Fox Movietone Follies Triumphs on Talking Screen at Fox Theatre
Fox Movietone Follies of 1929 debuts as an all talking musical revue at the American Theatre for a three day run. The all star production blends song dance and talk with stage sheen and a weaving story. Highlights include That's You Baby The Breakaway Walkin With Susie and Pearl of Old Japan with David Percy Sharon Lynn Carol Jeanette Dancey and Carolynne Snowden among the starred cast.
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Broadway
The
Breakaway
Susie
Old Japan
David Percy
Sharon Lynn
Texas
Fox
Speakeasy
Percy
Carol
Jeanette Dancey
Frank Richardson
Carolynne Snowden
Jeanette Danecey
Douglas fir forms a large share of U.S. timber
A noted share of the nation’s merchantable timber stock is Douglas fir, estimated at around one quarter. The assertion highlights the species as a major timber resource and economic factor in the United States.
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United States
Dr Caldwell's Syrup Pepsin Laxative Ad
A family doctor's laxative promise of safety and efficacy for all ages. Dr Caldwell with forty seven years of practice claims the syrup pepsin is prepared under strict supervision from pure ingredients and his original prescription. It boasts quick action and pleasant taste, sold in all drug stores as the world’s largest selling laxative.
Parrot 1929 begins mystery in Hamilton boarding house
In Hamilton a new cub detective Bonnie Dundee hides at Mrs. Hogarth's boarding house to study a threatened guardian and a list of quirky tenants. Cora Barker pursues Bert Magnus while rumors swirl about Emil Sevier and a will. Dundee gauges suspects amid dinner chatter as the tale unfolds.
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O'Brien
Bonner Dunder
John Straws
Homicide
Hamilton
Dundee
Rhodes
Mmma Hogarth
Police
Emile Sevier
Jewel Briggs
Daisy Shepherd
Tilda
Dusty Rhodes
Norma
Bonnie Dundee
Mrs. Hogarth
Styles
Walter Styles
Norma Paige
Bert
Cora Barker
Magnus
Cora
Bert Magnus
Sevier
Mr. Sharpe
Dusty
Mrs. Rhodes
Penny a Day Insurance Promises $100 Monthly Benefit
The Postal Life and Casualty Insurance Co. of Kansas City offers an accident policy paying up to 100 a month for 24 months on total disability and 1000 on death, costing 3.50 a year. No examination is required and customers can inspect the policy for free for 10 days. if not satisfied, return with no obligation.
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Postal Life and Casualty Insurance Co
Moriarty Bldg
Kansas City
Adlerika promotes bowel relief and gas comfort
Advertising copy touts Adlerika as a glycerin and bark mix that relieves gas and constipation by acting on both upper and lower bowel. It claims quick help within five minutes and promotes one spoonful daily, sold at Eckerd drug stores and other druggists.
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Eckerd
Wut-Rate
Ady
Battle of White Plains Anniversary Highlighted
Today marks the 153rd anniversary of the Battle of White Plains fought October 28, 1776. Howe advanced with 4000 troops against Chatterton Hill forcing 140 American losses while 229 British were killed, as Washington reinforced at North Castle after delaying the main attack.
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White Plains
Chatterton Hill
New York City
Howe
Throggs Neck
Westchester County
Washington
Manhatttn Island
Fort Washington
Bronx River
McDougall
North Castle
Corrections to the Errorgram message
The Chief is spelled incorrectly and the sentence What are the orders should be What are the orders. One caster on the chair is missing. The left receiver has no wire on the telephone. The scrambled word is OPPORTUNITY.
Prize Offered For Best Correspondence
Washington awaits a $1,000 cash prize for the most meritorious 1929 newspaper correspondence. Chester D. Pugsley of Peekskill, N Y funds the award, with the National Press Club administering. A five man journalism panel will judge the entries with judges including Dr James Melvin Lee Theodore P Noyes and Roy A Roberts.
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Washington
Chester D. Pugsley
Peekskill
N. Y
National Press Club
James Melvin Lee
New York University
Theodore P. Noyes
Washington Evening Star
Roy A. Roberts
the New York Her
Tribute to Dr Henry Gratton Doyle of George Washington University
The passage respectfully honors Dr Henry Gratton Doyle affiliated with George Washington University, noting his contributions and standing within academic and medical circles.
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Sld Tribune
Henry Grattan Doyle
George Washington, University
Bridge spans St Lawrence with 7800 gallons of paint
After three years workers used 7800 gallons of paint to cover 210 acres of side surface on the St Lawrence bridge. Thirty five men with spray guns completed the job, working on girders 800 feet above the water. The bridge is painted green.
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Quebec
St. Lawrence
Humor Snapping at Question of Natural Death
Comic quip from Buen Humor Madrid replies to a query about a husband’s death. The line asserts the husband did not die naturally, joking he was run over by an automobile.
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Buen Humor
Madrid
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Tons of Fun
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UES
Parrot
NEA
Anne Austin
Service, Inc
Scenario School
Carrie
Mr. Dundee
Oreheam
Geo. Clifford’s
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Lois Moran
BAYER
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Lola Lane
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Stepin
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