Foxes Race for Breakfast Ends with Fox Trick
Mr. Fox lures Junior Fox with a race to a pond stump promising breakfast if he wins. Junior dashes back to the poultry yard but Mr. Fox surges ahead, leaps the wall with two plump birds, while Junior is blocked by the gate as dogs close in.
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R. Fox
Junior. Fox
Uni
Mr. Fox
Junior Fox
Junior
D Junior Fox
Jie
Mr. Rex
Ife
Cickens
Fox
Mr. Man
Junior Pox
Dog
Junior Fox’s Elusive Run Ends At Dusk
George Fawcett escapes a pursuing dog and hides in his den after a long morning chase. Junior fox reflects on appetite and lessons from Mr. Fos, musing that a fox’s trickery grows wiser with time.
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Junior
Mr. Dog
Mrr. Fox
Junior Fox
Tam
Mr. Fos
The Value of Keeping Your Word in Social Circles
A 1923 McClure Syndicate note contrasts two types of women in social life. Some speak carelessly about selling charity tickets while others insist on delivering or paying for them themselves.
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McClure Newspaper Syndicate
Johns Hopkins Policy Urges Curb on Surgeon Fees
An editorial argues high medical charges threaten public welfare and praises Johns Hopkins for capping a single operation at 1000 dollars. It asserts physicians should be motivated by relief of suffering, not profit, and warns excessive fees deter rural access to care.
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Johns Hopkins
Baltimore
Hopkins
Wheeler Syndicate, Inc
Whats in a Name
The piece traces how the feminine name Jeanne Jo anna Joan and its variants evolved through history. It links forms like Jehanne Jeanne Joanna and Jean to saints royals and legends noting religious feasts and notable bearers. It also mentions the sapphire talisman and assigns Friday as the name holder’s lucky day and number.
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Jeanne
Jane
Jean
Joanna
Herod
Eveng
Joan Benaufort
James I
Oil Birds of Peru Atop a Lawless River Cave
A Peruvian Huallaga River bandits' domain houses the vast cave of the oil birds. The cave shelters hundreds of thousands of birds and their exceptionally fat young, whose fat is pressed into a crude oil used for medicine and food by locals.
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Huallaga River
Peru
Uside
Tomorrow Brings Hope Against Sorrow
A reflective piece urges turning from current grief to tomorrow waiting with brighter skies. The verse contrasts cheerful moods with present melancholy and counsels seeking solace in future promises.
Legion warns against fake veteran magazines and sales
The American Legion warns the public about fake veteran magazines that peddle patriotic rhetoric for profit. Investigations show proceeds often go to non veterans while salesmen pose as former service members, sometimes using wounded or disabled claims to boost credibility.
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Salesmmen
France
Samerican Legion
Asperican Legion
Closer Cooperation Between US and British Veterans Feeds Union
The American Legion joined the British Legion at its annual convention and the British Empire Service League biennial meeting signaling stronger ties between U S and British ex service members. Sir Douglas Haig welcomed the American Legion and pledged mutual fellowship and closer affili ation. Past National Commanders Hanford MacNider and Milton Foreman represented the Legion.
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United States
Great Britain
American Legion
British Legion
British Empire Service League
Alvin Owsley
Douglas Haig
Hanford MacNider
Mason City, Jr
Milton J. Foreman
Chicago
Legion
Memorial projects authorize county memorial commissions in Idaho
Idaho passes a law creating county memorial commissions chaired by local veterans leaders and county officials to decide on World War I memorials. The state matches local funds when a site is bought, and county recorders must record discharge certificates with a 25 cent fee for copies.
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Idaho
American Legion
Leader of Overseas BOD Louise Wells Re-elected President
Louise Wells of Chicago is re elected president of the Women s Overseas Service league the little sister of the American Legion Built from Army and Red Cross nurses Salvation Army tas sies Y girls signal corps nurses and canteeners the group honors those who served in France Many were gassed wounded or died of trench fever influenza or were killed in action Wells entered service from Los Angeles and led the Los Angeles unit before presiding in Chicago A Dawes and Kimery praise the overseas workers for their service in mud rain and hot chocolate during the war.
