New Parliament Forms Amid Old Ceremonies in Britain
The article notes the traditional coronation of a new British speaker with royal approval and a solemn affirmation of rights, a ritual dating to Henry VII. It also covers Beethoven’s deafness, his late works, and a Berlin Beethoven museum housing ear trumpets and related relics.
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Great Britain
House
Lords
House Of,commons
Henry VII
Jord
Beethoven
Vienna
Royal Library
Berlin
Bowman Elder Named Legion Distinguished Guests Chairman
Bowman Elder, Indiana native and national executive committeeman, was appointed chairman of the Distinguished Guests Committee of the American Legion by National Commander Alvin Owsley. Born 1888 in Indianapolis, he is a former Coast Artillery officer and active in local Legion and civic groups, to serve as official host for visiting dignitaries and coordinate their public appearances.
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Bowman Elder
American Legion
Indiana
Alvin Owsley
The
Legion
Elder
United States
Indianapolis
Chestnut Hill Academy
Chestnut Hill
University of Pennsylvania
University Club of Indianapolis
Dramatic Club
Boys’ Club Association
Indianapolis Telephone Company
Indianapolis Real Estate Board
Zeta Psi Fraternity
Contemporary Club
Troosier Athletic Club
Indianapolis Country Club
Union League
Indianapolis Athletic Club
Coast Artillery
Coast Artillery Reserve Corps
Afe.f
Seventyfirst Field Artillery
Memorials Committee Urges Fitting World War I Monuments
The National Organization of the American Legion forms a Memorials Committee led by Francis A. Robinson of Des Moines to guide US memorials for World War I veterans. The panel will provide architecture and environment guidance, publish pamphlets, and assist Legion posts in planning and erecting memorials across communities.
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Francis Robinson
United States
National Organization of the American Ta Gion
Francis A Robinson
Des Maiuimnes
A. I Art Training School
Paris
Robinson
Dartmouth College
Harvard University
813Th Engineers
Divas
Meuse-Argonne
1Sth
Reverend Tobbs Shiller and Aunt Sally’s Spoundin Talks
In a humorous exchange Aunt Sally offers gingerbread to Rev’rn Tobbs Shiller and grills him about religious spoundin's. The parson explains epidemics and removals, arguing the land acts to summon the good for witness while the bad are removed.
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Ren Tobbs Shiller
Sally
Aunt Sally
Aumvican Legion Weekly
Diary obsession fades as year begins and ends
Inigo Wimple muses on buying a diary each year and filling it with daily notes yet admits the zeal wanes by mid January and February. He notes weather, meals, and thoughts, lamenting diary makers assume constant progress and contends most people finish only parts of their plans.
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Inigo Wimple
New York Sun
Inigo
Setioneor
Harry
Ua Diy
Conius
Ingo
Winter Quiet Beauties Through Collier’s Weekly
The piece reflects on winter as nature’s quiet holiday with frost, rain, melting snow, and flooding bursts. It contrasts the season’s calm with the coming of spring and celebrates the subtle beauty of snow shadows, maples, and sunrises as the world moves through cold days and clear skies.
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Cortland
Collers Weekly
Columbia School of Dentistry Aids Child Dental Care
The Columbia University School of Dentistry reports more than 400 million teeth in need of care nationwide, about four per person. Its Oral Hygiene department runs preventive programs in New York public schools with 15000 children treated by female students this year. Dr Anna Hughes cites a five year city program that cut dental defects by 70 percent and slows decay by 60 percent.
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United States
Columbia University School of Dentistry
New York City
Columbia
Anna Hughes
New York World
Child's question prompts odd wind tale in North Gray
Marjorie Ann, living at 200 North Gray Street, is described as a curious child who witnessed wind rattling a window. She speaks in a playful line to her mother asking her to put a nightgown on the wind so it will be still and go to sleep.
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Marjorie Ann
North Gray Street
Indianapolis News
Ventriloquism as an Ancient and Modern Gift
The article explains ventriloquism as a long practiced art with ancient roots in Greece. It describes vocal techniques and mouth shapes, noting the ventriloquist speaks without moving lips much and substitutes sounds using the tongue. It adds a view that the craft hinges on breath control and subtle voice modulation.
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Bay
Tay
Cleveland Plain Dealer
Night in Scotch Highlands Nocturnal Summer in Elgin
A London Daily Mail correspondent reports from Elgin Scotland that early July days blur into one long day. The sun appears for about six hours and its west to east path leaves a crimson glow that links the endless summer nights.
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Highlands
London Daily Mall
Elgin
Scotland
Probate Court of Bristol Hears Support Petition
On September 27 1923 in Bristol Massachusetts Agatha V Franklin widow of James W Franklin asks the Probate Court to grant a reasonable allowance for her support from the deceased's estate The matter is set for October 15 1923 at 10 30 AM in the Probate Court Room Bristol and notice is ordered to be published weekly for fourteen days in the Bristol Phoenix
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Agatha V. Franklin
James W Franklin
Bristol
James W. Franklin
Agatha W. Franklin
Bristol Phoenix
John W. Church
John W Church
Guardian Appointed for Harold Caldwell Peckham Jr in Bristol
Guardian Olive C. Peckham is appointed by the Probate Court of Bristol for Harold Caldwell Peckham Jr estate and person. Bond filed. All creditors must present claims to the Clerk within six months from first advertisement. John W. Church, Clerk. Dated September 20, 1923.
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Bristol
Harold Caldwell Peckham, Jr
John W Church
Olive C. Peckham
Guardian
Harold C. Peckham
Olive C Peckham
Bristol Probate Notices and Estate Filings
Admin notices list Olive C Peckham named administratrix for Harold C Peckham estate and call for bond filing. Eliza T D Chace estate requests Industrial Trust Co of Providence or another administrator following a written request by Frank Chace. James W Franklin will probate scheduled October 15, 1923 with fourteen days of publication ordered in the Bristol Phoenix.
Kidney Pills Advertise Relief for Back and Kidney Pain
Bristol reader Spencer Rounds reports Doan's Kidney Pills relieved lumbago and back pain after purchase at Hope Drug Co. He later endorses continued use and recalls prior satisfaction. Advertisement promotes Dean's Kidney Pills from Foster Milburn Co. as a dependable kidney remedy.
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Dean
Bristol
Spencer Rounds
Pierce Ave
Doan
Hope Drug Co
R. Rounds
District Nurse Calls Coordinated From Headquarters
Notice directs calls for the District Nurse to be made at the Hope Street headquarters in Dimond's Block with offices open 8 to 9 am and 1 to 2 pm. Emergency lines 181 X available after hours. Dial 129 M for regular contacts.
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Dimond’s
Hope Street
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