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Newspaper

Boston Post Sunday Magazine

Location

Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America

Date

Jun 22, 1919

Page

5

Chaplin Films and Cannibals Prompts Ocean Voyage Experiment

Explorer Martin Johnson plans a two year journey with his wife Osa to film South Sea Islanders and test if Chaplin comedies entertain them. They will tour New Hebrides Solomon Islands New Guinea Borneo Sumatra Sulu Sea India Africa Suez Egypt Arabia Italy Spain England and New York.

Martin Johnson South Sea Island Chaplin Hollywood Garden Borneo Johnson Islands South Sea Jack London Osa Independence Kan Nogapote South Sea Islands Johnsons San Francisco Ventura Sydney Australia New Hebrides Islands Pacific Vila New Hebrides Solomon Islands New Guinea Celebes Islands Sumatra Sulu Sea India Indian Ocean Africa Suez Canal Egypt Arabia Italy Spain England New York Mr. Johnson Nagapate South Seas Sunday Post

Hermit William Pester Charms Chicago Park Kiddies

Palm Springs hermit William Pester attracted crowds in Chicago when he played a homemade guitar in a city park. He distains city life yet shows a human side as children gather and enjoy his music. He rejects transplant claims and asserts he stays in his desert home unless he chooses otherwise.

Maine Woods Boston Common William Pester Palm Springs California Chicago Chicago Loop Prester South Station Popular Mechanics Yosemite Valley Camp Curry Yosemite Urs Int. Film Service

Cher Ami the Pigeon Wins Distinguished Service Cross

The carrier pigeon Cher Ami, famed for guiding and saving Whittlesey's lost battalion, is awarded the Distinguished Service Cross. General Pershing ordered honors, and Cher Ami will be attached for life to the Signal Corps office in Washington with unlimited rations and voluntary duty.

Cher Ami Whittlesey John L. Carney New York World John J. Pershing France War Department Washington E. E. Russell Carney Tith Division Whittdley Rembrandt Army Wheckler C. O Black Jack Pershing America The Signal Corps

Fat man seeks job in celebrity interview

A stout man meets a celebrity and claims prior service as a page. The star fails to recognize him, noting the man has become a volume rather than a face, prompting a humorous exchange about memory and rank.

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Charlie Chaplin Mrs. Martin Johnson Ora Douglas Fairbanks Charlie Chaplin and Mrs. Johnson General Pershing United States
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