Quinn Becomes Youngest Mayor in Faribault History
Thomas H. Quinn of Faribault Minnesota, a World War I veteran and American Legion member, was elected mayor at age twenty two in April 1921 and reelected in 1923. He studied at St Thomas College and St Paul College of Law, joined the internal revenue service in 1919, opened a Faribault law office in 1920, and leads local veterans and municipal leagues.
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Thomas H. Quinn
American Legion
United States
Quinn
Faribault
Minn
St. Thomas College
St. Paul College of Law
Internal Revenue Service
Southern Minnesota Baseball League
Minnesota Municipalities League
Tie
Minnesota Department of the American Legion
Veterans’ Organization
WWII Veterans Funeral Benefits Rule Expanded
The Veterans Bureau will pay funeral expenses up to 100 for indigent World War I veterans and cover transportation from death to interment within the continental United States. Burial in national cemeteries possible on request. Eligibility requires indigence proof and no funds or relatives available.
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American Legion
United States Veterans’ Bureau
United States
Legion
Playground Initiative Sparks Bridgewater Vote
Due to demand for more school facilities on former playground property in Bridgewater Massachusetts the city children lost recreation space. The American Legion in Bridgewater led a petition drive urging a special election to authorize purchase of parcels for recreation purposes.
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Bridgewater
Mass
American Legion
Boy Laughs At Brother's Molasses Mishap
In a scene from The American Legion Weekly, eight year-old Bertie sits unfazed on the piazza steps while a neighbor frets over a mo mentary household accident. Bertie explains his brother merely spilled molasses in the pantry and is being combed for Sunday school.
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Bertie
The
American Legion Weekly
Seaside Auxiliary Aids Boy Scouts With Funds and Colors
The American Legion Auxiliary unit in Seaside Oregon approved a $150 appropriation to support the local Boy Scouts annual work. The auxiliary women also presented the troop with a stand of national colors for their post.
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Auxiliary
American Legion Auxiliary
Seaside
Ore
The
Legion post relief efforts praised by Illinois State Register
The Kankakee American Legion post aided 230 transients last winter and prevented distress cases from becoming city charity. It exposed 85 frauds, supervised disabled veterans, visited hospitals, offered loans, cared for the sick, arranged Christian burials, and defended veterans against predatory practices.
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Kankakee
Legion
Commonwealth
Ilinois
Oklahoma veterans in prisons to be surveyed and aided
The Soldiers' Relief commission will interview and retrain all veterans in Oklahoma penal institutions with emphasis on mentally abnormal cases. The effort aligns with a national American Legion plan to survey prisoners, gather data for federal compensation and war risk insurance, and provide vocational training and libraries to aid rehabilitation. A Wisconsin survey found 60 percent of former service members in prisons were mentally abnormal or disabled from WWI service.
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Oklahoma
Soldiers’ Relief Commission
American Legion
Veterans’ Organization
Clail Fe
Wisconsin
Legion seeks tax relief for war trophy distribution
Congress adjourned without approving a Legion backed bill to permit distribution of captured and surrendered relief trophies to U S cities and towns. Estimated cost reaches 250000 to place trophies by state proportional to number of men in service. War department guards 3000000 enemy rifles cannons and other equipment awaiting disposition.
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Congress
American Legion
Legion
United States
War Department
Memorial park plan blocks home for American Legion in Fatchogue NY
City council ruled out a site for a Legion post home in Fatchogue New York. The decision came after Legion members asked for a building location. Officials said the new edifice could house city offices and be built jointly with the Legion.
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Fatchogue
N. Y
Loyal Post
The
American Legion
Legion
Memorial Home Fund Drive for Harrison Veterans
Harrison New York veterans campaign to raise $18,000 for a memorial home. Led by the American Legion post, the building will imitate Independence Hall and honor soldiers and sailors from 1776 through 1917 18. The Legion post and members supplied the major share of contributions.
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Harrison
N. Y
American Legion
Independence Hall
Philadelphia
The
Legion Post
Beacon Signals Legion Meetings With Elevated Beacon
George Washington post uses a ten foot tall pole and a colored electric beacon on the clubhouse cupola to signal members that a meeting is about to start. The beacon illuminating method is described as a novel way to attract post members to gatherings.
