Screen's Highest Salaried Actress At Empire Tomorrow
Charming "Little Mary" Pickford stars in A Poor Little Rich Girl presented under her banner at The Empire. The film, shown with Keith vaudeville, runs 7:15 and 9:30 with 115c admission plus 20c down and 10c children. It depicts Gwendolyn the rich girl denied childhood joy, aims to entertain educate and stir empathy.
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Mary Pickford
Elearror Gates
Mary” Pickford
the Empire
Artcraft
Ture
Winchester
Keith
Miss Picks
Ord
Chila
Zgen
Eleanor Gates
Kag
Gwendolyn
Marytkford
Mary
S. Barret McCormick
Virtue Compared to Fragrance Crushed and Incensed
Francis Bacon compares virtue to precious odors that become most fragrant when crushed or incensed, a metaphor highlighting virtue's heightened value under pressure.
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Francis Bacon
Thoroughbred Tonight Stars Keeman in Triangle Presentation
Frank Keeman performs in The Thoroughbred a late track gambling drama by Triangle under Thomas H. Ince, portraying a Kentucky colonel and horse lover. Keeman, a theater mainstay, is joined by prior Triangle releases The Coward The Stepping Stone and The Phantom among others.
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Keith
Withrank Keeman
Kentucky
South
Mr. Keenan
Triangle
Thomas H. Ince
the Coward
Fatty Arbuckle Debuts New Comedy Butcher Boy
Trade papers hail Fatty Arbuckle's new comedy Butcher Boy as a breakout release under his own banner. Paramount plans six to ten riotous comedies with Arbuckle per year, pricing him highly due to costs and limited releases. Saturday matinee and night showings urged.
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Fatty Arbuckle
Paramount
M Ferrari Stil In The Wat Zone
The Star received a postcard from M. Ferrari formerly of this city now serving in the Italian army. It bears the message Quite well sent from Milan dated April 29. The reverse shows soldiers marching a snowy slope with a stamp urging nationwide subscription to the war loan.
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M. Ferrari
Milan
National War Loan
Officer's Bride Elise Oldham Merritt Wed in Seattle
Cards announce the marriage of Elise Jaquelin Oldham daughter of Mrs. Charles Russel Oldham of Winchester to William Alfred Merritt a United States Navy officer. The ceremony was May 22 at Trinity Protestant Episcopal Church Seattle performed by Bishop Frederic Keator. Bride given by cousin Robert P. Oldham.
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Elise Jaquelin Oldham
Charles Russel Oldham
Winchester
William Alfred Merritt
Psymaster
United States Navy
Trinity Protestant Episcopal Church
Seattle
Wash
Frederic Keator
Robert P. Oldham
Edward Cabell Bruce
James R. Hubard
Christ Church
City
Speedking Compared to a Smaller Soul in Gas Burners
A compact remark contrasts the speed king with a miserly soul, describing the latter as diminished in size next to a surrounding gas burner. The tone suggests a sharp, metaphorical comparison rather than literal events or people.
Untitled fragment prompts a cryptic shopping note
A fragmentary message hints at delaying purchases while seeking a way to obtain shoes and to comfort a system with forward steps. The text remains unclear and disjointed, offering no concrete events, persons, or organizations.
Japanese superstition on numbers in phone directories
A note explains that Japanese telephone directories avoid the numbers 4 and 44 because Shi meaning death is associated with the digits. The superstition links numerology to phone listings in cultural belief.
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Liberty Loan Club
Shenandoah Val
National Bank
Muresco
Jessie Hillyard Bell
East Water St
America
Commercial and Savings Bank
Chapman’s Auto Supply CO
Main St. Bell
United Phone
Jones’ Creamery
W. M. Fletcher
National Avenue
Jos. H. Cooley
E. Piccadilly, St
Hunter
Chick
Lou Worth
Delphine & Delmora
Frank Keenan
United States
Empire Tomorrow
The
Circle Theatre Co
Indianapolis
Little Mary
IRL
Brill & Bitter
Frank Keeman
Thoroughbred Tonight
M. Ferrari Stil
Mido Oldham
Officer’s Bride
Rubacribe
E. Piccadilly St
Hable
S. H. Hable
Water Streets
Federal Re
Virginia
Gray & Sheltz
H. J. Mowrey
Elgin
Chamberlain
Soldsby
Atk Druggists
Braddock St
Good & CO
Real Estate and Insurance
Bellphone
Victor Cushwa & Sons
Hagerstown
Miary S. Hackney Farm
Barth
Wes Hall
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