Virginia Legion Commander Wray's WWI Service and Law Career
Francis Marion Wray, 34, of Martinsville, recently elected commander of Virginia’s American Legion, served as first lieutenant in the 83rd division and later in the Third Division. He earned two citations for gallantry in the St Mihiel and Meuse Argonne offensives, studied law at the University of Virginia, and practiced in Berryville after 1921. He credits Lloyd Williams post 41 for Legion work in the community and succeeds Thomas J. Michie Jr. as department commander at Staunton.
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Francis Marion Wray
Virginia Department of the American Legion
University of Virginia
Bort Myer
Wray
St. Mihiel
Meuse-Argonne
Berryville
Legion
Lloyd Williams
Staunton
Thomas J
First Department to Remit Dues for 1926
The Minnesota American Legion was the first veterans group to remit 1926 national dues. National Adjutant James F. Barton announced at Legion headquarters in Indianapolis that Minnesota sent 1628 in dues for 95 Lindstrom Post 88 members and 68 members of Carol O. Potter Post 185 Hector. Assistant treasurer I A Brandenburg asked if Minnesota was indeed first. Glenn Crawford, National Auditor, confirmed Minnesota’s early payment, noting Illinois had remitted 1925 dues earlier.
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Department of Minnesota of the American Legion
Frst
Department of the Veterans
the Legion
Trisianapolis
James F. Barton
Barton
Minnesota
Lindstrom
Carol O. Potter
Hector
Minn
I. A. Brandenburg
Glenn’ Crawford
National Auditor
Illinois
Father Paul Urges Legionnaires to Homestead in Uintah Basin
Vernal Utah priest Father Stontels promotes a movement urging American Legionnaires crowded in cities to move to the Uintah basin in northeastern Utah for homesteading. He says the basin spans Duchesne and Uintah counties with vast grazing and agricultural lands and claims the effort is purely altruistic, not tied to any land company or group.
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Utah
Paul’ Henfeis
Vernal
Great Uintah Basin
Uintah
Duchesne
Father Stontels
Uintah Basin
Lota
Defamer Portrait Warns Readers In Poetic Editorial
A verse style piece by F A Walker warns of a dreaded defamer who prowls through drawing rooms and society, sowing scandal and destroying reputations. The piece urges readers to warn friends and confront the anonymous foe, noting fear of becoming a target while calling for courage to speak out.
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McClure
Campbell and Cameron Surnames in Scottish Heritage
The article traces Campbell and Cameron as distinguished Scottish surnames, noting Campbell derives from a nickname meaning wry mouth and Cameron from crooked nose, with Thomas Campbell the famed poet cited. It adds Monday surname origin debate and Carrington as an English place-based name, hinting at family traditions.
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Wry South
Campbell
Cameron
Great Britain
Thomas’ ‘Campbell
Munday
Carrington
England
Mohammed the Founder of Islam as Shown in a Biography
The passage recounts Mohammed as a religious genesis figure who defied family wishes to pursue a divine mission. It notes his early upbringing by an uncle after his parents died, his rise to wealth through marriage, and his transformation into a religious leader. The narrative mentions his initial converts and the challenges he faced, including his exile in 622 to Medina.
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Mohammed
Arabia
Syria
God
Medlin
A Thousand or So in the Bank Poem by Douglas Malloch
The verse reflects on fortune and hardship with recurring lines about a thousand or so in the bank as a comforting motif. It contrasts daily troubles with the security imagined in money, urging gratitude and resilience through life’s changes and illnesses. The poem echoes a syndicated newspaper voice and old fashioned sentiment.
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McClarn Newspaper Syndicate
Talamiam Wars Spread Across Tist After Followers Rally
The text notes that following a gathering, the followers set out on wars of conquest that led to the spread of Talamiam throughout the Tist. Mohammed died in 632. The fragment credits Wayne D. McMurray and George Mattha.
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Mohammed
Wayne D. McMurray
George Mattha
Pullman Named From Charenton Across Newspiece Lore
A fragment notes the origin of the name Pullman linked to Charenton and a pool of water. The brief etymology states the term derives from pull and pool, attributed to a person living near water.
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Charenton
Pullman
McClure Newspaper Syndicate
Quotations on Good and Evil by George Eliot
A compact reflective aphorism on desire for the good. It frames moral effort as aligning with divine power against evil. The speaker asserts that seeking what is perfectly good, even without full knowledge or ability, expands life’s possibilities and narrows darkness.
