Draped in Tarnished Lace A Mother's Secret Revealed
In a long diarylike narrative, Mary recalls her mother’s blue satin dress darker with tarnish and the impact of marital strain. She describes discovering her mother crying beside the tarnished gown, and her father’s lingering gaze and romance as they reconnect at a reception, revealing enduring love and family secrets.
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Mother
Norther
Attie
Aunt Battle
Father
Mary
Marie
Gruer
Hattie
Geld
Estere
Sarah
Mnitker
Pather
Toba
Gentle Reminder on Post Election Favors and Forgetting Friends
A quip about elected officials forgetting friends after taking office. Senator Sorghum retorts that such ingratitude never truly happens, and that favors are remembered or forgotten by those who observe political manners.
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Senator Sorghum
Medal of Honor Men to Attend Legion Convention in New Orleans
Prominent guests at the American Legion national convention in New Orleans October 16 to 20 will include Medal of Honor recipients. Lieut Sydney G Gumpertz of New York, the first to accept, earned the award for heroism with the 132nd Infantry at Bolg de Forges on September 26, 1918. He single handedly silenced a German machine gun nest after two comrades were killed, leading to the surrender of 16 enemy troops and two heavy machine guns.
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New Orleans
United States
Sydney G. Gumperts
New York
Gumpertz
Herolsm
One Hundred Thirty-second Infantry
Bolg de Forges
Gumperts
Gumpert
Legion Youth Bicycle Tour Reports Across the Nation
Don ald F. Chase, 21, city editor in Reno, rode 125 miles daily from Reno to Syracuse, visiting 110 Legion posts to share how branches help communities. He spoke of local Legion efforts and handled a roadside shooting incident after a driver hit his bike near Topeka.
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Donald F. Chase
Reno
Nev
Syracuse
N. Y
Chase
Nevada State Journal
Reno American Legion
Legion
Topeka
Kan
American Legion
Will Dance For Doughboys at Legion Convention
Miss Emily V. Schupp of Duluth Mina volunteers to dance for doughboy friends at the American Legion national convention in New Orleans next October. Known as Lada she entertained thousands of soldiers in cantonments and has appeared at Legion events in Minnesota towns. She is a poloist and will join a Duluth Legion band recital at the New Orleans gathering after their Kansas City band contest win.
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Emily V. Schupp
Duluth
Mina
American Legion
New Orleans
Misa Bschupp
Lada
Cantonmenta of America
Legion
Minnesota
Schupp
Duluth American Legion Band
Kansas City
American Legion auxiliary groups form in Canada and England
Women eligible are wives mothers sisters or daughters of war veterans members and the auxiliaries follow similar lines to the American Legion. Canadian and English auxiliaries organize to assist disabled veterans their dependents and to press for legislation to ease postwar burdens.
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American Legion
Canada
England
War Veterans’ Associations
Self-Preservation in a Hotel Lobby
A Birmingham Age-Herald cartoonish dialogue shows a deaf man with an ear trumpet provoking a snooping delegate. The exchange ends with the horn as a shield against earnest uplift talk.
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Birmingham Age-Herald
Swamp Root Kidney Liver Bladder Remedy Ad
An advertisement touts Dr Kilmer and Co Swamp Root claiming purity strength and lack of harmful drugs. It promotes trial samples for ten cents and urges readers to mention the paper in the note. The copy ends with an unrelated line about a young man interviewing a girl's father.
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Dr. Kilmer
Dr. Kilmer & Co
Binghamton
N. Y
Quarrels Eased by Refusal to Make Up Says Pair
A wry exchange notes that some married couples dodge fights by not reconciling. One mocks a scene where a sow and garden metaphor hints at slow progress followed by continued layoffs of plans. The dialogue frames relationship tensions with humor.
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Eleanor H. Porter
Rh.livingstone
Hawkeye
State News
Sioux City
C. B. Robbins
Cedar Rapida
Iowa American Legion
Henry Bear
Fort Dodge
Eldora Pipe & Tile Company
H. & S. Variety
Monticello
H. W. Harnett
la Forte
Timothy
A. L. Rogers
Bruce Rogers
Denlaon
Keosauqua
J.F. Cole
Oelwein
California
Lamont
Joe Walshy
Rockford
Ric Hfe
Knights of Pythias
Winterset
Bellevue
Claude Ballard
Chicago
Ben Parker
Gater
Fred McColm
Cedar Rapids
North Dakota
Goldie Jacobs
Murray
Missouri
Mies Jacobe
State Bank Department
St. Ansgar
State Bank of St
Hazel L. Hicks
Connail Bluff
E. Miller
Asa Turner
Asa
Maxwell
John V. Schurtz
Burlington
Lonnie Jontz
Baxter
Newton
Gangemen
Rosanna Mateva
Bellevue Loss
Marcy Hospital
Iowa City
Dean
Little Elbert O'Clair
A. L. O'Clair
Dickens
Clinton Mirror
Frank Neumann
W. L. Eaton
Iowa
THE
Will
Doughboys
New Orleana Convention
Algo Boarda
Riceville
UCKY
Nickly
Lear Baby's
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