Jubilee Company heads big show at the Royal this week
Isabella Morton appears with the Jubilee Company after a Wilmington run and vaudeville tour. Moira Twins perform Hawaiian dancing to draw crowds. Mack and Bennett bring Broadway comedy singing and dancing with Leslie Golden. The Golden Jubilee Company offers a seven‑girl chorus and new song hits. The Crimson Stain Mystery plays Monday and Tuesday.
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Isabella Morton
Jubilee Company
Royal
Wilmington
Ruth St. Denis
Miss Morton
Moira Twins
Mack and Bennett
Leslie Golden
Julian Eliinge
Golden Jubilee Company
Perfect Health and the Blood Wealth Promoted
Dr. Pierce's Golden Medical Discovery is praised as a natural tonic to purify blood and improve digestion. The piece cites S Weir Mitchell on blood cell balance and claims the preparation enhances liver and heart function, leading to richer red blood and more normal cell shapes.
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L. W. Bowers
S. Weir Mitchell
Pierce
The
Surgical Institute
Buffalo, N. Y
Dr. Pierce
Ethel Barrymore Stars in The Awakening of Helena Richie at the Grand
Ethel Barrymore headlines the Metro-Rolfe adaptation shown at the Grand on Tuesday. John W. Noble directed with Barrymore collaborating on the script and staging after two weeks of study. Interiors were shot in Rolfe studios with antebellum furnishings and Parisian fashions, and Herbert O. Carleton did the camera work.
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Ethel Barrymore
Helena Ritchie
Metro-Rolfe
Helena Richie
Star
Grand Theatre
Margaret Deland
John W. Noble
Mr. Noble
Miss Barrymore
Rolfe
Paris
Herbert O. Carleton
Present From Grandpa Wilson to Eleanor Sayre
Williamstown Massachusetts March 26. At the Bowes Sayre home a greeting from the White House arrived with a box of presents to mark Eleanor Axson Sayre’s first birthday. Eleanor is the President's granddaughter born in Philadelphia a year ago.
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Williamstown
Mass
Francis Bowes Sayre
White House
Wilson
Eleanor Axson Sayre
Francis Woodrow Sayre
Philadelphia
Lexington
Exy
James K. Patterson
State University of Kentucky
Patterson
Scotland
America
Kentucky University
Seven Seek Guthrie mayor in high spirited primary
In Guthrie Oklahoma a municipal primary is held to nominate candidates for mayor and city officials. Seven candidates run for the mayoral nomination and the two top vote-getters move to the spring election ballot for the mayoralty.
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Guthrie
Okla
No-This-Without That-League forms in London satire
London reports a new league led by Old Man H. G. with grocers bakers butchers and others enforcing sales conditions. The scheme bans selling items unless customers buy related goods and even prompts jokes about fleas and performing animals to illustrate the rule of requiring a pair of elephants.
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London
H. G. of
Barum
League
Portland cement trust demurrers heard in Sherman Act case
In Portland Oregon on March 26 counsel for the accused officials appeared in federal court for a hearing on demurrers to the indictment charging sixteen cement company officials in Oregon Washington and California with violating the Sherman anti trust act. The charges include limiting territory and fixing minimum prices.
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Portland
Ore
Portland Cement Trust
Oregon
Washington
California
Controversy Over Wenona Test Farm Lands In North Carolina
Landowners who bought large tracts in Beaufort Hyde and Washington counties demand the return of 200 acres used for the Wenona Test Farm. They cite Kilgore bulletin findings on soil acidity as harming immigration and settlement plans. The Board of Agriculture will decide in June amid disputes between Kilgore and botanist J. L. Burgess and growing railroad and corporate land holdings. Kilgore notes lime is needed to correct soil sourness for profitable yields on these eastern soils.
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Raleigh
Beaufort
Hyde
Washington Counties
Wenona
Board of Agriculture
B. W. Kilgore
Norfolk Southern Railroad
Mark Potter
Kilgore
Department of Agriculture
Dr. Kilgore
J. L. Burgess
Dives
Lazarus
Kilfore
Agricultural Extension Service
Agronomist
North Carolina
Department
Graham
Burgess
Potter
Extension Service
New York Railroad
Commissioner of Agriculture
Kilsore
Wenona Test Farm
Terra Ceia
Studios Ring With Patriotism War News Shocks Set
Filming continues as crew hears World War II break news and headlines. The scene shows directors, stage hands, and actors pausing to read about severed relations, while concerns arise over land reports and state agricultural conditions amid controversy.
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Walts
America
Burgess Rejects Potters View On East North Carolina Soils
Mr. Burgess disputes a bulletin's portrayal of Terra Ceia and Wenona lands. He toured Wenona Test Farm and nearby private fields, finding waterlogged rather than acidic soils, with poor drainage and crops that reflect excessive moisture. He warns the publication's wording could depress farming prospects in the region and urges department support for accurate soil reporting.
Sage and Sulphur Compound for Hair Darkening
A home remedy urges darkening gray hair with Sage and Sulphur Compound or a ready-made 50 cent bottle from drug stores. The piece also notes a wartime studio scene and celebrates Dr James K Patterson’s 85th birthday in Lexington Kentucky.
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Wvth
Wryeth
Awakening Patriotism Inspires Americans to Work and Socialize
The passage reflects a revived spirit of patriotism among Americans, noting the forefathers' legacy and urging duty in work and social engagements as essential to national awakening. It emphasizes a collective urge to honor founding ideals.
Buy in Wilmington Dress Up Week promotes local shopping
A promotional plea urges residents to shop in Wilmington for clothing furniture and groceries. It argues that spending locally supports roads, schools, parks, and jobs, while shopping elsewhere drains the city’s resources and limits merchant growth and service.
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Wilmington
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