Three Foot Kiss Debate Shocks Chicago Officials
The three foot kiss controversy centers on motion picture morals as Chicago citizens react to a Baltimore dispatch from the Maryland Citizens League for Better Motion Pictures. Leaders argue timing should depend on the scene while opponents warn of moral harm and disease transmission.
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International News
Chicago
Baltimore
Maryland
Citizens’ League
Ritchie
Max Ascher
Ascher Brothers
Motion Picture Proprietors
Arthur Burrage Farwell
Chicago Law and Order League
Albert Webster
Juvenile Protective League
Brief Silence Tomorrow to Honor Prelate
All Maryland will unite at 10 o clock tomorrow to honor Cardinal Gibbons memory. At the solemn requiem mass one minute of universal silence will stop street cars, factories, stores and offices. Governor Ritchie issued a proclamation asking for statewide cooperation in the tribute.
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Maryland
Cardinal Gibbons
Ritchie
Fifty Cents For A Husband In The Halstead Street Niche
A Chicago piece describes E. J. Coker offering a “national bureau” for matrimonial securities at 2214 North Halstead Street. Customers pay 50 cents for a husband with no guarantee, as Coker laments the risk of stale gum or spoiled fruit matching the risk of questionable companionship.
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Chicago
E. J. Coker
National Bureau
Halstead Street
E. J.C
Coker
Mr. Coker
Diamond Dyes Promise Easy Color for Every Fabric
Hagerstown women can dye any garment or fabric with Diamond Dyes. A package promises easy directions and perfect results for wool silk linen cotton or blends. Drug stores carry a Color Card showing fabrics diamond dyed in rich fadeless colors and warn against poor dye jobs.
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Hagerstown
Dr Edwards Olive Tablets Advertisement
An old colored advertisement promotes Dr Edwards Olive Tablets as a vegetable laxative substitute for calomel. It claims to improve skin tone, appetite, and energy by stimulating the liver and bowels without dangerous after effects. Dosage suggested is one or two nightly, with prices listed at 15 and 30 cents.
Young Husband Proves Poor Cook For Wage-Earning Wife
Baltimore, March 31 1921 A wage-earning wife seeks household equality after swapping roles with her husband Edward Sheldon 21 and Mary Sheldon 21. A court interview with Justice Ranft leads to a temporary settlement that collapses after she refuses his meals. The wife seeks a living and better food. the husband stays home to cook but chaos erupts ending with his arrest and a $300 bond.
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Sy International News
Baltimore
Mary Sheldon
Sheldons
Justice Ranft
William F. Broening
Cook
Broening
Herbert O'Connor
O'Connor
Mrs. Sheldon
Tiz Foot Remedy Promises Quick Comfort
An old advertisement extols Tiz as magical relief for sore and tired feet. It claims to banish corns blisters and aches, draw out acids and poisons, and let wearers dance in comfort. It urges buying from druggists or department stores for long lasting foot happiness.
Hartford Ballpark Delays Home Opening Until May First
Hartford's new ballpark will miss its opening for the Eastern League docking. Jim Clarkin's team will play all games away from home until after May 1 when the stands are expected to be ready for use.
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BALL
Hartford
Conn
Jim Clarkin
Woman Credits Foley Kidney Pills For Relief
Seaman, Sturgia Colorado woman Mrs H A Seaman writes of years with bladder and kidney trouble. After trying many treatments a friend sent Foley Kidney Pills. She used seven bottles and now feels fine. She endured sleepless nights and great suffering and recommends the remedy to all who suffer kidney trouble.
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Mra. H. A
Seaman
Sturgia
Colo
Foley
Feeding Potatoes to Hogs in Southern Delaware
Georgetown Delaware March 31 Farmers in Southern Delaware who buried hundreds of bushels of white potatoes last fall to chase high spring prices cannot find demand this spring. They are forced to sell at 26 cents a bushel or let the tubers rot. Many growers refuse broker prices and feed the potatoes to cattle and hogs instead.
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Georgetown
Del
Delaware
Post Office Department Employs 300000 in United States
A figure shows about 300000 people work for the United States Post Office Department across the country. The number reflects nationwide staffing in the federal mail service.
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United States Post Office Department
Free trial offer for rupture treatment device
Ruptured individuals are urged to write to W. Rice at T15 Main St Adams N. for a free trial of a stimulat ing application claimed to tighten muscles and close the rupture without supports. The ad warns against neglect and surgery, touting success even for large ruptures and urges immediate coupon use.
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W. Rice
Main St
Adams
Rice, Inc
Adams, N
Wallaces Charm School at Colonial Theatre
Wallace Reid stars as the principal of a transformed boarding school in The Charm School a light comedy about beauty, romance, and esthetic dancing with Lila Lea in support. H B Warner's One Hour Before Dawn screens as a hypnotic mystery at the Palace tomorrow.
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Wallace Reid
Paramount
Colonial Theatre
Reid
Austin Bevans
Charm” School
Wally
Lila Lea
H. B. Warner
Pathe
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