29 Jun 1922
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Newspaper
Akron Register Tribune
Location
Akron, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jun 29, 1922
Page
1
In a wry exchange, Circumstances notes a quarrel over parliamentary conduct. Mr Aleckton says his wife Henrietta is a fine parliamentarian when crowds are large, but jokes that between them no clear debate rules seem to apply.
A brief item notes a speaker or figure choosing a blunt retort after a soft reply fails to quell anger, signaling a decisive, forceful approach in a tense exchange. The line contrasts gentle and hard tactics as a method of handling conflict.
An odd promotional note promises a drastic weight loss method claiming 30 pounds per month. It targets a married reader with a playful jab and advises a gentle six months of use. The language imitates a wary, humorous sales pitch from a bygone era.
Watch Cuticura Improve Your Skin On rising and retiring gently smear the face with Cuticura Ointment. Wash off Ointment in five minutes with Cuticura Soap and hot water. It is wonderful what Cuticura will do for poor complexions, dandruff, itching and red rough hands. Money doesn't make a fool of a man, it merely gives him an opportunity to display his natural talents.
Prepared by the United States Department of Agriculture this article describes a new soil testing device by the Bureau of Public Roads. A metal disk rests on the soil supported by a cylinder into which shot is poured, with a tripod and a dial indicating sinking depth to one thousandth of an inch. It aims to forecast bearing power in wet weather and explains how soil type affects road performance under modern traffic. field and lab work continues to study moisture control and strength.
Two new Bureau of Public Roads films illustrate the nations highway program under the federal aid road act. Building Bituminous Roads covers surface treatment and penetration macadam while Mixed Asphalt Pavements follows asphaltic concrete and sheet asphalt roads from plant to finished highway.
Edward E. Jordan of the National Automobile Chamber of Commerce cites Kentucky as the originator of the first state road building policy in 1821 at the University of Kentucky. Alaska completes a 270 mile automobile highway from Valdez to Talkeetna, praised for canyons dense forests and wilderness. The Good Roads Organization claims status as the oldest and largest road builders association in the United States.
Senator Capper of Kansas unveils a new measure to regulate future trading on grain exchanges. Backed by the agricultural bloc and the Agriculture Department, the bill shifts constitutional basis to Congress power over interstate commerce, designates contract markets, and permits farmers co operatives to join exchanges. Violations carry fines up to $10,000 and up to one year in prison.
The Wisconsin Supreme Court asks permission to file an original DIA against Illinois and the Chicago Sanitary District to challenge alleged rights deprivation. The complaint claims Lake Michigan and connected waters are lowered by drainage, seeks to limit Diversion to 4 167 cubic feet per second if legal authority exists, while Sanitary District seeks to maintain current flows. It notes a prior injunction would cap diversions at 4 167 cfs and mentions ongoing sewage treatment projects and a pending federal bill for compensating works on the St Clair and Niagara rivers.
Secretary Weeks proposes a national code to regulate air traffic after a Lincoln Memorial ceremony disruption by a nose art pilot. Senators and representatives back the idea as officials recall Navy and Army incidents. The War Department suggests the offending pilot is a reserve officer and could lose commission without court martial.
Lester Jones of Washington DC, founder of the World War Veterans John J Pershing post, became commander of George Washington Post No 1 as the American Legion formed. A DC National Guard veteran, he rose from private to sergeant during World War I and led the DC department as it organized.
The American Legion organized last rites for 45 000 A I F dead returned from war transports. Forty shiploads arrived eastern ports over two and a half years with prayers, addresses, and rifle salutes though services were brief. Notable moments included Harding addressing 451 bodies in 1921 and Pershing with Lodge for 7000 dead in July 1921. The final Brooklyn arrival in April 1922 featured Private Charles W Graves carried past silent crowds.
President Harding accepted a flag displayed beside the French tricolor on the Eiffel Tower after America entered World War I. The historic banner, later shown at the Marne celebrations, was presented by Ambassador Jusserand of France on behalf of the Union of Large French Associations for National Growth. It will be kept in the National Museum, as Harding noted the mutual Liberty pledge between France and America.
Clarence H. DeMar of Melrose Massachusetts rose early to pursue endurance in 1918 as he ran toward Berlin and finished fourth in a long distance event between Allied nations in Pershing stadium Paris. His main work is guiding a troop of Boy Scouts for several years rather than racing. The ministry of war says it will take about ten years to clothe French troops in khaki despite current stock of horizon blue and steel gray fabrics.
Lemuel Bolles has been the national adjutant of the American Legion since 1919, handling thousands of members across 48 states and 11,000 posts in 20 countries. Born in Minneapolis and raised around the Calvorders, he began as a private in the National Guard and rose to colonel in the First Army Corps, earning the Legion of Honor from France.
A bronze souvenir plaque from Le Journal of Paris to the American Legion is unveiled in the Legion trophy room. The plate uses bronze from French 75 cannons that aided the war effort, honoring the Legion’s dead and its living members with memories and hope.
The Bristow Nebraska American Legion post mobilized 80 men and 30 teams to gravel a famous main street in two days. They aim to inform ex soldiers that they can reinstate wartime insurance policies with benefits, available until March 8, 1920.
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