14 Apr 1921
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Newspaper
Akron Register Tribune
Location
Akron, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Apr 14, 1921
Page
1
An old herbal remedy claims to cleanse the blood and relieve itching skin by removing impurities from the bloodstream. The ad promotes a preparation called 5.5.8. and touts its long history of helping thousands with skin troubles.
Little Mary Ellen McKee in Terre Haute inspires thrift and compassion. She will not ride past the Union hospital to avoid upsetting sick children, proposing to stay away from the hospital and help others rest and recover.
Louisville Courier Journal quotes urging service and investigation of conditions in Bayona harbor. The note emphasizes people follow happiness regardless of risk.
The Indiana Legislature approved nearly 10 million for an American Legion memorial complex in Indianapolis. Five blocks will host a memorial site with a federal post office, a city library, and a plaza. Architect selection proceeds via a national contest with a 50 thousand dollar prize. a 100 thousand dollar fund covers contest costs. Dr. T Victor Keene led the push, having served as a World War I colonel in command of base hospital 70.
Ida M. Walker the first woman in the Kansas legislature is hailed as Mother of the Bonus for drafting a state World War I service pay. She directed women’s work in the Belgians relief effort and was a county food administrator while guiding a weekly paper with her husband. The 1920s term legislative session popularized the word legislators for women lawmakers.
The American Legion publishes a directory to aid World War I veterans in adjusting to government affairs and settling interests. It lists centers for compensation claims, government insurance, allotments, travel pay, vocational training, hospitalization, civil service, medals, lost papers, signals photos, land, laws and pending legislation, graves service, and employment. It advises contacting various Washington, D C offices or district offices for each service and notes catalogue listings for Army photos.
Robert J. Boyd of Fargo North Dakota is the youngest member of the state house at twenty five. A former Fargo Trade and Labor assembly president and Pressmen’s union member, Boyd backed bills aiding organized labor and advocated Legion backed reforms. He helped pass Armistice Day as a legal holiday protect the Legion emblem and raise a tax for the bonus fund. he led a push for Fordney compensation. The closure of the Markleton Pa tuberculosis hospital for ex service men is hailed as a victory for veterans policy following criticism by F W Galbraith Jr and investigations.
The chief of the U S bureau of public roads reports 1920 road costs double 1917 levels due to labor shortages and material price rises. Wages surged from 1 50 3 a day in 1917 to 3 5 in 1920, while sand gravel stone cement costs climbed 50 70 percent. Gravel concrete brick road costs per mile rose sharply, and states delayed planned work awaiting better returns amid statutory limits and tax constraints.
A survey of 250 automobile owners in a midwestern city of about 800 000 finds an average pleasure trip of 38 miles after work. Sixty two percent would take longer trips if roads improved, 85 percent head to the countryside. better roads would boost auto popularity, ease city congestion, raise realty values, cut transport costs, and broaden the reach of America First.
Testimonies from Mrs A Keller of Afton Tennessee and Mrs Mary Lister of Adrian Michigan praise Lydia E Pinkham's Vegetable Compound for alleviating Change of Life symptoms. The letters describe relief from nervous spells hot flashes and weakness. The ad notes a free private text on ailments peculiar to women upon request from The Lydia E Pinkham Medicine Co Lynn Massachusetts.
A fragmented OCR style line ponders curiosity and listening to advice, framing the idea that to borrow is human but to forget is more. The text hints at gendered observation about a woman and the act of seeking counsel, within a terse newspaper card snapshot.
Federal highway engineers report soils vary greatly in their load bearing capacity, especially when wet. The rapid rise in heavy traffic makes understanding soil characteristics crucial and underpins ongoing investigations to yield essential data for road design.
Mathewson post No. 280 of Edmond Kansas takes first place in the 1920 membership contest. Following are Legion posts at Sterling, Dick Hart, Weir, and Logan. Seventy eight posts in Kansas have already submitted memberships while ten posts report no delinquent members.
Paved roads provide a safe permanent dependable highway system for heavy traffic. They reduce congestion and shorten travel time by easing handling and shipment of supplies.
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