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Newspaper
Graettinger Times
Location
Graettinger, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Aug 10, 1922
Page
4
808 gold star trees line King’s Highway in St Louis as living monuments to 808 Missouri lads who died in World War I. Each tree bears a star with the hero’s name unit and service engraved. Planted on Arbor Day by American Legion members with mothers of the fallen helping affix stars to the trees along the parkway.
Charles J. Barrett rose from buck private in 1917 to the top cadet at West Point. He served with the 29th Division in France, was named honor man of the 1922 class, editor of the magazine, and chairman of the governors, while leading his class throughout four years of study.
Fragmentary text reports a brief, unclear tribute to Marshal Foch from a French context. Mentions American reception and a general sense of triumph, but the readable fragment lacks coherent events, dates, or concrete details to confirm a specific incident.
William Harrison Littleton known as Happy Littleton, southern middleweight champion, showcases a strong baritone and literary interests between bouts. He recently defeated Billy Shade in New Orleans, part of a wave of American Legion boxers earning laurels nationwide.
Maj. Gen. John A. Lejeune, commandant of the United States Marine Corps, accepted the American Legion invitation to the fourth annual convention in New Orleans in October. He praised the Legion and expressed pride in Louisiana his native state, noting it would be a privilege to join the event. Lejeune’s career includes Spanish-American and World War service, with leadership of the Fourth Marine Brigade in the Second Division at St. Mihiel, Mont Blanc, Meuse-Argonne, and the Rhine.
Massachusetts Governor Cox signs a bill extending a 100 state bonus to over 400 more World War I veterans. Eligibility rests on state residency within the year before enlistment or parental state residence a year prior, even if the veteran served elsewhere.
Urgent need at veterans' bureau hospitals for reconstruction aides in physiotherapy and occupational therapy to aid rehabilitation of World War disabled veterans. Applicants are not required to report for written examinations but are rated on education training experience and physical ability. Information from U S Civil Service Commission Washington D C.
fragments describe an American Legion inquiry into private industry competition, salvage expedition for Lusitania riches, and unrelated notes about college tracks and injuries. The text also mentions Philadelphia interests and a memorial highway.
Dr Charles A R Campbell's bat research and work with mosquitoes is described as sparking global interest. He linked bats’ large spleens to immunity, noting roosts in San Antonio reduced malaria by draining local mosquito populations and protecting grazing lands. Bat roosts, up to five to eight million bats, formed dark evening clouds as they hunted.
Narrative notes that the birds range over a wide territory for foraging but typically stay within three miles of their roost, often limiting flights to about a mile from their roosting site.
A battered 80 foot schooner with no mast was found ashore at West Island New Bedford Massachusetts. On board was Osmund Erickson who said his address was the sea and could not recall the vessel’s origin due to starvation. He had been eating grass and memory was impaired by privations. The ship’s name could not be learned and mast sections replaced two that were missing.
A U S Department of Agriculture film titled When Elk Come Down warns that winter starvation and poaching threaten elk herds migrating from Yellowstone. Rangers and Montana game wardens pursue poachers as the film argues that private or government winter grazing grounds are essential to elk survival.
Smithsonian report describes newly added fossils from Alaska and surrounding regions. Findings include a new mastodon species, large and small camels, and two to three horse species, totaling about 60 vertebrate species. Fieldwork by J. W. Gidley highlights a potential new Plocene fauna, while solar observations from Mount Montezuma Chile feed into Argentine weather forecasting.
A woman achieved a perilous feat in Italy by parachuting from 1600 feet at Centocelle military flying grounds, then descending over 1000 feet in a parachute, marking a historic first for a female aviator in Italy.
Mrs Moilie Abbey of Jennings Lodge Oregon reports nine years of severe illness with fruit and water intolerance eased by Tanine. She attributes a 39 pound gain and restored appetite and energy to the medicine, praising Tanine as wonderful. Advertisement notes Tanine sold by druggists.
Betty, six, a southern beauty in spirit and body, loves all and speaks kindly or not at all. On a cold Chicago luncheon with her aunt and mother, she noted the chilly weather, claimed her hands stayed warm, and quipped that a title around the edges spoils nothing.
A Dallas News columnist argues the dress is the essential topic for readers, stating the dress is the thing whether undress, full dress, or half dress. An advertisement from Tha Ilaniey Company solicits salesmen offering 25 dollars weekly and steady work with references and particulars to 7028 Cottage Grove Ave, Chicago.
Mrs Mary Sherman of Lake Michigan reports her irregularities and weakness resolved after taking Lydia E Pinkham's Vegetable Compound and using the accompanying wash. She credits the remedy with restoring her health after doctors could not help. The letter urges other women with similar troubles to consider the product.
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