Fog and romance in a London fog bench scene
In thick fog along the London river a young man Ernest Bingley and Rosa Rosa, seeking each other, share a late night confession on a bench. They reveal deception about Rowena Castle and wealth while a constable intervenes as the pair declare love and plan a future.
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London River
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Reginald
Alf
Kenneth
Gog and
Mago
Rosa
Ernest Bingley
Rowena Castle
Rowena
Battery Park
Bryant Park
New York
Chicago
Lucy Bingley
Canary
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Garden of Eden
Wedding of Midgets Stirs Blackpool Crowd at Tiny Town Nuptials
Ten thousand people jammed the street by Sacred Heart church in Blackpool as two members of the Tiny Town midget colony wed. Bride Anne Kneps, 42 inches tall, is a principal dancer. groom Herman Retter stands two inches taller. Henry Glover, Tiny Town mayor, gave the bride in marriage. The crowd caused several tramplings and faintings.
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Sacred Heart Church
Blackpool
England
Tiny Town
Anne Kneps
Herman Retter
Henry Glover
Salt Aids Workers In Heat Exposures Says Study
Heat cramps among steel workers and other laborers in high temperatures may be prevented by salt intake. J S Haldane and K N Moss linked salt loss to cramps and fatigue. Trials show salt tablets with dextrose reduced days lost in a steel plant from 48 in 1927 to none by 1930. Five grains salt per drink recommended.
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J. S. Haldane
K. N. Moss
Haldane
Russia
Journal of Industrial Hygiene
Strawberry misnomer traced by Calgary Herald
The Calgary Herald notes that strawberry is not a berry botanically and did not derive from straw mulch. It explains ancient names from Anglo Saxon "strae-berries" linked to runner propagation and how the fruit was known in England during Roman and Norman eras.
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Calgary Herald
England
London
Deep Oil Well Reaches Record Depth in Turner Valley
Okalta No 6, drilled by Okalta Oils Limited, aims for 9 400 to 9 500 feet in the High River structure after drilling to 9 030 feet making it the deepest oil well in the British Empire. W S Herron president, Calgary, notes the milestone and compares with last year’s 8 998 foot High River well abandoned due to heavy water flow.
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Okalta No. 6
Turner Valley
British Empire
W. S. Herron
Okalta Oils Limited
Calgary
Bible Tops German Book Sales in 1937
Statistics show the Bible was the best selling book in Germany last year with over 4 million copies sold. The three major publishers together distributed the bulk of Bible sales, about 165000 more than the previous year 1936.
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Germany
Imperial Airways Fleets Cover Nearly 28 000 Miles Daily
The aircraft of Imperial Airways and its associated companies operate about 28 thousand miles each day, linking a network of routes and services across colonies and markets.
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Imperial Airways
Poison Venoms Bring New Hope for Pain Sufferers
Dr M B Greene of New York reports to the AAAS that venom from bees lizards salamanders rattlesnakes and cobras shows promise in easing palsy paralysis and spinal disturbances. The approach aims to block nerves and is now being applied on a large scale to relieve pain, outperforming opium or morphine in some cases.
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M. B. Greene
New York
American Association For the Advancement of Science
Musician Plays World’s Only Brass Violin in London Eatery
A London restaurant features a musician who plays what is believed to be the only brass violin in existence. The instrument was crafted from empty French shell casings, signaling a unique, improvised creation amid a dining setting.
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London
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