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1922
Larchmont
Year in Review
The "Year in Review" interprets Larchmont history, year by year. Larchmonters speak for themselves through the news articles, pictures and official documents of the times. Larchmont Gazette's first year in review is 1922.
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A COLLISION ON THE POST ROAD CAUSES SOME EXCITEMENT
by L. F. Van Zelm
Published in the Larchmonter-Times, 1922
By Ned Benton
During 1922, the Larchmonter-Times published a series of cartoons by L. F. Van Zelm. The cartoons featured local merchants, advertising their stores, and lampooning local residents. Larchmonters today may recognize the names of relatives. The second cartoon focused on Larchmont's Fire Department, which was considering the purchase of a new fire engine. Apparently at least some residents had concerns about replacing old and reliable steam-powered and horse-drawn equipment with new-fangled motorized apparatus -- Engine One.
The cartoon does not suggest that Larchmont's horses lived the good life. While one appears to be surviving the collision, the other is being injected with "dope" in a sore joint.
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The Manor Garage tow-truck careens around the corner to rescue the taxi. Their new tow-truck, a "Holmes Automobile Wrecker" was the latest in tow-trucks, and was features in their Manor Garage Ad in the Larchmonter-Times
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Doc Smith arrives.
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The Bevan Hotel is featured in an ad.
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A COLLISION ON THE POST ROAD CAUSES SOME EXCITEMENT
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