Gerry Doherty’s Rise and Fall on Broadway and Beyond
The tale traces Gerry Doherty once Broadway’s ace hoofer whose romance with Gloria Templeton and fame at the Palace waned as talkies took over. After debt and a move from Central Park West to Times Square, a fatal slip in a drizzle ends his Broadway arc. Irene, inspired by Arthur Allison’s column, seeks him out in Madison as news fades.
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Cooaday
Lata
Lindy's
Hollywood
Gerry Doherty
Arthur ‘Allison
Gloria Templeton
Belmore
Arthur Allison
Raymond Tannner
Gerry
Central Park West
Times Square
4Th
9Th Avenue
Silver
Broadway
Ace Hoofer
Polyclinic
Madison
New York
Irene
Wisconsin
Palace Echoes In Automats And Broadway Dreams
SERRY DOHERTY recalls standing in Times Square doorway outside an automat near the Palace Theatre. He remembers his early Broadway days with two shows a day and the nerve of his debut on opening Monday matinee. He reflects on the tough No. 2 billing and the thrill of hearing his cue music in that era.
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Serry Doherty
Times Square
Palace
Broadway
Gerry
Silver's
Thompson's
Cannot Go Alone Tourists Must Hire Guide in Jasper Park
In Alterta’s Jasper Park a rule requires visitors not to go into the mountains alone. Fred Brewster, a renowned Jasper guide, stresses that tourists must hire a guide due to vast 6785 square miles of forest and 11,000 foot peaks. Alberta authorities emphasize safety as few tourists have the wilderness know how.
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Jasper Park
Alterta
Fred Brewster
Jasper
Rocky Mountain
Alberta
Wilds
Will fly her own way at Larder Lake mining frontier
A Canadian article notes Mary Ramsay of Kirkland Lake pushing to obtain a private pilot licence as women enter civilian aviation at Larder Lake Ontario. Prospectors equip their own aircraft to explore new mining opportunities and challenge traditional gender roles.
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Cillian Air
Larder Lake
Ont
Mary Ramsay
Kirkland Lake
Vicks VapoRub Endorsed for Cold Relief Throughout Night
A vintage testimonial touts Vicks VapoRub for throat chest and back use during bed rest. It claims rapid penetration into bronchial tubes with medicinal vapors stimulating comfort and sustained action through sleep, reducing cold misery by morning.
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Sme
Amare
Bedtume
Praised for Work Helping Veterans at Christie Street Hospital
Margaret McCurdy, a Montreal trained speech therapist for the Department of Veterans Affairs, works at Christie Street Hospital in Toronto. Her classroom includes veterans who are aphasic or have reading and speech difficulties. a mirror guides patients as she teaches lip movement and speech. One patient, Tommy of the 48th Highlanders, was left speechless after a head wound but now speaks again and relearns reading and writing under her care.
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Veterans Hospital
Margaret McCurdy
Christie St Hospital
Toronto
Miss McCurdy
Canada
Department of Veterans Affairs
Christie Street
Mise McCurdy
Tommy
48Th Highlanders
Helland
Fitted Apron Pattern Ads from Winnipeg Newspaper Union
An advertisement promotes a versatile fitted apron pattern 4386 and a larger 4986 with sizes small to large. It notes quick sewing, fabric efficiency, and optional grain or feed bag use. The notice requests 20 cents and provides mailing instructions for the Pattern Dept at Anne Adame in Winnipeg Manitoba.
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Anne “Adame
Winnipeg Newspaper Union
McDermot Ave
Winnipeg
Canadian Car Design Urged For Clean Interior Habits
A Financial Post item from Toronto argues for car interiors built to resist dirt and moisture. It suggests cooling systems for radiators, better heating, defrosters, and washable windshields, plus rigid trunk and door designs to prevent freezing. It notes drivers want interiors easy to keep clean without chauffeurs.
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Inter
Seay
Financial Post
Toronto
Garden Showy Flowers and Handy Kitchen Plot Tips
An old garden article praises showy annuals like cosmos, marigolds, zinnias and petunias as easily grown in Canada. It also extols a near house kitchen plot for beets, beans, lettuce and carrots, and advises early digging to loosen heavy soils and remove twitch grass for easier planting.
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Canada
Alberta rink wins Macdonald's Brier in dramatic final
Veteran Alberta four skipped by Rose from Sedgewick led by George Crooks Austin Smith and Bartley Snelin captured the tankard after edging Ontario Kirkland Lake 8-6 in a thrilling Brier final. Alberta tied Manitoba and Ontario atop the round robin with seven wins and two losses then beat Manitoba 8-7 in the semifinal and Ontario 10-9 in the final. The champions, largely from Sedgewick, celebrated after a tense 11th end.
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Alberta
Ly Rose
Sturling
Ontario
Kirkland Lake
Roarin
Rose
Sedgewick
George Crooks
Austin Smith
Bartley Snelin
Manitoba
Ime
Tommy Ramsay
Early Risers Prove Farmers Won’t Sleep In
An amusing note from Louisville Courier Journal tells of two farmers boasting about rising before 3 am and 2 am to outdo each other. The gag highlights farmers' long hours and work ethic amid labor debates, concluding with a Kingston Whig Standard line on early golf ball origins.
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Louisville
Kentucky
Courier-Journal
Kingston
Grape Nuts Flakes Promotion Gets Handy Cite
A fragment describes Grape Nuts Flakes promoted as a fortified cereal with carbohydrates energy proteins phosphorus and bone support. A character named Jock Dalton objects to a package while praise for Post cereal blends and malty flavors appears in dialogue.
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Jock Dalton
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Wale
Cook
Royal's
Royal Yeast
Constant Reader
By Phil Glanzer
Bell Eee Veld
Sloan
Fica
Featig Pain
Dan
Feu
Canaan
Noles
MacDonald
Skip Ramsay
Saskatoon Light Infantry
Sedgewaen
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