The Calumet news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 1907-1938, 1913-11-25
MOVIES TO SHOW
FAKE CURE EVIL
To Tell Right and Wrong Ways
to Combat tuberculosis

How thousands of C1nsumptivcs los,
their lives annually by taking fax,
cures for tuberculosis, will be depict.
go in a motion picture film which ha,
Just been produced by Thomas A. Edi.
son. in cooperation with The Nation.
al association for the Study and Pre-.
Vcution of tuberculosis. The film Is
entitled The Price o. Human Lives
and viii be placed on exhibition IN
theatcrs throughout The United States
ON Dec. ,. 1t has been designed [,
further the Red Cross Christmas Sea
sale and the general ti-tuberculosis
campaign.
The story of the picture centers
about the wealthy proprietor of drug
concern named Gregory Cort and his
daughter. Beth, In the earlier scenes
OF the play Il striking contrast between
the laNishly furnished Cort home and
the Gingy tenement room of Nellie
family live i'm luxury and happiness
his principal source of income is de-
rived from the sale of q fake con-
sumption cure called "Concura." Mel
ther his daughter nor any of his in =
innate friends know the exact nature
of his business.
Nellie Linn is shown taking Com
cura" to cure herself Of hard cold"
while her lover. I'd Grant. goes to
u fake consumption cure doctor i'm an
swcr to 4 newspaper advertisement.
Both is engaged to a young man by
tho name of Harry Bruce whom Cort
finally induces to become his adver-
tislng manager by showing him the
huge profits which H. makes i'm his
business. Meanwhile. Beth. as a re-
suit of her interest i'm Red Cross
Christmas Seals. has enlisted as "A So
rial service worker and i'm this capac-
lily becomes acquainted with Nellie
and Ed She becomes a friend of tho
family and attempts 10 urge them to
stop taking fake cures for ccnsump-
ton. including "Concura." Neither of
them pay much heed To her advice UNI
ill one day Nellie receives letter tell
ing her that a near relative had Just
"icd from tuberculosis, simply because
she had DELAYED proper treatment toe
long by relying on "Concura" Nellie
shows thc letter to Beth who declares
that Il Is a crime To allow the manu-
facture and sale Of such false RENE
dies Burning with Indignation. and
with the wrapper of the "Concura"
bottle I'm her hand, she goes to the Of
fit. pf Tho Nvh.r.a oh fin1.i
tn her surprise and sorrow that the
business is conducted By her own faith
Cr and that her affianCcd husband is
the chief promoter of the swindle. She
refuses to recognize her lover after
This discovery and forgiVes her father
only after he has promised To make
iuli restitution as far rs he can to II"
suffering cpnsumptives whom he has
robbed AS part of his reformation
be sends Nellie and FL To a sauitar-
ium where they may he cured.
The closing scenes of the story show
Gregory Cort as "A changed man. Bruce
is also seen In new role, namely, rs
as the manager of the Red Cross Sea-
The story closes on Christ
mas eve of 1913, with the lovers re-
stored to each other. aud Ed and Mel |
lie making good progress on the road
to recovery.
The National association for the
study and Prevention # tuberculosis |
los East I'D street, New York. will |
send, free of charge 20 anyone liter
allure On fake consumption cures
and will be glad. To give as much in
formation as possible with reference |
To particular alleged cures" for this |
disease