Medal to honor Indian of today for arts and service
A ceremony at the Century of Progress in Chicago on Friday September 22 will award an Indian of today medal for outstanding achievement in arts religion medicine law science politics education social service agriculture or government work. Nominees span many tribes and fields with leaders like Gertrude Bonnin Ruth Muskrat Bronson Charles Eastman Arthur Parker and James Thorpe among the named contenders.
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Chicago
Indian Council Fire
Council
Lew Sarett
Box of God
Ernest Thompson Seton
Woodcraft League of America
John Collier
Tndian Affairs
Washington
R. C. Eaton
Oklahoma
Scott H. Peters
Indian Council
Indian Bureau
Spencer Asah
James Auchiah
Monroe Huntinghorse
Steve Mopope
Gilbert Mopope
David Buffalo Bear
Chief Red Cloud
Luther Standing Bear
J. A. Belgard
Roosevelt
Gertrude Bonnin
Indian Service
National Council of American Indians
Ruth Muskrat Bronson
Mt. Holyoke College
Morgenthau
Mt. Holyoke
Haskell
Ter
New York
William B. Newell
Rolling, Thunder
Syracuse University
Society For the Propagation of Indian Welfare
Joe Noonan
Wanna-Gano
Associated Arts Club of
Los Angeles
Roy Oshkosh
W. David Owl
Rock
Imaija
W. T. McGillycuddy
Ogallalas
Ann Ross
William Shelton
Snoqualmie
Houston B. Tee Hee
Tahlequah
Okla
United States
Treasury
Supreme Court Commission of
The Lady at No 30 and No 22 Cartoon Exchange
A humorous dialogue about gifts and values. Jim suggests buying a ring but can’t afford it. his friend notes it costs nothing because the recipient is a telephone operator. The Lady at No 30 features a quip about fashion and self-respect in marriage.
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Jim
Those Amateur Players Friend Your Son Plays Violin Well
A conversation shows a parent praising a boy’s violin progress while the host questions whether improvement reflects real skill or just getting used to the instrument. The exchange reveals cautious optimism about musical training.
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Host
Visitor wonders at mummy as crime asks about accident
A museum visitor gazed at a bandaged Egyptian mummy and asked whether the incident involved a motor accident or an airplane crash, prompting a cautious reply from staff.
No Chance at All Dentist Joke Exchange Punchline
A humorous exchange about a failed dentist X ray joke. The husband asks if the dentist took an X ray of his wife but the result was a moving picture, signaling a playful visual gag rather than a medical image.
Head cashier missing during business hours
The branch manager asks where the head cashier is and learns he has gone to the races for a last chance to balance the books. A junior clerk confirms the absence during office hours, highlighting the misguided gamble as a final effort to fix accounts.
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Reces
Patient Schoolmistress Teaches Alphabet to Young Pupils
A stern lesson unfolds as a schoolmistress teaches a class of tiny children the alphabet. After coaxing, they learn up to the letter zero and Bobby Best loudly answers that after 0 comes K.
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Bobby Best
Bobby
Fragmented dialogue on marriage and fidelity
A clipped exchange contrasts views on fidelity and attention in marriage. Mrs Grey claims concern over a husband’s interest, while Mrs White jokes about balancing affection and sanity with marital faithfulness.
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Mrs. Grey
Mrs. White
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