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Newspaper
Wilmington Dispatch
Location
Wilmington, North Carolina, United States of America
Date
May 24, 1917
Page
2
The Spencer company performs at the Royal this week with the big new vaudeville act created for The Palace of Sweets. Patrons enjoyed an hour of strong comedy and elaborate scenery. The show features musical numbers, dancing, and ornate costumes. Final showings occur today.
Charlotte Walker wife of playwright Eugene Walter rose from Galveston Texas to stage in 1895 with Richard Mansfield later founding film career with Lasky and Thanhouser. Envy first deadly sin in Seven Deadly Sins opens at the Grand tomorrow featuring Ann Murdock Shirley Mason and George LeGuere.
The Eagle's Wings returns after a delayed premiere with a gripping wartime drama. Herbert Rawlinson leads in a film mingling scenes of munitions plants with the plot, presented under the auspices of the Pythians who previously staged Damon and Pythias at the Victoria.
The State Department announces no passports will be issued to anyone wanting to leave the United States to attend the Socialists conference in Stockholm to discuss peace.
A reflection on Marie's small dishonest acts to hide spending from her fiancé Howard. She reduced prices on a vase and inflated other purchases, total deceit causing stress as she covers up debts and cuts essentials. The piece urges honesty and warns of consequences.
Dr George Vincent, former University of Minnesota president, announced a gift of 25 million dollars from John D Rockefeller to boost the Rockefeller Foundation endowment. The donation raises the foundation’s resources to 125,765,000 dollars.
The ad claims Hall's Catarrh Cure cures catarrh by affecting the bloodstream and mucous surfaces. It offers $100 to anyone for a case it cannot cure and urges sending for testimonials from F. J. Cheney & Co. Toledo Ohio and to buy from druggists.
A New York dispatch notes children from age four to six dressing in khaki Boy Scout and sailor outfits, with mothers praising practicality. Girls imitate Camp Fire and Red Cross uniforms in khaki kilts, middy blouses, and sunny yellow frocks, while parents describe sturdy overalls and sunbonnets for garden play.
New York May 24 Theatrical interests push back against closing theaters during wartime arguing entertainment is essential. Managers prefer a ten percent tax on gross receipts to prevent higher costs from scaring away playgoers. News notes include new productions and star engagements amid wartime relief efforts by Jane Cowl Maxine Elliott and others.
A vintage ad from Jarman & Futrelle drug stores touts La Creole Hair Dressing as a safe, dye free remedy for gray, brittle, and falling hair. It claims to darken gray hair naturally, stop dandruff, regrow hair, and leave the scalp with an even dark, full head of hair.
The Bingham School cadets complete final examinations and depart. Promotions in the Corps of Cadets include Captain R W Sanders as adjutant H B Gray first lieutenant E M Cobb and G H Cobb as lieutenants, W H Lang as first sergeant and P A D Burton as second sergeant among others. The Military Department at Bingham has been in charge.
The article notes Bingham cadets preparing for active service with Captains and colonels highlighting their winter at the Bing gonket training site and the border service veterans. It mentions a summer station training for the 1917 18 session and the role of Colonel Gray in shaping leaders for national service.
The annual national convention of the Technical Association of the Paper and Pulp Industry opened in Neenah Wisconsin and will continue through the day. Proceedings and addresses were planned as part of the meeting agenda.
A group of delegates conducted an inspection of the large paper mills in the vicinity during a quiet session. The visit focused on plant conditions and milling practices observed at the facilities nearby.
An old advertorial promotes Parisian Sage as the cure for dandruff. Massage the scalp daily with the preparation to destroy germs, restore healthy scalp, and improve hair vitality. Sold by Bellamy and druggists. inexpensive.
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