Educational plan backed by legion to swap students
Plans are under way through the American Legion to arrange an exchange of college students with eight allied nations from World War I. About eight scholarships are to be funded in American universities for foreign students, with selection via an international essay contest. Exchanges to start next fall, organized through Fidac veterans groups, include Belgium Czechoslovakia Great Britain Italy Yugoslavia Poland and Romania.
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American Legion
United States
Legion
Natonal
James F. Barton
Stedenta
Veterans’ Organizations
Fidac
Interallied Veterans’ Federation
Belgium
Czechoslovakia
Great Britain
Italy
Yugoslavia
Poland
Romania
Lemuel Bolles
Rome
Bolles
Tidac
Fidnae
Half Million Dollars in Legion Relief Work
The American Legion auxiliary reports nearly half a million dollars spent in relief for World War I veterans and families over the past year. 82 departments show 385,755 dollars in cash, clothing and food, with the national total near 500,000. About 200,000 visits to the sick and disabled were made, 8,055 families assisted, and $500 monthly for maintenance at the Otter Lake cottage in Michigan. Programs include Iowa clubs for hospitalized veterans, Hogteas House support at Danville hospital, and care for children of veterans. Minnesota aided trainees with 11,895 dollars, and farm supplies costing over 10,000 dollars.
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American Legion Auxiliary
The
Legion
Auxiliary
Mra
Hazel Workman
National Rehabilitation Committee
Otter Lake
Mich
Iowa
Iowa Department of
Towa
Kentucky
Indiana
Dangon Springs
Loulalana Susiliary
Workman
Face Failure When Fettered by Fear
A reflective piece argues fear paralyses action. It cites a servant dropped ornaments after saying I’m afraid and a youth unable to perform an unusual task. A professor notes servants fear of breakage breeds actual breakage, showing fear debilitates nerves and muscles and stops achievement. The moral: avoid the fatal I’m afraid mindset to pursue fame, money, or advancement.
Rare Maori Relics Unearthed in Mountain Cave Discovery
A Maori burial cave in Auckland province Australia yielded hundreds of well preserved skeletons and rare relics. Explorers lowered into the cave as candlelight revealed grinning skulls of ancient warriors and a mummified chieftainess. Preservation of teeth in centuries old skulls was remarkable.
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Auckland
Australia
Parma
Portrait tale reflects cubist debate in Philadelphia luncheon
Joseph H Widener recounts John Sargent doubting cubist art after hearing a Chelsea studio tale. A rich Englishman shows his cubist portrait to his valet Jorkins who declares it divine and heavenly. The exchange ends with Jorkins praising the sitter, noting class and propriety.
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Joseph H. Widener
Philadelphia
John Sargent
Chelsea
Jorkins
Air
Buddys Fishing Feat and Flowered Temptation
Buddy Cohen buys a new fishing pole and lands a record Ned off Redondo pier the next Sunday. He faces hunger and, prompted by a flowered young lady, asks if her scent beats cookies, creating a quirky scene from the Los Angeles Times.
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Buddy Cohen
Redondo
Buddy
Max
Los Angeles Times
Demolition of Berlioz Era House Sparks Paris Grief
Lovers of the composer Berlioz lament the demolition of a Montmartre house where he lived and drafted parts of the Damnation of Faust. The site is to be replaced by a modern hotel, provoking a示 protest by admirers who gathered to express regret. Berlioz, famed for introducing novel instrumental effects, remains a major figure among French composers.
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Berlioz
Paris
Montmartre
Faust
Texas fig industry grows in southeastern state
The fig industry in southeastern Texas is expanding rapidly with perhaps only half the trees bearing. Thousands of acres have been planted in the last two years, and several large plantings will be added this winter, according to telegraph reports. The crop is well suited to Texas coastal plain country.
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Texas
Tocel
Washington Star
Ocean Hides Secrets of Missing Vessels Amid Naval Losses
The Navy records a long list of vanished ships from Reprisal in 1777 to Cyclops in 1919 and Conestoga in 1921, with 1000 plus American sailors lost. Cyclops stands as the most puzzling case with no official cause or remains found, despite radio and weather reports showing no disaster.
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Ocean
Pacific
Navy Department
Cyclops
West Indies
Department
General Gates
Saratoga
Insurgent
Pickering
Hamilton
Wasp NT
Fipervier
Lynx
Wildcat
Hornet
Sea Gull
Grampus
Jefferson
Albany I
Ning
Norfolk
Barbadoes
Conestoga
Mare Island
Cal
Pearl Harbor
Hawaii
Man Dreams Kidnaping Then Sees Car Thieves Steal Auto
A man awakes from a nightmare about his son Jackie and rushes home to find his car being stolen by thieves. The story attributed to Capper's Weekly notes his relief when Jackie is found safe before witnessing the theft.
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Jackie
Shelmberg
Capper
Nonflying Flyer Rena Fonck Snaps At New York Airmen
French ace Rena Fonck criticizes air service treatment of young airmen in New York. A new recruit boasts two years of aeronautics study at Harvard and prior flying experience, but an officer cuts him off and orders him to clean the colonel's wife’s electric washer.
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Rena Fonck
Io New York
Harvard
Black Cat Letter Arouses Townsfolk Inquiry
Carmel state house custodian Henry A Roberts recalls unusual experiences from his political and hunting career after a Norman Station inquiry over a supposed Black Cat reward. He notes a 50 cent price per cat, distinguishing a real Black Cat with no white.
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Henry A. Roberts
Carmel
Statehouse
Norman Station
Jackson County
Henry
Turley
Indianapolis News
Break in a San Iaanco sisters tale alters planned match
In a four sister household the youngest Miss Margaret Boehm of San Iaanisco was slated to wed the fourth brother, completing a quartet of marriages. Reporter Herbert Trautner changed the pattern by marrying Margaret, breaking the assumed perfect family story.
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Margaret Boehm
San Iaanisco
Herbert Trautner
Margaret
Indianapolis News
Winton Advance Brief Supports Poetical Gown Admiration
A fragment shows a misquoted dialogue about a wife's gown described as a poem. The exchange highlights the author’s frustration and the townsfolk remark on fashion. The line ends abruptly with Winton Advance as a location or publication tag.
Dishes for Rabbit and Other Winter Sandwiches
A vintage recipe column presents methods for preparing rabbit with onion and bay leaf. potted pigeon. baked ham with mustard and cloves. baked pork chops with a crumb dressing. apple preserves. and a selection of winter sandwiches including deviled ham, chicken and nut, onion and bacon, hot chicken, and chocolate sandwiches with simple sauces.
Fragments on Income and Romance Among Chinese Populace
A dated note claims the average income of Chinese men is ninety percent of the working population not exceeding 50 dollars yearly and contrasts women preferring a multitask lover to an unloving Adonis. This reads as a compilation of oddities and social stereotypes rather than a coherent report.
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Inie Man
China
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