Al Stone Tale of Love and Loss at Blackie Joe's
Al Stone a singing waiter at Blackie Joe's in New York is loved by Grace Farrel but unaware. He marries Molly Winton, a dancer, and earns fame as a songwriter. Molly elopes with Al's friend John Perry, they take their child Junior to France. Al becomes desolate until Grace urges a comeback and he plans to return that night but vanishes at midnight leaving Grace anxious.
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al Stone
Blackie Joe
New York
Grace Farrel
Molly Winton
Junior
Molly
John Perry
Perry
France
Blackie
Grace
Grace and Al reunite in a hopeful return to life
Al returns in new clothes and old smile as Grace shelters him. He kisses her and vows to slow down, plan walks and country days. Grace guides him, then helps him prepare for a comeback on Blackie’s stage while wrestling memories of Molly and Junior.
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Grace
Kise
Blackies
Blackie
Gracie
K. O
To Be Continued Hint of Return for Al’s Rivalry
A fragmentary note hints that she may return to try winning Al back. The line ends with a promise of continuation, suggesting unresolved romantic tension and a potential next installment.
Indians near Gretchen approve motion pictures for National Museum
Chiefs of the Backfoot Indians near Gretchen Alberta approve film of their tribe for the National Museum of Canada as Indian Agent J H Gooderham reports in a December 3 1929 letter. An archaeologist filmed 800 feet in October 1928 but Sun Dance could not be captured due to film limits.
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Gretchen
Alberta
National Museu of Canada
J. H. Gooderham
Gooderham
National Museum
Eat For Health and Enjoyment On Christmas
A Dietitian presents two Christmas menus aimed to balance health and appetite. Mary A Buettner compiles guidance on choosing foods that prevent bilious attacks after feasting, promoting knowledge of food combinations for a perfect meal.
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Mary A. Buettner
Liberal Cost Menu Shows Turkey Or Mock Duck Options
The menu lists tomato bouillon with olives celery and toast sticks, roast turkey chicken or duck, sweet potatoes dressing buttered cauliflower gravy, whole wheat rolls butter, white salad crackers, tangerine ice small cakes, coffee cream sugar and milk for children. A second section offers cream of celery soup, mock duck, mashed potato gravy, chopped cabbage, whole wheat bread butter, carrot and celery salad and tapico cream with apples and milk for children.
Lightest Metal in World Production by the Ton
Dr W C MacTavish of New York University announced at the New York Electrical Society that lithium, the lightest metal, has been produced in a method yielding about 15 dollars a pound in ten lots. The metal is silvery and soft, half the weight of water, and highly compatible with other metals for aviation and bells.
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U.S
New York Electrical Society
W. C. MacTavish
New York University
Europe
Visits Interesting Places by Diamond Jenness
Diamond Jenness of the National Museum of Canada spoke at the Gyro Club in Ottawa after returning from the Fourth Pacific Scientific Congress in Batavia Java. He is known for Eskimo studies begun during the Canadian Arctic Expedition 1913 to 1916 and authored The People of the Twilight.
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Diamond Jenness
National Museum of Canada
Batavia
Java
Ottawa
Jenness
MacMillan Company
New Guinea
Oxford University
Polynesian Society of
New Zealand
Ireland Claims Briand Descent Ties Cited to Briand Line
Ireland asserts a special interest in M. Aristide Briand, France’s tenth time prime minister, noting Briand’s Breton birth in Nantes and Irish ancestry through his great grandfather Conell Briand who settled in Finistère as a bleaching factory overseer before moving to Nantes. Cowell is alleged to claim descent from Brian Boru.
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Ireland
M. Artistide Briand
France
Nantes
Conell Briand
Finisterre
Cowell
Brian Boru
Powerhouse revenue rises in Saskatoon for October
Powerhouse in Saskatoon earned 79 260 dollars and 15 cents in October, up from 70 029 dollars and 16 cents the previous October. Costs and fixed charges ran 66 068 dollars and 76 cents and 57 910 dollars and 50 cents. If last year’s rates applied, revenue would have been higher. In Scotland a country minister paused a sermon to ask a deaf listener, Are you hearing John? I am chearing, but to very a little purpose.
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Saskatoon
Scotland
John
Benjamin Franklin First U.S. Postmaster General 1775 Appointment
Benjamin Franklin served as the first Postmaster-General of the United States for the Colonies, starting in 1775. He received an annual salary of $1,000 in this role.
