American Legion Chief Warns Comrades Against Radicalism
Alvin M. Owsley urges the 1 million strong American Legion to resist radicalism and support government efforts against it after tours in Alabama Louisiana New Hampshire and conferences in New York Washington He emphasizes three priorities hospitalization rehabilitation and Americanization while calling for better care for disabled veterans and reform of veteran bureaus.
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Alvin M. Owsley
American Legion
Alabama
Louisiana
New Hampshire
New York
Washington
Owsley
Illinois
Kansas
America
Legionnairres
Legion
WANTS HOMES FOR VETERANS
California voters will decide in November on a $10,000,000 fund to buy veteran homes and farms within state borders. Mrs Carrol Marks of Los Angeles leads the movement as campaign secretary and is a top American Legion Auxiliary figure guiding efforts since 1917. Baron R. Fitts of the American Legion California directs the campaign.
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California
Campuigr
Carrol Marks
Los Angeles
American Legion Auxiliary
Marks
America
Baron R. Fitts
The
American Legion For
Division of labor and industrial organization in modern industry
The division of labor is a key principle from political economy enabling efficiency through specialized tasks. Steam and electricity have expanded this concept beyond individual hands to broad organization, requiring local national and international specialization for large industrial undertakings per the Cleveland Plain Dealer.
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Adam Smith
Adam Ferguson
Cleveland Plain Dealer
Writer's Name Will Live in Raleigh War in the Air
The article reflects on Sir Walter Raleigh's final work The War in the Air and his lasting influence. It notes Raleigh's detachment from daily life yet deep engagement with contemporary events and his method of testing reading against real life.
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Walter Raleigh
Raleigh
Blackwood
Northcliffe as a Boy and His Girlhood Tie
A Kansas City Star item recalls Alfred Harmsworth as a boy living near St Johns Wood where a ball from a girls school fence led to an encounter with a dark eyed thirteen year old girl who refused to return it. He later won her trust and six years later she became Mrs Alfred Harmsworth.
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Northcliffe
Alfred Harmsworth
St. Johns Wood
Harold Harmsworth
Alfred
Kansas City Star
Gold Discovery Reported at Malega Barrens Queens County
Consul McCann in Yarmouth N S reports rich gold bearing quartz struck on property at Malega Barrens in the Yarmouth district. Preliminary development completed, quartz being crushed, with a rich strike on the South Rabbit lead showing five foot of quartz and eleven men employed since spring.
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Nova Scotia
McCann
Yarmouth
N. 8
Malega Barrens
Queens County
South
Rabbit
What Did He Get Then Benny asks for more cake
Benny, a small scion of a Montgomery county family, is taught etiquette at table. During a Sunday dinner the hostess offers a second piece of cake. Benny replies after a moment of doubt, asking if there is more cake to be had.
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Benny
Montgomery County
Indianapolis News
Panther poster quandary sparks circus critique
A circus poster writer seeks a fresh adjective for a panther but discovers the boss has never used a thesaurus. The manager, wary and practical, questions where thesauruses come from and declares he won’t acquire one for the year. The exchange highlights quirky newsroom humor.
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Pittsburg Dispatch
Second biennial conference of scout executives at Blue Ridge
The Blue Ridge gathering in September drew more than 400 scout executives and experts in leadership education recreation and outdoor craft from across the nation. They trained new executives, heard talks by top leaders, and demonstrated campcraft lifesaving and Indian lore as part of a program to advance character building and citizenship training for 550000 boys.
