Love Lifts a Barbed Night Club Plot to Broadway
Al the waiter sings a heartfelt ballad at Blackie Joe's New York club to win Molly's heart and Marcus of Broadway, the famed producer, who offers a chance at stardom. Molly's renewed interest threatens Grace's unrequited love while Al demands Molly share in his future fame.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Marcus
Broadway
Mackie Joe
New York
al Stone
Blackie
Molly
Blackie Joe
Grace
Molly Anwers
When Pain Comes Milk of Magnesia Corrects acidity fast
An advertisement touts tasteless alkali in water that instantly neutralizes much acid and relieves symptoms. It urges readers to obtain Phillips Milk of Magnesia, prescribed by physicians for 50 years, for relief.
The Asthma Remedy Promised By Kellogg
A promotional paragraph extols Dr J D Kellogg's Asthma Remedy claiming it relieves a thief like asthma quickly. It asserts lasting cure with persistent use and warns against substitutes.
Commemorates Bleriot Channel Flight Anniversary
Louis Bleriot, famed French aeronaut, crossed the English Channel on July 27. Twenty years later the news of his pioneering flight spread worldwide as he landed near the commemorative monument and proceeded to London for celebrations marking the crossing.
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Louis Bleriot
English Channel
France
England
Bleriot
London
Private Door Case Foreshadows Fee Dispute
A butcher asks a local lawyer if a dog stealing meat makes the owner liable. The lawyer confirms liability, and the butcher jokes that paying with the other half of the steak would cover the fee. A new English car offers a six position gear lever. Germany installs slot machines that say Thank You after dispensing goods.
Electric eels from Trinidad shown at Philadelphia gardens
Probing trade secret six electric eels have been brought from Trinidad to the Philadelphia zoological gardens. Electric experts will seek the sources of the visitors' electrical energy. The six-foot eels are described as natural power plants able to light bulbs run toy trains or operate an egg-beater. In the wild they rest on rocks while recharging their batteries.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Trinidad
Zoological Gardens
Philadelphia
Little Boy Suffering Summer Complaint Recovers After Medicine
Mrs. Ray Fisher of Lebret Saskatchewan reports her son recovered from a summer complaint with blood in stool after trying a bottle. She had lost hope after prior medicines but noticed improvement within a few doses and regained the healthy, happy boy. The product was distributed by The T Milburn Co Ltd Toronto.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ray Fisher
Lebret
Radio Equipped Forest Protection Efforts In Canada
Radio is now aiding Canada's forest protection service. Equipment will be installed in towers during construction at Stimson near Cochrane along the trans continental line to Quebec and at Little Abitibi Lake. A code system will be used and the Red Lake mining district radio network with Sioux Lake wireless is the model.
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Canada
Forest Protection Service
Stimson
Cochrane
Quebec
Little Abitibi Lake
Red Lake District
Sioux Lake
Sky Scraper Apartments Planned for Chicago Suburbs
A Chicago realty group proposes a fifty‑unit sky scraper on a fifty‑acre tract to serve wealthy occupants. The project includes a golf course, tennis courts, a bridle path, a pool, recreation fields, a clubhouse with dining and games, plus separate buildings with a drug store, delicatessen, beauty shops and medical offices.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago
Brandon Sun
Cholera infantum remedy claims and safety
An advertisement extols Baby's Own Tablets from The Dr. Williams' Medicine Co. as a safe 25 cent treatment to ward off cholera infantum in children, claiming bowel regulation stomach relief and no opiates or narcotics. It notes availability through medicine dealers or by mail from Brockville Ontario.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dr. Williams’ Medicine Co
Brockville
Ont
Little Helps For This Week Faith and Hope Reflections
A compact devotional excerpt quotes Hebrews on faith and divine reward, and features inspirational lines from William Wordsworth and Anne Gilchrist. It urges belief in God and the pursuit of purity, courage, and a loving life as the path to greatness.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Anne Gilchrist
Shows Human Intelligence Alice and the Jumbo tragedy spot
Alice the 110 year old elephant, a companion of Jumbo during the 1885 St Thomas killing, recently revisited the scene. She knelt, stamped, writhed and trumpeted, prompting eight elephants to rampage until calmed. On a second visit she repeated the demonstrations of sorrow before a dog escorted her away.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Alice
Jumbo
St. Thomas, Ont
Ontario Produces Most Salt in Canada Last Year
Of 299445 tons produced, Ontario supplied 279841 tons or 93.5 percent while Nova Scotia provided the remainder. The note adds a health tip about Holloway's Corn Remover and a jab at political big guns as mere air guns.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Canada
Province of
Ontario
Nova Scotia
Trade Boom in British Columbia Herring Exports
The article notes a sharp rise in dry salted herring production in British Columbia and a large export trade with the Orient. Last year the province packed 107,218,800 pounds of dry salted herring, with almost all sales going to the Orient.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
The
Orient
British Columbia
Wingless Chickens Inspire Four Drumstick Breeds Trials
Kansas reports reveal attempts by Jersey poultry raisers to develop a breed with an extra pair of drumsticks replacing wings. Some seek white meat with no neck, disregarding risks to suppers and pot pies. Farmers fear automobiles harming wingless flocks, while others laugh at a breed that won t cross a road. Miller's Worm Powders advertised as a worm remedy with youthful energizing effects.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kansas
Jersey
Handicraft Industry Grows Among Bay of Fundy Women
In Nova Scotia along the Bay of Fundy and Annapolis Basin 51 women under Mrs W C MacPherson are developing the Granville Fireside Industry making hooked rugs from fine wools.
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Bay of Fundy
Annapolis Basin
Nova Scotia
W. C. MacPherson
Granville
Aerial Photographs Covered 31,400 Square Miles in Canada
Vertical aerial photographs taken in Canada during the 1928 season by the Royal Canadian Air Force for the Topographical Survey, Department of the Interior, covered 31,400 square miles.
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Canada
Royal Canadian Air Force
Department of the Interior
Bride and Husband Joke Over Cookery Book Mistakes
A brief humorous exchange contrasts a bride noting many mistakes in a cookery book with the husband agreeing he has tasted them, highlighting kitchen mishaps and light domestic wit.
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Clary
Romancey of
General Steel Wares Limited
Mattes
Getet John
Quetec Ooty
Mansread
Otawa
Toronto
Ham Iton
Brantford
Vietsor
North Bay
Hubert Dail
Ali
Germany
Wrigley
Wrigleys
Eels
T. Milburn Co., Ltd
Sky Scraper
William Wordsworth
Canada Salt Production
Holloway
Air Ae
Minard
Gillett Co.ltd
Melitta
Lydia E. Pinkham
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