American Legion Defends House Tax Plan in Senate
The American Legion will defend the House tax plan granting compensation to former service members but will not delay Congress. Gilbert Bettman told Senate Finance that retrenchment should not occur when veterans return, while Carl Calvin urged equal treatment for veterans with railroads and industries compensated during the war.
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American Legion
Senate
Associated Press
Washington
House
Congress
Senate Finance Committee
Gilbert Bettman
Legion Executive Committee
McCumber
North Dakota
Treasury
Bettman
Carl Calvin
World War Veterans
Lawrence Schulte Receives Letter for Westminster Football
Among twenty letters awarded to Westminster College football players, Lawrence Schulte of Jefferson City earned a letter. Schulte has played for two years and is regarded as one of the finest backfield men developed at the institution.
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Westminster College
Lawrence Schulte
Schulte
Blue Jay Eleven
Ihab
Jefferson City
Red Cross opens baby clinic at courthouse rest room
The Red Cross Public Health Center launched a baby clinic in the courthouse rest room yesterday afternoon. Mothers praised the service and promised to return. Babies were weighed and examined by Dr Herbert Taylor and volunteers. Records will track each child and offer guidance. Clinic runs Thursdays 2 to 5 pm and Saturday sessions feature home nursing and sanitary inspection classes for school children led by Miss Coleman.
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Red Cross Public Health Center
Miss Coleman
Herbert Taylor
Shhildren
Peterson's Ointment promises miracle cure letter
A 1918 testimonial from Mrs. Albert Southcott of Medina N Y praising Peterson's Ointment for healing an old running ulcer after nine dollars worth of salve. The ad claims widespread letters of relief, urging readers to buy via Peterson's Ointment Co Buffalo. Also a stray note mentions kisses in Lewis XII's French court.
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Peterson
Buffalo
Albert Southcott
Medina
happyt+ Peterson Ointment Co., Inc
N.Y
Albert Southcatt
Peterson’s Ointment Co., Inc
G. A. Fischer
Woman candidate rides to Congress on want ads
Muskogee Oklahoma December story profiles Alice Robertson who used daily cafeteria want ads to campaign for Congress. She believed her ad strategy helped her victory, posting food updates alongside political arguments and noting on election day that voters would decide whether to support her. The piece lists several local names and districts connected to the period's electoral observations.
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Muskogee
Okla
Alice Robertson
Congress
Oklahoma
Wwant Ad
Muskogee City
Robertson
County Judges Form Plan To Improve Finances
Allied and German experts meet in Brussels to discuss war reparations with five powers at the table. Delegates hope the weeklong session yields substantial progress on what Germany must pay, as officials anticipate fruitful results from the conference that began December 16. The story lists attending county judges and their counties in Missouri, highlighting the expansion of the County Idea in road work and plans for future explanations by Judge Hackworth.
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Associated Press
Brussels
Germany
Kirksville
L. L. Mikel
Greentop
Andrew—C
Caldwell
Savannah
Boone
John T. Stockton
J. S. Pauley
Columbia
Butler
Gwen
Neeleyville
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Jefferson Tyres
Tolson
Anasius Pitorn, Inc
Carl Masons
RED Cross Baby Clinic
Lewis XII
France
Adolph Zukor
Marguerite Clark
Paramount Artcraft
Juliet Wilbur Tompkins
Pathe News
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Jeff
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Alice ‘Robertson
Bali
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G de Winton
Monet
Lafayette
David J. Powell
Odessa Lincoln
Jesse J. Shaw
Risberry
Oregon
W. I Cathall
EB. F. Mitchell
Alton
Miner
S. G. Crum
Olean
Macon
Drake
Elmer
Newton
Guy Everhard
Neosho
Osage
A. H. Balkenbush
Westphalia
Herman Schroeder
Rich Fountain
Thos. Smith
Bonnets Mill
Barton
A. W. Baker
Arcadia
Donnell
Joplin
W .H. Black, Jr
Kan
G. M. Isenhower
Lamar
Buchanan
Jefferson Sampson
St. Tocanh
Carthage
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Callaway
James E. Moore
C. E. Holman
Fulton
Christian
Herbert Hawkins
Ozark
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Wm. A. Bauer
Franklin
H. H. Meyer
Berger
Erie
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OL Steiner
New Haven
Dade
J. G. King
C. D. Boisseau
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E. K. Jones
Kennett
Dunklin
C. H. Roberts
Cape Girardeau
Charles Statzmeyer
William Wells
Wm. Paar
Jackson
Clinton
S. F. Thursman
Flattsburg
Carter
E. M. Ball
J.F. Emmons
Granidin
Clark
George H. Turner
Wyaconda
Greene
J. W. West
Ash Grove
Wm. Garusch
Springfield
Harrison
W. C. Baldwin
John Ballard
Bethany
J. D. Hart
Lamont
Toiva
Howard
W .M. Jackson
Fayette
Howell
W. A. Springer
BE. L. Knox
West Plains
Knox
T.R. White
BL. Wegal
Edina
Fred Walter
City
Jasper
D. C. Witmer
P. E
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Morse Hill
H. Hansen
DeSota
Lawrence
I. E. Jones
Mt. Vernon
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Schell Music CO
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Ash
Brooklyn
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First Ave
Boston
Ill
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Avanta
San Antonio
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San Francisco
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