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Blue Ridge
N. C
Lorne W. Barclay
B. S. of A
James E. West
A. A Shuck
Reading
George E. Ebler
Records
E. B de Groot
Los Angeles
James M. Brockway
Portland
Ore
George J. Fisher
EB St. Elmo Lewis
New York
Detroit
Chicago
Franklin K. Mathiews
H. H. Horne
New York University
Dan Beard
Commodore W. E. Longfellow
American Red Cross
Charles J. Smith
Scoutmasters’ Training School
Columbia University
E. K. Fretwell
Columbia
Ralph Hubbard
James A. Wilder
Boy Scouts of America
Hawaii
L. L. McDonald
McDonald
J. C. Elgom
The Pioneer Scout Concept Defined
The pioneer scout is a lone scout unable to join a troop due to distance or other reasons and continues scouting independently in the spirit of early explorers.
Scouts Lay Trail to Circle Kanawauke Lake Camps
Bronx scouts mark a scenic 40 mile trail encircling Kanawauke Lake camps and plan to extend by up to 50 percent with added terrain. Some markers have disappeared but portions are already laid for bikers and hikers to enjoy.
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Boy Scouts
Bronx
New York
Kanawauke Lake
Citrus By-Products Seen To Offset Farm Losses
The U S Department of Agriculture bureau of chemistry reports on profitable by products from bruised or undersized citrus. Grapefruit juice can be pressed and bottled. loganberry blend boosts popularity. Orange vinegar and citric acid from cull fruit offer additional outputs. Other by products include candied peels marmalades jellies butters and pectin.
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Bureau of Chemistry
United States Department of Agriculture
Frenchman Had Right Idea on Early Glider Pioneers
The article traces early claims of glider flight by Jean Baptiste Dane at Perugia in the 15th century and the Marquis de Bacqueville at Paris in the 18th century. It emphasizes Louis Pierre Mouillard whose writings argued for using steady winged flight and air currents rather than bird imitation, influencing the Wright brothers a decade after his death.
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Italy
France
Jean Baptiste Dane
Perugia
Marquis of
Bacqueville
Seine
Paris
Louis Pierre Mouillard
Cairo
Mouillard
Wright Brothers
Eskimos Counted by Canada Police at About 2700
Canada’s mounted police report roughly 2700 Eskimos living in the Far North not counting Alaska. The low figure surprises readers taught by geography lessons that Eskimos are far more numerous. The piece notes limited notable figures yet widespread fame due to advertising.
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Canada
Alaska
Peculiar Well in Ohio Produces Fresh and Salt Water
The Geological Survey investigates an Ohio well yielding both fresh and salt water via two pumps. Two water-bearing beds lie between limestone, one above the other. Fresh water is drawn from 16 feet, brine from 85 feet, with brine remaining settled at the bottom due to higher density.
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Geological Survey
Ohio
Meatless Diet Trial at Beth Israel Hospital
The meatless diet is being tested at Beth Israel Hospital in New York under Superintendent J Louis Frank. Dr E V McCullom of Johns Hopkins University argues meat is not uniquely vitamin rich. He notes nutrients can be supplied by fish milk eggs and dairy products.
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Beth Israel Hospital
New York
J. Louis Frank
E. V. McCullom
Johns Hopkins University
Tool-Carrying Device For Overalls Or Belt
A Seattle carpenter has developed a tool carrying device for a hammer or hatchet to attach to overalls or a belt. The spring latch grips the tool handle using two metal lugs activated by the tool’s weight, according to Popular Mechanics Magazine.
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Seattle
Popular Mechanics
Getting It Out of His System
A Birmingham Age-Herald cartoon caption debate features a summer hotel proprietor promising cool nights while a guest retorts he won’t stay if winter arrives. The exchange reflects expectations of seasonal comforts and the humor of lodging life.
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Birmingham Age-Herald
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W. M. Connery—Clothier
A. L. Johnston—Hardware
A. E. Markoff—Jeweler
Geo. T. Sisson—Grocer
Sherman's Pharmacy—Drugs
Taylor’s Quality Shoe Store
James F. Duffy
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E. A. Skinner
Hope St
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B. A. French
F. T. Remieres
Hope and
Bradford Streets
Ford Sales & Service
Firestone
George R. Cole
Baker Street
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