John McCormack recalls debut in Ireland as a boy
The singer narrates a 25 year old debut at a Marist Brothers school in Ireland with Bishop Woodlock in attendance. He describes early singing, a Feis Coeil festival, and a Covent Garden breakthrough, noting the relentless pursuit of artistic growth and public expectation that follows success.
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John McCormack
Ireland
Marist Brothers’ School
Dr. Woodslock
Cionmacnoise
Brother Hughes
John
Bishop Woodlock
McCormack
Calotabs Declares War on Calomel Nausea in Modern Tablet
A 1900s pharmacy ad touts Calotabs as a de nausea calomel tablet free from taste griping and salts. One tablet at bedtime with water promises a clean liver and big appetite by morning with no danger and a 35 cent sealed package guarantee. Your druggist refunds the price if not delighted.
Tom Mix in The Coming of the Law at Rose Theater
Tom Mix stars as Kent Hollis in a William Fox photo play based on Charles Alden Seltzer. The tale follows Mix’s fight against rustlers led by Bill Muntavey as justice returns to Dry Bottam with the Kicker newspaper taking a wild stand. Nellie Hatton aids him and marries Went at the end.
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Rose Theater
Tom Mix
William Fox
Charles Alden Seltzer
Mix
Allia
Big Bill Muntavey
Kent Hollis
Hollis
Nellie Hatton
Plains
Nellie
Went
American trade with Italy seen near record value
Rome reports American imports into Italy at about 220 million dollars and Italian exports to the United States at 3 million in the first quarter of 1919. If the pace holds, trade may reach a billion dollars this year, with the US as the leading seller to Italy. Britain and Argentina follow in that order.
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Rome
Italy
Popolo Romane
America
Great Britain
Argentine
Moonshine Laden Autos Captured
Atlanta August 22 police overhauled a whiskey laden car on Roswell road containing 50 gallons of moonshine liquor and an irate driver named Charles Beasley who was jailed and later bonded. Liquor was stored at the county police HQ. Spectators gathered as one of the largest captures by county authorities.
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Atlanta
Roswell Road
Carroll and Baker
Charles Beasley
Fulton Tower
Look Girls Yanks Say Why French Brides Win Hearts
Paris Aug 22 Hearken American girls to reasons given by soldiers French publicist Claude Orcel says thousands of doughboys chose French brides over American ones. He notes French girls are more tender affectionate and helpful, with men seen as having greater social value after marriage.
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Iean
Claude Orcel
Orcel
France
America
Quote on American soldiers and real French hospitality
A fragment quotes a speaker regretting that American soldiers missed true exposure to French home life to judge the real French woman, noting only in such contact could one form an accurate view. The remark emphasizes cultural exchange and perceptions shaped by domestic hospitality.
Motor exports favor U S growth in car trade
London reports a strong UK export opportunity as England sold 881 autos to the United States worth 2.15 million dollars over eleven years, while the United States sent 41,182 cars to Britain valued at 36.71 million dollars, with emphasis on affluent New York buyers. A proverb notes a man is known by the company he doesn't keep.
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London
England
United States
Board of Trade Journal
America
New York
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