Legion Post Helped Save Arkansas City Flood Zone
After the Arkansas City flood, 125 Legion volunteers formed guards to protect the flooded area from looting, coordinating with city authorities. They filled gaps as the National Guard searched for recruits, helped secure a Chautauqua fundraiser for relief, and plan future civic relief efforts with local groups.
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Arkansas City
Kan
American Legion
Kansas
Shelton Beaty
Legion
National Guard
Fits
Legionnaires
Chautauqua
Memorial to all war dead in Oakland honors Allied nations
Dr. Leroy F. Herrick funds and composes a World War memorial in the Allied Memorial Center on Lake Merritt. The crypt already holds 84,324 American names with more nations to follow. daily ceremonies mark historic dates, led by the American Legion and veterans groups. The monument features portraits of Washington, Lincoln, Roosevelt, and Wilson with an American eagle above.
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Oakland
Cal
Leroy F. Herrick
Allied Memorial Center
Lake Merritt
Herrick
American Legion
Deetor Herrick
New Zealand
France
England
Belgium
Washington
Lincoln
Roosevelt
Wilson
Wins Coolie Labor Battle
The American Legion's Blissville post in Queens led a year long effort against Chinese labor in Long Island City factories. Federal authorities deported about two hundred workers after raids at local plants ending in Ellis Island detention and eventual deportation.
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Pacific Coast
American Legion
Long Island
N. Y
Long Island City
Legion
Queens County
Blissville Post
Ellis Island
Dauntless Legion
Nebraska Congressman Robert G. Simmons A Legion Friendly Leader
Nebraska congressman Robert G. Simmons known for his ties to the American Legion and his Holstein farm life grew up in a sod house near Scotsbluff. A Hastings College alumnus and lawyer, he served in the air service and later as Nebraska Legion commander, helping pass a 2 million dollar endowment fund for veteran relief. He plans to devote substantial efforts to Legion programs for disabled veterans.
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Robert G. Simmons
Nebraska
American Legion
Scotsblat
Neb
Simmons
Hastings
Ile
Fort Omaha
Leutenant
Air Service
Nebraska Department of the American Legion
Legion
Plan to Teach Americanism in Illinois Schools
The Illinois Department of the American Legion, led by Commander Charles W. Schick, proposes weekly messages in every school in 102 counties. Legion posts will assign members to speak in classrooms to promote better citizenship and quicker naturalization preparation. Cooperation with churches aims to build citizen awareness and align naturalization efforts with U S history and institutions.
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Ilinois
Illnois
Schick
Legion
America
Tnnois Legion
The
El Paso Hosts Legionnaires En Route to San Francisco
El Paso welcomes veterans traveling to the American Legion convention in San Francisco. The local post, joined by the Chamber of Commerce, army officials, and railroads, plans a reception and a short trip into Juarez Mexico via the international bridge. Automobiles will be provided for the excursion, available for either direction or both.
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el Paso
San Francisco
American Legion
Tex
Legion Post
Stanton auxiliary forms unique women’s baseball team
Members of the American Legion auxiliary in Stanton Ia are believed to have formed the only baseball team of women relatives of former service men. A challenge to the Stanton nine has been issued by another unit.
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American Legion Auxiliary
Stanton
Stanton Nine
The Proper Dinner Etiquette for Guests and Hosts
A column outlines proper dinner invitations and attendance rules, detailing punctual arrivals, seating, escort duties, and dining customs. It contrasts American norms with English formality and notes shifts toward a mixed drawing room arrangement with coffee and socializing.
McClure poem for Janean Your get-away line
Short verse from the McClure Newspaper Syndicate prompts reflection on small things building vast seas and lands. The lines imply a playful evasive tone about a getaway phrase and a lyrical refrain.
Oregon Board Restricts Finger Bowls in Hospitals
The Oregon state board of health issues a rule banning finger bowls by default. They may be used only on request and must be sterilized with steam after each use.
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Oregon State Board of Health
Fairies Bring Sun Shine To Rainy Day Dream
In a children story from 1923 McClure Newspaper Syndicate, Mary frets about endless rain until she dreams of tiny fairies in a rose garden. The fairies vow to make their own sun shine by staying joyful, while rain nourishes nature outside. Mary awakens to her cousin Betty and joins the playful, sunlit mood indoors.
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Mary
Alice
Falries
Betty
Justike
McClure
Fragmentary Verse Nugget From McClure Syndicate
A cryptic OCR fragment quotes a crude boast about dominating land and sea. The lines mention a nuisance, a fiery figure, and a character named JT with opinions on industry. The source attribute is a McClure Newspaper Syndicate line without coherent context.
What’s in a Name Ada’s two derivations and fate
Ada traces its origins to Ada adaptations and Teutonic Oda or Ide meanings happy rich ornament. Etymology links Audur Auda and Boulogne lineages, with Ada used in England and Este heroines. Ruby is her talismanic gem and Wednesday her lucky day.
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Ada
Audur
Auda
Fr Alda
Orlando
Italy
House of Este
Ide
Cambrai
Boulogne
Stephen
Wheeler Syndicate
Pearls and Tears Echo in Berlin Humor Phrase
A fragment from Lustige Blaetter in Berlin notes a quip about pearls as tears and a joke about a young man mistaking piano practice for music, reflecting lighthearted vintage humor.
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Lustige Blaetter
Berlin
Summer feeding of grain fed cattle advised for Minnesota farms
W H Peters of the Minnesota College of Agriculture argues for summer grain feeding of yearlings to capitalize on higher late summer prices. He notes past ten year market trends show strong demand for grain-fed cattle through August and September and suggests practical steps to manage feeding, housing, and labor to achieve profitable gains.
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W. H. Peters
Animal Industry Division
Minnesota College of Agriculture
Minnesota
Professor Peters
Prejudice Against Heavy Lambs in Many Quarters
A 19th century style discussion argues against consumer bias toward heavy lambs as meat quality drops with underdeveloped weights. It notes texture differences are slight, but market preference and mislabeling of lamb age distort buying. It recommends feeding heavier breeds earlier to improve finish and avoid low quality meat.
Question of Labor in Considering Fall Pigs
The text ponders labor needs for pigs in late fall and winter. It suggests a board over cracks, extra bedding, and ensuring pigs’ needs are supplied as natural seasonal labor tends to ease.
Manner of Controlling Principal Insect Pests
Hog lice mange mices and fleas are the principal insect pests of the hog. For lice and mange rubbing posts or oiled wallows will usually give relief. The fleas are often troublesome in breeding houses and open sheds in early spring. Clean out ell bedding and spray with coal oil or stock dip. Repeat at intervals of a week until the pests completely controlled.
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Anerican Silegone
American Legion News Service
New York
Legion Buddies
Ilinois Legion
Mary Marshall
Duffee
Tle
McClure Newspaper Syndicatey
Janean
Ethel R. Peyser
Ocean
McClure Newspaper Syndicate
McClure Syndicate
Roy. Stewart
Roy Stewart
San Diego
University of California
Stewart
John Kendrick Bangs
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