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Benjamin Franklin
United States
Colonies
Pester couple debate cat choice for mice control
Mr Pester argues a cat helps with mice while his wife questions why a tomcat was chosen. She believes a female cat would fear mice, prompting the domestic discussion.
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Mr. Pester
State department urged global invitation to 1933 Chicago fair
President Hoover directs the state department to invite all foreign governments to participate in the 1933 World’s Fair in Chicago. Holloway's Corn Remover promises painless corn removal. Madras in India is noted as among the world's flattest cities with a highest point of 22 feet.
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State Department
Hoover
Chicago
Madras
India
Scientist cites volcanoes as salt source for ocean acidity
A scientist argues that Volcanic activity contributes significant salt to the sea through hydro chloride discharge from volcanoes, suggesting a mechanism for ocean salinity and related acidity.
Faint Dizzy Spells Prompt Heart Tonic Suggestion
Mrs Norman Bishop of Salisbury New Brunswick describes faint and dizzy spells with smothering when lying down. Her doctor diagnosed heart and nerve issues and recommended a good heart tonic. She followed medical advice to take a tonic as part of her treatment.
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Norman Bishop
Salisbury, N.B
Toronto professor to photograph Ethiopic Old Testament manuscript
Professor Mercer of Trinity College Toronto will travel through Abyssinian basins to document the Ethiopic Old Testament manuscript in Coptic monasteries. He plans to copy via rotogravures and return to use prints to enrich Biblical scholarship. He sails from New York December 17 and moves from Marseilles to North Africa January 24 with a special camera.
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S. A. B. Mercer
Trinity College
University of Toronto
Abyssinia
Mercer
Europe
Poofessor Mercer
Savant
Abuma
New York
Marseilles
North Africa
Simple and Sure Eclectric Oil Instructions
Simple and Sure Dr. Thomas Eclectric Oil is easy to use as a liniment or dressing. The directions are plain and unmistakable, understandable by young or old.
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Thomas
Alberta Wildlife Film Project Documents Blue Goose Nest
Alberta government is filming 30 000 feet of wildlife footage for exhibition and education. The current highlights include blue goose nest and eggs photographed at Benedick's sanctuary east of Leduc, with zoo and fur farming scenes. Filming will continue next summer to cover more wildlife, birds, and animals. The initial screening occurred at Sprucedale School in the Leduc district.
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Alberta
Benedick
Leduc
Sprucedale
Pedestrian Rights Scheme Aims For Traffic Control
A New York Evening Post notice describes a scheme for pedestrians from England to operate street crossing signals. Electric buttons would let pedestrians halt traffic for one quarter minute, after which the signal returns to Go for three quarters of a minute before others may halt traffic again.
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England
New York Evening Post
Mrs N Returns from Vacation Affects Home Mood
Mrs N returns from a three month vacation and asks Alma if her husband longed for her. Alma notes his gloom only yesterday, suggesting changed mood since her absence.
Aluminum's Early Curious Usefulness Over Half Century
Aluminum remained a curiosity with little practical use for nearly five decades after its initial production, as historians note the metal's slow path from novelty to material with real applications.
Little Helps For This Week and Scripture Reflections
A collection of devotional quotes about virtue and divine purpose. Browning Whitney Farrar emphasize that good deeds endure, mistakes do not ruin true intent, and God will use acts for holy aims. The text weaves biblical verses with adages on perseverance and moral value.
Miller's Worm Powders Promoted For Child Health
An old advertisement touts Miller's Worm Powders as a remedy for intestinal worms in children. It claims the product quickly destroys worms and restores digestive balance, preventing further health disturbances.
Pigeons to Aid Fire Fighters in Northern Manitoba
Carrier pigeons will be used next year by Forestry Department rangers in The Pas district to speed transmission of forest fire reports to the home base. Robert Harvey, in charge of the Cormorant Lake base, says the plan is not a government program but his own hobby. A stray population projection estimates whites at 4,000,000 and blacks at 27,000,000 in fifty years in South Africa.
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Manitoba
Forestry Department
Pas
Robert Harvey
South Africa
Venezuelan Councilor Zumeta elected VP of foreign treatment conference
Señor Cesar Zumeta, a Venezuelan member of the League of Nations council, was chosen vice president of an international conference focusing on the treatment of foreigners.
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Senor
Cesar Zumeta
Council
The
League of Nations
Fixed radial air cooled engines dominate new aero plane models
A large number of the latest aircraft engines are of the fixed radial air cooled type, signaling a shift in design trends toward compact reliability and simpler cooling in modern airframes.
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