Al Stone Wins Fame and Faces Betrayal in Broadway Saga
Al Stone, a singing Walter at Blackie Joe's in New York, rises as a popular song composer and marries Molly Winton, making her famous. They have a son Junior, who is adored, but Molly elopes with Al’s best friend John Perry taking the child. After a week with no trace, Al, broken, plans to sell out and leave Broadway, until a newspaper report locates Molly at a New York hotel preparing to depart for France. he hurries to call.
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al Stone
Walter
Blackie Joe
New York
Molly Winton
Molly
Junior
John Perry
Billy Cline
Bombo
Broadway
France
Perry
John
96Th Street
Billy
Cline
Molly Plans Boat Sail as Al Demands Time with Junior
Molly, a maid, tells Al she will sail today and arranges to let him see Junior briefly before the boat departs at six. Al pleads to visit his son, hoping for a last moment with the child, while Molly weighs risks of sparking trouble and keeps control of the situation. Molly recalls Al’s past kindness during their marriage as she negotiates.
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Molly
Moly
Perry
Junior
96Th Street
Muvver
Daddy
Father and Son Reunion Amid Tense Kidnapping Plot
Al Stone meets his son Junior at a park entrance after awaiting a crucial rendezvous. Molly’s nursemaid remains nearby as Al contemplates danger to the child while expressing his enduring love and hope for a future together. The scene ends with Junior asking if his father feels bad, hinting at ongoing family distress.
Milk of Magnesia Promises Fast Relief for Stomach Upset
An old remedy advertised as the antacid of fifty years claims quick neutralization of stomach acids when mixed with water. The label touts physician approval and long standing use, promising relief in minutes and renewed comfort.
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Philips
Miller's Worm Powders Promotes Infant Health
Many children die from worm attacks and mothers should keep infants free from pests. Miller's Worm Powders is advertised as a dependable vermifuge that expels worms and serves as a health giving medicine for ailments that weaken and endanger infants.
Language scholar studies Hare Indians and Navajos
Dr. F. K. Li a Chicago graduate and comparative linguist has spent three years studying Hare Indian languages around Fort Chipewyan and Fort Good Hope in Canada. He notes a definite language connection with Navajo Indians of Arizona though he sees little admiration for the Hare language as such.
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Chipewyan
Fort Good Hope
Arizona
F. K. Li
University of Chicago
International
Canada
Fort Chipewyan
Washable Suits Urged For Men By Professor Hil
Professor Leonard Hil advocates washable outer garments for men during a Sanitary Inspectors Association conference. He argues women have reduced clothing to two or three pounds while men still wear three to four times that weight.
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Leonard Hil
The
Sanitary Inspectors’ Association
Restoring the Dead to Life by Electric Heart Stimulation
An Australian scientist showed a device at Sydney Medical Congress that reportedly restores life with a needle that stimulates heart muscles by electricity. The piece links life to electric energy and notes progress in recording nerve activity and linking metabolism, heart, brain, and glands to a broader life understanding.
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Sydney Medical Congress
Vancouver Sun
Booking office joke at railway station tale
A teacher asks class about booking offices for tickets. Dowser, a distracted boy, mishears and suggests his father must pawn his tools to take a holiday, prompting the class and teacher to laugh at the miscommunication.
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Dowser
Saskatchewan plans livestock exhibit for Royal Show Toronto
J. G. Robertson, livestock commissioner, says Saskatchewan will bring about 50 horses 6 cattle a carload of sheep and a carload of hogs to the upcoming Royal Show in Toronto. Poultry exhibits will also be shown.
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Saskatchewan
Toronto
J. G. Robertson
Persian Balm: A Gentle Skin and Hair Remedy
Persian Balm is praised as irresistible and refreshing like summer flowers. It is described as cool and invig orating, softening and whitening hands and keeping skin youthful. Men use it as a hair fixative or shaving lotion, while children benefit from its soothing protective coolness for tender skin.
Saskatoon Residential Expansion Accelerates
Saskatoon’s residential section is growing at about two homes daily as demand remains steady. Since year start the city has sold over 470 lots for more than $113,269 in total.
