Helen Holmes Leads In The Review Movie Contest
The fourth week results show Helen Holmes in the runaway lead with The Railroad Girl, followed by Eddie Polo and Pearl White in the top spots. The piece notes ongoing serials, industry moves, director Herbert Brenon's illness, and stars negotiating contracts with major studios.
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Helen
Holmes
Eddie Polo
Samson
Pearl White
Ween
Ben Wilson
Neva Gerber
Mae Murray
Marguerite Snow
Artcraft Pictures
Broadway Jones
George M’cahan
Herbert Brenon
William Fox
Theda Bara
Egypt
Blanche Sweet
Lasky
London
Gale Henry
Comidienne
Brunno Becker
Rhea Mitchell
J. Warren Kerrigan
Harry Myers
Incorporation Blues
Encore Pictures Corporation
Rosemary Theby
Miss Ida Atkins Enters Piedmont College for Shorthand Course
Miss Ida Atkins of this city departed for Lynchburg Virginia last week to enroll at Piedmont Business College for a finishing course in Gregg shorthand.
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Ida Atkins
Lynchburg
Piedmont Business College
Gregg
The Birth of Motion Pictures A Beholden Tale
Beatriz Michelena chronicles the 1871 experiment by Muybridge and Stanford that used many cameras and threads to capture horse motion. The scene traces Meissonier and French artists recognizing a new reality as motion emerges, hinting at the forthcoming film industry.
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Uybridge
Mybridge
Muybridge
Charlie Chaplin
Mary Pickford
Senator Stanford
Paris
Meissonier
France
Germany
England
Atlantic
America
Inheritance and town rumors hit Humphville
The Humphville Tymes reports on Billy Antigood roadster inheriting a second hand Ford and plans to test it when roads clear. Wade Stamplicker quarrels over local politics with the “Riser of Germainy” and a near fight sparks a telephone update about Uncle Samuel’s walkout and peaceful pursuits at the Humphville post office.
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Wade Stamplicker
Antigoodroadster
Humphville
Germainy
Samuel
Billy Antigood
Reuben Longwhiskers
Editorials and Locals in Humphville Gazette
A stream of satirical and social notes covers humor about fashion and drinking water as rust prevention, a mock discovery of a German ship sinking, Charlie Chaplin foot stories, a child’s tooth feeding rooster tale, tights and manners humor, Aunt Mandy Grateful calf tears, basket ball etymology, milk price jokes, appendix jokes, and farm community quips. Jim Thirstymouth asks about North Carolina quart law changes.
Drummer Narrates Odd Pharmacy Exchange in Neighboring City
A drummer recalls a long whiskered man in a drug store who demanded only half the prescribed quantity claiming disbelief in the medicine. The clerk suggested finding another doctor, while the man admitted he could only afford half the quantity.
Question of Belief Puts Trust in Doctor’s Judgment
The debate centers on which account to trust a doctor’s professional opinion or alternative claims. The doctor favors the second, more cautious stance, influencing the belief held by those involved.
Unusual Testimonial Prompts Bread Avoidance Claim
An unsolicited testimonial claims illness relief from a medicine after taking four bottles. The text humorously rejects meat due to indigestion and jokes about groundhogs and Noah's Ark, mixing economic musings with science and folklore.
Extraordinary offer for advance subscription to The Review
Until February 25 a paid advance subscription to The Review costs only $1.50. The magazine is billed as America’s finest illustrated publication worth $250, with about 200 pictures printed in each issue. Act quickly.
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America
No Choice in the Matter Archdeacon Joke
A popular archdeacon out with his dog and gun confronts a parishioner about church attendance. The parishioner claims Bible reading, but quips that Aristles did not go gut chanting, prompting the archdeacon to joke that the shooting was bad in Palestine so they went fishing instead.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Aristles
Palestine
The High Cost of Living versus Prosperity
A satirical critique contrasts past and present living costs showing wages rising while prices outpace them. It notes inflated theatre tickets, college costs, car tires, sea shore trips, and salaries, and urges action to ease the burden on the “suffering prosperous” with parachutes.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Paradise
Theatre Trust
Hubbard
Excursion Rates to Washington Advise Low Fare
The Southern Railway announces a low round trip excursion to Washington D C departing High Point at 11 p m on Wednesday February 14. The fare is 6 50 and tickets are valid for three days.
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The
Southern Railway
Washington, D. C
High Point
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Thomasville
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Mt. Vernon
Harvey Craven
Ridgecrest
Bruce Craven
College Street
James White
Trinity
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Miariecos Chemical Works
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