nearly unavailable and ducks in short supply but in strong demand. Fancy young turkeys show appetite for dressed meat while prices for storage exes rise 6 to 7 cents versus last year. Butter and dairy values are listed with local price notes.
Dickens Classic The Cricket on the Hearth Set for Film
Photo plays present Dickens beloved tale The Cricket on the Hearth adapted for the screen. The production brings to life the Christmas story with a cast of noted performers and lush period sets.
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Charles Dickens
TIZ Cures Feet Suffering in Everyday Life
Ad highlights TIZ as the cure for aching sore tired feet and corns with a 25 cent box offering year round comfort. Claims draw out poisonous emptions that puff up feet and promises instant pain relief for tender feet in a station of varied ongoing film listings and theater notes.
The Olympian Tonight and Good Luck Tonight Stage Drama Mix
A collection of features and dramas headline the Olympian Tonight with plays such as Greegan's Ghost His Hoodoo Fanny's Conspiracy The Last Laugh and Slander's Tongue. Good Luck Tonight presents The Answered Prayer The Life We Live The Lion's Bride and Clarence the Cowboy in comedy and drama lineups.
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Greegan
Fanny
Slander
Clarence the Cowboy
Nightlife at a fashionable cafe shocks observer
The narrator visits a chic hotel cafe after theatre hours where no food is served, noting brilliantly lit corridors, glamorous groups, and a crowd drinking openly. He sees many young girls among the women and wonders if their mothers know their whereabouts as Dick warns Maggie about Kitty Malram.
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Kitty Malram
Maggie
Kitty
Bill Tenney
Bill
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