Theatres News From Polls and Plaza Theatres
The piece reviews Mothers of Men at the Poll theatre and shows at Plaza with Submarine F-7 and a varied vaudeville lineup. It notes Pathe News, previews Lel Photos, and highlights stars like Claire Whitney, Harold Lloyd, Izrael Zangwell, and Gloria Swanson.
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PoL’s
Mothers of Men
Poll Theatre
Republic Pictures Corporation
Claire Whitney
Marie
Pathe News
Pathe Review
Helen Vincent
Johnson
Howard
Lisette
Mathews
Ayres
America
Clemmens, Belling & Co
PLAZA
Plaza Theatre
Twinkle Allen
Burke
Holman
News Weekly
Harold Lloyd
Strand
New York
Izrael_ Zang Well
Nurse Marjorie
Realart
Maury Miles Minter
Zangwell
Babylon
Cecil B. de Bille
Paramount Aitcraft
Empire Theatre
James M. Barrie
Crichton
Gloria Swanson
Philadelphia Public Schools improvise spelling word lists
Philadelphia educators report no spelling books in use and plan to compile own lists. They note current vocab averages 2,500 words per pupil, about 500 more than found in a 100,000 letter study, aiming to align with business and private correspondence usage. Louis Nusbaum explains the initiative.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Philadelphia
Louis Nusbaum
Progressive Art Sows Modern Progress in Dauber Portrait
Cartoonists debate updating classic figures with new tools as Father Time receives a mowing machine. The exchange captures a Boston newspaper strip tone praising artistic adaptation to modern invention.
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Dauber
Boston
Deaf veterans read from lips and speech training aid
The article reports thousands of disabled World War I veterans with lip reading and speech defects. About 200 almost totally deaf and 100 with jaw or throat injuries receive lip reading and speech therapy via the Federal Board for Vocational Education. It highlights Private Henry Koopman whose aphasia improved through staged training at Cape May and later with May Thornton, with progress from counting to full sentences and writing.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Federal Board For Vocational Education
Federal Board
Henry J. Koopman
Koopman
U. S. Army General Hospital
No. 11
Cape May
N. J
May E. Thornton
Keepman
Army
New York Public Health
Federal Board For Voational Education
Miss Thornton
Strict Motor Rules in Japan
Guidance for drivers in Japan covers speed limits on city and country roads and warns against reckless actions. It instructs horn use near pedestrians cattle and horses and to avoid leaving the driver’s seat. It also prohibits driving while drunk and smoking and requires safe distances between vehicles.
Special Driving Commands and Vehicle Notice
The text outlines driving rules such as passing ahead of another vehicle, waiting for trains and cars to pass, reporting car issues at the DSS station, and including driver details when changing drivers. It also cautions against overloading a Ford car with a licensed capacity of five passengers.
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Albs
DSS
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Cecil B. Demille
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Lila Lee
Fairfield Beach
Danning Pavilion
Murray’s
Kearns
Drinkwater’s
Abraham Lincoln
Park Street Church
Barnum Avenue
Coorner Park ST
Thean Superm
Burke & Burke
Hearst News
Israel Zangwill
Nurse Marjord
Mary Miles Minter
POLI
Cecil B. DE Mille
Criterion Theatre
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Roy Binder
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