Fame, Fall, and a Nightclub Heartbreak on Broadway
Alstone a famed songs composer at Blackie Joe's in New York loves Grace Farrel the cigarette girl but marries Molly Winton. Molly elopes with Al's friend John Perry taking their child Junior. Al becomes a derelict but later recalls Grace on the street and returns to the nightclub to talk with Blackie.
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Alstone
Blackie Joe
New York
Grace Farrel
Molly Winton
Junior
Molly
John Perry
Perry
France
Broadway
Blackie Joe's
Blackie
Grace confronts Al to force a comeback
Grace Farrel confronts Al in his hiding place urging him to reclaim his gift. She argues that his son will learn of his fall unless he returns to songwriting and faces his past, while Al resists, torn between pride and the pull of Grace’s fierce faith.
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Spe
Blacke
Grace
Flackie
Blackie
Gracie
Junior
Threats Escalate as Grace Addresses Al Stone
Grace taunts Al Stone, warning him that she will expose him. Al steadies, eyes flashing with anger as he moves toward her and mutters he will kill her if she speaks. The scene ends with a tense standoff and a To Be Continued.
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al Stone
Grace
Grizzly Totem Sculpture Heads to Paris Museum
The cedar grizzly bear carved from a tree, nine figures with wide eyes and grinning mouths, is a gift from Canadian National Railways to the Trocadero Museum in Paris. It will occupy a place in the ethnological hall dedicated to North American Indians, as Paul Coze leads the hall’s reconstruction. T. B. Campbell arranged shipment after sourcing from British Columbia sites including Kitwanga and Hazelton.
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Paris
Niskinwatk
Canadian National Railways
Trocadero Museum
North America
Paul Coze
Coze
Kitwanga
Hazelton
B.C
Canada
T. B. Campbell
Canadian National Railway
Skeena River
British Columbia
France
Growth Of Airplane Express Service
In August 1919 the first aeroplane express service launched between London and Paris with Captain S H Lawford piloting a two passenger biplane of 360 h p. Imperial Airways now operates London Paris airliners of over 1 000 h p carrying 20 passengers plus crew. End of 1919 saw about 3 000 miles of organized European airlines. today 50 000 miles in Europe and 90 000 worldwide.
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London
Paris
5. H. Lawford
Imperial Airways
Europe
Asthma Remedy Promises Clear Breath for Sufferers
Dr J D Kellogg presents Asthma Remedy as a proven blessing for asthma victims. Testimonials from hundreds of users endorse the product, urging readers to obtain it from their local dealer today.
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J. D. Kellogg
Inventions Shine at London Exhibition of Domestic Ideas
At the London Exhibition of Inventions domestic devices attracted great interest. A woman patented hook and eye ease attachment without sewing. Other highlights include a saucepan boil-over preventer and a bedroom cord fire-starter device.
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London
Violin Design Stands Largely Unchanged for 300 Years
The violin has remained virtually unchanged in shape and substance for three centuries, underscoring the enduring design and craftsmanship that define the instrument.
Burning Bush at Kew Gardens Nature’s Fireplant
A short feature on the Dictamines or Burning Bush at London’s Kew Gardens. The plant emits a bright scarlet flame when touched by a match due to red glands on its stalks that secrete etheric oil. It flowers pink and resembles an ash, with flames appearing only when the flowers fade.
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Nature
London
Kew Gardens
India
Afghanistan
Safed Koli
Kew
Miniature Writer Reveals Extreme Tiny Text Feats
German American Hugo Reichner creates minuscule writings on postal cards and small pages. He penned the U S Constitution and Declaration of Independence in miniature, including Coolidge Memorial Day and Armistice Day addresses. His Gospel of Matthew occupies 37 pages, each 2 by 1.5 inches, totaling 23 271 words.
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Hugo Reichner
United States
Coolidge
National Cemetery
Gettysburg
Kansas City
Miller's Worm Powders Promise Relief for Child Suffering
The product claims to expel worms and create a healthier system where worms cannot thrive. It asserts that worms cause continual restlessness and pain in children and that relief comes once the cause is removed using these powders.
Canada to House Large Population A Century Ahead
A prominent statesman predicted that by century’s end the British Empire would center in Canada and that the land would sustain a population as large as the United States. He cites Canada’s vast spaces, loyalty to Britain, and open economic system as engines of unlimited industrial and commercial growth.
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Canada
United States
Minard’s Liniment Ad and a Whimsical Exchange
A fragment mentions Minard’s Liniment for chapped hands and a humorous dialogue about a big fine and a friend in court. It includes a joke about taking three gallons of milk from four cows and notes US film companies employing over 325000 workers. The text blends ad copy, jokes, and industry data.
Drastic Soviet Law Declares Citizens Abroad Outlaws
The central executive committee of the Soviet Union enacted a retroactive decree declaring Soviet citizens working or living abroad who refuse government summons as outlaws and deserters. They will be tried by the supreme court, their property confiscated, and executed within 24 hours after identity is established.
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Russia
Central Executive Committee
Soviet Union
M. Bessadovsky
Paris
Moscow
Supreme Court of the Union
Keep Them Happy By Keeping Them Well
Practical advice on infant care links happiness to digestion. Digestive relief is claimed via Baby's Own Tablets, described as safely regulating stomach and bowels to ease fretfulness, teething pains, colds, fevers, and indigestion. A testimonial from Mrs. W. E. Forsyth of Dover, N B endorses the product. Available from medicine dealers or by mail for 25 cents per box from Dr Williams Medicine Co Brockville Ont.
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W. E. Forsyth
Dover
N.B
Dr. Williams’ Medicine Co
Brockville
Ont
Made Successful Flight Over Europe to Lympne England
An airplane with four windmill planes conducting a European tour landed at Lympne England. Despite strong wind the craft remained steady and executed a straight descent from several hundred feet for a perfect landing. The flight was piloted by M Elton of Paris.
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Europe
Lympne
England
M. Elton
Paris
Chesterton Joke and Berlin Travel Time Noted
A humorous Chesterton anecdote about a secretary and a manager explaining the writer’s blocked work. The item also compares a London to Berlin journey by land and sea versus air, noting twenty hours by land and water and nine hours forty-six minutes by air.
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Berlin
London
Give Generously While You Can Poetic Reflections
The excerpt urges cheerful generosity citing 2 Corinthians ix 7 and quotes Rose Terry Cooke and Jean Ingelow. It contrasts lavish giving with mere scraps and questions future possession, urging to enjoy the best part of what one has while possible.
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Rose Terry Cooke
Corn Remover Kills Roots Without Flesh Injury
When Holloway's Corn Remover is applied to a corn it kills the roots and the callosity comes out without injury to the flesh.
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Holloway
Defeated Boxer Recalls Brutal Knockout Told by Fighter
A defeated boxer recalls a brutal knockout with a straight left that broke his nose and a devastating left hook that fractured his jaw. His wife retorts that he may not want to remember more, reflecting the harsh ring memory.
Pope Reconstitutes See of Iceland After 379 Years
The Pope restores the Icelandic diocese long-ruled by Danish reformers who in 1550 beheaded Bishop John Arason, ending a centuries-long vacancy and reestablishing its canonical status.
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Iceland
John Arason
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