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Lfe
George Eliot
Leftover friendly roast supper idea with squash and pudding
Instructional note outlines using leftover roast with vegetables to form a layered bake. Include thinly sliced raw potatoes or meat, onions, fruit or vegetables, and a pantry mix, then bake slowly. Suggest carrots, Hubbard squash kept in cool place, and cream to moisten leftovers. Also provides Yorkshire pudding recipe with flour milk eggs and gravy pairing.
The Young Lady Across the Way Signoff
A clipped pundit note voices blame on courts for current conditions and calls for more fearless vigorous judges to dispense justice. The brief opines that the young lady across the way echoes public sentiment on legal reform.
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Ba McClure Newspaper Syndicate
Tax Paym ents for Federal Roads Unsettle States
Investigation shows federal road financing shifts money across states. Michigan and North Carolina bills appear funded by others, with excise taxes and tobacco revenues counted in states where production occurs. New York and Pennsylvania tax allocations reveal corporate income taxes based on location of charters and assets, not resident payments.
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American Association of State Highway Officials
Michigan
North Carolin
Stnte
Association
Mids
Michisan
United States Treasury
North Carolina
Tobacco Company
Ita
Basle Werlth
Yeally
New York
Pennsylvania
Washington to Spend 17 Million on State Roads
Washington state plans a pay as you go road program for the coming biennium totaling over 17 million dollars. About 14.5 million will come from motor vehicle licenses and a gasoline tax, 2.25 million from federal aid, and nearly 0.5 million from forest funds. One million will fund four bridges on the Vacille highway between Everett and Marysville. Over the past two decades the state has appropriated 50 million for highways and received 10 million in federal aid, expanding 2,465 miles of improved roads.
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Washington State
Everett
Marysville
Shif Ting
Good Roads Fares For Automobiles Across The Nation
A discussion notes four coast to coast routes favored by auto tourists: Yellowstone from Portland Maine to Portland Oregon, Lincoln highway from New York City to San Francisco, National Old Trails coach from Washington to Los Angeles, and Old Spanish Trail from Jacksonville Florida to San Diego California. It warns of dangerous two way traffic on narrow holiday roads and calls for safer one way handling to save lives.
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Portland
Maine
Ove
New York City
San Francisco
Washington
Los Angeles
Cal
Jacksonville
Fla
San Diego
Origins of Famous Phrases Across History
A discussion of how many common sayings trace to varied sources from ancient Rome and Chaucer to Shakespeare and Lincoln. It notes phrases like government of the people by the people and others tied to Proverbs, with references to Agricola, Caledonian chiefs, and Rabelais as early attestations.
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Ali
Lord Randolph Churchill
Lincoln
Gettysburg
Lobes Pierre
John Wyellf
Rome
Taeling
Agriculi
Goldlera
Deyert
Agricola
Tuelens
Benedielte
Rabelus
The Climber Prince Troubetskoy Interview in New York
The Climber Prince George Troubetskoy spoke in New York about net gains and wars. He referenced veterans and ambition and implied disdain for a trailing, cautious stance while commenting on providence and fate in a murky, chaotic scene.
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Prince Urey
George
Troubetskoy
New York
Todd
Crossing Calamity at Sandy Mush Store Leads to Laughs
An eccentric recount from Sandy Mush centers on a young man racing a car to a railroad crossing. At the crossing the crowd yelled as the car sped toward danger. The storefront proprietor dismisses the scene as humorous despite the near collision and street commotion.
Rochester man uncovers ore vein after storm washout
Enriched by a cloudburst, J L Loony of Rochester Nevada reported digging through ruined ground after a heavy rain. At twenty feet depth he exposed a vein paying about fifty dollars per ton and started toward shelter with his first carload of ore.
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Hind
J. L. Loony
Rochester
Nev
Detective Seeks Wartime Leave After 28 Years Service
Detective Twenty-Eight Years Mrs. Oscar Sentoim, the only female to become detective in the New York police department, seeks permission to go on the February War, after serving 28 years in the department.
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Oscar Sentoim
New York
Jisake
Mrs Wilhelmy Saved by Friend in St Paul Story
Mrs Wilhelmy of 809 Duke Street St Paul Minnesota faced severe overwork and loss of appetite after childbirth. A friend recommended Lydia E Pinkham's Vegetable Compound. After nine to ten bottles she regained weight and strength, stopped fainting spells, sleeps well and feels overall improved. She invites other women to write to her.
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St. Paul
Minnesota
Toya
Lydia E. Pinkeham
Mary Wilhelmy
Duke Street
Cutteura Ads Promote Soothing Baby Rash Remedies
An old advertisement touts Cutteura Soap and Cutteura Ointment for soothing rashes on babies with gentle fragrances and a dab of Cut-eura Tricum. It mentions a price of 26e and hints at multiple money making schemes in contrast.
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Cutteura
Cape Elally
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