Charley Chaplin and Mary Pickford in Divorce Rumors Across Stage World
The essay discusses Charley Chaplin clashing over his wife and possible divorce, and Mary Pickford and Douglas Fairbanks facing a potential illegal marriage ruling. It notes Nat Goodwin’s famed romance pattern, and suggests many actors court publicity through personal turmoil while Maude Adams stands as a dignified exception in a long stage career.
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Charley Chaplin
Charley
Mary Pickford
Douglas Fairbanks
Mary
Nat Goodwin
Maude Adams
Salt Lake City
Rippling Rhymes by Walt Mason
A comic poem recounts a neighbor Swatson who preached fitness while dying of the flu. The speaker ridicules strict health rules, notes friends who died after he ignored them, and mocks his own laziness while continuing to live and write verse.
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Swatson
Fame's fragile glow fades in scandal shadow
The piece laments the tarnishing of Mary Pickford and Charley Chaplin by recent marital scandals. It notes Pickford's rapid remarriage after a divorce and Chaplin's public feuds and missteps, suggesting these incidents damage their reputations and public appeal among the nation's youth.
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Mary Pickford
Charley Chaplin
Mary
Doug Fairbanks
Charley
Almost the Limit Framing for Germany in League Talk
A clipped Kansas City Star comment suggests unhappy Germany could face more trouble as it contends with League of Nations membership uncertainties. The remark implies the country's predicament is tightly bound to international diplomacy.
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Germany
League of Nations
Kansas City Star
President Wilson to Take Clerks to New England
The Cedar Rapids Republican notes Wilson plans to move several hundred clerks to New England, saying the action should ease congestion in Washington.
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Wilson
New England
Washington
Cedar Rapids
Another Way of Putting It In 1916 Debate
Clinton Herald notes both parties demand that President Wilson deny a third term bid. The editorial frames the call as a polite but firm request, likening it to offering a hat and asking the hurried question.
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Wilson
Clinton Herald
High Damages Sought in Hampton Court Slander Suits
In Hampton two record high damage suits were filed seeking 75000 against Dr A J Hobson by Dr C F Osborne and 50000 by Lutheran Hospital of Hampton. Both allege defaming statements by Hobson across multiple counts. Trial scheduled for April term beginning the 19th. Osborne is a Lutheran hospital general surgeon, Hobson a longtime prominent physician.
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Hampton
C. F. Osborne
A. J. Hobson
Hobson
Lutheran Hospital of
Osborne
Lutheran Hospital
Centerville Mayor Bans Pool Halls for Under 21
Mayor Fox orders all pool rooms closed to youths under 21 until April 10, promising strict enforcement. He warns license revocation for hallkeepers and notes police will back the measure, citing a city teachers federation resolution urging duty.
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Centervill
Teachers’ Federation of
Flicker Star Quotation Spotted in Movie Theater View
An observed theatergoing moment is noted with the line flicker flicker little star as moviegoers watch the screen and murmur the famous verse. The note appears in the Fort Madison Democrat.
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Ft. Madison
Mysterious Disappearance Sparks Iowa Statewide Search
In Cedar Rapids on April 10 a statewide search began for Anna Wehrend a 32 year old missing since October 1917. The bank balance of 3000 dollars remains untouched and her mother 83 years old says Anna had not contacted anyone. Authorities investigated the bank records and found no deposits or withdrawals for over two years. The Wehrend family is well known in Linn county.
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Cedar Rapids
Anna Wehrend
Linn County
Consumers seek tips on spending amid income limits
The Marshalltown Times-Republican notes a broad anxious attitude as people discuss how to economize and stretch funds, with many willing to buy goods when they have cash or credit available.
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Marshalltown Times-Republican
Under Suspicion in New Universal Feature at Graham
Betty Standish inherits a fortune and moves to New York with her aunt. In Kent a bachelor hides in a furnished room as his valet plans easy money. Misunderstandings spark comedy in a series of startling episodes starring Ora Carew and others at the Graham Monday.
