Broadway tragedy in a cabaret world of Al Stone
Al Stone, famed singing waiter and composer, descends from Broadway glory after Molly's desertion with son Junior. Grief drives him into hiding near 50th Street as Grace Farrel, once a cigarette girl, glimpses him and recalls their past. Blackie Joe, owner of Blackie’s club, watches Grace and Al’s fading star arc with sorrow.
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al Stone
Black
Joe
New York
Grace Farrel
Molly Winton
Junior
Molly
John Perry
France
Night Labs
Cline
Bombo
Goodby
50Th Street
Se de France
Broadway
Billy Cline
Busiess
Bully
Marcus
Italy
Grace
Blackie Joe's
Blackie
al Len Blackie
Blackie Joe
Blackie's
Miss Pearl Miller Wins Silver Challenge Cup
Miss Pearl Miller 19, a New Canadian born in Russia, wins the Silver Challenge Cup at Asquith School awarded by the late Earl of Oxford and Asquith. Now at Saskatoon Normal School, she moved to Canada in 1924 and learned English after arriving. From 1925 to 1926 she attended public school in Saskatoon, completing grades 1 through 8, then moved to Asquith for high school studies over the next three years.
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Pearl Miller
Asquith School
Earl of Oxford
Asquith
Miss Miller
Saskatoon Normal School
Canada
Russia
Saskatoon
Baby's Own Tablets praised by many mothers
A home remedy praised as a preventive for childhood ailments. Mothers like Mrs Donat Ploudre of Tingwick Quebec say the tablets keep children in perfect health and a box is kept in every home. The product is a mild laxative that regulates bowels and aids digestion, claimed safe and drug free, sold 25 cents a box by The Dr. Williams Medicine Co Brockville Ontario.
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Dr. Willms' Medicine Co
Brockville
Ont
True Friendship Is Rare and Sacred
A compact reflection on preserving friendships and the ease of keeping small courtesies. The text juxtaposes a moral exhortation with unrelated historical notes about execution and honeycomb cells, ending with a maxim on doing right for its own sake.
Germany Led In Aviation By British Engine Pact
A German flying boat carrying 169 aboard on Lake Constance is hailed as a triumph though its twelve 523 horsepower engines are British design but built in German shops under license. A British critic warned it would push Britain behind in civil aviation, while a Canadian London correspondent noted the irony and the poor advertising of Britain.
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Lake Constance
Aviation
Germany
Great Britain
Britain
Europe
London
John Bull
Victoria Daily Times
Rockets to mail from Berlin to New York by Oberth claim
German professor Oberth says rockets could soon send mail between Berlin and New York in about a half hour. The American ambassador warns the state department to protect life and property if such rockets are used. Rockets seen as new scientific toys may invite disorder. Asthma relief from Dr Kellogg advertised claims quick bronchial relief via inhaled smoke or vapor.
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Oberth
Berlin
New York
Germany
America
State Department
Schurman
Charles records a peach tree yield in spring
Charles notes a single apricot tree produced about 200 pounds of fruit this spring with an average diameter of two inches.
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Charles
Golfers Realize Fewer Hits Prolong Game
Quotation notes that prudent players back off swinging often to extend play and preserve stamina. It highlights a philosophy where restraint yields longer results and better endurance on the course.
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Ane Scotch
Trust in the Lord for Rest and Peace
A devotional note gathers comforting verses from Anna Laetitia Waring and Thomas a Kempis urging readers to place full trust in the Lord. It emphasizes inward unity with Christ as the true rest and peace, citing scripture about mind stability and divine protection.
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Anna Laetitia Waring
Christ
Thomas A. Kempis
Scotswoman sails to Canada after saving for three years
The Scottish edition of the London Express reports a young Scotswoman who booked passage to Canada at Wood Green. She paid her fare of £19 10s in half-crowns, having saved one half-crown a week for three years.
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Canada
The
London Express
Wood Green
Antiquated rambling ad and odd claims mix in noisy cut text
A garbled clipping features an obsolete beauty product pitch praising Peestun Balm for flawless skin, random critic quips about a horse and wagon, and a Chinese professor’s claim of Li Yung aged 252. It also notes Chicago planes offering 28 landing fields, all in a fragmented historical newspaper snippet.
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Singing Foo
Warter Pictures
the Compser
Ottawa Valley
Beame
Quebec
Georgan Bay
Rainy River
Dominion
Astern Canada
Australis
New Zealand
Argentina
Praer
VELGO
Baby
Henry VIII
Minard
John Ball
Vicks
Isaial
Li Yung
Chicago
Dr. Carter
Carter
Canadian National
Eveready
Vantouve
Howe
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