Maxton Reservists Dress Possible Kilts for Parade
Robeson Reserve Militia from Maxton Red Springs and Rowland drill under Lt. Bennett with speculation on wearing kilts and a bagpipe. Other items note local moves, enlistments, chaplain appointments, pastor calls, and Red Cross activity in Maxton during December and January.
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Robeson Reserve Mil
Row- Red Springs
Maxton
Ww. . Bennett
Bennett
Robeson
Alton Dunn
Wicker Barber
Etteville
S. D. Medlin
Antioch
Wils Pole Company
Nstress Burns
J. W. Carter, Jr
We Navy
Patterson Street
Maxton Red Cross
Bank of Max
New York Letter from Samuel s in a chilly patch
McIntyre reports a frazzled day in New York with minor misadventures. He details a cold morning, a soap slip, wardrobe notes, and a stroll through the town meeting figures like Sloane Gordon Colonel Irvin Cobb and war correspondent Bert Corey. He cites visits with Sir Dudley Field Malone and police officials Enright and Riley and notes a visit to a theater to see The Love ai.
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New York
Samuels
Sloane Gordon
Irvin Cobb
Enright
Dominick Riley
If in Doubt Call on MBE Ironized Paw Paw Story
Norman Parker of Charleston tells how Ironized Paw-Paw relieved his stomach and kidney troubles after spending over $100 with no relief. He describes severe stomach pain vomiting and nighttime kidney episodes, then reports restored appetite sleep and comfort after using the remedy. Sold at Eton's Dependable Drug Store.
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Norman Parker
Navy Yard
Leston
Eibton
Liberty Theaters Open To Soldiers In Camp
The Liberty Theaters in cantonments and National Guard camps provide real Broadway style entertainment for soldiers preparing for trenches in France. Camp Custer opened with a concert by Bohumir Kryl while each cantonment theater houses 3,000. tents seat 2,000 and future theaters will be built in spring. Entertainment aims to keep soldiers in camp save money and reduce travel, with Smileage book coupons issued at events and top acts arranged through Marc Klaw.
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Liberty
Uncle Sam
France
National Guard
Custer
Bohumir Kryl
Marc Klaw
Military Entertainment Council
Washington
Fuel Administration
Focal
A Creole Night and City Notes From Wartime Readers
A letters style reminiscence recalls youth pranks and a soldier in uniform, then shifts to portraits of public figures Mike the health chief famed for endurance, Oscar the waiter turned millionaire, and local schooling issues. New York reports underfed pupils and Cleveland plans mobilizing schoolboys for farm and garden work.
Mike the ring tailed monkey at Waldorf faces career turmoil
The New York Board of Health has clashed with Mike the ring tailed monkey who worked at the Waldorf after 25 years rising from waiter to manager. Rumors say Oscar may depart the Waldorf, amid questions over his longtime associate.
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Oscar
Tscairkey
Madison Avenue
Mike
New York Board of Health
Waldorf
Sandstorm Damages Major Film Studio set in Universal City
A staged sandstorm disaster at Universal City caused ten thousand dollars in damage to Ella Hall’s film about the Androscoggin mountains while other local productions were also affected. The incident showcases a Southern California Santa Anna scene that unsettled multiple studios in the Los Angeles area.
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Maine
Universal City
California
Ella Hall
Androscoggin
Elsie Jane Wilson
Los Angeles
Rawlinson Demonstrates Quick Thinking on City Drive
Herbert Rawlinson of The High Sign fame rescued director Elmer Clifton during a filming run in Los Angeles By disguising Clifton as a wounded man with a hat scarf and vermilion on his temples Rawlinson sped to Universal City delivering the requested scenario and keeping the shoot on schedule.
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Herbert Rawlinson
Brownie Vernon
Universal City
Elmer Clifton
Rawlinson
Los Angeles
Clifton Haring
Imer
Clifton
Herbie
Brooklyn Baptists to Dedicate New Temple on Third Avenue
A Brooklyn Baptist congregation announces the dedication of a new temple located on Third Avenue in Brooklyn, marking a significant addition to the community's religious facilities.
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Brooklyn
N. Y
Third Avenue
Preacher Propels Health Claim and Musical Feature
A Parrott Virginia preacher endorses Acid Iron Mineral from Ferrodine Chemical Corp as a kidney remedy after a testimonial from I A McCoy. The piece also advertises J A Coburn's Greater Minstrels at the Academy of Music with Five Syncopated Saxonees, a cabaret act, priced 50 cents to $1 and on sale at Elvington's.
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J. J. Bland
Parrott
Hickory
Mississippi
I. A. McCoy
McCoy
Ferrodine Chemical Corp
J. A. Coburn
Academy of Music
Wilmington
Seajling
Elvington’s
Theatre review of Edward Clifford and Coburns at Academy of Music
Edward Clifford and Coburn's Greater Minstrels present a well known bari tone show at the Academy of Music. Tomor row night crowds enjoy one of the season's best productions with a large Royal stage chorus of eight girls adding charm to the musical comedy.
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Edward Clifford
Coburn
Greater Minstrels
Academy of Music Tomorrow Night
Royal
Real Attraction Delights Crowds at Royal Stage
Joe Carr's Belles of Broadway drew two audiences at the Royal yesterday and will rerun the big opening bill today with matinee and two evening performances. The lineup features a bold mix of songs dance and comic dialogue and aims for top star quality at popular prices in Wilmington.
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Two Dollar Road
Royal
Joe Carr
the Royal
Wilmington
Carr
Triple Wedding Featured in The Amazons at Grand
A triple wedding will unfold at the Grand theatre on Friday and Saturday as Marguerite Clark stars in The Amazons. Three sisters raised as boys discover love with three English lads, with a special three-couple altar built for the ceremony.
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Grand Theatre
Marguerite Clark
Hoydenish
George Washington
Snow White
New York Lab Founded by Mrs Oliver Harriman
A food research laboratory is established in New York City by Mrs. Oliver Harriman. A Alaska woman, Mrs Ida, contemplates New York as the loneliest place she ever saw while a six week stay on a deserted island. Newark canning plant workers distribute jars by hours of toil as season ends. Men appear as though an awestruck world watches them march past.
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New York City
Oliver Harriman
Newark
Conference on promoting fish consumption in Gulf states
In New Orleans on February 12 a conference of Federal food administrators and Gulf States fisheries representatives was held to promote consuming fish for food and aid meat conservation during the war. States represented include Texas Louisiana Mississippi Alabama and Florida.
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New Orleans
Gulf States
Texas
Louisana
Mississippi
Alabama
Florida
Y W C A Hostess House At Camp Dix Gifted By Stotesbury
The new hostess house at Camp Dix presented as a prominent gift from Mrs. E. T. Stotesbury of Philadelphia, marking one of the most pretentious buildings among the Y W C A facilities.
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Camp Dix
E. T. Stotesbury
Philadelphia
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the Dispatch
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A. Pesener
West Virginia
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Health Department
Cleveland
Omaha
Price, Yard
Luna
Great Savings
J. H. Rehder & Company
North Fourth Street
Sal
Alaska
Ida Firefighters
Iver Johnson
Iver Johnson Menace Biggle
Queen City Cycle Co
Market ST
Belles of
Broadway
Joe and
Ethel Carr
Chas. Golden
Jim Lester
RAND
William Fox
Jewel Carmen
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