Legion of Honor Celebrates Napoleonic Gift and Modern Valor
The Legion of Honor founded by Napoleon in 1802 honors civil servants and benefactors while most awards go to military officers. British and American citizens have received the medal, and the piece notes its enduring prestige amid war and public daring. Also mentions modern aviation spectacles and moral debates on risky shows. Bank of England gold purchases and the Iowa bankers convention in Ames.
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Napoleon Bonaparte
Legion of Honor
Ieee
Segzale
Republique Francaise
Eine
France
End Bay Speedway tragedy leaves crowd in doubt
Report notes Carl Limberg and his mother were killed in a race at the Bay Speedway as cars sped at high speed. The story says enthusiasm was dampened and questions whether 25,000 spectators would have attended. The piece reflects on danger and human nature.
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End Bay Speedway
Carl Limberg
Ma' Leetebelabi Sein
Prices Bill Sparks Retailer Fear of Government Control
At the Connecticut Merchants association meeting in New Haven Elbridge Howe, former city resident now head of the National Retail Dry Goods association, spoke against the Stevens-Aldhurst price fixing bill. He warned it would lead to government profit and wage fixing and erode democratic competition, arguing it would empower manufacturers at retailers’ expense and harm small businesses. The vote then opposed the bill unanimously. Ww. C. Nugent of New York spoke on what constitutes a good merchant and edits Women’s Wear.
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New Haven
Connecticut Merchants’ Association
Taft
Elbridge Howe
National Retail Dry Goods Association
Stevens- Aldhurst
United States
Ww. C. Nugent
New York
Women’s Wear
The Circus Season and Childhood Wonder
A nostalgic reflection on how summers and circus visits shape memories. The piece notes the circus as a magical, royal spectacle to children, with stars, beads, clowns, and tents fueling dreams of running away to join the troupe, though those fantasies fade with age.
Care of Homeless and Unemployed Tops Conference Debates
Indianapolis May 19 The forty third annual session of the National Conference of Charities and Correction closed after three days of discussions with 3 000 delegates in attendance. Speakers urged centralized care for the unemployed and discussed policewomen as preventive work for women and children. Talks covered court results for women, domestic relations savings for cities, and the need for better handling of borderline mental cases and temperance questions amid state probation and enforcement.
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Indianapolis
National Conference of Charities and Correction
James Mullenbach
Chicago
Fred R. Johnson
Associated Charities of Boston
Bridgeport, Conn
Lis
Evan Payne Hopkins
Brown
Woman's Prison
S. C. Kohs
Cee
Ndéw
Germany
Philip B. Newcomb
State Hospital For the Insane
Osawatomie
Kan
Kansas
Commonwealths
Newcomb
Kansas State Hospital
A Horseshoe for Luck Across War and Saint Dunstan
War correspondents note horseshoes as talismans in trenches and on ships while English St Dunstan's Day honors smiths and the symbol's forges. The tale of Dunstan blends legend with the saint’s armor against temptation in monkish lore.
Horseshoes and legends blend in Dunstan tale and luck lore
A Dunstan forge legend recounts the devil in horse form seeking a shoe and vowing not to enter a house with a horseshoe on the door. The piece notes belief in horseshoes as charms against the Evil One and mentions boxers using shoe charms for luck. It also covers Memorial Day public interest and Pierce Williams being named commercial attaché at the American Embassy in London.
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Nelson
United States Navy
St. Dunstan
Canterbury
England
St. Eloy
Athelstan
Elphege the Bald
Winchester
Dunstan
Dewi
Satan
Tri Pierce Wiliams
New York
London
Tie for tired and sore feet advertisement from old drug store
An early 20th century ad promotes a 25 cent box of Tie to relieve tired aching feet. It claims instant pain relief for corns bunions and swelling and promises no more shoe tightness or foot torture.
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Fairchii
Holmes & Edwards
Fairchild
de Sancy
Washington
Fairchild’s
G.W. Fairchild & Sons, Inc
Main ST
Air Ia
Bank of England
Spain
The
Iowa State Bankers’ Association
Ames
Iowa
Pat
Goldens
Fairfield Ave
Steven Aldhurst
Radford
B. Smith
Adv
Bridgeport
Piquette Piano Co
Cannon Street
Sonora and
Grafanole
Lordship Manor
Bath Houses
Bridgeport R. R
Hydraulic Co
City Water
Stratford
Hollister Aves
Wilkenda Land CO
Newfield Bldg
National Charities Conference
Alice Stebbins Wells
Los Angeles
Cal
Maryland
Colorado
Texas
Pennsylvania
Arizona
Ohio
Wisconsin
Illinois
Alabama
Indiana
North Dakota
Massachusetts
Nebraska
Louisiana
New Jersey
Missouri
Minnesota
Montana
Charles Carroll Brown
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