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Newspaper

Wilmington Dispatch

Location

Wilmington, North Carolina, United States of America

Date

Feb 19, 1917

Page

2

The Foolish Virgin at the Victoria with Clara Kimball Young

Adaptation of Thomas Dixon’s novel presents a New York slum family under the abuse of a drunkard father. Nancy and son Jim escape with help from neighbor Ella Swanson. Nancy aims to give Jim a chance at a better life as Clara Kimball Young stars in this Selznick Pictures production.

Thomas Dixon Clara Kimball Young Selznick Pictures New York Anthony Nancy Jim Ella Swanson Victoria

Famed Petrova Tomorrow at Grand in Extravagance

Burton L. King, a renowned motion picture expert, praises Mme Petrova in Extravagance. He notes the film showcases a woman's soul and dramatic power like rarely seen, calling the production a novel photoplay for the season.

Petrova Burton L. King Mme. Petrova

Streeter's Musical Comedy at the Royal for a full week

Streeter's Musical Comedy Company opens at the Royal for a week with a personal guarantee from manager Streeter promising no patron will be disappointed. The producer brings what is described as his best show to date.

Royal Streeter the Royal

Streeter Musical Company Opens In Wilmington

Mr Streeter writes and stages his own musical comedy with lavish scenery and electric effects. The Streeter company features six trained chorus girls and acts by Carl Wallner Carlyle and Blanche Bryan. The opening bill The Land of Joy stars and Tommy Wilson performs The Chicken Reel. Today and tomorrow the third chapter of The Crimson Stain Mystery plays.

Streeter Wilmington South Carl Wallner Carlyles Tommy Wilson Blanche Bryan

Naval Consulting Board to discuss gun tube hardening

New York Feb 19. Naval Consulting Board members will meet with the American Institute of Mining Engineers during the Ll4sh convention to discuss gun tube erosion and inner surface hardening. Dr Henry Fay of MIT will open with tests from Watertown Arsenal. Delegates will also hear mining industry topics and an all day West Point excursion.

New York United States Naval Consulting Board American Institute of Mining Engineers Institute Army Navy Henry Fay Masachusetts Institute of Technology Watertown Arsenal America Midle Far West Hotel Astor L. D. Ricketts Addreses West Point

Hard to judge others and forgive when we do the same

A reflection on avoiding harsh judgments as Mary leaves a dance and Ethel defends her, noting misjudgment and the role of circumstances. The scene shows Marie criticizing Mary while Ethel forgives, urging understanding over condemnation and highlighting the cost of quick judgments.

Ethel Marie Ethel's Mary Baby Dear

Wyeth's Sage and Sulphur Compound for Dark Hair

A vintage advertisement touts Wyeth's Sage and Sulphur Compound as a ready to use dye to darken gray hair naturally. It claims discoloration fades after one or two applications yielding a glossy youthful look and notes the product is not a disease treatment.

Wyeth

A Night in New York Glimpses by a Special Correspondent

Special Correspondent notes Samuel Pepys like diary entries from New York on February 19. He reports on Olson the manservant fearing war, cinema with W Sherrill and his son Jack, a club visit to humorist R Moulton, a hotel meeting with bride of E Davis, a Rhodes scholar in Paris, and a scissors wit about grammar. The day ends with expenses, opera, a scarf purchase, and street observations about John Degner and various city scenes.

Dispatch New York Samuel Pepys Olson Corlos W. Sherrill Jack Master Jack R. Moulton Grand Rapids Bath Gotham E Davis Paris

Teutonic bands mute in Washington Heights amid grim times

The article notes a decline in German musical influence in New York as rumors of dynamite plots fade. On Washington Heights German bands, once blamed for shaping modern symphony, are scarcely heard now and the musical wind appears to have stopped at its source.

New York Washington Heights

Kansas Clothiers in Session in Emporia

Emporia Kansas February 19. The Kansas Clothiers Association opened its annual convention with a large turnout. The two day meeting is led by L C Jones of Ottawa as president and includes leaders from the state retail clothing trade.

Kansas Clothiers Emporia Kas Kansas Clothiers’ Association L. C. Jones Ottawa

Woman on trial for alleged murder in Huntington

Lula DeFoe stands indicted for the murder of Rose Wood McMasters. DeFoe shot McMasters when she found her with DeFoe on a street car last summer. The defense reportedly will base its plea on the unwritten law.

Huntington W. Va Lula DeFoe Rose Wood McMasters

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