Realism in Movie Stunts Draws Actors to Risky Roles
The article profiles performers like Marion Swayne Anna Little Gertrude McCoy and Billy Burke risking life and limb for authentic on screen stunts. It notes directors push for realism despite dangers such as jumping from moving trains open bridges and quicksand with camera crews and safety measures often strained.
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Rongl Ring
Molen
Ufs
Riley
Ose Nelers
Silene Devin
Melen Fides
Absolie
Frig
Jin He Ik
Marion Swayne
Florida-bere
Dane
Bert Delaney
Swidhe
Tattefa
Humane Society
Wits
Nuin
Anna Little
Frank Borzage
Bud
Gertrude McCoy
Westdes
Misa
Isle of Loveland
Juckednville
Pia
Luton
Miss McCoy
Edwin Middleton
Foxrim
Burke
Misa Burke
Tim Hestone
Blige
King Cutie
Betle
Camerna Clekol
Taan
Hoosier Poet James Whitcomb Riley Dies in Indianapolis
Hoosier writer James Whitcomb Riley longtime beloved by children and adults alike, died in Indianapolis after a long battle with paralysis. Born in 1853 at Greenfield he began as a traveling sign painter then published verse under Denjamin Johnson of Boone, gaining fame with dialect poems and the romance of common folk.
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Indianapolis
Ind
James Whitecomb Riley
Clementine Prough
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Riley
Greenfield
Denjamin Johnson
Boone
Saventias
Indiana
Wiley
Yale
Wabash College
Universalty of Pennsylvania
Filley
America
Highways Toll Tops Thirty One In Five Weeks
Des Moines reports thirty one deaths in five weeks on state highways from May 20 to June 28. Speeding and inexperience blamed. the highway commission urges banning high powered speed cars to reduce fatalities. Fort Dodge marks the laying of the cornerstone for the new First Congregational Church at a $60,000 cost.
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Punkina
Igod Shyears
Tts
The
Highway Commission
Pyobmme
Fort Dodge
Jawnusual
Hold Iowa Girl Ag Spy Held by Greece Two Weeks
Miss Fran cas McDougall faced two weeks in detention as a suspected spy in Greece before release. She taught at Asaluit Tilypt and traveled by ship amid fears of submarines in the Mediterranean making the voyage hazardous.
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Iowa
Greece
Francas McDougall
Charitongle
Asaluit
Tilypt
Mediterranean
Gideons Conclude 1917 Convention With Goals For Hotels
The Gideons International held its 1917 convention, announcing a relief fund for needy commercial travelers and families. A three year plan aims to place Bibles in all hotel rooms across the United States, with Chattanooga identified as a key city for early actions. The meeting concluded in Hynting ny Ac A.
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Gideons
Cadar Repids
Chattanooga
Toon
Elty
United. State
National ‘Convention of
Hyntingny ‘Ac A
Woman Recites Benefits of Lydia E Pinkham's Compound
In West Danby New York Mrs Dewitt SinceeaUGH reports nervous trouble improved after using Lydia E Pinkham's Vegetable Compound for nerves and female troubles. She says it helped her farm life and assisted her daughter and granddaughter, praising the remedy's roots and herbs and its long standing value for women.
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West Danby
Lydia I. Pinkham
Thaye
Lydia E. Pinkham
Unclear historical statement overheard at virenit court
A garbled passage recalls an overheard exchange about a diner, a high hat and vest figure, and a blessing over pallbearers. The text mixes names and phrases in a distorted St Louis context with scattered references to individuals and business.
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Linde
Lily Celonels
Tick
Dha
Albert
Wien
St, Louis
No Complaints Seem About Navy Duty In Fragmentary Speech
Fragmented OCR describes a wartime navy scene with garbled lines and a tense exchange. A secretary balks at volunteering, while a reader recalls a prior duty and insists on no complaints. The passage hints at stress and confusion during a naval assignment.
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