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Newspaper

The Daily Telegram

Location

Clarksburg, West Virginia, United States of America

Date

Dec 13, 1916

Page

8

Films at Bijou and Orpheum Highlight City Screens

The Bijou shows Master Matty Raubert in The Wait plus Heine the Magic Min and Pearl of Parad as well as The Rainbow Princess with Pennington. The Orpheum runs Bluebird photoplax Gloriana with Tutle Zoo Ray. twenty five children featured. The American Civic Association convention will view a garbage-heap documentary by Mrs Alice Hogan Rice.

Matty Raubert America Bijou New York Heinie Marcaritisher Parad Nce Amouise Lis Orpheum Theater Toda Tutle Zoo Ray Roer American Civic Association Alice Hogan Rice Wigks of

Masons Club Minstrels Shine With Debut At Robinson Grand

The Masonic Club’s minstrel show at the Masonic temple wowed a fair crowd with home talent finsihing as the best local production yet. A. J. Smith and Douglas B. Williams staged it with electrical effects by Corbin Johnson Electric.

Masonic Club Masonic Isi A. J. Smith Douglas B. Williams Corbin- Johnson Electric Company

Beans and Foods Rising Costs Press Bread Line

The piece notes soaring prices for staples like beans pork beef eggs and other foods raising living costs by 30 to 50 percent while Shredded Wheat Biscuit keeps its price and quality. It touts the cereal as nutrition and suggests eating with milk cream or fruit. produced at Niagara Falls New York.

Niagara Falls N.Y

Stage Show Program Notes with Oriental Theme Acts

A fragmented program lists performers and acts including Byron Cunningham Roy Law J. M. Knox and Gilbert Cunningham. It describes scenes of Sheik and Oasis adventures with names like Ramesis and Omar plus dancers and virtuosos from Guatemala and Bagdad. It reads like a theater bill of varied acts and specialties.

Quaker Town Byron Cunningham Roy Law Willian Frantz Curt Robertson Santa Klaus Wirt Lewis Ohable Edward Laubenstein Gilmer Cunningham Rover J. M. Knox Ramesis Fumidora Burley Ettering Helmar Thompson Siebettiane F. Williams Omar F. I. Anderson Bengal Josenl Madelena Hassan George Washington Butts Velvet Joe Bob Alexander Hannibal Jones Wirt Lewis Mesrs Law Lindenstein Sturm Butt Bradford Wil- Names Livingston Mallory G. Gunningham Sydney Post Ignace Wilcoxen Guatemala Nemesis Quartet Sultan’s Palace Bagdad

Coal Hits Record Price In Canonsburg

Coal reached a record high price of eleven and one half cents a bushel in Canonsburg this week as demand outstrips supply. Separately Uruguay banned manufacture or import of alcoholic beverages above forty five degrees.

Associated Press Canonsburg Uruguay

New West Virginia Corporations Formed

Certificates of incorporation issued by the secretary of state for several new firms. The Standard Tie and Timber Company based in Charleston with Jefferson county operations. McDowell County Coal Company in Welch. Batelle Coal Company in Fairmont. Ragland Coal Company in Beckley. Each lists authorized capital and local incorporators from multiple towns.

West Virginia Standard Tie and Timber Company Charleston Jefferson County S. A. ‘Williams Frank H. Weaver G. Weaver R. C. Booth Washington J. M. Mason Charles’ Tow McDowell County Coal Company Welch

St Jacobs Oil Promises Quick Backache Relief

A vintage advertisement touts St Jacobs Oil for backache lumbago and rheumatism. It claims a small trial bottle applied once stops soreness in minutes without skin irritation and stresses magical yet harmless relief.

St. Jacobs

Beckley figures in government lamp purchase data

The record notes Robert Winston M J Meadows and Joe L Smith of Beckley. It states the United States government buys 1 250 000 electric lamps each year. It also mentions Douglasville New Jersey with a dwelling occupied for 200 years and cites China as having the longest national hymn.

Robert Winston M. J. Meadows Joe L. Smith Beckley United States Douglasville N. J China

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Columbia Columbia Records Columbia Grafonola Palace Furniture & Plano CO Main St Clarksburg W. Va Splendid Film Itill Master Matty Rambert Ann Pennington Robinson Grand Miss Pennington Plcr Burton- Holmes Marc Maeedertneatt Naomi Childers Boston Ernest Poole Harriet Ford Alexandra Carlile Agnes Everett Detroit Jewel Minstrels Thomas Hance Thos. A. Vice's Masonic Temple Masterards L. K. Qitch G. W. Thompson H.M. Thompson Rarph Sturm H. E. Wettering Joseph Madalena G. F. Williams PF. R. Anderson Li W. Butt G.L Bradford W. Lee Williams Joe G. Mallory Nemesis Howard Cunnningham W. B. Frantz John M. Knox Criterion Theater New York City Gardner Sullivan Victor L. Schertzinger Robinson Captain Kidd, Jr Aida Johnson Young Cohan and Harris Cape Codd Edith Taliaferro Zelda Sears Ernest Stallard Otto Kruger Adéle Rowland Joe Weber Henry Blossom Victor Herbert Hester Ted Bragg Ark Aetiatarstas Pafest Driggists Demoss Studio Latstetter Kodak Paramount the Rainbow Princess Burton Holmes Marg Macdermott Naomi ‘Childers Hearst News Bertha Kalich Stuart Holmes Fox Paramount Bray Audrey Munson Secretary of State Irving Berlin Itc Aphrevu Theatre Gloriana Miss Lee Rae Added Bijou Theater Fire Proop Santtatry Matty Roubert Aldded the Magic Man Marguerita Fischer Pearl OF Paradise Palace Theatre Vassar Girls Babe Demott Soubrette Frank Samuels
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