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Newspaper
The Sunday Telegram
Location
Clarksburg, West Virginia, United States of America
Date
Mar 26, 1916
Page
5
Guidance for aspiring actresses on film sets stresses obedience to directors and patience. Do not overact to avoid being dismissed. stand in place and support the main performer. Consistent background reliability can lead to future opportunities and recognition.
West Union March 25 political activity includes speeches by Democratic governor nominee D. B. French and Republican nominees A. A. Lilly and Ira Robinson. Local officials and engineers like Carl L. Horner and A. D. Williams visit. numerous residents and visitors from Clarksburg, Morgantown, Parkersburg, and other towns attend court, social events, and business engagements.
Rome New York March 25. C D Davidson of Brewerton keeps over a million frogs confined in steel cages along Oneida lake shore. His frog farm yields about 40 thousand dollars annually selling frog legs to hotels and restaurants and live frogs to colleges. He has operated twenty six years, catching thousands from local ponds in summer and dry seasons. The fencing traps frogs into shallow nets and holes, while dormant in steel cages they survive freezing and thawing. Live frogs ship in winter in wooden boxes with excelsior, summer in molttened grass. legs ship in sanitary cans packed in ice. Davidson claims 700 pairs of legs can be dressed per hour.
Alfred Rosner, American citizen born in Austria, recounts Vienna in wartime despair. He describes food shortages, ration lines, widespread misery among workers and children, strict control by authorities, and strong anti American sentiment amid rumors of munitions aid. He notes scarce bread, inflated prices, and many refugees returned to Galicia.
The Wair mont and Monongahela Coal Company of Chicago capitalists led by Edward Hines bought about 8000 acres of coal lands in Marion and Monongalia counties for around 500000 dollars. The firm plans immediate development and work on the tract.
Monongahela Valley Round Table held Friday and Saturday with participation from Otis G. Wilson and Joseph Rosier. Civil cases include LaMasters divorce ruling awarding $100 attorney fees and $25 monthly alimony. Bond issue vote and court postponements noted amid local civic activity.
Poem praising West Virginia roads urges boosters and legislators to build improvements. Calls for scrapers, pavement, and a nation’s praise as tours expand and farmers haul loads. Ends with a shout for roads that make West Virginia famed.
Stricken with pneumonia and died. Thirty six gallons of booze were dumped into a sewer in the city over recent weeks. Honor Miss Hill, bride elect, hosted a kitchen shower with Mrs. W. R. Barrington. Luncheon for Miss HI, Virginia Fleming visiting New York with brother George W. Fleming. Families return from Hot Springs and Cumberland. Auto show attendance by Mr. and Mrs. Binnie in Reading. Guests at various homes include John Crumbaugh and son, Mrs. Della Rani, and Miss Eleanor Miller. Public club events and school updates listed with a flurry of social rounds and visits.
Jackie Saunders one of the Maui of the screen rests at Balboa studio after a trip east. Frances supplied a batch of new material for the serial, with Roland Bottomley as the leading man. Before completing the fifteenth episode of The Strange Mary Page co stars Henry Walthall and Blanche, with over ten thousand extras in mob and cabaret scenes.
A fragment mentions a forthcoming feature set at Zuni pueblos titled The Stamp, claiming the U S government loaned the location for scenes of Indian life. Names such as Chart and Linda Arvidaon are cited amid mentions of stampeding cattle and an exciting plot element.
A chaotic scene unfolds as exhibitors contrast with Kléin and The Mishaps, while Harry Watson faces inquiries from patrons who demand a continued portion of a baffling program that has entertained the crowd.
A recent note reports that Gardner Sullivan has finished a fifth manuscript, marking a milestone in the writer's ongoing literary output. The project details remain unspecified, but the completion signals continued productivity and a new work coming from the author.
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