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Wilmington Dispatch

Location

Wilmington, North Carolina, United States of America

Date

Jun 04, 1917

Page

2

Dixie Girls Company Graces Royal With Talented Acts

Myrtle Bartles presents the Dixie Girls Company at the Royal this week. Danville reports say the season’s biggest business drew crowds to see a strong lineup including Miss Barnes lyric soprano, Snyder and Vaughan in a singing and dancing act, George Richards buck and wing dancing, and Virginia Bartles the child actress The collection offers a mix of specialty acts and notable performers in a lively vaudeville program.

Myrtle Bartles Dixie Girls Company the Royal Danville Miss Barnes Snyder and Vaughan Wilmington George Richards Royal Virginia Bartles Songbird

Barricade showcases Mabel Taliaferro in revengedriven role

The Metro film The Barricade features Mabel Taliaferro for the first time as Hope Merrill a girl who plots to ruin her Wall Street husband believing he harmed her father. She lures Cook into marriage then acts to block him in business, only to discover his nobility.

Miss Taliaferro Polly Hope Merrill Wall Street Wall Hope Cook

Captain Albert Ball Killed in Action Over Lens

The London War Office confirms Captain Albert Ball one of Britain's top aviators was killed in action. He had been missing since May 7 and was last seen near Lens in a flight against three German airplanes.

London War Office Albert Ball Great Britain Ball Lens

Registration Card Questions For First World War Draft

The excerpt lists required registration details including full name, age, home address, date of birth, citizenship status, birth place, and present occupation. It covers marital status race military service and dependent support, plus exemption claims with a note that exemptions are handled later by boards.

Main Street Chicago Cook County Illinois United States Alaska Hawaii Porto Rico Naturalization Court Columbus Ohio Vienna Austria Paris France Sofia Bulgaria Japan China Navy National Guard Regular Army War Department

British War Prisoners Withdrawn From Firing Line

An official London announcement states arrangements have been made with the German government for the withdrawal of all British prisoners of war from the firing line.

London

Black and White Ointment claims skin whitening

An advertisement touts Prof. Plough's Black and White Ointment as a scientific discovery that lightens dark or sallow skin to a delicate healthy tint. It promises blemish removal and a smooth complexion, urging purchases of 5 boxes for one dollar and offering agent opportunities.

Plough Plough Chemiccal Co Dept Memphis Tenn Adyot

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