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Betty Standish
New York
Big City
Ome Kent
Jerome
Betty
Kent
Universal
Ora Carew
Forrest Stanley
Frank MacQuarrie
Pilanche Rose
Charles Clary
Frank Thompson
Burwell Hamrick
Graham
New Suit Brought Over Stock Sale Injunction
Judge Lawrence De Graff issued a temporary injunction halting sale of notes held by a packing company and related parties in a suit brought by Louie R. Hess and Vernon Hess. The plaintiffs claim they paid $5,750 cash and $17,250 in notes for $23,000 stock, with promises of a $5,000 profit and misrepresented assets valued at $750,000 versus actual worth. The Washington National Bank notes cautionary statements about investor risks and denying involvement with traveling salesmen.
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Des Moines Capital
Banket
Lawrence de Graff
Louie R. Hess
Vernon Hess
G. P. North
Cherokee
le Graff
Louis Hess
Washington National Bank
Print paper dwindling end of ten years warned
Jason Rogers publisher of the New York Globe told the Cleveland advertising club that American newspapers will be without print paper within ten years unless advertising space is conserved. He warned pulp mills in the United States and Canada may not meet rising demand even if spruce timber lasts.
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Cleveland
Jason Rogers
The
New York Globe
Cleveland Advertising Club
United States
Canada
Railway Time Table Fragments 1919 1920 Corrections
Railway schedules detail eastbound and westbound departures and arrivals for multiple lines including C B L P Washington Branch and C M ST P. The notice lists No 12 Express No 30 Lo Pass No 80 Lo Frt and more with times in a period roster. Agent signature J W CALVERT, Agont.
Fraternal Lodges and Chapters Schedule in Washington
Regular meetings set for LODGES Washington Lodge No. 26 A F and A M on the first Friday night each month and Washington Chapter No. 98 O E S on the second Thursday. Biethlenem Commandery No. 45 KT meets on the third Friday. Damascus Shrine No. 10 WS of J holds its meeting on the last Thursday at Moose Hall.
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Washington
Washington Lodge
A. F
A. M
Charles Freding
W. M
Arthur Goodin
Cyrus
H. T. Carris
H. P
Biethlenem Commandery
K. T
J. D. Glasgow
E. C
WH. Richards
Mary Lavada Kerr
Myrtle Speer
Damascus Shrine
Moose Hall
Rose M. Reid
I O O F Covenant Lodge Plans Tuesday Meeting
I O O F Covenant Lodge No. 101 meets each Tuesday at 7 30 PM in the I O O F hall on N Iowa Ave A cordial invitation extended to visiting members to meet with M D Lee noble grand R S Keller
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I.O. O. F.—Covenant Lodge No. 101
N. Iowa Ave
Visitihg
M. D. Lee
Noble Grand
R. S. Keller
Brighton
I. O. OO
I. 0
F. Hall
North Townia
Avenue
M. PD. Lee
Elmer BiaWehAen
CVTY Officers Quit After Resignations Hit City Hall
Knoxville April 10. At the present rate of resignations Mayor Culberson will lose his cabinet. Street Commissioner Gardner resigns effective immediately and Walter Savage reports his water department post will end May 1. Both cite inadequate salaries as the reason. The council says funds are insufficient to raise pay. J B Kelly, previously filling city marshal duties, is placed on the regular payroll.
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Knoxville
Culbertson
Gardner
Walter Savage
Water Department
J. Bb, Kelly
New Rialto Theater Planned for Ames by Des Moines Owner
A. H. Blank of Des Moines announced plans to construct a new 1,090,000 dollar Rialto theater in Ames this summer. Blank owns multiple theaters in Des Moines including the Garden Rialto Casino and Majeatic, plus venues in Marshalltown Cedar Rapids Davenport Mason City Sioux City Town Omaha and Lincoln Nebraska.
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Ames
A. H. Blank
Des Moines
Des Moines Garden
Marshalltown
Cedar Rapids
Davenport
Mason City
Sioux City
Town
Omaha
Lincoln
Nebraska
Rialto
Argument for Self-Culture in Man’s Own Company
The Boston Transcript notes that no man can escape his own company and urges cultivating self-advancement, urging readers to improve inner life and personal discipline for better character and daily conduct.
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Boston Transcript
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