Winning Essay on Americanization by Miss Lillian M Gallagher
A seventh grade pupil Miss Lillian M Gallagher won a silver medal for her thoughtful essay on Americanization in Bristol. The piece urges schoolchildren to combat illiteracy by encouraging reading writing and study through day or night schools and by living exemplary lives to influence families and communities.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lillian M. Gallagher
Joseph Gallagher
Gallagher
Kearney Post
American Legion
Dilys Wall
Oscar Herzig
Miss Gallagher
Bristol
Times
cNee
Brasta
Merua
Community events raise funds across Bristol area
Listings show a April calendar of concerts fairs and suppers with multiple venues in Bristol. Proceeds support local groups including the Bristol Apron Fund Trinity Church parish events and St Michaels parish summer fair attracting residents with entertainment nights and social gatherings.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Nprv
Bristol
Ape Serene
Dane
Belvedere
Auspaces
Bryste
Mt Carine
Trinity Church
St. Wichaels
Halmes Wemorta Herts
Jockejose
Little Willie Wills Praises Dad Amid Sickness Thoughts
Wille Wittis quote reflects a boy named Willie Wills expressing strong affection for his father while noting occasional doubt about love when ill. The line captures a child’s mixed emotions toward a parent during sickness.
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Willie Wills
Japanese aversion to change in housing import project
East and West News notes that Japan resisted a large scale import of American movable houses. The plan aimed to aid workers with affordable homes but failed, seen as impractical to replace centuries of Japanese home life and customs.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Japan
Nippon
Ufe
East and West News
Mementoes From Walnut Street Theater Found in Ruins
Wreckers at the Walnut Street Theater in Philadelphia recovered two wicker hampers from a collapsed attic area. They contained era costumes and a license to practice law signed by the king, along with old playbills and programs valuable to theatrical history. A marble slab bore a pictorial limestone engraving advertising John Sleeper Clark.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Junius Brutus Booth
Walnut Street
Philadelphia
United States
Booth
England
John Sleeper Clark
Arc light photography for microscopes shown in London
At a Royal Microscopical Society session in London a method used the electric arc light filtered to produce a monochromatic beam near the visible limit. Photographs of tiny objects were made at 2200x magnification and displayed, with the proposer noting UV-corrected lenses could extend photography’s reach as with the telescope.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Royal Microscopical Society
London
New York Evening Post
Peanuts Gain in Popularity Across the Nation
The article notes over two million acres planted with peanuts last year and rising demand. It touts peanuts as highly nutritious, with shelled peanuts providing fat and protein, and asserts high digestibility and efficiency compared to beef. It claims peanuts offer wholesome cooking and can substitute lard in fat production.
Norse Danish Swedish Language Union Proposed
Adolf Norén, professor of philology at Upsala, begins a movement to fuse the three languages Norse Danish and Swedish. He aims to allow plays by a Danish dramatist to be performed in Stockholm without translation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ansone
Norway
Penmark
Sweden
Adolf Noreen
Upsala
Stockholm
Variously Valuable Shark in 1900s Industry
Sharks are prized for skin used in shoes and feather articles. Special gear catches up to 200 sharks daily. One hide yields 10 to 40 square feet of leather. Shark liver oil is valued for glue soap medicines. Meat is white and edible like halibut.
Cinderella of the Hills and The Law and the Woman
Pastime notes Wm Fox presents Barbaa Bedford in Cinderella of the Hills a gripping photo story of the Ozarks and stars Art Acord and Ann Little. Saturday brings The Law and the Woman with Betty Compson in a Clyde Fitch adaptation about a husband blamed for murder and the wife uncovering the true culprit.
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Wm. Fox
Barbaa Bedford
Ozark Mountains
Sherlocks
Art Acord
Ann Little
Nan
North
Julian Rolfed
William T. Carleton
Aramount
Betty Compson
Clyde Fitch
Mr. Carleton
Rolfe
Fairbanks Stars In The Three Musketeers Photoplay
Doug Fairbanks appears as D Artagnan in a lavish Seventeenth Century setting with swashbuckling action. The film follows D Artagnan’s mission to uncover evidence to clear Anne of Austria and defeat Cardinal aims in a plot spanning France and England. Cast includes Marguerite Dela Matte, Barbara Safari, and Margery? as notable players in a high budget interpretation.
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Douglas Fairbanks
Alexander Dumas
The
Three Musketeers
Fairbanks
D'Artagnan
Doug
Constance
England
Buckingham
Louis VII
Anne of Austria
D’artagnan
France
Milady
Vthos
Nateous
Edward Kkneblack
Arthur Foleson
Sterling
Ax Margierite
Dela Matte
Nbary Miasch Aren
Barbara lLafari
Nogel
Sregimann
Savy
Palterte Tovd Trwin
Mrs Harding Sends Greeting To Girl Scout Movement
Mrs Harding writes from Washington to New York urging continued support for the Girl Scout movement. She commends the volunteers for their work and calls for perseverance in face of obstacles to benefit American girls and the nation.