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Louise Wells
Chicago
Women's Overseas Service League
Little Sister of the
American Legion
Legion
League
Army
Red Cross
Salvation Army
Signal Corps
America
France
Miss Wells
Los Angeles
Arthur G. Wells
Santa Fe Railroad
Camp Upton
Clenable
Allevard Les Bainsound
Lyon
Ast
John G. Kimery
Grand Rapids
Mich
Arkansas Legion Plans Memorial for World War Hero Herman Davis
The American Legion in Arkansas aids plans for the Herman Davis Memorial Foundation to honor Herman Davis who died from gas effects in World War I and is buried in an unmarked grave in Manila. The foundation seeks a monument at Manila and another at the State War Memorial building in Little Rock, plus a Herman Davis scholarship at the University of Arkansas and a Herman Davis Memorial Highway through northern Mississippi County. Davis, ranked fourth on Pershing’s list of World War heroes, remained modest and returned to a simple life after the war.
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Arkansas
American Legion
Herman Davis
Manila
Ark
Little Rock
University of Arkansas
Mississippi County
Manilla
Edmonds veteran urges Legion post creation in town
Frederick Graham, World War I and Spanish-American War veteran living in Edmonds Washington, advocates forming an American Legion post to aid ex servicemen. He notes his disability and reliance on veterans bureau care, and says national headquarters cannot' accept his offer due to his condition.
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American Legion
Legion
Frederick Graham
Edmonds
Wash
Graham
National Headquarters of
the Legion
Foy
Veterans’ Bureau
Modern Soldiers Memorial Hospital Opens Near Muskogee
The Soldiers' Memorial hospital for World War disabled veterans opened near Muskogee Oklahoma. Built by the soldiers' relief commission at the request of the American Legion, it is declared by veterans bureau officials to be one of the nation s most modern facilities.
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Soldiers’ Memorial
Muskogee
Oklo
Soldiers’ Relief Commission
Oklahoma
American Legion
Veterans’ Bureau
Anxious Breeder Seeks Strong Pig Litters in Fall
Breeder hopes for large, vigorous litters as sows near farrowing. Adequate feeding and care, shade, water, and green forage improve outcomes. Summer conditions aid gain, reduce feeding costs, and ease pigging. avoid flesh loss and provide grain before farrowing.
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B. W. Pairbanks
Colorado Agricultural College
Profitable Weight Guidelines for Northern Ireland Hogs
The report from Vice Consul Barringer in Belfast advises marketing pigs when they weigh 170 to 195 pounds to avoid additional feeding costs. Lighter pigs show higher gain efficiency per food unit, so farmers should not push porkers to heavier weights.
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Northern
Ireland
Barringer
Belfast
Different Ailments Mistaken for Cholera in Swine
Swine growers are urged to note that many illnesses mimic cholera as hog cholera comes under better control. Other diseases with cholera like symptoms include anthrax epilepsy gastroenteritis necrobacilosis pleurisy pneumonia poisoning tuberculosis swine plague and worms.
Brood Sows Need High Protein Feed Before Farrowing
The article stresses feeding brood sows rich in protein during the last 60 days of gestation. It cites alfalfa hay, wheat shorts, or tamkage as examples when pasture is unavailable and notes this period is critical for unborn pig development.
Hog Herd Management Principles From Practical Notes
The passage emphasizes reliable feed access for hogs, consistent care before farrowing, and staying with quality hogs through ups and downs. It advises a warm farrowing area with ample bedding, plenty of water and shade in warm months, and stresses that excess intake drives fat gain in cattle, urging continual feeding without overfeeding.
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George Fawcett
Virginia
Mary Marshall Duffee
Johns
Jehanne
Navarre
Henry II
Sicily
McClure Bynéicata
Oil Birds’ of
John Kendrick Bangs
American Legion News Service
Legion Warking
Comrades In Peace
Women’s Service League
Arkansas Legion
Tri
General Pershing
Davis
Soif
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