Screen attractions at the Fair theater include Huntingtower and Uncle Tom's Cabin
The Fair presents a varied Interstate bill headlined by Sir Harry Lauder in Huntingtower and Marguerita Fisher in Uncle Tom's Cabin. Galli-Rini and Norree deliver musical variety with Vera Voronina and Tom Lemás Company offering dance and stilt comedy. Positive notices praise Lauder, Fisher, and the All-Star cast, forecasting strong reception.
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Cheaper Fares Lift English Rail Revenues
Railway receipts for four major British companies rose by over 30 million dollars in the last quarter compared with 1927. Officials credit cheaper fares and improved travel facilities for reviving rail use and offsetting road competition. An official from the London Midland and Scottish Railway says the new excursions were especially popular and deemed a boon to the public.
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Paramount to release Interference as first all talking film
Officials reveal Paramount will present Interference, the Broadway hit transferred to the screen with full dialogue. Rex Perrin stars in The Two Outlaw at Deandi Theater. Nancy Carroll shifts to Manhattan Cocktail, a Broadway bound Paramount story with Richard Arlen. A New York high school duo once auditioned in a West vs East side dispute but won after admission was allowed.
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Two Outlaw
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Bones of Creatures 400 Million Years Old on Exhibition
The Chicago Natural History Museum opens an exhibit from the Rawson-McMillan SubArctic Expedition led by Sharat K. Roy. Fossils include corals sponges trilobites brachiopods cephalopods and other marine invertebrates dating back more than 400 million years to a Arctic tropical era.
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International News Service
Chicago
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Field
Seum of Natural History
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Sharat K. Roy
Martin Frobisher
Queen Elizabeth
Arctic
Roy
Frobisher
England
Aspironal Promoted as Fast Cold and Flu Remedy
A dubious advertisement touts Aspironal as the ultimate cold cure with claims of instant relief and government endorsement. It urges readers to buy, test at home, and demand refunds if symptoms persist, promising safety for children and adults alike.
Frobisher’s Arctic Quest and the Fool’s Gold Panic
An English voyage led by Martin Frobisher sought gold in a rock believed to be from Baffin Land. Alchemists claimed gold existed underground and the voyage expanded to three expeditions, totaling fifteen ships at one point. He returned with iron pyrites, triggering a financial scare when the cargo proved worthless.
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