Veteran oyster opener faces growing challenges in Boston
Jim Farren known as Daddy at Union Oyster House in Boston, now past seventy, opens 100 oysters in under five minutes and claims to shuck 10 000 oysters daily amid increasing competition in the oyster opening contest.
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Jim Farren
Old Union
Boston
Jail Is His Real Home Native Milwaukee Man Locked Up
Ned Hogan a 76 year old Milwaukee native claims the house of correction is his lifelong home and currently serves his 106th term on vagrancy charges. He is shown peeling potatoes for the workhouse inmates in his favorite indoor activity.
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Milwaukee
House of Correction
Workhouse
Blind inventor patents writing aid for the sightless
Malcolm J. McNein, himself totally blind, patented a device that helps the blind write legibly. An adjustable guide enables use of a pen or pencil with the ease of normal sight, promising improved handwriting for the visually impaired.
Former Soldier and Artist John Avardo to Study in Rome
John Avardo, a Baltimore waiter before the war, now an art student recovering from war injuries. The American Legion reports the Veterans' Bureau will send him to Rome to complete his art course after winning a first prize in modelling at an art school. Avardo is among veterans pursuing rehabilitation through vocational training in auto mechanics, radio work, drafting, and other trades.
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Baltimore
American Legion
Washington, D. C
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Avardo
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Bureau
Avardo’s
Ayere
Fifteen-Year-Old Wins Flag Salute Essay Prize
Mark Winchester of Toledo Ohio won first prize in an American Legion essay contest with 115 words describing salute as an outward sign of inner patriotism. A young Russian girl earned second prize, noting fewer pogroms and starving children in the United States.
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Toledo
Buckeye Legion Post
Mark Winchester
American Legion
Mark
Wwe
Httle
Russia
Editorial praises cash bonus plan for veterans fund
A Chicago editorial on Hanford MacNider's rotating fund for needy OX service men argues the sound policy would loan a cash bonus to those in need. It notes risks from universal distribution and insufficient credit for some, urging support for a fund with repayable loans to sustain ongoing relief.
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Chicago
MacNider
Chicaga
Hanford MacNider
Language critic Mr Jessaway stalls errant order
Mr Jessaway, a fussypants about English, sat in a restaurant and demanded steak corn and potatoes. The server quips that baked potatoes are all over. He asks what they are all over and she answers with a simple With.
Holyoke Adopts French Village In Saint Mihiel Memorial
American Legion men report a destroyed French village at Apremont-la-Foret near Saint Mihiel with a small community house raised amid ruins. The structure was erected by Holyoke Massachusetts in memory of twelve Holyoke men who fell in the Saint Mihiel drive.
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Saint Mihiel
American Legion
Holyoke
Mass
Saint- Mihiel
Madame Schumann-Heink Supports American Legion Work
The 60 year old opera star Madame Schumann-Heink resumes public service by backing the American Legion, calling it the greatest organization in the world. Returning from an Orient tour she embraces motherhood to an adopted and a biological son, as she uses song and sewing to spread cheer. She says she has never been happier and remains graceful with youth in spirit.
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Orient
American Legion
Madame Schumann-Heink
Vulion
Fepal
The Last Journey of Sam Soo Hoo Killed in Action
The American Legion tells of Sam Soo Hoo of Chinese descent born in San Francisco who went to Cling and married. In 1917 he joined the war, kissed his bride, and died. A white cross marked his grave. a Red Cross photo sent to his widow sparked a request to return his body to China for burial near Canton.
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Sam Soo Too
Ourey Valley
The
American Legion Weekly
San Francisco
Sam
America
Sam Soo Tsoo
Red Cross
China
Jia Gi Chuen
Canton
Only Officer to Survive Bert Rugh’s War Record
Bert Rugh, the sole survivor in his battalion, reflects on his wartime service with the Canadian army and a later push to build a $100,000 American Legion club house for Cedar Rapids post 1a. His early service began in the Forty ninth Town volunteer infantry in Cuba, then with the Canadian Engineers in 1914, where he rose to lieutenant as most of his officers were killed and three orderlies fell in action.
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Bert Rugh
Cedar Rapids
American Legion
Rugh
Ninth Town Volunteer Infantry
Cuba
Tsos
Mary
Canadian Engineers
Inettalion
Carrying On With the American Legion Highlights Local Projects
The Liberal Kansas American Legion post builds a swimming pool in the city park and digs holes for tree planting. Nearby, a Hawaii health resort for veterans rises near Kilauea as citizens support veteran welfare. International cost per capita figures compare United States at 3.22 with Britain 138.25, France 22.52, Italy 6.70, and Japan 3.83. German women are invited to Armistice Day celebrations by the National Council of Women next year. Rev David Railton of Margate reports job scarcity for ex soldiers. The Flanders poppy is declared a pest by the federal horticulture board for crowding out useful plants.
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Liberal
Kan
The
American Legion
United States
Great Britain
France
Italy
Japan
Exit Ascaris A USDA Film Reveals Hog Roundworm Losses
The USDA educational film explains how Ascaris lumbricoides infests swine, showing soil parasite eggs and the worm life cycle. A veterinarian demonstrates diagnosis and prevention to farmers, extension workers, and farm bureaus.
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United States Department of Agriculture
Ascaris
Mixed infection in swine debate sparks industry worry
Dr. G. S. Weaver of South Dakota argues that mixed infection hype is misleading. He says a new bacteria to combat hog cholera is marketed by a biological house and would not address core hog diseases like swine plague.
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Jess
G. S. Weaver
South Dakota
Feeding Guide for Fattening Lambs in Dry Lot
To fatten feeder lambs in dry lot provide corn and silage. Feed a pound of shelled corn twice daily and two pounds of corn silage with about one sixth pound of oilmeal. Include clover alfalfa or soybean hay and ample salt. For growing lambs use equal parts corn oats bran and oilmeal with plenty of good hay.
Proper Exercise for Ewes Breeding Ewes Need Daily Field Exercise
Breeding ewes should have sufficient exercise to prevent weak lambs. When possible, part of the roughage should be fed in the field away from barns, and ewes should be on the field every day with fair weather.
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