Word: companionism
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Dates: during 1920-1929
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Died. George Juison, 47, Negro caretaker of the racing stable of Carl Wiedemann of Newport, Ky., constant companion of the race horse In Memoriam. He was found dead on a cot in the stable. Physicians said: "Heart disease." Juison's friends declare he died of grief over the recent defeat of In Memoriam by Zev (TIME...
Robert Sherwood's "Best Moving Pictures" follows closely in the wake of Burns Mantle's "Best Plays", and through its own merit should attain the popularity of its older and more famous companion book. The author has long been associated with the moving picture departments of the New York "Herald" and "Life", and is perhaps as well qualified as anyone to edit a "year-book of the American screen". In fact he has brought out an interesting and intelligent handbook of the American movies, which, in its way, does for the moving picture public, what "the Best Plays" does...
...though not to France, and collected material for a bitter novel, Squads Right About. Then Inez, after making up with him again, eliminated him conclusively in favor of a pimply young man named Todd?and Jeffrey went to the modern devil of our age, who is not a merry companion, for a while. But he mended himself with courage and the memories of an old and youthful content?snow-water and the unguent of irony?a gorgeous fistfight released him from certain delusions?Joan's path crossed his again, as it always seemed to do when he was most hopeless...
...Presidential pup, Laddie Buck, Airedale, was rechristened Paul Pry by Mrs. Coolidge. He now alliterates with his Wire-Haired companion, Peter...
...thing is certain about the Ward case?it again illustrates the shocking delays of the law. The tale told by the revolving hands of the clock and by its immobile companion, the calendar...