Wedding plans and a blackmail warning threaten Ellen and Larry
Ellen and Larry, engaged and planning a home, face a blackmail note claiming Uncle Steven’s death involved scandal. Larry suspects Uncle Steven’s lawyer partner, Symes, hides the truth as Ellen fears a ruined future if the demand for $1000 isn’t met.
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Steven
St. Agatha’s
Long Island
Elien
Ellen
Mother
Elen
Symes
Spring yellow shantung dress by Maggy Roult in Paris
A Paris note features Maggy Roult presenting a spring outfit in yellow shantung with a yellow and black dotted bolero trim. The piece pairs with a jabot, striped accents, and a yellow straw hat. A derisive jewelry critique follows, then fashion tips from The Athens Messenger Dare Department.
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Maggy Roulf
Paris
Majestic Showcases Gable and Davies in Polly of the Circus
The Majestic Theater shows Clark Gable and Marion Davies in Polly of the Circus. The film marks Davies’s return after Ziegfeld Follies fame with Parisian style and dramatic wiry beauty. Also featured at Majestic is Maker of Men with Jack Holt and Richard Cromwell, a sports drama about coaching and father son tensions. The Sky Spider at Columbia Theater delivers air battle thrills as the Morgan brothers and Jeffries clash, while After Tomorrow stars Charles Farrell and Marion Nixon in a sharp, non sentimental drama about motherhood and ambition.
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Columbia Picture
Jack Helt
Richard Cromwell
Dia Wor
Fife
Jack Mott
Howard J. Green
Edward Sedgwick
Joan Marah
Walter Catlett
Pam Hurst
Robert Alden
John Wayne
Natalie Moorhead
Richard Tucker
Ridney Bracy
Columbias
Hell's Angels
Action Pictures
Columna Theater
Arenge
Morgan
Jeffries
Morgan Brothers
Colonel Hawton
Jim
Glenn
Barbara
Babs
Buddy
Hill's Cascara Quinine Promises Quick Cold Relief
A vintage ad advocates Hill's Cascara Quinine as a scientific formula that knocks a cold in a jiffy by easing head and body aches. It instructs taking two tablets, drinking water, and following the box directions, promising a money back guarantee if not effective.
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Hill
Bread Crumbs and Pudding Save Leftover Bread Dishes
Readers learn to reuse stale bread by drying and crushing it into breadcrumbs for croquettes stuffed peppers and puddings. Recipes include Bread Pudding using breadcrumbs sour milk and eggs, and a Hot Bread Sauce with onion mace cloves mustard butter vinegar and horseradish for fish or beef.
Dinner Dance Plans Complicate Noel and Avis
Avis Arlen schemes to outshine rivals at a mother honoring dinner dance for Mary, while Madge and Lillian Conspire to defeat Avis. Noel remains loyal to Mary as Avis pushes through a semi formal plan, pressuring her mother to buy gowns and keep the event quiet from the guest of honor.
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Avis Arlen
Noel
Mary
Marion
Avis
Madge
Philip Veritzen
Dicky
Lillian
Mumsie
Ready to Foil Avis in a City Wardrobe War
A humorous dialogue between two women plans a shopping spree to outshine Avis Arlen at a social event. They scheme to assemble gowns for themselves and their daughters, coordinating calls to telephones and men to fund the outfits, while one hints at a hidden piece of news to share later. The excerpt ends with a tease about inviting Ede, to be continued tomorrow.
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New York
Miladi
Mama
Paris
Phil
Dicky
Ede
Vaccination Discovery a Great Boon to Mankind
Opinion by ROYAL SCOPELAND M D former New York health official on the value of vaccination against smallpox. He cites Jenner's early work in England and argues for universal vaccination for babies and adults, with boosters every seven years to sustain protection despite the disease still existing.
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Larry
Elen
Copeland
United States
New York
New York City
England
Edward Jenner
Jenner
Great Britain
Weighing Guide for Boys 18 Years Old Seventeen Feet Tall?
A reader asks how much a boy 18 and 5 ft 11 in should weigh. Answer: about 152 pounds, near the average for age and height based on many examinations. small deviations have little significance. Also advises improving general condition to ease nervousness and suggests sending a self addressed stamped envelope for full details.
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