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Mel Harding
Savannah Ga
Washington
Arthur
Choate
New Yok
Carl Scout Movement
Sigor
Gehood
Ameria
America
Musician Describes Strain Behind Performance
J W Damas, a well known musician, writes about the long hours of practice and physical tolls of a musician’s life. He recounts stomach trouble, dizziness, and weight loss before finding relief with Sanak tonic, noting improvement after starting treatment and weight gain.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
J. W. Damas
Crystal Ave
New London
Conn
Damas
Aida
Clara Barton at Bordentown Public School Remembered
The Bordentown story recalls Clara Barton teaching public school there in 1853 and proving life in public schools. The Red Cross later helped save the building when danger threatened, though the site could not be purchased. The structure was moved, land donated, and Burlington County teachers restored the interior to its former appearance.
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Bordentown
N. J
Clara Barton
Hightstown
Red Cross
America
Burlingtom County
French view of American wastefulness and luck in business
Louis Thomas for Capper's Weekly compares American wastefulness to European thrift. He says Americans chase quick profits, gamble in business, and rely on luck rather than steady wages. He notes widespread spending and that even the poor, especially women, fail to learn old world economical habits.
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Louis Thomas
The
Opinion
Thomas
Europe
Flying grain sower could plant 640 acres in six hours
New York Sun reports an aerial seeder that deposits grain via perforated tube and fertilizer along wing tips. The 36 foot wide device travels 40 miles per hour, planting ground without harming plowed fields and could cover 1000 acres in a day.
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The
New York Sun
Tax burdens by country show per capita and revenue rates
The Brussels conference analysis compares tax loads across nations. Per capita taxes in dollars show the United Kingdom leading at 87.90, the United States second at 56.00, France 3460, and Norway 2880, with government revenue shares ranging from 8 percent in the United States to 27 percent in the United Kingdom.
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Brussels
United Kingdom
United States
France
Norway
Roosevelt recalls wartime tale at Albany reception
Colonel Roosevelt shared a war story recounting a doughboy who, after returning home to a cafeteria, was teased by a nearby lady boasting her son’s wartime luck. The punch line has the doughboy asking for the insect powder to share his luck.
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Fairbanks
Duras
LD Artagnan
Seventeenth
Coentury
Bogeh
Gascony
Paris
Vila Amederivange
Fe Bos Tata
Roosevelt
Albany
Petition for guardianship of David Hudson in Bristol
Probate court action in Bristol on March 1 1922 requests guardianship of David Hudson by Susan M Sheple or other suitable person. Hearing set for April 3 1922 at 10 30 AM in the Probate Court Room with fourteen days notice in Bristol Phenix. Citation to be served as prescribed by law.
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Bristol
Frank Pedro Allan Frank Pietro
Judita Pedro
Frank Pedro
Frank Fhetro
Hriatol Fohoenix
John W Church
David Hudson
Petroenan
Susan M Sheple
Susan M
Sheple
Kristol
Bristol Phenix
Daniel H. Coffin
Susan M. Sheple
Church
Probate of Henry Opitz Will in Bristol Court
Instrument purporting to be the last will and testament of Henry Opitz of Bristol is presented for probate. It is referred to April 3, 1922 at 10 30 A M in the Probate Court Room for consideration with fourteen days of publication in the Bristol Phoenix.
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Bristol
Henry Opitz
Said
Bristol Phoenix
Probate petition seeks appointment of Coffin guardian
Probate Court of Bristol sets hearing for Susan M Sheple to petition to appoint Daniel H Coffin as guardian. Hearing scheduled for April 3 1922 at 10 30 A M in Bristol Probate Court Room with publication for fourteen days, weekly notices.
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Lilian Gallagher
Colt Vmbemora
Rhode Island
Norvo de
ATV
Berger St
Thesdas
Aspecs
Wille Wittis
Mrs. Harding
Mires
Warren G. Plarding
Otenet
Grr
Noventer Shret
Taxes of the Nations
H. P. Trudell
Everett
West Carpenter
Aul Ilder
Wood Street
Brist
Sam the
Hope
Colt Farm
Jersey Milk & Cream
H. de W. Alen
William W. Franklin & Co
Wood St
Isaac B. Munro
Garfield Avenue
Dorchester Mutual
Boston
E. L. Watson & CO
Weybosset Street
Providence
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