Animated Weekly, No. 92

1917
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Jungle Model, Two-Ton Town Car, Brings Music to Sammies: Lena, favorite of kiddies, bears armored phonograph, gift of Mrs. Barney Bernard to depot Signal Corps C.H. in Times Square, N.Y. City. Subtitles: Arthur Fields, composed-soldier, sings. Accompanied by a huge chorus. A trunk full of wig wags. Hoover and Fruit Company Play Banana Santa Claus Roles: 20,000 bunches on arrival are too ripe to ship, so are given away, Boston, Mass. Subtitles: Half a million dozens of real fruit. It was give and TAKE. Interesting Highlights on Japanese Mission's Visit: Varied honors give distinguished visitors an opportunity to know us better, New York City. Subtitles: At Grant's Tomb the Mission honors the Savior of the Union. From a yacht's deck they size up New York. At West Point, the pride of Japan greets the pride of America. The man at the helm, Baron Ishii. Admiral Takeshita beside the only style of pen with which our message to the enemy will be written. Mid-West Troops Reviewed by Teddy: Inspires our fighters with ringing speeches which are every word American, Chicago, Ill. Subtitle: "The war must not end until Germany is whipped. It cannot terminate unless there is an end of the militarized Prussianism that directs the course of our enemies." Theodore Roosevelt. American, For American, ALWAYS. Summer's Swan Song a Baseball Requiem: world Series marks end of shirt-sleeve season. American League Champions, Chicago White Sox win their league's pennant for 1917. Subtitles: Manager Rowland, Ray Schalk, best catcher in harness. Cicotte, whose pitching cinched the league pennant. Batting 'em out. Happy Feisch, some boater. Eddie Collins, always making good. Jackson, stick wizard, pre-eminent. Carranza's Former War Minister Visit Us: General Alvaro Obregon, hero of three Mexican revolutions, attended by U.S. Army officer, Los Angeles, Cal. Two More Crack Regiments Leave for Camp: Seventy-first and Twenty-third N.Y. start for "over there," N.Y. City. Subtitle: "I'll be waiting for you, fellows, come back victorious." Father Knickerbocker. War Secretary's Wife Soldiers' Real Friend: Mrs. Newton D. Baker autographs and sends books to Uncle San's fighters, Cleveland, Ohio. Cartoons by Hy Mayer.

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Jungle Model, Two-Ton Town Car, Brings Music to Sammies: Lena, favorite of kiddies, bears armored phonograph, gift of Mrs. Barney Bernard to depot Signal Corps C.H. in Times Square, N.Y. City. Subtitles: Arthur Fields, composed-soldier, sings. Accompanied by a huge chorus. A trunk full of wig wags. Hoover and Fruit Company Play Banana Santa Claus Roles: 20,000 bunches on arrival are too ripe to ship, so are given away, Boston, Mass. Subtitles: Half a million dozens of real fruit. It was give and TAKE. Interesting Highlights on Japanese Mission's Visit: Varied honors give distinguished visitors an opportunity to know us better, New York City. Subtitles: At Grant's Tomb the Mission honors the Savior of the Union. From a yacht's deck they size up New York. At West Point, the pride of Japan greets the pride of America. The man at the helm, Baron Ishii. Admiral Takeshita beside the only style of pen with which our message to the enemy will be written. Mid-West Troops Reviewed by Teddy: Inspires our fighters with ringing speeches which are every word American, Chicago, Ill. Subtitle: "The war must not end until Germany is whipped. It cannot terminate unless there is an end of the militarized Prussianism that directs the course of our enemies." Theodore Roosevelt. American, For American, ALWAYS. Summer's Swan Song a Baseball Requiem: world Series marks end of shirt-sleeve season. American League Champions, Chicago White Sox win their league's pennant for 1917. Subtitles: Manager Rowland, Ray Schalk, best catcher in harness. Cicotte, whose pitching cinched the league pennant. Batting 'em out. Happy Feisch, some boater. Eddie Collins, always making good. Jackson, stick wizard, pre-eminent. Carranza's Former War Minister Visit Us: General Alvaro Obregon, hero of three Mexican revolutions, attended by U.S. Army officer, Los Angeles, Cal. Two More Crack Regiments Leave for Camp: Seventy-first and Twenty-third N.Y. start for "over there," N.Y. City. Subtitle: "I'll be waiting for you, fellows, come back victorious." Father Knickerbocker. War Secretary's Wife Soldiers' Real Friend: Mrs. Newton D. Baker autographs and sends books to Uncle San's fighters, Cleveland, Ohio. Cartoons by Hy Mayer.

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