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Newspaper
Washington Evening Journal
Location
Washington, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Nov 29, 1929
Page
5
Short notice ad for Sherman Brothers offering 69e reg tie size and regular price 1.50 now 1.29. Sale term emphasized with location Sherman Bros. likely in a local trade page.
Miss Harding, a Broadway star long rested in California, accepts a Pathe contract after a lunch with director Frank Reicher. A test leads to a signing and quick rehearsals for Paris Bound, with previews hailed as sensational at Graha m theatre. Also featured is Buddy Doyle in At a Talkie Studio at the Graham Theatre with impressions of Jolson Cantor and Leonard.
Wally Wales, Pathe star featured in Saddle Mates, plays at the Gaham Theatre this Saturday. He grew up on a Montana ranch and could ride a horse by age four or five, finding joy around the blacksmith shop as a child.
Theatre goers will meet a new Thomas Meighan with a strong voice and stage training. He stars as a famous detective in The Argyle Case, solving a baffling murder mystery with a surprising denouement, in what is claimed to be the era’s most absorbing talking picture.
In Much Germany the Mueller family of fifteen siblings celebrated as their combined ages reached a collective total of one thousand years. The village joined the event with cheers and merriment for the long lived family.
Betty the White Leghorn hen faced execution after a court case over her value as a layer. Professors Smith and Nourse urged mercy noting her temperament and stress from moving homes. Judge Doyle acquitted the hen with advice to lay eggs, while a Clinton typhoid fever death tall adds to the day’s odd headlines.
Billows of smoke woke holiday sleepers at the Holland House in Kansas City. Fire crews battled the blaze as residents rushed from beds in night clothing to safety. One rescued individual named Vincent Fondevilla, a Filipino, was among those saved as firefighters fought the flames.
W. S. Mar of Council Bluffs reports dramatic relief from rheumatism and indigestion after using Sargon. He says prior therapies gave only temporary help and credits Sargon with restoring appetite, energy, sleep, liver tone, and eliminating constipation.
A harrier and flames swept through a hallway trapping residents in a foggy morning blaze. One man suffocated and died while two others were injured. Firefighters evacuated frightened guests from upper floors as women in negligee and men in pajamas sought help.
An actor performing a vaudeville stand in New York collapsed and remains in critical condition. Medical teams rushed to the scene and state health authorities are outlining the incident's timeline.
A person sustained burns on the hands body and feet but was expected to recover. No further details on the incident or victims were provided.
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