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Post
American Legion
George Washington Post
Pioneer Post
The Tale of Mr Fox and Neighbor Dog
A farmyard feud between Mr Fox and Neighbor Dog leads to a bold plan by Dog to catch the fox. Dog sneaks out when unchained, ambushes Fox near the fence, and forces him to retreat into his house as Dog taunts him from the yard.
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R. Fox
Mr. Fox
Mr. Dog
Man
Mr Dog
Dog
Mr Box
Mr Pox
Air Fox
Ate
Pop
Fox
McClure Newspaper Syndicate
Portrait Sparks Witty Exchange Over Alleged likeness
A playful exchange centers on a portrait seen as life like by a patron. The artist quips that the likeness is so accurate it could cost alimony if the patron tries to replace the wife in the image.
Why Sundays Rule Sunlight Baby Dedications Across Ages
The piece argues that many cultures believe a newborn should first meet sunlight on Sunday to ensure luck and health, tracing the sun worship tradition back to ancient sun gods like Osiris. It notes Sunday’s designation predates Christianity and remains linked to sun dedication across eras and regions.
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Osiris
A. D
B.C
McClure Newspaper Syndicate
Early Life of Actor John Gilbert
The text notes John Gilbert born in Logan Utah in 1897 to traveling theater parents. It traces his start in a stock company, his quick move to screen work, and early success in supporting roles before stardom. A playful anecdote about a fox and a birdyard appears in altered dialogue and comic asides.
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John Gilbert
Young Gilbert
Logan
Utah
Iris the Rainbow Goddess and the Iris Flower Name
Reek mythology links the name Iris to Eris and the rainbow. Iris in Homer's verse is the swift messenger of the gods, bearing royal commands from Zeus and Hera. The iris flower helped popularize the name in England and America.
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Hermes
Zeus
Hera
England
America
Amethyst Talisman Shown For Tris In Prophecy Tale
The former country witch known for flower names assigns amethyst as a protective talisman for Tris. It promises protection from evil and disease and grants quick intelligence. Thursday is Tris' lucky day and five her lucky number.
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Tris
Wheeler
Natcate, Inc
Predictions From Palm Lines Warn Of Travel And Change
The article explains rare palm line patterns in horoscopy. It notes lines crossing the head and life line indicating danger or sickness, marks on lines predicting prices, and travel away from home when branches split toward Venus and Luna. It concludes with a scientist-like assessment by Wheeler Syndicate.
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Mount of
Venus
Luna
Uy By Wheeler Syndicate, Inc
Travel by Rail Between Singapore and Penang. Rubber Plantations Seen
A traveler can ride seven hours by railway from Singapore to Penang in the Federated Malay states and not lose sight of the rubber plantations. The journey covers more than 300 miles with scenery dominated by rubber industry areas.
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Singapore
Penang
Federated Malay States
Feeding problem sheets aid livestock extension work
The United States Department of Agriculture distributes new red and black feeding problem sheets to county agents and extension workers to assist stock feeders. The sheets outline problems, note farmer actions taken, and invite comments. State colleges and the department supply answers, with a return postcard to report results and a follow up system to document progress.
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United States Department of Agriculture
Department
Couttly
State Agricultural College
Heavy Corn Ration May Cause Death of Lambs
In northern Colorado cornfields lambs on corn for weeks face death risk from overfeeding. To prevent losses, provide ample alfalfa or protein forage and regulate grain intake. If only prairie hay or straw available, add about one tenth pound of linseed meal or cottonseed meal as substitute. Salt served as mineral supplement in trials.
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Colorado
Cornfields
K. J. Marynard
Colorado State Experiment Station
Better Sires Program Expands for Stock Owners
The United States Department of Agriculture distributes signs reading Pure Bred Sires exclusively Used on This Farm in cooperation with state programs. Over 1200 livestock owners nationwide are using pure bred sires and agreeing to follow improved stock methods.
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United States Department of Agriculture
Commercial Life of a Breeding Ewe
The commercial life of a breeding ewe spans six to eight years depending on type range feed and care. The first lamb is dropped at about two years of age and four to six more lambs are produced before the animal is discarded.
Mules From Native Mares Raise Feasible Yet Limited Returns
Mules may be derived from native mares if the mares can be kept working concurrently. However, keeping a mare solely to produce a mule is not economically advantageous.
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Gion
American Legion News Service
Fairibault, Minn
Beacon
MR. Fox and
H Irving King
John Kendrick Banas
By E. R. Peyser
McClure Syndicate
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