Word: forli
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Dates: during 1920-1929
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Internal Monopoly: Merger of Western Union and Postal (I. T. & T. subsidiary) into one telegraph company for the U. S.
Advantages: 1) Elimination of wasteful duplication of equipment and service. 2) Stimulation of research to improve present methods. 3) Better, cheaper service for the public.
The Sky Hawk (Fox). In the grey belly of a Zeppelin over London, bombers work quietly. Through the night drop the bombs, making fountains and spraying plants of fire in the narrow streets, shaking the theatre where a chorus dances and the bar rooms and restaurants where people are eating...
The melodramatic moil of cinema is a strange background for Helen Chandler. A fragile blonde, she gained stage fame as a wistful tragedienne (Hedwig in The Wild Duck; Ophelia in Hamlet; Marguerite in Faust}. Her story of her life:
"BORN FEB 1 1909 ATTENDED PROFESSIONAL CHILDREN'S SCHOOL WHEN YOUNG SENT TO BENNETTS BECAUSE SOME KIND WEALTHY LADIES THOUGHT I NEEDED FRESH AIR LIKE TO STUDY GREATEST AMBITION TO LIVE IN ITALY IN A COLD GARRET WRITE BAD VERSE AND DRINK YELLOW WINE WHEN I'M OLD WOULD RATHER...