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Newspaper
Graettinger Times
Location
Graettinger, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Aug 03, 1922
Page
8
Fragmentary text notes a presentation of a gold star in Omaha Nebraska with references to funds from many states and a federal agency. It mentions a battlefields distribution point and registration, but details are unclear.
Charles J Crozier of Syracuse spots a boy’s arm near the river surface while driving a truck on a bridge. He dives in with William John Hanley Jr and pulls the child to safety. The boy is rushed to the hospital as Crozier’s heroism earns support for a Carnegie Lifesaving Medal.
Obscure OCR fragment notes Jean Kelly as the youngest member of a North Dakota State Department linked American Legion auxiliary unit. It mentions a four month old Bonnie Jean Kelly at Devil's Lake and an adoption by her father M P Kelly, a lieutenant in the Ninth pursuit squadron.
A history of Americas role in World War I photographed by Captain B H N Jackson of the Signal Corps. From scenes of France to returning soldiers in Hoboken, his postwar coverage includes President Wilson in France and royal encounters. Now a staff photographer for the New York Daily News, he spends spare time with American Legion Post 848 in New York.
H Nelson Jackson of Burlington Vermont the American Legion national vice commander told the British Legion that Americans and Britons share a close bond. He noted his WWI service in the Medical corps and decorations by France and the Croix de Guerre. He urged stronger ties for peace.
Christchurch World War II veteran Robert M Thompson, who had spent months in an asylum after returning to New Zealand, reportedly visited the U S Veterans Bureau in Chicago seeking help. He alleges harsh conditions and poor treatment at the asylum, with the Canadian government guiding his case.
Reading fragmented notes, Jesup Iowa branch of the American Legion with a small population may route aid via a lending committee. The text references trust, “busing,” and citizens, but details are unclear.
The secret service reports a postwar surge in money counterfeiting in the United States with unprecedented levels and new challenges. Women have entered the field as conspirators in passing fakes, while foreign-born operatives and wartime disruption shaped earlier declines.
A slangy caption describes a new surf chair as a lure for sun seekers. Muriel Quackenbush is pictured enjoying the item at the Tidal Basin bathing beach, with a cigarette and cooling avatars around her feet on a hot day.
Dr R Kendrick Smith warned at the national osteopathic convention in Los Angeles that humanity is on a path to losing the power of walking. He blamed trolley cars automobiles elevators and other contrivances for keeping people off their feet and called the trend a drift toward weak hips. He urged a return to barefoot activity and running to strengthen the race.
The article outlines a counterfeiting scheme where a passer buys $100 bills for $50 in genuine money, then resells at a profit, with women increasingly employed to move counterfeit notes. It notes counterfeiting is tedious and dangerous, and skilled forgers could earn more honestly as engravers.
Belgrade inched toward a modern era as asphalt streets replace cobblestones and new public structures rise. A recently awarded $75,000 for a city plan accompanies 1400 new buildings in 1921 and 4000 more planned this year, with a grand hotel finished before the wedding of King Alexander. Prices soar, rents exceed $100, and land near Belgrade fetches 100 to 800 dollars per acre. rumblings of a capital rival to Constantinople loom amid plans for a parliament building and public offices funded partly by an American loan.
A mother from Wauseon Ohio testifies that her daughter suffered backache and leg pain two years ago but is now strong and able to work. She credits Lydia E Pinkham's Vegetable Compound and urges other mothers to trust the product for their ailing daughters.
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