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Newspaper
Washington Evening Journal
Location
Washington, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Sep 08, 1921
Page
4
The piece questions Marconi and Edison's bold claims of interplanetary communication and Mars telecommunication, noting uncertainty about signals from Mars and differences in natural laws. It discusses canals, possible vegetation, and the need for conclusive evidence before accepting extraterrestrial messages.
The poem laments vanished singers and praises enduring recordings. It imagines listening to Caruso via phonograph across time and notes how future audiences may still hear historic voices through machines. The piece blends tribute with a desire for preserved sound.
The article notes that Mars may be seen in greater detail with higher power telescopes. It explains Mars' orbits bring it as close as forty million miles and as far as two hundred million miles, affecting view quality and the chance to detect wireless stations on Mars. The tone anticipates improved communication hope within months.
King Victor filmed courage scenes from a ground pit eight feet deep ten feet long and six feet wide to avoid hazards as cattle veered toward the crippled ranch girl. John Bowers stars as The Sky Pilot with Colleen Moore Gwen, David Butler ranch foreman, and cast including Harry Todd Kathleen Kirkham Donald MacDonald and James Corrigan in an Associated First National attraction.
A human interest drama from Ralph Connor's novel The Sky Pilot features a dramatic cattle stampede scene with 4000 panic ridden cattle. Director King Vidor faithful to the sentiment while preserving the story’s comely human vein for a two day Fox Theater engagement beginning Saturday.
The Associated Producers presents Homespun Folks by Thomas H. Ince at the Graham Theatre Friday and Saturday. Lloyd Hughes stars as a conscientious district attorney in a small town tale of politics, romance, and humor with vivid country characters and strong direction. Charles H. Mailes features as two lifelike codgers in this broad yet heartfelt photoplay.
Glady George is hailed as heroine as world famous Brown's Saxo Phone Six headlines Friday and Saturday nights at The Graham venue.
A southern lecturer recalls teaching in the Tennessee mountains after college. He shares a tale of a student resisting a trip with a humorous exchange about proper speech and behavior among the locals.
The article recounts the Marquise de Montespan using magic and love potions to win Louis XIV, becoming his mistress in 1667, amid court intrigue with Maria Theresa and Maintenon. It notes her children, later legitimized, and Louis XIVs冷 cold response to mourning after her death in 1707.
Chicago report by Elizabeth L Crandall of the U S social hygiene board warns that rural barn dances pose greater danger than urban cabarets. She urges women's clubs to regulate unsupervised barn dances citing moonshine slow music and harmful social trends.
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