Island Wives and Inland Wives at Coliseum and Palace
Corrine Griffith stars in Island Wives at the Coliseum filmed in Florida with Tahitia San Francisco and Australia scenes. Inland Wives by Bob Dexter and William B Courtney features Elsa Melton yacht travel and tropical backdrops with a South Sea typhoon. Directed by Webster Campbell with supporting players Charles Trowbridge and Rockcliffe Fellowes.
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Tahatia
San Francisco
Australia
Florida
Miss Griffith
Charles Trowbridge
Rockcliffe Fellowes
Webster Campbell
Miss Griffiths
Fashion revue showcases gowns by Swobodi and Furs by Willard George
Thousands of dollars in imported gowns hats and shoes from Swobodi's Los Angeles shop were used in a grand fashion revue at Grand Studio. Peggy Hamilton is described as the leading fashion director and authority in the country.
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Swobodi
Los Angeles
Grand Studio
Peggy Hamilton
Willard George
Sage and Sulphur Compound Restores Dark Hair
A vintage advertisement promotes Wyeth's Sage and Sulphur Compound to darken gray hair naturally. It claims ready-to-use preparation is easier than mixing sage tea and sulfur at home, dampening hair with a sponge to cover gray strands for a youthful, glossy look.
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Wyeth
Fashion Models Parade In City Revue At Palace
The display featured a dozen models noted for feminine poise and oputeliritude as Bryant Washburn stars in Try and Get Wp directed by Cullen Yate. Paris modistes Worth Jenney Jean Patou Poiret Milerim Massane Lanvin Premet supplied goats. The photose is a comedy and promises delight for feminine filmgoers tonight at the Palace.
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Bryant Washburn
Cullen Yate
Worth
Jenney
Jean Patou
Poiret
Milerim
Massane
Lanvin
Premet
The Nth Commandment Roller Fight at Coliseum
Roller skates replace fists in a fight scene from The Nth Commandment adapted from a Daraimeunl story. The film stars Colleen Moore and James Morrison with Eddie Phillips Charlotte Merriam and George Cooper in lead and supporting roles. It screens at the Coliseum theatre next Thursday.
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Cosmopolitan
Daraimeunl
Coliseum Theatre
James Morrison
Eddie Phillips
Colleen Moore
Morrison
Phillips
Charlotte Merriam
George Cooper
A Self Made Failure Stars Moore and Miller at Palace
Matt Moore and Patsy Ruth Miller appear together in the First National release A Self Made Failure directed by William Ben adine and coming to the Palace Thursday. Moore remains a popular leading man while Miller's rising box office appeal grows with each film. Ben Alexander also has an important role in the all star cast.
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Matt Moore
Patsy Ruth Miller
Fogether
William Bénadine
the Palace
Moore
Miss Miller
Allstar
Ben Alexander
Scientists Trace Rains to Changing Currents in Ocean
Scientists link unusual rainfall to shifts in ocean circulation. The Oyashiwo current strengthened by Bering Strait movement appears to cut across the Japan current, while Humboldt off South America sees Nino surge aiding warmer winds. Observers note unusual water movement off Australia, South Africa, and the North Atlantic, with currents expected to normalize as solar conditions return.
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Japan
Labrador
Athantic
Asia
Bering Strait
South America
Panama
Australia
South Africa
South Africa, and In the North Athwatic
North Atlantic
Spitalbergen
Georgia
Antarctic
Milway
South Atlantic Ocean
Ladies Silk Sale Opens at Wah On Cho’s Front Street
A ladies silk sale begins today at Wah On Cho’s on Front Street opposite Coli seum Theatre. Discounts start at 20 percent and include many silk items.
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Star
Front Street
Coliseum Theatre
Chest Cold Relief Emphasizes St Jacobs Oil Endorsed
An ad praises St Jacobs Oil for chest cold relief, claiming it draws blood to the surface and provides quick relief. It notes the product has held a supreme place for chest colds for 65 years and ends with a personal assurance not to take a chance.
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St. Jacobs
Legislators urged to resist price fixing for farmers
Senator Moss criticizes a mania for legislative fixes over economic solutions. He notes Congress added 11 acts urged by agricultural interests and warns against relying on government to fix values. He cites price fixing advocates and misreading of the Transportation Act as dangerous. The public, he says, seeks favors rather than remedies.
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Fess
Congress
Moss
Interstate Commerce Commission
Ohio
Daily $90,000 Bonus Paid to Dependents of War Veterans
June 4 report from Waitington notes the government pays widows and other beneficiaries about 90 thousand dollars daily under the soldiers bonus. Death claims are rising with 50 veterans dying daily and total payments surpassing four million dollars to deceased veterans’ families. Applications reach 2,968,406 veterans and dependents, with about 4,200,000 estimated entitled.
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Army
Navy
Marine Corps
Smiths
John Smith
Chicago Finds New Way To Make Better Smoke
Chicago develops a new meat curing method using a horizontal gas burner to smolder pulverized hardwood sawdust for superior smoke, avoiding direct contact with the meat. The temperature is raised to the proper point before smoking by starting gas flow before adding sawdust.
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Chicago
Shinto Shrines Rebuilt With Fireproof Materials
In Tokyo a Shin to Shrine Reconstruction Committee meeting at the Home Office decided to rebuild shrines destroyed by the earthquake fire using fireproof materials. In Tokyo and vicinity about 193 shrines were lost, with reconstruction costs estimated at 4,562,168 yen.
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Tokio
Japan
Shinto Shrine Reconstruction Committee
Home Office
Chinese Cooks Trained in U S Popular with English Homes
Chinese cooks trained in the United States become sought after in London and across England as they bring the American culinary method. Families employing them respect their skill and role, with some cooks regarded almost as butlers. A veteran Chinese chef recounts learning in San Francisco and notes postwar changes.
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United States
London
England
San Francisco
Wong
Stone
Gladstone in Prewar Cornish Caper
A garbled note hints at Gladstone in a muddled prewar tale about cheap wool and a plan to outwit rivals. Names and places are unclear, but the fragment suggests a seaside town scene and a dubious scheme. Further text needed for clarity.
Rice crop outlook amid shortages and labor woes
A Doava state report notes a potential bumper rice yield this year despite shortages. Observers describe large crops with many unemployed and abandoned fields as workers drift away seeking relief, while cooled weather offers some relief to cultivation efforts.
Painting Bids Wanted for Moose Lodge Exterior
Trustees of Moose Lodge seek bids for painting the Moose Lodge exterior with two coats and staining. Bids due from qualified contractors by stated adv date.
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Moose Liall
Moose Lodse
Rivers of Oil Flow Ceaselessly to Market in Buried Pipe-Lines
New York reports that oil from Texas, Oklahoma, Wyoming flows day and night through an immense underground pipeline network to markets. Sinclair’s system grew from 487 miles in 1916 to 5724 miles, with 25,956,000 barrels delivered last year. Tanks in Texas illustrate vast storage, each 40 feet high and 120 feet in diameter, holding 80,000 barrels.
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New York
United States
Texas
Oklahoma
Wyoming
Rocky Mountains
Missouri River
Sinclair
Sinclair Consolidated Oil Corporation
Great Lakes
Gulf of Mexico
Kansas City
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TNT
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Corrine Griffith
Palace
Billy Dove
Coming Attractions
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Modoc
Contimen
Agnes Marucci
Marie
Detroit
Aline Lucas
Emmett Lucas
U. S
Terrella
Ady
Northwestern
Jazz Weekly
Fox
Corrine Grep Eet
Doane
Will
Gladstone
Cole
Texas Tank Farm
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