Marcus the famed producer leaves Plaza for Blackie Joe's club
At dawn in New York Marcus, renowned revue producer, exits the Plaza with four companions. An actress suggests Blackie Joe's where the crowd says the fun is just starting. Al Stone seats them at a ring side table and muses about their identity as Grace, the cigarette girl, admires Marcus and hopes he will aid Al.
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New York
Marcus
Plaza
Blackie
al Stone
Grace
A Cigarette Girl Draws Closer To Troubled Love At Blackies
Grace, a shy cigarette girl at Blackies, harbors secret love for Al Stone the singing waiter. Marcus the producer scorns the revue as Grace imagines confessing Marcus’s identity to Al, while a rough male voice calls her to a nearby table.
Child’s Diarrhoea Relief After Beton A Dose
Mrs St Jago of Canobie New Brunswick reports her three year old son suffered severe diarrhoea with frequent bowels and vomiting. After trying many medicines he worsened until Beton A was given. after the second dose improvement appeared and half a bottle completed relief. She also used it for other children and herself. her husband keeps a bottle when away.
Grace and Al Intervene as Harassment Flare Ups at Night Club
Grace, a cigarette girl, endures unwanted advances from three patrons while Al Stone intervenes by stepping on a patron’s foot to free her. He then shows concern, and Grace thanks him, admiring his protective stance as she notices Molly Winton, the ballad singer, in the dressing room as the scene shifts toward a possible romance.
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Grace
Marcus
al Stone
Blackie
Gracie
Molly Winton
Blackie Joe's
Molly
Sixteen Planes Cross Atlantic Feat Marked by France
The landing of the French mono plane Yellow Bird in Spain marks the 16th crossing of the Atlantic by heavier-than-air craft. Dirigibles have crossed the Atlantic five times in historical record.
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Spain
Atlantic Ocean
World Sees Eight Matches Per Day Per Person
A striking global statistic claims eight matches are used daily by each inhabitant. Analysts note the figure reflects high engagement with sports and entertainment activities, raising questions about resource use and social trends.
Old London church Faces Condemnation Over Structural Cracks
The Church of St George the Martyr in London shows long cracks in walls and crypts, prompting officials to threaten closure unless repairs are funded. Rector launches a drive for 25 000 dollars to save the 1736 building once nicknamed Little Dorrits Church after a Dickens character.
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St. George-the- Martyr
Nell
Dickens
Little Dorrit
London
Prediction of in-flight radio brings market news and music
Cleveland official W P McCracken Jr predicts future air travel may include in-flight programming such as market reports and baseball scores. He says pilots could use radio as needed in favorable weather, with ground to plane and plane to ground transmission advances expected.
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W. P. McCracken, Jr
Cleveland
Aeronautics
McCracken
Do Not Neglect Your Little Ones Baby's Own Tablets Ad
Mothers warned that prompt care for child illness is crucial and a well stocked medicine chest helps. The ad claims Baby's Own Tablets ease constipation digestion and support sleep and cites a Ontario mother testimonial. Sold by dealers or mail order for 25 cents a box from The Dr Williams Medicine Co Brockville Ontario.
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Isaac Sonia
St. Eugene
Ont
Baby
Dr. Williams’ Medicine Co
Brockville
Why Shouldn't It Be Abe Lyman At The Kit Kat Club
Jazz bandsman Abe Lyman traveled from Glen Eagle to London with a taciturn Scotsman. After many stops the Scot grew dour and finally snapped that the trip cost fifty nine shillings nine pence.
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Abe Lyman
London
England
Scotland
Gleneagle
Lyman
Holloway's Corn Remover Proven Effective
The advertisement claims Holloway's Corn Remover works on both old and new corn growth, asserting reliable relief and quick results for affected feet.
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Holloway
Canada Will Impose Embargoes to Balance Trade
The text argues the United States grows rich from Canadian raw materials and will not accept reciprocity. It suggests Canada should keep fat within its boundaries by embargoing raw materials to force domestic manufacture and by setting tariffs to even the trade balance.
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United States
Canada
Sir Thomas Hopes to Win Cup in 1930 Yacht Race
Sir Thomas Lipton, turning 80 as the Newport race nears, vows to do his darndest to reclaim the Cup with Shamrock V. Col Duncan, racing manager, says the challenger will not be a freak boat and the 1930 rules improve its chances.
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Southgate
Thomas
Newport
Col. Duncan
New York
Cowgirl Outfit Sparks Gift to Mme Jeritza
Mme Jeritza, Vienna Opera star, received a large parcel from California containing a cowgirl outfit with saddle and bridle. Sender Mr. Schweppe of Los Angeles explained he sent the gift after seeing The Girl Of the Golden West and noting Jeritza’s unfamiliarity with the real look of a cowgirl.
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Vienna Opera
Mme. Jeritza
California
Schweppe
Los Angeles
Mme
Jeritza
Vienna
Golden West
The
Small but efficient gas detector warns at 1 percent escape
A compact instrument four inches across and not seven inches high is claimed to detect a gas leak of only 1 percent in any tunnel or inspection chamber. When leakage is detected the device signals the nearest telephone exchange.
Channel bicycle boats cross the water in new fad
Aimee Pfanner pedalled a nautical bicycle across the channel in 9 hours 19 minutes. She fainted on dismount. Sea-bikes couple two pontoons with pedal propelled paddlewheels. They cruise about five miles an hour though currents challenge riders.
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Aimee Pfanner
Prosperous shopper seeks nutmeg graters in store visit
A well-dressed man enters a house furnishing shop and asks to view nutmeg graters while expressing plans for his daughter's upcoming marriage. The exchange reads as a routine shopping moment with a personal note.
Farmers See Rise in Average Cash Income per Farm
The Nor' West Farmer reports average cash income per farm at $2,544, up $75 from last year, excluding self produced commodities. The note also mentions a novelty worm terminator credited with easing child suffering and cites a wife asking for money with a husband’s playful reply.
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Prairie Provinces
Nor’West
Magpies Build Large Nestas For Several Years
Magpies construct a substantial nest that continues to be used across multiple seasons, reflecting long term reuse and stability in their accumulation of nesting materials.
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T. Milburn Co. Ltd
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Minard
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Peruvian
Imperial Oil
Thomas Lipton
Popu
Wifle
Para- Sani
Appleford’s
Hunter-Martin & CO
Regina
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