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Oct. 18, 1922: Singer and actress Marie Grisier-Montbazon dies at 71 in Paris, the city where she was a leading star of the operetta stage. Her most famous role was the lead of “La Mascotte,” the work that popularized “mascot” as the term for a good-luck symbol. (Yorkshire Post)

Oct. 9, 1922: Larry Whittington's comic strip "Fritzi Ritz," about a stylish, fun-loving flapper, debuts in the New York World. In 1933, the strip's new cartoonist Ernie Bushmiller will introduce Fritzi's niece Nancy, who quickly demotes Aunt Fritzi to a secondary character.

Sept. 23, 1922: Sketches by René Lelong of entertainment spectaculars in and around Paris: A dance in the Neptune Fountain at Versailles; a medieval-style troubadour act; a ballet benefit for wounded soldiers at the Cercle Interallié.

Sept. 18, 1922: Vienna's third international business fair ends as a disappointment, as the collapse of the Austrian kronen has made calculating currency exchange rates impossible, while a printer's strike prevented the publishing of materials to publicize the event.

Sept. 11, 1922: Henry Ford starts enforcing a no-drunkenness rule at his Detroit assembly line, with supervisors observing whether any of the 72,000 employees show up smelling of booze. "Ford also has an elaborate inspection system for observing living conditions of his men."

Sept. 10, 1922: “One Terrible Day,” the first in the “Our Gang” film comedy series, is released by Pathé. The 20-minute short produced by Hal Roach inaugurates one of the most popular franchises of the silent and early sound era, known to TV viewers as “The Little Rascals.” 1/3

15. Mother Jones, icon of the labor movement who turned to organizing as she aided in the rebuilding of Chicago after its Great Fire of 1871 (died in 1930)

Sept. 5, 1922: The novel “Kimono” by John Paris (a pseudonym for British diplomat Frank Ashton-Gwatkin) has been banned in Japan for portraying that country’s society as oppressive toward women. The publicity helps make it a best-seller in the U.K. and the U.S.

Aug. 27, 1922: Illustrator Kelly Freas is born in Hornell, N.Y. He was one of the most prolific artists from the heyday of science-fiction pulp magazines, winning a record 10 Hugo awards for his work, also drawing most of Mad magazine's covers in the late '50s and early '60s.

Aug. 26, 1922: The Turkish army under Mustafa Kemal (seen in today's fighting) launches a surprise attack on Greek troops all across their front lines. The Battle of Dumlupinar will end in utter defeat for the Greeks and all but doom their 2,500-year presence in Asia Minor. 1/5