Silent Film Updates From Washington to Fiji Islands
The Capitol starring Leah Baird is photographed in Washington. C Sid Smith, wounded in the Argonne, will lead a comedy series. Helen Holmes shoots a parachute episode for a serial. Fiji island banana cultivation scenes are made for an educational weekly. Masters include A Misfit Earl Louis Bennion and Respectable by Proxy with Sylvia Breamer and Robert Gordon. June Filvidge stars in Woman of Lies due this month. Corinne Griffith begins Tower of Jewels from Lucenn Hubbard. Priscilla Dean’s Egyptian setting next. Jackie Saunders’ Dad’s Girl is announced.
Boys pin hopes on guinea pig crop
In Niceton Pennsylvania a boys club keeps a dozen guinea pigs inspired by Putter. They aim to raise fifty thousand dollars for a North Philadelphia swimming pool by selling their animals to laboratories. A mother guinea has five to eight babies every eight weeks.
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Niceton
Ellis Parker Putter
Philadelphia
Earliest Boulton and Watt Pumping Engine Trials Steam
The 1776 Boulton and Watt pumping engine near Wednesbury was tested under steam for a centenary event. Designed for 13 strokes per minute, the historic engine operated at 16 strokes per minute during the trial.
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London
Boulton and Watt
Wednesbury
Cascarets Offer Gentle Sleep Aid and Digestive Relief
The ad touts Cascarets as a nightly laxative that eases constipation and related symptoms without the harsh aftereffects of calomel oil salts or violent pills. It claims a pleasant experience for both adults and children and emphasizes low cost.
Patients From Out of Town Get Special Attention
Out of town patients with limited time receive prioritized care under a new program. Hospitals report streamlined intake and expedited consultations to reduce delays for visiting patients.
Silent Film Stars Fill Rex Liberty and Strand Bill
Baltimore raised Dorothy Phillips appears as Modesty in Paid in Advance at Rex with Wallace Reid in The Lottery Man at Liberty. Fatty Arbuckle and Oh, Boy! headline at Clemmer. Nazimova ends The Brat run. Dorothy Dalton stars in The Market of Souls at College. Jack Pickford in In Wrong at Strand. Enid Bennett in Stepping Out tonight.
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Dorothy Phillips
Baltimore
Miss Phillips
Henry Savage
Allen J. Holubar
Jack Pickford
Strand
Johnny Spivens
Enid Bennett
Death by own action linked to son’s theft arrest
In Wimborne Dorset groom George Dear, 41, hanged himself after visiting his seventeen year old son arrested for stealing coins from a former employer. A jury found he was temporarily insane due to shame from the arrest.
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London
George Dear
Wimborne
Dorset
The Temperamental Wife and Wreck Attract Local Screens
York to take up her profession and meet with unusual adventures Constance Talmadge closes at the Coliseum tonight in A Temperamental Wife George Walsh stars at the Mission in The Winning Stroke a comedy drama opening Saturday Buck Simmons Yale athlete is central to the plot A mock initiation nearly expels him The Pagan God with H B Warner ends its run tonight The Wreck Vitagraph thrills feature about mistaken jealousy opens Saturday Diane of the Green Van Alma Rubens appears for a last time Tonight The Romance of Seattle extends several more days a Seattle produced film with James D Hoge Jack Sullivan and Harry Carroll in top roles Elaine Towne leads this locally cast drama
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Coliseum
Constance Talmadge
Coliseum News
Clemmer — Nanmere
Supple
Tayior Holmes
Hlack Hyes
Liberty Weekly
Strand
Bald Bennett
Strand Weekly
Alma Robens
Diana of the
the Wolf
Seattle
HB Warner
Marold Lieyd
Tiesio Love
George Walsh
Buck Simmons
Yale
H. B. Warner
Vitagraph
Anita Stewart
Harry T. Morey
Alma Rubens
Diane of
Little Theatre
James D. Hoge
Jack Sullivan
Harry Carroll
Elaine Towne
Blass of Salts Cleans Kidneys
An old health ad promotes Jad Salts a lemon grape lithia tonic to cleanse and stimulate kidneys. It advises drinking lots of water and taking four ounces of Jad Salts daily for a few days to ease back and urinary discomfort.
Wonder Health Restorer advertised at Bartell Drug Stores
An advertising feature promotes Wonder Health Restorer as a remedy for rheumatism lumbago diabetes pulmonary and heart issues and skin ailments. It claims to flush impurities from blood and restore natural function using herbal ingredients. The note notes availability at Bartell Drug Stores Seattle and mail orders via the Rankin Agency with pricing of 2.00 per bottle or 5.00 for three bottles plus a free tonic.
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Bartell Drug
Calgary
Alberta
British Columbia
Washington
Oregon
Canada
George Harris
Seattle
Rankin Agency
West 63Rd St
Bartell
Wonder
Wonder Health Restor
West 68Rd St
Ballard
Bartenders May Be Regarded as Doctors Ruling
A U S district court ruling states that whisky may be sold for medicinal use if the seller verifies the purpose and that illness claims are genuine. The decision implies bartenders could be treated as medical suppliers under the law.
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Philadelphia
Dickinson
United States District Court
Man Fined For Nuisance Keeps Pigs Belief Upheld
At Harrow Palace Court a defendant initially fined 50 dollars for keeping pigs argued the maximum was 25 dollars. The chairman and colleagues agreed and reduced the fine to the proper amount, confirming the defendant’s claim.
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London
Harrow Pace Court
Four men arrested in St. Louis for selling horse meat as beef
Three butchers and a restaurant keeper were arrested by St. Louis police after an operation found them passing horse meat off as beef in the city a few days ago.
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St. Louis
Soft collars gain popularity among London debutantes
London society notes that several fashionable young men advocate soft collars with evening dress to replace regulation stiff collars. They argue softness improves comfort during dances and appearance, though adoption remains limited so far.
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London
England
Continent
St Jacobs Liniment Promises Fast Back Pain Relief
S107 BACKACHE IN FEW MINUTES. S107 BACKACHE IN FEW MINUTES. The ad touts St Jacobs Liniment as a quick, harmless remedy for backache lumbago sciatica and neuritis offering relief within fifty counts with a soothing penetrating formula. It claims to stop misery promptly without burning or discoloring the skin and urges purchase at drug stores.
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St. Jacobs
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Doris Kenyon
Sid Smith
Helen Holmes
Fiji Islands
Louis Bennion
Sylvia Breamer
Robert Gordon
Woman of Lies
June Filvidge
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Lucenn Hubbard
Priscilla Dean
Jackie Saunders
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Rex
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Dorothy Dalton
Paramount
Thomas H. Ince
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