Youngest female ship boss Elizabeth Robinson rises in industry
Elizabeth Robinson, 21, general traffic manager and director of a global shipping firm, started at $12 a week in Philadelphia. She relocated to New York to open the Broadway office, earning $4,000 annually and earning respect despite being regarded as a child by rivals. She studies trade routes, insurance, banking, and shipping law, aiming to excel.
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Elizabeth Robinson
Broadway
Philadelphia
Miss Robinson
Russia
Marmola Prescription Tablets Claim Easy Fat Reduction
An advertisement touts Marmola Prescription Tablets as a simple harmless remedy for excess fat offering a loss of two to four pounds weekly without dieting or exercise. It promotes buying options from druggists or direct order from Marmola Company Detroit Michigan.
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Imola Co
Woodward Ave
Letroit
Mich
Florence Ups store offers Fall apparel savings
The Florence Upstairs Store promotes savings on suits coats dresses and waists highlighting a difference in opinion as a marketing angle. The message emphasizes fashion variety and value.
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Florence
Two Chinese Hei-ling Hei-ling's Daughters Study in U S
Rose and Nora Haung, aged 16 and 18, daughters of Heung Hei-ling once premier and finance minister, come to the United States for four years of study to finish an education begun in China. They speak English and French fluently and aim for schooling in America.
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China
United States
Rose
Nora Haung
Heung Hei-ling
Herbert Hoover
Food Relief
America
Teuton Women Insult French at Versailles
Paris reports a prior incident where two German delegates were taunted in Versailles. M. Clemenceau apologized promptly and allied press expressed regret. French authorities offered only regret and did not explain the provocation.
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Paris
Versailles
M. Clemenceau
Wizard Oil and Liver Whips Advertised for Ailments
An old advertisement touts Wizard Oil as a fast penetrant for rheumatic pains and stiff joints with antiseptic use for cuts burns and bites. It promises relief of sprains and bruises and offers a money back guarantee if not satisfied. Also promotes Wizard Liver Whips pink pills claiming constipation headaches relief with a 30 cent price.
Up in Mabel's Room at the Metropolitan
A boulevard era farce opens at the Metropolitan with garish lingerie humor revolving around a pink chemise. Garry hides under a bed at a Long Island house party as his jealous wife, Mabel, pursues the incriminating garment and the couple endure risqué misadventures. Julie King and Sager Midgley lead the cast.
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Mabel
Lady Lingerie Saleswomen's Association
New York
Grand Rapida
Mich
Garry
Paris
Long Island
Mabelle
Madella
Julie King
Sager Midgley
Kotalko Hair Growth Ointment Promises New Growth
Bear oil and other unique ingredients in Kotalko claim to treat baldness dandruff and hair loss where other lotions fail. A $300 guarantee backs users who test the ointment with proofs sent to John Hart Bittain in New York. Obtain a box at local drug stores or order tests by mail for 10 cents.
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Kotalko
Win Drug
John Hart Bittain
Station
New York City
Japan Film Censorship Rigorously Guards Moral Standards
In Tokyo in 1917 the censorship board split films by age and rejected 641 of 1,935 submissions. It bans long kisses and cuts over 2,300 scenes of Western affection, plus 352 embrace tied clips, and blocks murder themed content including Zeppelin raid footage. Titles are trimmed. 2,144 eliminated in ten months. The system drives higher theater attendance as cinema becomes education.
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Tokio
Japan
Board of Censorship
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