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Wilmington Dispatch

Location

Wilmington, North Carolina, United States of America

Date

Feb 28, 1917

Page

2

New York College Students Favor Kellermann Figure Over Venus

NYC college students rejected the Venus de Milo and praised Annette Kellermann as the ideal form in a William Fox film. They praised Kellermann’s figure as embodying the American spirit and urged it to be preserved in bronze and marble. The piece notes the Fox spectacle A Daughter of the Gods as among the era’s most costly and popular productions now touring theaters. It also previews Owen Moore and Irene Fenwick in A Girl Like That at the Grand with fresh screen hero tropes.

New York City College Annette Kellermann Miss Kellermann America William Fox New York City Lyric Theatre Academy of Music Elvington Owen Moore Irene Fenwick Paramount-Lasy Harvard Coney Island Moore Sonny Crook

Chaplin's Behind the Screen returns to Bijou tomorrow

Charlie Chaplin's Behind the Screen reopens at the Bijou as an extra attraction at regular Bijou prices. The screening shifts to Thursdays to avoid Saturday crowds, promising new stunts and familiar laughs for those who saw it before or want a second viewing.

Chaplin Charlie Chaplin the Grand

New York Cops Begin Study Law

New York police officers start an optional sixteen week law course at Columbia University. The program costs each officer 16 dollars with 8 dollars for books, and runs one two hour session weekly while off duty.

United Press New York New York Police Department Columbia University Woods Columbia Law School Police Training School

Big AKC Show Opens in Columbus With 500 Dogs

Aristic dogs of all varieties number over 500 are in the judges hands as the Central Ohio Kennel Club hosts the largest exhibition of its kind in this section. Entries include prize winners from across the country.

Columbus Ohio Central Ohio

Connie Mack's Athletics Enigma of the Majors

United Press notes the Philadelphia Athletics under Connie Mack show promise with a fair lineup. It praises infielders like Lawton Witt and Stuffy Mell Ott, outfielders Bodie Thrasher Strunk, and pitching depth led by Joe Bush and Elmer Myers while predicting possible improvement yet cautioning they may not finish last if pitching stabilizes.

United Press Philadelph Connie Mack Mack Eddie Collins Philadelphia Athletics Yankees Mellnnis Grover Lawton Witt Bates Bodie Thrasher Strunk Joe Bush Elmer Myers The Johnson Nabors Wally Schang Meyers Ridnich Haley

Ely's Cream Balm Opens Stuffy Noses Quickly

Advert says Ely's Cream Balm clears blocked nostrils and head from catarrh or cold. A small bottle applied into the nostrils soothes inflamed membranes for instant relief with open airways and no more headache or snuffling.

Ely Adv

Nuxated Iron Promises Vitality Rejuvenation For Adults

A New York feature touts Nuxated Iron as a life in surance prospect’s revitalizer. It claims a 50 year old man gained youthful vigor after two weeks of 5 grain tablets three times daily, with bold promises of doubling strength and endurance in ten days.

NEW YORK, N._Y E. Sauer, M. D Sauer J. Prank Jarman

Loyalty to Our Employment and Ethical Work Habits

The piece urges workers to honor their positions and avoid undermining their firms. It cautions against disloyalty and suggests resignation if unhappy, then condemning the firm outside. It argues fair treatment, personal integrity, and balanced recreation boost productivity and long term returns.

Inman

Have You Backache Gout Rheumatism Ad by M C Lucas MD

American men and women should guard against kidney trouble from rich foods. Anurice double strength is suggested to dissolve uric acid. laxatives and Dr Pierce pills are advised for liver biliousness and detox.

M. C. Lucas M. D Dr. Pierce

Oakland Club Objects to Deportment Passes for Boys

The Oakland club of the Pacific Coast league agrees to grant a baseball pass to each Oakland boy who earns a good deportment slip in school.

Oakland Club Oakland

Rebels whipped and put to rout at Bayamo Bayamo battle ends in Cuban conflict

Havana reports Colonel Betan leads government troops from Manzanillo to Bayamo where three hour battle against Gonzales Clavel loyalists drives rebels from Bayamo into nearby Jiguani. Casualties cited as heavy with several wounded including Major Garcia Vega and Captain Juan Corone.

Associated Press Havana Betancourt Manzanillo Santiago Bayarno Orien Bayama Gonzales Clavel Jiguani Garcia Vega Juan Corone Rodriguez Ferreira Antonio Jiminez

Princeton Tigers Meet Yale in Deciding Hockey Clash

One of the best intercollegiate hockey contests of the season is set for tonight at the St. Nicholas rink. Princeton, coached by Stuart Patton, has risen from a poor start to challenge Yale in the deciding game of the series for the title.

New York Princeton Yale St. Nicholas Stuart Patton Tiger Seven

Dakota Senator's Daughter a Bride Delights Capital Society

Washington February 28 Miss Grace Gronna daughter of the United States Senator from North Dakota and Mrs Asler Cronna married Carl W Lewis a respected musician and executive in the Dakota and Montana Telegram Company in a ceremony that drew Washington society attention from the congressional set.

Dakota Washington, D. C Grace Gronna United States North Asler Cronna Lewis Dakota and Montiy Telenhing Company Lote Tinger N. D Au Ape Long Eiety

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