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Newspaper
Seattle Star
Location
Seattle, Washington, United States of America
Date
May 10, 1920
Page
19
An old advertisement touts a product named PLAPAO PAO for hernia treatment claiming it secures, supports, and prevents slipping without straps or buckles. It promises painless use at home with claims of exclusive scientific validation and immediate results, urging readers to send names for information.
D W Griffith settles the title The Gamest Girl for his latest First National feature due May 31. The story was adapted from Black Reach by Frank Stock. Richard Barthelmes and Carol Dempater star in a globe trotting police hunt tale ending in a dramatic Spanish Main adventure.
Claire Adams who plays Barbara in The Penalty surveys film magazines and attends cinema frequently. She regrets her role lacks opportunities to wear the pretty summer dresses she has recently acquired.
A girl named Barbara pursues art while wearing a linen smock, shown in a scene where Mia Adams admires stylish attire. Adams comments that a career can be fulfilling though she prefers pretty clothes, as Barbara remains absorbed in her craft.
Mrs Jeres Bexo Jr of Casco Wisconsin credits Lydia E Pinkham’s Vegetable Compound with relief after childbirth. She reports relief from displacement and a history of good health, with a recent minor attack treated successfully. She encourages other women to publish testimonials and seeks advice from the Lydia E Pinkham company.
The Liberty screens His Wife’s M enduring marital strife with Eugene O’Brien and Zena Keefe as a couple whose wealth and love hinge on shared life beyond money. Also shown are Cecil De Mille’s Why Change Your Wife with Giorgia Swanson and Thomas Meighan as a wife’s romance tests marriage.
The article critiques a play featuring Mme Marguerita Sylva as the lead, noting the allegorical use of a woman worker likened to a young bee in a hive. It emphasizes the performance’s intelligence and emotional power and touches on consequences faced by the central female figure.
Paris authorities decree naming portions of major boulevards after Georges Clemenceau Marshal Foch Marshal Poincare and Marechal Petain and Joffre. The Saint Germain stretch will be Georges Clemenceau Boulevard while another segment bears Marechal Petain.
A Memphis patrolman was bawled out by the police captain after punching a boy who applauded a five reel thriller too loudly. The officer then took the lad to jail in a patrol wagon. The captain demanded display of restraint and proper conduct by officers.
Joseph Arnold, supervising lumber hoisting, slipped on a rope at a new building. The line caught his foot, hurled him 30 feet, formed a noose and held him midair until coworkers freed him. He survived with injuries.
An advertisement stresses physical fitness and blood health as defense against disease. It urges maintaining pure blood to resist ailments and promotes 8.8 S., a blood remedy from Swift Specific Co., with an offer for free medical advice to Chief Medical Adviser at Swift Laboratory, Atlanta.
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