Man Who Filmed Romeo and Juliet Ranked Top Director
John Winthrop Noble, who supervised and directed the silent classic Romeo and Juliet starring Francis X. Bushman and Beverley Bayne, is praised as among the world's foremost directors. Shakespeare scholars and drama critics hail the production as the most artistic interpretation of the tragic love story to date, setting a lasting standard in silent cinema.
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John Winthrop Noble
Francis X. Bushman
Beverley Bayne
Mr. Noble
Gloria's Romance Postponed By Ill Fated Romeo Night
The Gloria's Romance show delayed due to Romeo and Juliet engagement. Billy Burke cannot perform tonight and the Monday January 8 date is affected.
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Romeo and Juliet
Billy "Burke
Gloria
Promotions for Foley's Honey and Tar cough remedy
Advertisement offer to mail a trial age of Foley's Honey and Tar Compound for coughs and croup after sending five cents and name and address to Foley and Co. at 2835 Sheffield Ave. Chicago IM. The snippet mentions Foley Hartie field nationwide and a call to cut out the slip.
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Foley & Co
Sheffield Ave
Chicago
Foley
Foley Hartie
Pretty wedding at Middletown
Miss Magibelle Horne of Chester South Carolina married Mr Thomas Eagar Archer of Washington D C in Middletown Virginia at the home of Prof and Mrs R R Tolbert in a quiet ceremony conducted by Rev J H Haley. The couple departed for Washington after a three course wedding breakfast and will reside there.
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Middletown
R. R. Tolbert
Magibelle Horne
Chester
South Carolina
Thomas Eagar Archer
Washington, D. C
J.H. Haley
Disorderly raid nets four captured at Ritter home
Neighbors complained of noise and visitors at the Ritter home. Police raided Friday night but found quiet. A laterSaturday raid captured four men and a woman while others escaped. One captive wore a Virginia militiaman uniform and claimed links to a railroad commissary role. Liquor seized will be used as evidence. The Ritter woman has two young children and a grown daughter.
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Ritter-home
Ritter
Sharpsburg
Virginia
Nhen
Winchester
Notice of 6 Cents Weekly Rate for The Star
The Star will cost six cents per week for Winchester delivery starting Monday January 1 1917 with first payment due Saturday January 6 1917. Subscribers should have change ready and refer to Moling and Seal's Blanket and Comfort advertisement on page seven.
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Star
Winchester
Moling and Seal
Cold storage cost pressures touch farm to table chain
The Warehousemen Association with 212 members at Old Point Comfort considers revising storage rates amid higher labor and supply costs. They warn burden could shift to traffic or producers, though current season rates stay firm for apples eggs and perishables. Farmers may build own cold storage or file under the U S warehouse act to keep supplies local.
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American ‘Agriculturist
Warehousemens Association
Old Point Comfort
Early Cough Remedies Cited By Reader From Indiana
A reader from Paoli Indiana describes persistent coughing and credits Foley's Honey and Tar for relief and cure. The note highlights various cough types including dry winter and bronchial and mentions wide sale of the remedy.
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Enos Hatbert
Paoli
Ind
Foley
Costly Costumes in Romeo and Juliet Impress Audiences
The eight reel motion picture version of Shakespeare’s play features lavish costumes. Romeo and Juliet wear silver tissue gowns with crystal accents. Juliet’s cloak for Friar Pete’s cell is blue tissue with gold embroidery and a sweeping train. Other principal roles such as Ethel Maptell, Helen Dunbar, Genevieve Reynolds, Edmund Elton, and Horace Wyrm are described as equally magnificent.
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Gener
Romeo
Juliet
Friarpee
Ethel Maptell
Helen “Dunbar
Ulet
Genevieve Reynolds
Ntague
Edmund Elton
Capulet
E Hudson
Montague
Christmas Entertainment at Fairview School
Fairview Sunday School in Canterburg presented a Christmas program on December 25 with a decorated church, Santa Claus appearance, and candy for children. The program included songs, recitations, dances, and a pastor's Christmas address, followed by news of local residents visiting or traveling.
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Canterburg
Fairview
Santa Claus
For Sale 170 Acres Unimproved Land at 0 Per Acre
For sale 170 acres unimproved land priced at 320 per acre. Also listed is a 4658 acre stock farm with a barn and wells, and a 5 room brick dwelling on a lot with 80 foot frontage priced at 450. City and country property available. GOOD & CO Real Estate and Insurance Belphone.
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Good & Co
Belphone
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