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Newspaper
Dillon Tribune
Location
Dillon, Montana, United States of America
Date
Feb 03, 1922
Page
7
Roland M. Moore of New York paid 5200 dollars for a Chinese Lung Yao vase from the Bahr collection. The early Kangxi period globular vase stands 14 inches high with a tall neck, sang de boeuf glaze, and a celadon base with brown crackle, reflecting a famed class of early pottery.
The New York Tribune reports a rooster at the National Poultry Exhibition in England laid eggs. Officials say it is a genuine freak of nature, not a prank, with X rays and incubation tests awaited to explain the mystery.
Stephen 8 Tillman of Washington D C enlisted as a private in World War I. At fourteen he served on the Mexican border with Company B, Third D C Infantry, later acting as a bugler. After the war he rose to sergeant at arms of George Washington Post Lost No 1 of the American Legion. His father is a retired cavalry officer.
The Traylor family of Trenton Missouri contributed to the war effort with W. S. Traylor, a private in the quartermaster corps, leading a family of six in uniform. His wife and daughters served with the Red Cross, while four sons joined different units. Charles was wounded with the Eighty-ninth division, Frank flew as an aviator, Ordille served in the adjutant general's department, and Roy joined the Thirty-first railway engineers.
Five thousand Mexican jumping beans are being exchanged for letters from American girls to sick and wounded World War I veterans in New Mexico. Hermano G. Baca of Santa Fe coordinates the program for the American Legion.
The American Legion Weekly notes that over half of U S presidents held military rank. From the Civil War era through McKinley era sixteen of twenty eight presidents were military men. Grant Hayes Garfield Arthur Harrison were generals Roosevelt a colonel and McKinley a major.
A lawyer asks if the deceased would prefer friends as pallbearers. The reply names six bankers who have served long enough to finish the duty, stating they have carried the deceased for so long they might as well finish the job.
Hamilton Flakr Jr a member of Congress and one of the writers of the Preamble to the American Legion constitution seeks to raise compensation for disabled veterans from 20 to 50 dollars. He backs land reclamation irrigation and farming for ex servicemen and was Harvard football captain and Croix de Guerre recipient with service in France.
Miss Myrtle Wilson, post historian, secured pledges totaling 1000 dollars for a new Legion clubhouse in Spokane. The Navy veteran also served as advertising manager of the post newspaper and a San Diego Legion convention delegate. She was named queen in a San Diego Legion post contest.
Henry Dwight of Yonkers seeks to trace the source of American army slang. He doubts coinage claims for doughboy and out of luck, noting Custer used doughboy in letters and Arthur Young claimed out of luck at Dijon in 1789. We still cannot verify We tell the world.
The American Legion posts in Bucyrus Fairmont Somerville Centralia Montevideo and the Rainbow division are cited for relief dances lodging rescued lodgers and memorial acts. A $25 000 building and a $10 000 pledge support post reparation. Abraham Krotoshinsky known as Lost Battalion messenger goes to Palestine for a farm offer.
United States Department of Agriculture promotes using municipal garbage to feed hogs and boost pork production. With 40 million pounds annually, proper collection, sanitation, and immunization are key to safe, economical garbage fed pork. weather and equipment affect feeding effectiveness.
Guide notes practical hog care with focus on salt as a key thrift item and suggestions of ashes chemicals dry soil or other minerals as essential supplements for hog health and production.
Breeding hogs gain best when they get regular exercise and limited feed to avoid overfat condition. Overfeeding leads to health and productivity issues, so balanced rations paired with activity are essential for prime breeding stock.
A rustic note describes using warm wheat as a breakfast for laying hens. The entry emphasizes the comforting, nutritious start to the birds daily feeding routine.
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