Wartime plan backs soldier community settlements bill
A New York meeting of Amer ican Legion leaders approved in principle the Mulliet bill to reclaim lands and wetlands for soldier settlements. The measure envisions returning veterans as workers paid to reclaim semiarid and flooded tracts, establishing community settlements with long term support and reinvestment in the reclaimed lands.
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Reclama
Americas Legion
Great Organization of World War Veterans
New York
Puri
St. Louis
Amerixo Legion
Legion
Washington
Col Lake Lea
United States Sema
Foe
Tennermen
Cal. T. Miller
Dome of Representatives
Why Does Coal Keep Going Up Resolution Demands Inquiry
A New Jersey inquiry proposal accuses rising coal prices of lacking justification since World War I peace, urging the Interstate Commerce Committee to investigate causes including freight, wages, and profits. It seeks a Senate report with recommendations and possible action against responsible miners shippers or dealers.
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New Jerey
Errane
Committee On Interstate Commerce
Senate
Insurancemen of wealth listed in a rising tide of coverage
The article enumerates high net worth individuals in the United States with substantial life and property insurance. It names Rodman Wanamaker, Jake Wanamaker Sr., Morgen, Julius Rowewald, Percy Korteteit, Beary Francis Dupont, and others, noting many carry policies well over six figures. It contrasts the heavy insurers with the notable exception of John D. Rockefeller, suggesting vast disparities in individual coverage.
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Ams
United
Rodman Wanemaker
New York
Philadelphia
Mr. Wenmmaker
Agureen
Pier Depeat
Powder Trust
Jake Wanamaker
Toander
de Peartment
Sika J
Vierpont Morgen
Julius Rowewald
Cacage
Percy
Dehorning Calves with Caustic Potash and Soda
Prepared by the United States Department of Agriculture, the article outlines a caustic method to prevent horn growth in calves. It details application timing, handling cautions, and a cautery stick technique, plus an emulsion alternative mixing caustic soda, kerosene, and water, with safety notes to avoid skin or eye contact and skull injury.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
United States Department of Agricuture
Cnlf
Boy Scouts Explore Father Son Campouts and Uniform Talks
A wartime era Boys Scouts report describes father and son camping with the troop head showing leadership, the event highlighting father participation, camp meals, and bunking arrangements. The War Department may assign an officer to help with uniforms as army veterans take scoutmaster roles, while national headquarters cautions against permanent use of army uniforms as scout uniforms.
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War Department
Hae
Haya
Noy Scouts of
Amerie
James EL Went
Ftos
Shipping Swine in Summer Care Should Be Taken
Proper care should be taken not to load hogs too heavily in warm weather. Excessive loading is a leading cause of loss in hog shipments.
What Scouting 15 Worth in Early Scout Meetings
In Locustitate Pennsylvania Troop No 1 leader AH H Kurta notes scouts travel long distances to meetings. Many live seven to nine miles away and arrive by train, horse, or automobile, then walk home. Some walk nine miles after services, with one stormy 1918 trek remembered.
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Bone
AH. H. Kurta
Locustitate
Pear
College Men Lead Scouts at Yale
Scouting has aroused considerable interest at Yale with thirty five graduates now scoutmasters and assistant scoutmasters of troops in New Haven Connecticut.
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Yale
New Haven
Conn
Scouts Welcome Soldiers in Milk Bottle Drive
Boy scouts of Los Angeles California paused their milk bottle drive for a day to join the Welcome Home celebration honoring their Seathers, proceeding with enthusiasm to mark the event amid the homecoming festivities.
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Boy Scouts of
Los Angeles
Cal
Five Men of the War Then and Now
A schoolroom memory pairs notable wartime figures with a child’s big brother sharing the spotlight. The era’s portraits blur with humor as students name Pershing Wilson Foch and local kin in a lighthearted contrast. The piece shifts to social satire on modern life and space in urban living.
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Pershing
Wilson
Foch
Tom
Andy Sullivan
Pat
The Last Word Mixtress and Bridget Dispute Premred Dish
The dialogue shows two speakers, Bridget and the mentor, debating the correct preparation of a dish. Their differing dens lead to a humorous conclusion about who holds the right method. A second fragment, Lonely Job, features a doctor advising a patient seeking solitude, revealing the patient works as a night watchman.
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Bridget
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