26 Apr 1921
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Newspaper
The Daily Mail
Location
Hagerstown, Maryland, United States of America
Date
Apr 26, 1921
Page
1
A brief overview of Yap, its isolation, history, and culture. The piece notes Yap’s remote location, German and Spanish colonial history, and the distinctive stone money economy. It describes Yapese society, gender roles, housing, and customs, including bachelor houses and communal child care.
College Park April 26. Maryland farmer boys in the agricultural boys' club under University of Maryland Extension Service reported crops and livestock valued at over 125 500 dollars. The sixth annual report by E G Jenkins shows 1702 boys enrolled producing 76.65 bushels of corn per acre at 41 cents, 193.76 bushels of potatoes per acre at 56 cents, pig costs per pound 12.3 to 16.9 cents, calf growth 26 cents per pound, and poultry at 14 cents per pound. Alopecia is defined as baldness.
Mayoress Abby H Forest leads a feminine city council in Thayer Kansas to wash town facilities. The park and city hall will receive baths as officials assess appointments for city clerk attorney and marshals amid abundant female applicants.
A bright week at the Maryland showcases vaudeville luminaries led by Lady Tsen Mei and a host of acts including Stephens and Bordeau, Francis and Wilson, Fennell and Tygon, and Swain’s trained rats. The program includes a Paramount Cosmopolitan film The Passionate Pilgrim at the Colonial Theatre with star-studded cast.
Wanda Hawley stars in The Snob at the Palace Theatre today. The photoplay blends college humor, a snobbish heiress, and a football hero in a clever plot with Walter Hiers Sylvia Ashton and Edwin Stevens in supporting roles. Sam Wood directs a wholesome entertaining production.
A World War era style testimonial details a family’s hardship as the father suffers severe stomach illness, loses weight, and quits work. After a friend recommends Mayr's Wonderful Remedy, the father improves quickly, returns to work, and regains strength. The ad touts the remedy as a harmless intestinal aid sold by D. C. Aughinbaugh & Son and druggists.
A striking display in the Metro production Clothes at Nixon's Academy frames a tense photodrama. Olivia is portrayed by Olive Tell with an all star cast including Crauford Kent and Rae Allen. Maxwell Krager supervises, Arthur Zellner adapts, and Fred Littenham directs the film.
Billie Burke appears as Rebecca Banks a chorus role in The Education of Elizabeth. Filmed scenes show her with the New York company at CGunwaiat Theatre and a lavish Ziegfeld inspired revue numbers. Donald Cameron leads a strong supporting cast in this early motion picture comedy.
Douglas Fairbanks performs a real bare knuckle fight in The Mollycoddle a distinct departure from his staged battles. Wallace Berry plays the villain and shares praise for the tough scene filmed at United Artists Corporation stage showing at the Palace Theatre tomorrow and Thursday.
An advertisement describes using a few drops of Outgro on the skin around an ingrown nail to reduce inflammation and pain, toughen the skin, and cause the nail to turn outward overnight, noting Outgro is an antiseptic product for chiropodists but available in small bottles at drug stores.
A vintage home remedy promotes a quart of bug killer for 35 cents claiming it kills bedbugs roaches fleas and ants and even eggs. It touts a unique formula not burning staining or rotting fabrics and lists a 35c package of Pesky Devils Quietus P. D. Q from Watham's City Pharmacy for hotels hospitals and dwellings.
Miss Lillian Gish showcases rare talent as Lucy in Broken Blossoms by D W Griffith, soon at Palace Theatre. The scene of her tearful attempt to smile under her father's cruelty stands as a haunting highlight of this Limehouse Nights inspired tale of love and sorrow.
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