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Newspaper
Dillon Tribune
Location
Dillon, Montana, United States of America
Date
Mar 10, 1922
Page
12
Cook’s Odd Cargo From Australia to England Stirs Laughter
F G Galpin historian of El Faso post 36 Amer Legion and former White Star liner cook recounts feeding wallabies wombats cassowaries parrots and Tasmanian devils aboard a recent ship from Australia to England. He jokes about lizards carpet pythons rat kangaroos and other items making the crew and comrades believe his dietetical advice. Galpin notes bananas and hard boiled eggs delight some animals while Tasmanian devils on board ignore most fare except floating island.
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United States
F. G.galpin
el Faso
Tex
American Legion
White Star
Medle
Galain
Floating Island
Dose of His Own Medicine Sunk Lusitania Commander Alleged Story
American Legion headquarters reports a tale of a German submarine commander who sank the Lusitania and later died at sea. The story claims he fled to Paraguay, naturalized as a Paraguayan, commanded the warship Adolph Riquelmi, and was beaten and cast overboard by his crew who opposed his brutal policies.
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American Legion
Paraguay
Adolph Riquelmi
Theodora the Cat Causes Odor on Paris Voyage
Marshal Foch visits Europe as guest of the American Legion. Theodora a Pekinese is placed in the kennel aboard the liner Paris and its strong odor alarms passengers. The ship's animal valet reports the incident as the dogs are handed to French hosts on arrival.
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Marshal Foch
France
American Legion
Theodora
Paris
America
Parachute Fired From Gun Lights Night Sky in England
An experiment in physics shows a shell blowing off its head at 2000 feet to release a parachute. The parachute deploys a magnesium flare that lights automatically when open, illuminating the surrounding sky for miles.
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Lympe
England
Plan to woo women voters costs statesman support
In the clipping a statesman admires a woman's careful plan to secure women voters but comments that her strategy alienated the women's delegation. The piece notes she had been dieting in secret for three months.
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Statesman
American Legion ‘Weekly
Heavy Load Teases After-Sample Revelry and Singing
After sampling the home brew last night a vocal quartette formed. Kriss notes three of them carried the “Dave” in a playful line referencing the Legion's weekly context.
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Kriss
Kross
Dave
American
Legion’ Weekly
Sturdy Hiker Seeks Danville Past Washington Return
Legions man Rufus the hardy hiker completes a 2300 mile trek from Washington to Danville with four messages for the Danville chamber of commerce. The ex soldier, 44, started last November bearing sealed notes. He forged through Kentucky mountains, reached Clarksburg where he met "the only girl" and now visits American Legion posts for rest and repairs. He carried a 14 pound pack and a cigar for Cule Joe Cannon as part of his mission.
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H. H. Rufus
Harding
Danville
Washington, D. C
Kentucky
Clarksburg
W. Va
Rufus
Notes From Alaska: Weather, Clothing and Gold Mining Myths
The Ketchikan American Legion historian debunks eight common beliefs about Alaska life. He notes there are no gold miners in the past and winters with scant snow, while temperatures seldom drop below five below. He also remarks that coats, rain gear, and even furs are typical, and that locals use hot dog sleds, not dog sleds, while automobiles are common and northern lights or midnight sun do not fuel reading.
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Ketchikan
American Legion
Alaska
Long Lost Boy Reunited With Father in Flint
The American Legion post in Flint Michigan reports a real life version of the long lost boy theme. F G Morrison finds his son George a war veteran after a 19 year separation begun in New London Connecticut when George was six months old. George served in the navy overseas and was wounded. The pair have now been reunited and work together in Flint.
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American Legion
Flint
Mich
F. G. Morrison
George
New London
Navy
Mr. Morrison
Washington, D. C
American Legion Records Large Charity and Aid Efforts
The Minnesota post credits 43,262 good deeds in 1921 and a Kansas City convention surplus of 25,000 may fund a new headquarters. Pittsburg vocational students loan repaid in full by 800 ex soldiers. An auxiliary unit chartered at Wrangell Alaska likely named The Arctic Circle. American Legion service division issued 323,447.80 in compensation checks to 4,924 veterans between October 1921 and January 1922.
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Minnesota
American Legion
Kansas City
Pittsburg
Kan
Land
American Legion Auxiliary
Wrangell
Alaska
Arctic Circle
Tick Eradication Progress in Georgia Under Federal Quarantine
U S Department of Agriculture reports satisfactory tick eradication in Georgia with about fifteen counties likely to be released from federal quarantine. In June 814,565 cattle dips supervised, Taylor county opposed cooperation prompting quarantine. marked dipping rules aid efforts. undipped cattle fewer than in any state. more markets closing to tick cattle. shipments restricted to Baltimore Union Stock Yards and other listed facilities.
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United States Department of Agriculture
Georgia
Taylor
Commissioners’ Court
Taylor County
Department of Agriculture
South
Maryland State Board of Agriculture
Bureau of Animal Industry
Union Stock Yards
Baltimore
J. A. Whitefield Co
Frederick, Md
Benning Union Stock Yards
District of Columbia
Caroling Packing Co
Wilmington
N. C
Exercise needs for horses during winter confinement
The horse loses health and strength without daily exercise similar to traveling five to six miles. To maintain condition, keep outdoors as much as possible in winter and house in a cool ventilated barn with proper bedding.
Market Trends and Lamb Docking Guidance
Surplus grains and cheap feed lure feeders into using roughage for beef. Buy feeders at low figures to reduce losses. Dock lambs early and castrate when few days old to prevent losses of 25 cents to $1 per head.
Grazing for Hogs on Pasture Crops for Economics
A succession of pasture crops for hogs will be necessary on many farms if hogs are to be raised economically. The piece emphasizes sustainable grazing to reduce feed costs and improve farm profitability.
Mainspring Quote Amid Talk of Success and Failure
A fragment cites the saying that the mainspring of outcomes is the word done. The remark links achievement to decisive action and results, highlighting a focus on completing tasks as the path to success or failure.
Paris Protests Flamboyant Signs on Champs Elysees
Parisians object to bold signs along the Champs Elysees describing them as theatrical and Broadway like. Officials say no legislation to curb such signage is planned in the capital’s residential districts.
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Champs Elysees
Broadway
Capital
Beggar Claims Blindness Despite Past Encounters
A beggar asks for help at a house door while claiming to be blind for seven years. The householder recognizes a recurring lame man who once asked for a dime, sparking a scene of disbelief and a request for steady work.
Battleship Maryland First 16 Inch Gun Vessel
The Maryland battleship becomes the first fighting ship to carry 16 inch guns. Long ears are praised as a beauty trait in Peru. In Russia tea is not sipped from cups but a large glass tumbler. In feudal England a knight was required for every 500 acres of land.
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Maryland
Peru
England
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