Skeptics and naturists clash over near sighted claims
The Skeptics society plans a rearranged meeting with a zoologist who claims near sightedness and a prominent naturalist who said sharks are harmless. Explorers report many Manigeries from polar regions, but no hope offered to restore a king to subdue the new reign amid climate indications. The scene notes that there seems to be no place left where a person may be alone.
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Skeptics Society
Nea
Keck
Abla
Hvavens
Kittie
Costly Superstition in Ancient Rome Belief System
A fragment discusses a superstition where ancient Romans burnt a Vigo otter to honor a custom, noting the population of ancient Rome as about 2,000,000. The text is garbled and interleaves unrelated phrases about Indies and borough boundaries. The readable fact is the rough Roman population estimate.
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Ancient
Rome
Pencil Sketches At Home and Abroad by Erith Heileman
A column argues that women drivers are increasingly careless on roads especially on highways with speed and risk. It contrasts cautious drivers with a rising class of middle aged female speed demons and heavy drinkers among men, noting dangers from drunk drivers and the social context around prohibition.
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Erith Heileman
Ainly
War era book reviews praise for All Quiet on Western Front
The piece lauds Erich Maria Remarque's All Quiet on the Western Front as the finest war book yet to reach readers, praising its simple, clear, and powerful portrayal of trench life and the psychology of soldiers and the left behind. It also critiques Marguerite Steen's Dark Duel as weak, detailing a flimsy plot and two women vying for a volatile young man.
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Erich Maria Beimarque
Little Crown & Co
Fife
Erich Maria Remarque
Biyay
Griseha
Mr. Ramarique
Marguerite Steen
Frederick A. Stokes
Ita
Lisa
Val
Ung
Freedom of Action Versus Laws and Road Safety
A columnist argues against prohibitions and traffic rules, praising freedom while warning of dangers from fast driving and reckless behavior. The piece targets motorists, especially women, and laments moral restraints as safety measures, predicting the obsolescence of alcohol and stressing personal responsibility on the road.
Greta Garbo and Nils Asther in The Single Standard
Film opens Friday at the Chicago theater from Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer. Garbo and Asther star in a romantic tale with music and sound. a San Francisco society girl runs away on a South Sea yacht with Packy Cannon, then faces deeper feelings upon return. Supporting cast includes Dorothy Sebastian, Robert Castle, Kathryn Williams, Lang Chandler. Art Landry and his California band will headline next week at the Chicago theater.
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Greta Garbo
Nils Asther
Chicago
Metro-Goldwyn- Mayer
Adela Rogers St. John
Misa Garbo
Assher
San Francisco
Packy Cannon
Dorothy Sebastian
Robert Castle
Kathryn Williams
Lang Chandler
Chicago’ Theater
Art Landry
California
Castle of Dreams tour opens in Chicago at Oriental Theater
Lovers and crowds prepare for Al Kvale and Wis Jazz Collegians as they kick off a Chicago engagement. Al calls his show Castle of Dreams with a gala cast of Broadway entertainers. Lon Chaney stars in Thunder at the Oriental with Phyllis Hayes James Murray and George Duryea in supporting roles.
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AL Kvale
Wis Jazz Collegians
Oriental Theater
Oriental Screen
Lon Chaney
Anderson
Chaney
O Notatile
Phyllis Hayer
James Murray
George Duryea
Slaughtering and Meat-Packing Value in Chicago 1927
The wholesale slaughtering and meat-packing value in Chicago reached $557,607,956 in 1927. Judge Amon Miller, aged 85, has just completed his 61st year as superintendent of St. Pauls United Lutheran Sunday school in Hillsboro.
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Chicago
Amon Miller
St. Paul's
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