Love and ambition on Broadway in a musical era
Al Stone and Molly Winton rise from the ranks to headlining Marcus revues in Tin Pan Alley. Grace Farrel, a cigarette girl in Blackie Joe's, loves Al but secretly mourns his fame as Molly and Al form a powerful show partnership. Molly earns praise while Grace contends with jealousy and heartbreak.
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Marcus
Blackie Joe
Newark
al Stone
Blackie
Educer
Molly
Art
Grace
Cigarette Girl
Grace Farrel
Blackie Joe's
Molly Winton
Broadway
America
Blackie’s
Gracie
Philips Milk of Magnesia Advised for Excess Acid
An advertisement touts Phillips Milk of Magnesia as a superior remedy to neutralize excess stomach acid in water, promising immediate results with no after effects. It urges readers to learn the method and obtain the genuine product prescribed by physicians for decades, noting full directions on each bottle.
Canada risks wheat shortfall despite strong economy
Bank of Montreal summary says Canada may produce 300 million bushels of wheat this year, the smallest since 1924, yet overall commerce remains robust. It notes advances in water power, newsprint, auto, iron and steel, minerals, and domestic trade, with midsummer tourism at high levels.
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Bank of Montreal
Canada
Federal action reserves Canadian bird sanctuaries and shooting grounds
Forty bird sanctuaries have been reserved in Canada by the Department of the Interior under the Migratory Birds Convention Act. There are fifty-one public shooting grounds reserved in Western Canada, where shooting is permitted during the open season.
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Canada
Department of the Interior
Dominion
Three Hundred Years Old Cottage Immortalized In Tale
A villager recounts a cottage unchanged in three centuries to a visitor who compares it to an equally stubborn landlord, capturing a humorous exchange about aging and preservation.
Canada to Establish Juvenile Prison Within Two Years
Gen. St Pierre Hughes, inspector of Canadian penal institutions, says a juvenile reformatory or penitentiary will be built within two years near Kingston. The project, dormant since 1895, now has government funds and aims to segregate youths from hardened criminals.
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St. Pierre Hughes
Dominion
Kingston
Gen. Hughes
Summer Complaints Kill Little Ones
Summer complaints threaten young children and prompt aid with Baby's Own Tablets. The ad claims early dosing prevents illness and offers relief if illness begins. Sold by all druggists or mailed for 25 cents per box by The Dr Williams Medicine Co Brockville Ont.
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Dr. Williams’ Medicine Co
Brockville
Ont
Seeking Northern Paradise Rumors of a warmer land beyond Bering
Eskimos tell William Leyman of Kotzebue of a warmer continent with big rivers and fertile valleys beyond the Bering Strait. Officers of the steamship Derblay report arrival at Tacoma after its first round trip. Leyman and adventurers plan an Arctic flight to probe rumors of open water and warm springs toward the North Pole.
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William Leyman
Kotzebue
Bering Straits
Derblay
Tacoma
Wash
Leyman
Alaskan
North Pole
Miller's Worm Powders for Children
Miller's Worm Powders were devised to promptly relieve children who suffer from worm ravages. It is a simple preparation to destroy stomachic and intestinal worms without shock or injury to the most sensitive system. They act thoroughly and painlessly, and though in some cases they may cause vomiting, that is an indication of their powerful action and not of any nauseating property.
Tea stain remedy with salt on cloth
Spilled tea on a table cloth should be covered with salt and left for about an hour. After washing the cloth the tea stain will disappear.
Professor on the Continent Speaks Two Hundred Tongues
A European professor is described as able to read and write in two hundred tongues signaling extraordinary linguistic prowess.
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Europe
Laughing at Death Aged Atlantic Feat Inspires Nerve
A Boston youth sails to France in a 116 foot open boat with an outboard motor, hailed for sheer pluck. The tale recalls Capt Howard Blackburn of Gloucester who crossed the Atlantic in an 18 foot boat and laughed at danger when a wave jammed his cabin door.
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Boston
France
Associated Press
Howard Blackburn
Gloucester
Atlantic
Grand Banks
Blackburn
Little Helps For This Week
A devotional snippet presents biblical verses from Isaiah and Psalms and quotes Eugene Field Theodore L. Cuyler. It urges following the Shepherd for guidance through life, noting paths may be steep yet safe and lead to peace.
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Theodore L. Cuyler
Stop the Cough with Dr Thomas Eclectric Oil
An advertisement explains coughing results from irritation of the respiratory passages and mucous membrane inflammation. It promotes Dr Thomas Eclectric Oil as a remedy to allay inflammation and typically halt the cough, with a claim that users will be satisfied.
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Thomas
Boise uses natural hot water in 200 homes
E. E. Smith of Boise Water Corporation says 200 homes in Boise receive natural hot water piped to faucets from Hot Wells east of town. Prospecting beyond an acre of warm quagmire yielded two wells producing 800000 gallons daily at about 170 degrees.
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Boise
Idaho
E. E. Smith
Boise Water Corporation
Professional Engineer
American Association of Engineers
Saskatchewan Creamery Butter Output Rises in 1929
The dairy branch report shows Saskatchewan milk butter production for the first six months of 1929 at 6,128,044 pounds, up 45 percent from the same period in 1928 when 4,215,349 pounds were produced. Panama and Peru have just been connected by an air service.
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Saskatchewan
Department of Agriculture
Panama
Peru
Gasoline From Trees Promises New Wood Fuel Source
A report to the American Chemical Society by Dr. Jacque Morrel and Dr. Gustav Egloff outlines an anti knock motor fuel produced from Douglas fir tar. The lab stage fuel could be commercial from wood waste, converting 24 percent of a standing tree into usable products and yielding substantial volumes of tar turpentine light oils wood alcohol and gas for fuel.
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American Chemical Society
Jacque ©. Morrel
Gustav Egloff
Chicago
Douglas
Canadian sea fish catch value rises despite weight drop
The Canadian catch in the first half of 1929 totaled a landed value of 9,364,822 dollars, up 500,000 from the previous year, even as the weight landed fell by 9,000,000 pounds to 280,290,000 pounds.
Co operative unions in Sweden acquire real estate
Swedish cooperative unions expand asset holdings by purchasing commercial and residential properties across major cities. The moves aim to strengthen member services, create stable income, and bolster cooperative governance amid changing housing and retail markets.
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Sweden
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