Marcus and Molly Drama at Jackie Joe's Night Club
Marcus brings four to Jackie Joe's in New York as Al Stone, Blackie's chief comedian, top singer, falls for Molly the ballad singer. Molly scoffs at marriage to a waiter then courts the famed producer. Blackie urges Al to sing his love ballad to Molly with Grace secretly cheering him on.
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Marcus
Jackie Joe
New York
al Stone
Blackie
Molly
Grace
Cigarette Girl
Al sings heart song to Molly amid crowded room
In a dim club Al nervously takes a place beside the pianist to perform a ballad he wrote for Molly. He fixes on Molly as the audience grows quiet while Blackie Joe and Grace watch, and the pianist praises him as he pours emotion into the chorus.
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Molly
Blackie Joe
Grace
Marcus
Singing Waiter Captures Broadway Producer and Molly
Al Stone, a comic waiter, delivers a moving ballad that captivates Grace and Blackie as Molly and Marcus hear the performance highlight. Marcus declares the song a hit and wants it for his revue while Molly reveals she supplied the idea. The crowd responds with stunned applause as Al gains a promising future.
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Molly
Marcus
Louis Bleriot’s flying ship aims for trans Atlantic service
Louis Bleriot foresees a regular commercial trans Atlantic air service. His big hybrid craft combines a self contained marine hull with wings and aero engines. In sea trials it can operate as a surface ship and as a flying machine, offering emergency abandonment and shore access. The trials of his first flying ship are eagerly awaited.
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Louis Bleriot
Bleriot
M. Bleriot
Banting Foundation Awards To Winnipeg Doctors For Medical Research
The Banting Research Foundation named Winnipeg physicians among grant recipients to advance medical studies. Dr B Chown will study kidney disease in young children, Dr J Jackson investigates the thyroid, Dr W E Brown Jr and Dr Allan Kennedy plan gas anaesthesia research, Dr W D M Lloyd to study heart muscle changes, Paul Ignatos Saskatoon will locate brain cells related to blood pressure, F F Muesgrove studies uric acid solubility, E Frame compares spleen anatomy, and C G Smith explores aging brain changes in London Ontario. Grants honor Dr F G Banting and support medical research nationwide.
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Winnipeg
Banting Research Foundation
Board of Trustees
Dr. B. Chown
J. Jackson
W. E. Brown, Jr
University of Toronto
Allan Kennedy
Varsity
Toronto General Hospital
W. D. M. Lloyd
Western University
Banting
Toronto
Paul Egnatos
Saskatoon
F. F. Musegrove
E. G. Frame
C. G. Smith
London
Ont
Dominion
F. G. Banting
Three Hundred Fifty Years Since Forks Became Table Utensils
The article notes an anniversary of the fork becoming a common table utensil, highlighting the trend of many celebrations amid customs with varying histories. It suggests continued interest in longstanding practices and their adoption milestones.
Indigo Plant for Tokio to Rise Near Tokyo
Plan to construct one of the world’s largest artificial indigo plants near Tokyo. The project, costing over 3 million dollars, will take three years to complete and is expected to yield about 1000 tons of indigo annually.
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Tokyo
Japan
Japan Households See Two Millionaires Worth Vast Sums
Japan reports two individuals with assets estimated at 250 million dollars each, placing them among the nation's wealthiest. The figures come from financial tallies showing individual fortunes tied to diversified holdings in real estate stocks and private ventures.
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Japan
Making Flying Safer Through Weather Aware Flight
A reporter describes early air travel safety as pilots avoid storms using ground stations and radio updates. Detouring around three storms near Albuquerque, they reach Clovis before dark, showing airborne routes with proactive weather awareness and precise communication.
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Los Angeles
New York
Winslow
Ariz
Albuquerque
Clovis
N.M
Figures Show Women Are Careful Drivers
A District of Columbia Traffic Bureau report notes 28 of 859 traffic violators since July 1 were women, under 3.2 percent, prompting feminist observers to claim women are far safer drivers while critics suggest the data reflect policing bias.
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Record of
Columbia Traffic Bureau
District of Columbia Traffic Bureau
Western ideas spread among Chinese youth in Hong Kong
G. P. Hamsworth, Canadian National agent in Hong Kong, notes young people in South China adopting Western tastes. The youth dress in modern styles, dance to Western music, eat Western foods, and enjoy cinemas in Hong Kong and Shanghai. Yet respect for parents remains strong.
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China
South China
G. P. Hamsworth
Hong Kong
Winnipeg
Europe
England
Mr. Hamsworth
Shanghai
Safe Summer Aid for Infants From Baby's Own Tablets
Mothers stocking Baby's Own Tablets claim protection for children during hot months. The remedy reportedly relieves stomach troubles cholera infantum and diarrhoea and can prevent illness when used for well children. Sold 25 cents a box by The Dr Williams Medicine Co Brockville or via mail.
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Dr. Williams’ Medicine Co
Brockville
Ont
World renowned Boy Scout shoots two hundred Kodiak bears
Dick Douglas, famed Boy Scout who crossed Canada by CN Rail, claims he shot two hundred Kodiak bears in Alaska within a month. He says most were captured with a camera, two with a gun, and notes a single bear measured 914 feet. Douglas, who joined Martin Johnson on an African trip, plans a book on his travels across Canada and to Kodiak Islands. He stopped at Jasper National Park en route to Montreal to photograph wildlife and scenery for the volume.
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Dick Douglas
Canada
Canadian National Railways
Alaska
Douglas
Martin Johnson
Kodiak Islands
Montreal
Jasper National Park
World Practices Eight Matches Daily Per Person
Report notes a global pattern where each inhabitant consumes eight matches per day. The piece discusses supply, usage trends, and implications for households and industry. It highlights regional variations and potential environmental considerations tied to match production and disposal.
Asthma Remedy Promises Quick Relief
The advertisement touts Dr. J. D. Kellogg's Asthma Remedy as a cure for asthma. It claims sufferers experience relief after years of stubborn cases with restored comfort, sound sleep, and mental ease. It urges readers to ask their druggist to supply the remedy.
When a man believes he is indispensable
The saying notes that believing oneself indispensable negates value and warns against overconfidence. It adds a linguistic aside that the name California derives from a Spanish term meaning hot furnace.
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State
California
Minister Gains 7 Ibs in 3 Weeks with Ironized Yeast
Rev W H Taylor recalls a swift health turnaround after a three week trial of Ironized Yeast. He reports regained strength and weight gain from a run down condition. The ad touts easy tasting tablets and a money back guarantee with direct mail option.
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W. H. Taylor
Canadian Ironized Yeast Co., Ltd
Fort Erie
Little Helps For This Week Prayer Excerpt and Reflections
A compact devotional reads Psalmic supplication praising God's mercy and justice. It lists four offering points humility contrition and personal insufficiency before the divine. The piece attributes a Southey quotation and a Chrysostom reminder that true prayer enriches the soul.
Holloway's Corn Remover Endorsed for Safe Relief
An advertisement praises Holloway's Corn Remover as a safer efficient method for removing corns. It claims the remedy erases corns entirely and reduces risk compared with other approaches.
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Holloway
Bottle found in North Queensland traces 2500 miles voyage
A bottle recovered in North Queensland after 434 days at sea, launched October 7, 1927, by a British vessel in the Pacific 1000 miles north of Fiji. Inside, a request to return to the Meteorological Office of the British Air Ministry, which has 494 ships dropping similar bottles daily to gather data for sea current tracking.
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North Queensland
Pacific Ocean
Fiji Islands
Meteorological Office
British Air Ministry
Seven Seas
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