Norma Talmadge Feature At Colonial Theatre
Norma Talmadge stars as Marie in Under False Colors a Vitagraph comedy about wardrobe pilfering and mistaken identity. The program also includes Trapped by the Flames from The Million Dollar Mystery, An Embarrassing Predicament, and Mary Pickford in Marys Convent at Circuit.
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Norma Talmadge
Vitagraph
Colonial Theatre
Marie
Hart
Hearst-Selig
Mary Pickford
Mary's Convent
Ford Sterling
Warren Kerrigan
Kerrigan
Pauline
Germans Draw Lots To Die In Bridge Mission
In Berlin on October 23 a German force sought volunteers to blow up a bridge feared by French troops near Rheims. Twenty four aviators volunteered. no drawing was needed. The chosen flyer destroyed the bridge and died within five minutes.
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Berlin
Rheims
Turpinite Myth Debunked By French War Minister
Paris dispatch reports M. Millerand denying Turpinite as France's deadly secret. He notes Turpin, inventor of melinite and tyddite, developed turpinite in 1912 and claims of its lethal range and effect on animals remain unproven. An experiment near Paris reportedly left sheep unharmed though odorants were detected.
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Paris
France
M. Millerand
la Patrie
Ministry
M. Turpin
Letter from wife found on wounded German soldier
In Bordeaux a letter from a German soldier's wife asks him to spare women and children. The letter is returned to the writer with a rebuke noting the husband is wounded and being humanely cared for.
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Paris
Bordeaux
Inventor Refuses to Sell Pocket Wireless to Kaiser
In Rome on October 23 the pocket wireless inventor says he will not sell to the Kaiser and will offer use of the device to the Italian government. He notes each unit costs 3.00 to manufacture.
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Rome
Wireless a cinch Paris pocket war wireless device alleged
A Paris report states a scientist confirmed an Italian priest invented a pocket wireless set for wartime use. He notes wireless messages can be intercepted by simple devices, including two needles fixed in a potato.
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Paris
The Confessions of a Wife pie tale and Tim
A humorous domestic tale from 1914 about Annie watching Tim a police officer flirt over pumpkin pie on the street. Tim’s remarks reveal male appetite and a wife’s resolve to learn pie making and keep her man honest.
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Margaret
Annie
Tim
Morrew
Eleanor
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