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Newspaper
Wilmington Dispatch
Location
Wilmington, North Carolina, United States of America
Date
Oct 20, 1916
Page
2
The author extols Southern hospitality as a timeless charm for travelers. She reflects on Ethel’s Virginia-born background and the welcoming atmosphere of her bungalow, arguing that true hospitality transcends wealth and location and should unite women across states.
The Victoria bills today feature Lynch-Trio with a new act praised as memorable. Snyder and Vaughn offer The New Servant in blackface and white. Al Nuttle performs The Musical Clown with varied instruments. Hill and Edmunds present The New Recruit. Bessie Knowles sings a new song revue. Charlie Chaplin stars in The Gang Leader at the Grand, a three reel modern comedy with Keystone regulars in support, a one day feature with no return date.
Andreas Dippel presents The Lilac Domino on Saturday October 28 with matinee and night shows. Bradford Kirkbride Yvonne Darle lead a large cast including Marie Hamilton Joseph Carey Edward Crawford Allan Ramsey and others. A special Milan Roder orchestra will perform with twenty song hits. tickets go on sale Friday October 27 at Elvington's.
Tomorrow the Royal screens Lionel Barrymore with Grace Valentine in a Metro wonder play Dorian's Divorce. Barrymore, famed for Ex Ploits of Elaine and The Yellow Streak, plays Dorian Keene the idealistic but devoted husband in a drama praised for his distinctive stage and screen talent.
A vintage ad extols kidney detox with a 60c Anuric tablet from Dr. Pierce of Buffalo New York. It links fatigue and rheumatic symptoms to uric acid buildup, urging readers to take Anuric with hot water before meals for relief. The piece reads like a legal drugstore promotion from an old newspaper.
Wilmington Shoe Co advertises a woman's boot style with a grey cloth top and lace design priced at 3.29 dollars.
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