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Newspaper
Miniota Herald
Location
Miniota, Manitoba, Canada
Date
Oct 09, 1929
Page
15
Al Stone a singing waiter and famed composer marries Molly Winton and they have a son Junior. Molly falls for John Perry and leaves with their baby after skipping a New Year’s Eve party at Club Bombo, leaving a note.
Al Stone searches for his wife Molly and son Junior after Molly and a companion flee in the night. He frets at the nursery, recalls happy moments, and canvasses Central Park and Marcus for clues, while fearing scandal and losing Junior.
A Speedy Traveller recounts a driver in Switzerland chasing a rabbit at about 34 miles per hour. The rabbit maintained the pace for over a league before leaping into a roadside ditch.
A humorous scene shows Holloway's Corn Remover pitched as relief from corn pain. A Pullman Porter offers a paper bag for a lady’s hat, prompting a country lady to retort that the hat won’t be taken for a bag. The gag ends with a remark on collars and ties noticed after the fact.
An Italian Ministry of Communications approved electrical appliance warns the public of approaching trains at level crossings. The device lights a large warning disc, sounds a horn, and shows if it is working. Inventor identified as an Augustinian friar.
Do not delay treatment in childhood. Mothers should keep Baby's Own Tablets for quick relief of constipation indigestion and mild fevers. Mrs Isaac Sonia of St Eugene Ont endorses the product recommending regular use and stocking a box at home. Sold by dealers or mail from The Dr Williams Medicine Co Brockville Ont at 25 cents a box.
A compact column combines quotations on friendship and love with a short note on asthma in women. The piece cites Dr. J D Kellogg's Asthma Remedy as a cure bringing hope to many women, backed by testimonials.
Little John asks what the round things in the sleeping porch rafters are. Daddy explains they are knot holes and questions what they might be if not holes. The exchange reflects a simple domestic moment and curiosity.
New Yorks Sing Sing Prison installed radio receivers in 1800 cells of a new extension. Inmates under two to life terms may hear concerts news sermons and bedtime stories but must listen to the central station not select programs. The Mutual Welfare League funds and maintains the equipment.
Passengers aboard an ocean liner at Southampton witnessed a so far unreported trans Atlantic flight seen in a mid ocean encounter. A great white swan with neck outstretched and wings flapping appeared to head for land and did not seek refuge on the ship which stood more than 900 miles from the Irish coast when sighted.
A Chanute ice cream maker offered a free cone to any boy who visited the plant with his dog. One canine reportedly collapsed after helping numerous boys in the neighborhood collect cones.
The Ontario government augments land patrols with air patrols to guard forest reserves. By end of August air crews logged 4,700 hours, 3,800 more than last year, and upon spotting a fire land at a protective station to deploy men and firefighting gear directly to the scene.
The electric eel of Brazil and Guiana can deliver a shock strong enough to overcome a horse, illustrating the animal's remarkable electrical capability and potential impact on large mammals.
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