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Newspaper
Akron Register Tribune
Location
Akron, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Aug 11, 1921
Page
8
The article describes a new social trend where couples keep a shared “Book of Night Life” recording each theater visit with tickets and dated notes. It notes the book’s nearly full size and adds witty quotes from observers. A closing quip compares some people to postage stamps losing value when stuck on themselves.
A young man and a woman exchange tender words as he contemplates sharing life with her. He feels overwhelmed by fortune and love, while she jokes about her own flaws, wondering how she could fall for him.
A fragment from a humorous dialogue features Benson and Mobson discussing when a baby begins to think and a quip about walking the floor with a newborn. Another exchange touches on opinions of a streetcar company with a character backing Chen(s).
Frank Tinney, a New York City actor known for his smile, joins the American Legion, photographed with W. Galbraith Jr. and R. Baines of the Legion Weekly. He served in the navy as a seaman second class and later in the army transport service, marking an unusual dual service record.
The subject rose from ensign to lieutenant, then after eleven months in the Navy was transferred by order to the Army Captain in intelligence service and served as morale officer in Tampa. Discharged three months after the armistice with commendations from the Intelligence Bureau and the White House. Tinney champions the Legion motto and has recruited actors' colony members eligible for Legion membership.
Mike Sullivan, Royal Irish Rifles veteran, traveled from New York to Liverpool in 1915 then served with the Eighty third Royal Irish Rifles in France. Wounded at Armentieres he returned to the US in 1916, later joined Canadian forces, and promoted Liberty loans. Now with the American Legion on Staten Island he offers aid to Canadians enlisted veterans seeking same privileges, while in Canada pursuing talks with Dominion officials.
Capt. Alex C. Corkum, commander of the new U S Legion, credited with sinking two German submarines while commanding the transport Rumphion, leads preparations for a two day trial voyage of the American Legion from Camden New Jersey to South American ports. John G Emery and legion officials accompany the ship built for the United States Shipping Board on the voyage. Corkum also held a world record for running time between New York and South America.
Cate K. Burgess born July 15, 1901 at Old Trap Camden County NC rose from farmer to high school teacher, lawyer, and army officer. He became first department commander of the American Legion in NC and served as adjutant and major officer of the North Carolina department during World War I era, with a career spanning private to second lieutenant.
A suburban memory of sharing and mixing chickens with neighbors. After one neighbor killed a bird for dinner, the storyteller later discovered the same fowl among their own flock. Apologies were exchanged as they swapped birds and shared a laugh at the mix up.
A collage of vintage ad copy touts Dr Kilmer’s Swamp Root and other remedies, praising cures for kidney and bladder ailments. It includes salesman testimonials, an offer for a sample bottle by Parcels Post, and ads urging shaving with Cuticura Soap. Also references a farmer’s conversation and a stereotyped line about an American widow.
The Every Member Get Another drive has begun at national headquarters in Indianapolis. Leaders say the goal to double Legion membership will be achieved soon. Originator H. W. Galbraith, killed in a Dulgnapolis auto crash, planned the effort with John C. Embery likely to recruit the first new member. The plan hinges on each member recruiting one more, expanding the ranks by year end.
A plane wing broke and the aircraft crashed through planking and plaster, leaving the pilot on a concrete floor in darkness. The pilot asked, Where am I, and a voice replied You’re in my cellar, as the scene unfolded amid muffled sounds of the snow. the incident was recounted in the American Legion Weekly.
A Detroit man, Michael Fako of East Palmer Avenue, writes of a year long trial with Pe-ru-Na. He says it improved catarrh, weight, appetite, sleep, and digestion, and plans to continue use and recommend it to friends. The letter touts Pe-ru-Na as a reliable remedy for coughs, colds, stomach and bowel issues.
Jeremiah Mulline, first of the famed 1807 raft trio known as Cromed Ocean, died in Passaic New Jersey at age 78. His partners Capt John Mikes and George Miller from New York had died years earlier. The group, aboard the 22 by 12 foot raft Nonpareil, crossed the Atlantic on a famed voyage that earned royal acclaim from Queen Victoria.
A milioneire defendant admits writing letters to a chorus girl in a breach of promise suit. Witnesses quip about kiss marks while the defendant claims the hieroglyphics mean Yours sincerely in Chinese. The scene reflects brass and banter in a small town trial.
Two strangers share a ruinous scene and debate public service and ambition in a garbled exchange from The American Legion Weekly and Birmingham Age-Herald. The dialogue touches on civic duty, leadership, and the tension between aspiration and personal earnings, framed by a satirical and fractured snippet.
Dix jokes about hat blocking and timing with a playful exchange. The cartoonish banter explores recurring theme of blocking hats and a humorous response about when it happens.
A fragmentary note references Kalcker and Bocker in a murky exchange about truth. The text is incomplete and lacks identifiable events, dates, or clear attributions, leaving the core issue unsettled and unclear.
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