The Singing Fool on Broadway Hearts and Rivalries
Grace Farrel, a cigarette girl at Blackie Joe's, watches Al Btone and Molly Winton rise on Broadway. Al's success masks tension with Molly and Grace, while John Perry, a famed racketeer, influences events as Al and Molly navigate love, ambition, and a public career.
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Grace Farrel
Blackie Joe's
al Btone
Molly Winton
Bradligers
Grace
Twee
Blackie
Broadway
Gracie
Gerace
Bank of Montreal Predicts Small Canadian Wheat Crop
The Bank of Montreal says Canada’s wheat crop may reach 800 million bushels but could be smaller, noting the 1924 low and stressing that broader economic strength in water power, printing, car manufacturing, iron and steel, minerals, and domestic trade will shield prosperity. Summer tourism also boosts activity, keeping wealth at high levels.
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Bank of Montreal
Canada
Forty bird sanctuaries and shooting grounds reserved in Canada
The Department of the Interior reserves forty bird sanctuaries under the Migratory Birds Convention Act. Fifty-one public shooting grounds are reserved in Western Canada, with shooting allowed on these areas during the open season.
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Canada
Department of the Interior
Dominion
Canada to Establish Frison for Juveniles
Gen. St. Pierre Hughes, inspector of Canadian penitent iaries, says a juvenile reform institution will be built within two years near Kingston. The project, long discussed since 1895, has received government funding to separate young offenders from older criminals.
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St. Pierre Hughes
Dominion
Kingston
Geo. Hughes
Summer Complaints Kill Little Ones
Summer complaints threaten infants and must be addressed at first sign of illness. Baby's Own Tablets are recommended to prevent summer complaints in well children and relieve them if sudden. Keep these tablets at home. sold by druggists or mailed for 25 cents per box by The Dr. Williams Medicine Co. Brockville Ontario.
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Baby
Dr. Williams’ Medicine Co
Brockville
Ont
Seekers Eye Far North Paradise Amid Eskimo Rumors
Eskimos tell William Leyman of Kotzebue of a warmer continent with great rivers beyond the Bering Strait as steamship Derblay arrives in Tacoma on its first round trip. Leyman plans an air expedition with adventurers to verify rumors of open water and springs near the North Pole. The report notes white men watching geese migrate north.
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Wiliam Leyman
Kotzebue
Hering Straits
Derblay
Tacoma
Wash
Leyman
Alaskan
North Pole
Recount of a rustic cottage encounter with a timeless claim
A visitor speaks of a cottage's unchanged state over three centuries and praises its consistency, while a local notes having a landlord. The exchange preserves the village mood and curiosity about enduring properties.
Laughing in the Face of the Atlantic
A young man sailed from Boston for France in a 116 foot open boat with an outboard motor. The piece notes pluck as the key asset and recalls Capt. Howard Blackburn’s 18 foot crossing attempt, where a storm and a jammed cabin door led to a grim lift of spirit and a final laugh at fate.
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Boaton
France
Saya
Associated Press Dispatch
Howard Blackburn
Gloucester
Atlantic
Grand Banks
Blackburn
Shepherds and Cough Remedies Echo in Weekly Reminder
The piece blends devotional verses about guidance from the Lord with a promotional note for Dr. Thomas' Eclectric Oil to relieve coughing. It cites Isaiah and Eugene Field passages and ends urging readers to try the product for relief.
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Thomas
Boise Boiling Water Heating Solved for 200 Homes
In Boise Idaho a natural hot water system now serves 200 homeowners with hot water piped to faucets. B E B Smith vice president and general manager of Boise Water Corporation notes the wells, several miles east, yield about 800000 gallons daily from two wells at 170 degrees.
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Boise
Idaho
B. E B. Smith
Boise Water Corporation
Professional Engineer, Monthly Organ
American Association of Engineers
Saskatchewan Creamery Butter Output Rises in 1929
The dairy branch report shows Saskatchewan creamery butter output for the first half of 1929 at 6,128,044 pounds, 45 percent higher than the similar period in 1928 which was 4,215,349 pounds. Also notes new air service connecting Panama and Peru and a nontheatrical tag for Minard's Liniment.
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Saskatchewan
Department of Agriculture
Chicago Doctors Propose Wood Based Gasoline From Tar
Report to the American Chemical Society by Dr. Jacque C. Morrel and Dr. Gustav Egioff of Chicago announces anti knock motor fuel from tar in Douglas fir wood waste. Laboratory stage now, but large scale production possible from wood by destructive distillation with potential yields of turpentine tar wood alcohol acetate of lime and gas for fuel. The 70,000,000 gallons of tar could crack to 23,800,000 gallons of high anti knock motor fuel comparable to benzine.
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American Chemical Society
Jacque C. Morrel
Gustav Egioff
Chicago
Douglas Jr
Corn Remover Ad Sparks Odd Curb Appeal
The passage discusses Holloway's Corn Remover with a quirky boast. It cites a 1929 Canadian sea fishing haul valued at $9,864,822, up $500,000 from the previous year, despite catching 9,000,000 fewer pounds of fish totaling 280,290,000 pounds.
Swedish Co-operative Unions Acquire Real Estate
Swedish cooperative unions announce strategic real estate acquisitions expanding their holdings. The movements involve multiple unions pooling capital to secure commercial and residential properties across key cities in Sweden. The transactions reflect ongoing consolidation within the cooperative sector and aim to strengthen member services and housing options.
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Sweden
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Siuk
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Manhattan
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John
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Ea Club
Rae
Leage
Manhattan Roof Theatre
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Paige
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Bank of Montréal
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Colocge
Fics
del Bascais
General Binghes
Washington State
Europe
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PAM Vorae Gee Saad
Minard
Isaiah Ivil
Eis
Eugene Field
Theodore L. Cuyler
Panama
Peru
Holloway
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