Battle of Wits tops Colonial program at Grand and Circuit
The evening shows include The Million Dollar Mystery chapter The Battle of Wits at Colonial, plus Love and Baseball featuring Christy Mathewson at Circuit. Other films include The Girl and the Stowaway and A Gentleman From Mississippi at Grand, Clemmer, and Melbourne venues with scores of shorts and cartoons.
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Colonial Theatre
Young Norton
Black Hundred
George Ade
Ambor
Argiewicz
Christy Mathewson
BIG 6
Mathewson
Iola
Mary Pickford
Heeranut
Mike
Joe Roberta
Vitagraph
Hearst Selig News Pictorial
Pertia
Pauline
What Thin Folks Should Do to Gain Weight
A vintage medical advertisement promises a regenerative force that makes fat grow after years of thinness. It touts Sareol as a safe, inexpensive nerve tonic and vitalizer, claiming a month of use builds flesh and strength by improving digestion and providing concentrated fat. Bartell Drug Co and Swift's Pharmacy distribute it.
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Bartell Drug Co
Swift's Pharmacy
Actress Reveals Home Hair Darkening Mixture
Miss Blanche Rose describes a simple at home recipe to darken gray hair and promote shine. The mix uses bay rum glycerine Barbo Compound and water applied twice weekly. She claims it makes a gray head look 20 years younger and aids hair growth and scalp health.
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Blanche Rose
Chicago
Ill
Six University of Washington students suffer cramps after hall milk prank
Six men from Lewis hall failed to attend classes, cramping after a nighttime milk prank. They manipulated a bottle on Clarke hall ledge with a pole and blanket, distributing drugged milk to themselves and lamplighters, leading to symptoms.
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Ton
Lewis Hall
Clarke Hall
Beginning of a Tragedy in Confessions of a Wife
The narrative follows Madge planning a birthday surprise for Dick in Cincinnati, detailing preparations, fashion, and domestic banter. Interpersonal hints involve Mollie, Jim Edie, and discreet curiosity about Dick’s plans, with a cliffhanger as the journey nears Cincinnati.
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Father Waverly
Jack
Mary
Cincinnati
Ellene
New York
Mollie
Jim Edle
Jim
Madge
Edie
Jim Edie
St James Cathedral Fair Closes Sunday
The note invites readers to visit the Per fecta cafeteria at Third and James during the St James cathedral fair, now closing this Sunday. It asks those who have not yet visited to do so and mentions operating hours during the final day.
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St. James Cathedral Fair
Perfecta
Third and James
Public decides next season operas via popular vote
Montgomery Lynch of the Standard Grand Opera Company says success hinges on the operas chosen. He plans to let the people vote in January to decide the lineup for next season, embracing a popular vote approach.
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Seattle Grand Opera
Montgomery Lynch
Standard Grand Opera
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