Light Horse Harry Lee the Virginian cavalry hero
Tales recount Light Horse Harry Lee a famed horseman and statesman born in Stratford Virginia. He served as Washington's aide and saved Alexander Hamilton’s life before rising to lead in Greene’s southern campaigns then entering politics as Virginia governor in 1792.
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Lee
Washington
Westmoreland
Virginia Hill
New World
General Washington
Alexander Hamilton
Hamilton
Light Horse
Light Horse Harry
Nathaniel Greene
Greene
Congress
Virginia
The Faithful Servitor and Other Silent Era Views at Local Theatres
A collage of 1900s era film notes describes The Faithful Servitor at Machada with Senor Gabora and Esmeralda, plus plot snippets from The Vampire and The Call. It lists showings at Alhambra, Colonial, Melbourne, Clemmer, and Olympian with wraparound newsreels and musical acts, noting stage and screen actors and weekly features.
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Machada
Senor Gabora
Esmeralda
Ndlan
California
Melbourne
Bob Hesketh
Seattle
Lincoln-West Seattle
Duwamish Waterway
Hyomei Air Remedy Promises Quick Relief
Cure claim offers Hyomei for nasal and throat catarrh with direct inhalation rather than stomach dosing. Full out fit priced at $1.00, with money back guarantee if not satisfied. Druggists nationwide stock Hyomei.
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Druggista Everywhere
Stranger Than Fiction in Piano Sales Tricks
An old adage about piano dealing proves true as fake sales artists raise prices then slash to half for bait. They tout half price cuts while moving a $450 piano to $275 after first inflating its tag.
We Are Not Having a Sale We Are Not Having a Sale
Advertisement asserts better values for piano buyers in the West claiming no dealer can beat their prices. Encourages investigation to prove why customers get more for their money.
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West
Y M C A Ranks Sixth Worldwide For Membership
The Seattle Y M C A boys department is the world’s second largest with 1324 members, behind Los Angeles at 1403. A YMCA year book compiled by the international committee was read at a quarterly Seattle board meeting. Seattle ranks 27th in city population but sixth in YMCA membership with 4603 men and boys.
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Seattle Y. M. C. A
Los Angeles
International Committee
Seattle Association
Seattle
United States
Canada
Y M C A Presents Kalem Biblical Film Tale of Jesus Life
The Kalem five reel film From the Manger to the Cross will be shown at the Y M C A auditorium Friday and Saturday evenings and a Saturday matinee. Proceeds go to the Boys department. Filmed in Palestine and Egypt, it depicts key events from the life and death of Jesus on real locations.
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Harold
Helen
Sybil
Lfe
Christ
Association
Palestine
Egypt
The
Nazarene
California Syrup of Figs Promotes Gentle Child Health
An old fashioned appeal urges mothers to switch to California Syrup of Figs for cleansing the stomach liver and bowels. The ad touts its pleasant taste and universal use for babies children and adults and warns to avoid counterfeits and to buy only from the California Fig Syrup Company.
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California
California Fig Syrup Company
Lip Plate Beauty in Sara Bride Tradition
The Sara tribe in Congo region Central Africa values extended lips as beauty. Women begin piercing young and insert small wooden disks that are enlarged over time to distend the lips.
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Congo
Central Africa
Salt mud baths tried for czar’s son illness
Salt mud baths are being tested for the czar's son who is confined at the imperial castle in Livadia Crimea. One thousand wooden cases of mud from Odessa salt lake baths have been ordered shipped to Livadia.
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ST. Petersburg
Imperial Castle
Livadia
Crimea
Salt Lake
Odessa
Have New System of Fighting Fires
Clarksburg West Virginia October 15. When the fire department was called to the residence of Harold Dane the firemen in their excitement attached one end of a hose to one plug and the other end to another plug. The hose burst.
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Clarksburg
W. Va
Harold Dane
Pape's Diapepsin promises instant relief from indigestion
An advertisement claims Pape's Diapepsin lets you eat anything without fear of indigestion or dyspepsia. It states the remedy digests meals when the stomach cannot, prevents fermentation and gas, and can relieve stomach upset within five minutes. A 60 cent case is recommended from the druggist.
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Pape
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Florence Lawrence
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Judge O'Reilly
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Reliance
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Truta
Stranger Than Fiction
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Pine
Y.M.C.A
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Eaua
Marseilies
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Standard
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Warner
Empire
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Son OF Czar
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First Ave
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