Love and rebellion in a classmate tale from Chicago Journal
The narrator recalls a teen romance with a thirteen year old classmate, competing suitors, a fatal quarrel, and a claim that the relationship ended after a violent outcome. A separate anecdote notes a teacher’s patient Johnny finally counts to three, revealing his limited learning. A trio advertisement for Cuticura Toilets and a joke about a boy buying candy to spite a neighbor appear as embedded filler.
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New Hampshire Doctor Blood Decorated for WWI Bravery
National vice commander of the American Legion Dr. Itabert C. Blood of Concord received the Croix de Guerre and a division station for bravery. He rose from first lieutenant to major, served with the 104th Field Hospital and 26th Division, fought at Belleau Wood and Chemin des Dames, and later worked as divisional orthopedic surgeon. He organized and led the Concord Legion post, serving on the state executive committee and as department commander since 1922.
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Scrugham Named Nevada Governor in Legion Backed Victory
James G. Scrugham, a prominent American Legion leader and former national vice commander, is elected governor of Nevada. Born 1880 in Lexington Kentucky, he graduated from Kentucky State University and earned an engineering degree before teaching and serving as Nevada state engineer. He later became a major in artillery and worked as a production engineer in Washington and Reno, holding Legion posts including state commander in 1920 and contributing to the adjusted compensation plan later shaped into the Fordney bill.
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Legion Auxiliaries Boost Funds Across the Nation
American Legion posts and Auxiliary booths raise money during summer fairs from coast to coast. Brownhilde post's Buffalo NY unit sold out pink lemonade and candy at a Feld Day, with all proceeds aiding sick and wounded ex service men.
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Bristol Eyes Turkey Crisis From Constantinople Seat
Rear Admiral Mark L Bristol, United States high commissioner in Constantinople, has long watched Allied moves in the Turkish waters. As naval commander in the region he protected American interests and refugees in Smyrna, Chios, Mytilene, and other centers while reporting to the State Department during the Lausanne talks.
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Mundelein to Be Made Cardinal in 1923
Archbishop Mundelein of Chicago is announced in Rome to be elevated to cardinal in 1923 at age fifty three, the youngest ever. Born in Brooklyn in 1869 he studied at Manhattan College and Propaganda in Rome, was ordained in 1895, served as Brooklyn diocesan secretary and chancellor, then rose to archbishop of Chicago in 1915. His career includes Misericordia Hospital, Quigley Seminary, and Rosary College, reflecting his reforming influence.
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Honest Sam Ralston Indiana Senator and Governor Profile
Honest Sam Ralston, Indiana senator-elect, nicknamed for his plain dealings, defeated Beveridge to win a U.S. seat and will take office in March 1928 after serving as governor from 1913 to 1916. Born December 1, 1857, on a Ohio farm, he moved to Indiana in 1865, taught and attended several colleges, became a lawyer, and married Jennie Craven. The Ralstons live on Forty-eighth Street near Michigan Road with three children.
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That Theory Won’t Do In A Boston Transcript Snippet
A humorist riffs on a fussy woman and a tiny mouse, joking that the serpent seen could be an apple worm. The piece pokes at big words versus market reality and includes a fractured exchange about lending ten until reunion, ending with a quip about a wig and head.
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Magician’s trick costs thief $200 in Birmingham tale
A Birmingham Age Herald retold joke: after a magician stole a watch from an audience member and feigned smashing it, the professor’s helper returned the real watch and tricked the thief into losing $200, proving revenge can pay.
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Diamond Dyes Promise Easy Home Dyeing For Fabrics
An advertisement touts Diamond Dyes as simple to use for dyeing wool linen cotton or mixed fabrics. It claims no streaking fading or running and promises rich color on shirts dresses waists stockings sweaters draperies and hangings with clear directions included.
Spirits From the Vasty Deep Offer for Psychic Photographs
Sir Arthur Conan Doyle seeks prize money from The Scientific American for genuine psychic photographs showing ectoplasm. The magazine offers 5000 dollars for valid phenomena and 2500 for photographic proofs. Doyle demonstrated several photographs during lectures, including images of the dead, claimed to be formed by ectoplasm under strict tests. The publication notes no definitive judgment on psychic claims and presents readers with first hand, authenticated information about this puzzling field.
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