Ex-Service Men Hospital Opens at Camp Custer Michigan
Dr Albert M Wehenkel of Detroit heads the new Roosevelt American Legion tuberculosis hospital at Camp Custer. Former service members staff the facility and patients receive private rooms with running water. After arresting disease, patients enter vocational training to prevent idleness.
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Camp Custer
Mich
Roosevelt American Legion
Legion
Albert M. Wehenkel
Detroit
Marshal Foch
Michigan
Wehenkel
Detroit Board of Health
Ile
Steps From Navy 70 Stage Charles Hanford Returns to Footlights
Charles B Hanford famed Shakespearean actor known for Hamlet and King Lear has returned to acting after serving as chief yeoman in the navy He views leaving the stage for naval service as part of a larger performance not tragedy and recently staged The Merchant of Venice for the George Washington post of the American Legion, the first post organized.
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Charles Hanford
King Lear
Charles B. Hanford
America
Hamlet
Hanford
Shakespeare
George Washington Post
American Legion
First Post
Keep Away From the Orient Warns Ex-Service Men
Whipple S Hall travels 10600 miles to attend the national American Legion convention in the Philippines and warns veterans to avoid the Orient unless they have funds to return home. Siberian front veterans and Russian wives travel to the Islands as merchant sailors and face destitution under Legion and auxiliary aid. Most manual labor and clerical work is done by natives.
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Whipple S. Hall
Department of the Philippines
The
American Legion
Orient
Siberian
Legion
Auxiliary
China
East Side mission funds lure men to dodging house
A mission worker notes many men aided by donations prefer a cheap lodging house for self-respect. The manager explains the draw with a sign reading Gentlemen Are Requested to Leave Their Valuables With the Clerk.
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East Side
American Legion Weekly
Last Man Killed In War Claim Brought By Legion
A Sergeant of the Seventy-ninth division left his lines at 10 55 a m November 11 1918 and was killed attempting to capture a German machine gun accorded to American Legion headquarters as the last man killed in the war. At 11 o clock he was picked up and carried to American lines.
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Seventy-ninth Division
American Legion
Legion plans large revolving loan fund for ex service men
American Legion national headquarters works out details of a rotating loan fund to aid ex service men in every state who are in need of help during readjustment. The plan, originated by Commander MacNider, offers unsecured loans at low interest to preserve self respect amid financial stress.
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The
American Legion
MacNider
Legion
Helped Entertain the Boys by Mrs Jessie A Erskine
Mrs Jessie A Erskine recalls dancing 9000 steps weekly in Tours France to entertain gobs and doughboys during the war. Now she serves as treasurer for the Niagara county American Legion and formerly held posts as chief stenographer in the quartermaster department and chief sister in the sports and pastimes department. She twice went AWOL without losing her papers.
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Jessie A. Erskine
Tours
France
Niagara County
The
American Legion
New York State
Erskine
Quartermaster Department
Legion Chaplain Eliot Porter Bridges Denominational Barriers
Eliot Porter state chaplain of the American Legion in Montana earned a strong reputation for his service in war and in church work. A Presbyterian, Porter helped write the national ceremonial ritual with a Catholic priest and a Jewish rabbi. At the 1921 convention he nominated a Catholic to succeed him as state chaplain.
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Eliot Porter
American Legion
Montana
British Field Artillery
Porter
Legion
Carrying On With the American Legion
The article notes 53 Medal of Honor recipients to receive the Italian war cross per General Zaccari. It cites a National Guard strength of 132,000 and compares it to the regular army. It mentions Red Cross fundraising and a proposal in Washington to honor the next of kin of missing soldiers with an American flag. It also covers the MOH tomb display and pension rolls showing many widows from earlier wars.
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Zaccari
Washington
France
Commissioner of Pensions
Winter sheep feeding and flock management notes
Prepared by the United States Department of Agriculture outlines fall and winter feeding strategies for sheep. It covers body condition assessment, suitable roughage and concentrates, silage use, turnips and roots, protein needs, exercise, and flock size recommendations to improve wintering outcomes.
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United States Department of Agriculture
Castor Oil Recommended For Hogs Off Feed
Castor oil is advised as a simple harmless remedy for hogs off feed. Administer two tablespoonfuls by placing salt on the hog’s tongue and allowing her to lick castor oil from a spoon, given immediately when loss of appetite is noticed.
Centenarian Delilah King Feted in Zion City
Delilah King of Zion City Illinois celebrated her 104th birthday. She credits a past cancer cure to Dr Dowle and remains an enthusiastic follower. The accompanying photograph captures the birthday moment.
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Delilah King
Zilon City
Ill
Dowle
Zion City
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County Legion Committee
British Red Cross
Great Britain
Westminster Abbey
Emariz Stock
Quebec
Hudson Bay
William, J. la Varre, Jr
British Guinea
Mr. la Varre
Smithsonian Institution
Japan
Nippon
Karasake
Brooklyn Dry Dock
Morse Dry Dock & Repair Company
Brooklyn
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White House
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