Earthquakes by Dynamite at Earlham Quarry
A Waterloo observer describes a massive dynamite blast at Earlham near Des Moines, detailing 8000 pounds of mamite triggering a 20 foot earth throw and a roaring Vesuvius like dust cloud. Workers cut electricity for safety. cranes and crushers then reduce the jagged rock into usable stone for building and cement.
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Griffiths Latest Picture Sensation at Crystal Strand
Waterloo filmgoers will see D. W. Griffiths latest big picture War Down East at the Strand starting Thursday November 10. Griffith, leader among moviemakers, follows Birth of a Nation with another acclaimed production. The story, adapted from the New England play Way Down East, features a strong cast and meticulous detail.
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Garden Management Screens Big Film in Waterloo
Garden Management brings one of the year’s major films to Waterloo. The Rex Ingram production for Metro titled The Four Horsemen of the Apocalypse is shown to a vast audience, highlighting ongoing meturization of cinematic safety for theatregoers.
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Photoplay at Garden Theater Showcases Epic Production
The Garden Theater opens with a grand photoplay based on a best selling novel. It took over six months to film on massive sets with 12500 participants, depicting the four horsemen of the Apocalypse and a dramatic yacht wreck. The cast includes Cecil B. DeMille’s talent and stars like Daniels, Roberts, Meighan, Swanson, and Faye. Other features planned include Behold My Wife and Thunderclap at Strand.
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The Crystal Theatre Last Shows and City of Silent Men
The Whistle Will Win 8 Hart in That Whistle at Crystal for final show. Harold Lloyd appears in Never Weekend for last time. Meaning Sisters end tonight. Tomorrow The City of Silent Men with Thomas Meighan and Lois Wilson. Palace hosts Male and Female revival with Meighan Swanson and Bebo in a Waterloo run.
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Bebo
Strands and Waterloo Theaters Stage Varied Film and Vaudeville Acts
The programs feature dramatic reels and comedy at Strand Theatre including a risky river ride sequence in a drama, plus Mary Carr and Violet Meraureau in supporting roles. Two-reel comedy Small Town Stuff and Why Dear are shown with organ accompaniment. Waterloo Theatre showcases Roxo the skater, Dorothy and Arthur Rosell, Looker and Davis dance revue, Dilly Stuse in blackface, and Comedy Cream with four monkeys and four dogs. Majestic Vaudeville offers Orpheum acts LiFrance Bros headliners plus Two Melody Misses Viola and Les Lewis Jo Jo Harrigan Sampson and Douglas Life of the Party and Jack Symonds.
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L Igomedy
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Waterloo
Jo Jo Harrigan
Sampson & Douglas
Jack Symonds
Bob Meninn
Matestic Theatre
Foley's Honey and Tar Endures 20 Years of Use
Mrs. Milton Waite of Azalla Michigan testifies that Foley's Honey and Tar relieves a cold even with hacking coughs and sore lungs after 20 years of use. She endorses the remedy and allows the use of her name. Sold everywhere as an advertising note.
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