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Wilmington Dispatch

Location

Wilmington, North Carolina, United States of America

Date

Dec 01, 1917

Page

2

Hawaiian Musicians Pleasing Majestic Audience at Chattanooga

A Hawaiian troupe presented a two part program at the Majestic theatre to a large receptive crowd. Performers featured Waikiki scenes with native songs and Hawaiian guitar solos and an audience favorite hula finale. The second scene showed a Honolulu hotel parlor with violin interludes and vocal numbers concluding with patriotic songs. Ticket prices ranged from 59 cents to 1 dollar, with front row seats at 1 dollar and fifty cents.

Bell Academy of Music Chattanooga Daily News Majestic Theatre W. S. Jones de Poll Waikiki Beach Honolulu Lei Lehun M. R. Page J. Peleika Alexander Young E. Russell Russell J. Hailama Hbis G. Mederious and Company

Hall's Catarrh Medicine Offered for Cure

There is more catarrh in this part of the country than all other diseases combined and for years was deemed incurable. Local doctors failed to cure with local treatment. Hall's Catarrh Medicine from F J Cheney & Co promises a constitutional remedy that works through the blood on mucous surfaces. A $100 reward is offered if it fails to cure.

Hall F. J. Cheney & Co Toledo Ohio

Measles Epidemics Decline At Southern Camps

Army medical officials report measles raging in Southern National Guard and National Army camps has begun to abate. Reynolds cites crowded Northern camps with fewer cases and links Southern outbreaks to rural upbringing and limited childhood exposure. Northern divisions show near zero new cases while Southern camps report hundreds, with pneumonia cases rising from measles.

George H. Manning Washington, D. C United States Army Nuneral Nalional Guard National Army National Guard F. P. Reynolds Sanitary Corps Camp Wheeler Macon Camp Sevier Greenville D. C Camp Doniphan Fort Sill Okla Camp Bowie Fort Worth Tex Beauregard Alexandria Camp Shelby Hattiesburg Miss South New York Pennsylvania Tegcey Maryland Colonel Reynolds Camp Upton Camp Dix N. Y Devens

Alice Lake Stone Lifestyle and Film Career

Alice Lake, born in Brooklyn, stands five feet tall and weighs 108 pounds. She trained in professional amateur scenes at the Waldorf, joined Vitagraph in 1912, later acted in Ar Burkable comedies, and became a Universalite. In California film circles she dances with Franklyn Farnum and refused a Broadway offer to preserve her screen career.

Brooklyn Miss Lake Waldorf Swagger Vitagraph Arbuckle Universalite Colony California Franklyn Farnum Broadway

Peggy Hyland Named Honorary President by High School Club

A Western city high school group calling itself The Peggy Hyland Society chose Miss Hyland as honorary president. They sent a letter with minutes from their first meeting planning to set aside clues for a poor family and asked for autographed pictures for each of the twelve members. she complied.

Peggy Hyland Miss Hyland

Mae Murray Buys Ten Acre Ranch Near San Bernardino

Mae Murray, famed star of Bluebirds, has purchased a ten acre ranch near San Bernardino. The property includes a comfortable house barns and highly fertile soil suitable for fruit and vegetables. The deal reflects her belief in reciprocity as she expands her Southern California interests.

Mae Murray Bluebirds California San Bernardino

Marie Dressler’s humor echoes in court clash

Eric Campbell, Chaplin foil and five month newlywed, is summoned to court by his wife. Olive Tell questions if she is the first movie star without a car.

Eric Campbell Charlie Chaplin Olive

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