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Saskatoon
Ninard's Liniment Helps Calf Stiffness Relief
Alberta Government expands its telephone system laying over 2300 miles of new lines this year showcasing progress in communications alongside a medicinal note praising Ninard's Liniment for stiffness relief.
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Alberta
Glassmaking: sand and soda ash heated to melt into glass
The process involves heating sand with sodium carbonate to form molten glass. Heating combines the ingredients to produce a clear rigid substance used for windows, bottles, and other containers.
Anglicising Foreign Names in Music Circles
The piece notes how foreign musician names lose dignity when Anglicised, giving examples like Verdi to Joseph Green and Wagner to Cartwright. It lists translations such as Bach to Brook, Strauss to Nosegay, Handel to trade, and Haydn to Heather, illustrating the oddly literal renderings.
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Guiseppe Verdi
Joseph Green
Wagner
Cartwright
Bach
Brook
Weber
Weaver
Strauss
Straus
Germany
Handel
Haydn
Himmel
Loewe
Cherubini
Rossini
Schumann
Schonberg
Tito Mattel
Timothy Matthews
Guard the Children from Autumn Colds
The Fall brings sudden changes causing colds in babies. Baby's Own Tablets are promoted as a preventive and curative aid, said to act gently as a laxative and keep bowels and stomachs clear. Sold by medicine dealers or by mail for 25 cents a box from The Dr. Williams' Medicine Co. Brockville Ont.
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Dr. Willams’ Medicine Co
Brockville
Ont
British Census Takers Prepare Maps for 1931 Count
Grant maps are prepared for census takers in England and Wales for 1931. The land is split into 50 areas with a chief for each. The count aims to include 40 million people and covers homes workhouses hospitals prisons and lodging houses for comprehensive data.
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England
Wales
No Waste Land in Canada Says Financial Post
The Financial Post argues that Canada has transformed barren regions into wealth and tourism. It notes the Arctic tundra reserve food plan and calls the northland transformation ongoing, praising Canada’s resource and tourist potential.
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Dominion
Canada
Canadian
Pacific
Arctic
Financial Post
Empress Hotel to Add 280 Room Wing by December
Officials announce the Empress Hotel will complete a 280 room wing before Christmas likely by December 15 due to Victoria's rising popularity as a winter resort. The expansion expands facilities for visitors and improves capacity.
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Victoria
Empress Hotel
Little Helps For This Week Brightens Daily Way
A compact reflection encourages cheerful living and spreading positivity through daily interactions. The piece cites quotes from Acts and Lydia Child to urge readers to avoid gloom and share light.
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Lydia M. Child
Giant R 101 Receives Air Worthiness Certificate
Great Britain's dirigible R 101, the world’s largest, is granted air worthiness after a 300 mile flight. Anxiety over its navigability is said to be dispelled and the test flights deemed economical for gas use. Plans are announced for a sister ship R 100 with similar size and performance expectations.
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Great Britain
Turner Valley Oil Wells Production and Payroll Details
About 900 oil well operations are active in the Turner Valley in addition to 29 producing wells. The producing wells yield 122000 barrels per month, valued at over 5 million dollars annually. The monthly payroll for 1110 workers totals 250000 dollars.
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Turner Valley
New Westminster Eyes Deepening Ship Channel Limits
City authorities in New Westminster British Columbia seek to deepen the deep sea ship channel to meet the needs of any vessel on the Pacific, enabling larger ships to access port facilities.
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New Westminster
B.C
Pacific
Holloway's Corn Removers Offered Relief for Corns
Corns cripple the feet and make walking torture but relief is within reach with Holloway's Corn Removers, a remedy advertised for common corn discomfort.
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Holloway
Student and Tailor Clash Over Unpaid Bill
A student pleads for mercy saying they cannot pay this week. The tailor coldly retorts that this is the same excuse as last week, prompting the student to insist they have kept their word.
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Warmer Pictures, Inc
Stone
Royal Show
Ninard
Fompress Hotel
Minard
Lydia E. Pinkham
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North Devon
New Brunswick
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