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Newspaper
Wilmington Dispatch
Location
Wilmington, North Carolina, United States of America
Date
Nov 01, 1917
Page
2
New York reports a pharmaceutical claim for pyorize a medicated ointment said to halt Riggs disease restore gum color and firmness reduce redness and sensitivity tighten loose or separated teeth and stop bleeding in most cases sold for one dollar at major drug stores including Jarman &
Southern Railway announces changes to the Winston-Salem Morehead City Beaufort sleeping car route effective August 12. The line will be shortened to Winston-Salem Goldsboro with cars handled on trains 292 112 and 111 237. For details contact Southern Railway System Agents or traveling agent J C Jones.
The sleeping car Lae between Wilmington and Atlanta will continue via Augusta with Georgia Railroad connections. Wilmington 3 45 PM train to Florence, Sumter, Orangeburg, Augusta, then Atlanta 6 10 PM. Return from Atlanta 3 35 PM to Wilmington 12 50 noon. Passengers may stay in Union Depot until 7 00 AM. For fares and tickets contact T C White, Gen Pass Agent, Wilmington.
Effective November 12 1916 the Seaboard Air Line Railway announces Wilmington departures and arrivals for trains to Charlotte with Pullman parlor cars and sleeping cars. Services include morning and late night departures from Wilmington and returns from Charlotte with sleeper arrangements and passenger accommodations. Tickets and reservations available at City Ticket Agent Orton Hotel Building Raleigh contacts provided.
John W. Vogel's Big City Minstrels visit the Academy of Music next Monday November 5 with the Radium Palace stage. The elaborate costly grid uses calcium and electrical effects, a unique feature in minstrel shows. Tickets cost 50 cents 75 cents and 1 dollar and go on sale Saturday at Elvington's.
The article previews the Hammerstein musical You're In Love at the Academy of Music. It notes novelty in stage settings including a steamship deck with a swinging boom and the song I Am Only Dreaming. Marger Hammerstein assures a full cast chorus and accessories for a real musical comedy treat.
The Grand presents Are Passions Inherited a six reel motion picture praised by Wid Gunning as a human, powerful drama. Polly of the Circus a Goldwyn release stars Mittie Mae Marsh and follows a motherless girl amid circus life and small town romance with dramatic climax and vivid street parade scenes. Col. Dwyer discusses beauty linking health to aesthetic appeal and promotes Peplac a digestive aid now at Bellamy Drug Store.
A brief notice describes a local production tackling depredations of drink and a young woman’s struggle with inherited passion. The management warns it is shown at regular prices and cannot fund a large ad. They urge audiences to see the film, saying it could be as big as any picture ever shown in Wilmington.
A United Press report from London describes air raid warnings during wartime, with a young midshipman on an Atlantic liner calmly alerting passengers to submarines while a government messenger hurriedly informs office staff of an air raid warning and bids them stand by.
Canadian Army Headquarters reports gains on the Passchendaele ridge with the front line within a few hundred yards of the ruined village. Four German counterattacks are repulsed as Canadians storm Crest Farm and Meerheelsnur, taking prisoners and machines guns while paying tribute to Bavarian fighters.
Hammerstein's daughter Elaine Hammerstein stars in The Co-Respondent directed by Ralph W. Ince. The Jewel production adapts a stage hit by Rita Weiman and Alice Leal Peileck with Elaine offsetting earlier film roles including The Argyle Case and The Mad Lover.
Julian Eltinge, famed female impersonator, hints two more years of disguise then pursues voice training for opera or concert work. He says the masquerade felt tiring and vows to abandon the feminine persona as he seeks a masculine image and life beyond the act.
The text notes Carol Holloway receives cash labeled C A S H in large weekly installments, highlighting the unusual payment method and cadence of delivery.
The article notes Japanese performers and producers forming a group to safeguard the dignity of the Japanese race in cinema. It mentions Sessue Hayakawa and other Nippon actors in the Arsenal film colony and discusses efforts to regulate indigenous roles and integrity of productions.
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