Prodigal Wife at Colonial Theater Promises Dramatic Strength
A wealthy suburb society story unfolds as a servant protects a young wife from a deceitful suitor and a hidden mother preserves reputations. The Prodigal Wife, featuring Mary Boland and Lucy Cotton, opens at Colonial Theater Wednesday with dramatic heart interest and acclaimed stars.
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New York
Guardia
Hes
Bérten Ereaft
Colon'al
Mary Boland
John Drew
Lucy Cotton
Cohan & Harris
Women Will Build Capital Theater
Three women will fund and oversee a new capital theater in Washington. Mrs Glenna Smith Irwin of Washington serves as vice president and treasurer, Miss Katherine Brown of Chicago is owner and manager of the Parsh Players and president, and Mrs Mary H Kinkaid, a former newspaper woman, serves as secretary and play broker.
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Washington
Modern Playhouse
Glenna Smith Irnnim
Katherine Brown
Parsh Players of
Chicago
Mary H Kinkaid
Broiler
Britain Reaps Gains From War Materials Purchases
London reports show that the former Surgeon General of Supplies in the British War Office oversaw worldwide raw material purchases for the government, turning $2.6 million in profits since 1914 into funds for the Treasury. Director General Arthur Goldtad notes the assets helped equip military gear, with an estimated economic impact exceeding $500 million.
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London
Ministry of Vunations
Arthur Goldtad
Dreco relief tale of a cured wife in local patent remedy ad
A local advertisement narrates a wife recovering from severe illness after using a remedy called Dreco. It claims dramatic improvement in strength appetite digestion and liver function with the physician or product praised. The piece promotes Dreco as a widely reputed for women and children health aid and notes its distribution through a local drugstore.
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Jar K
Reilly
Werthen
Clyria
Eherts Drug Store
Record of Lord Inworth’s wartime textile and leather orders
The document compares Allied Department outputs with foreign results, detailing wartime supplies from August 4, 1934 to March 31, 1943. It lists wool hides, leather, hemp, and similar materials, with figures on boots, ground sheets, blankets, gloves, and related equipment, noting British manufacturing ties and aims to speed production for war effort. The record emphasizes Allies aid, including textile and leather components for army and air forces.
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Alher
Army
Airs Air Forces
Publi Service
Orihan
Terms of Sale Announced for Shipping Fleet
The notice outlines terms for selling a fleet of ships with payments staged over years. A 10 percent deposit on the purchase price is required with delivery. installments extend over up to ten years with annual interest and depreciation credits. The buyer must execute a preferred mortgage to release the vessel from board control, with proceeds from operations used to service installments as prescribed by government oversight.
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Shipping Board
Japan's plans on Siberia amid wartime questions
Fragmentary OCR shows discussion of Japan's intentions regarding Siberia and possible territorial moves. Text mentions occupation references and questions about annexation amid broader wartime concerns. Names, dates, and concrete actions are unclear due to damaged text.
Has the prettiest ankles in Gotham judged prize winner
A report describes a contest in New York where judges selected winners for prettiest ankles. A Birman named Macs Can earned the prize of 900 dollars and was photographed holding the award in a happy mood after receiving it. The piece notes the winner’s recent decline in health and references a dramatic, unspecified end to a life.
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New York
Birman
Haing
College student fraud case shocks papers across Boston scene
Report notes a college girl’s involvement in a wrongdoing tied to false dispatches sent to multiple newspapers. Authorities probe an alleged fraud network connected to residents of Appleton and Des Moines, with references to fraternities, the AM, and a court action in the wake of the incident.
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Katy
Appleton
Trent
Boty
Almors
Geran
Tribute to Gorgas Dies in London Burial in Arlington
Washington honors late Major General William Gorgas former surgeon general with funeral sessions at the Church of the Epiphany. Secretary Baker and top officials attend as honorary pallbearers. military pallbearers include Pershing and Wood. A military escort conducts a march from church to Arlington National Cemetery with cavalry and artillery units in attendance.
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Washington
William Gorgas
Army
London
Navy
Church of the Epiphany
Baker
Peyton
March
Supreme Court
Thanian
Senate
House
Persh Ee Seeene
Majek
Spitler Family Heads to Cleveland With Guests
Mr and Mrs George Spitrer traveled to Cleveland on Wednesday to meet Frank McClintock who arrived by car from Elyria. He brought his mother and brother Arthur and wife along with Homer McClintock, planning to spend the day as their guests.
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George Spitrer
Cleveland
Frank McClintock
Ely- Ma
Arthur
Homer McClintock
Elyria
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