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Newspaper
Graettinger Times
Location
Graettinger, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Aug 10, 1922
Page
9
Arbor Day ceremonies along the King’s Highway in St. Louis placed gold star markers on trees bearing the names and branch of service of 12 Missouri soldiers. Mothers of the fallen helped affix stars to European Bircamores and other trees lining the parkway to commemorate their memory.
Charles J. Barrett former buck private to highest ranking cadet at West Point and honor man of the 1922 class. He served in France with the 29th Division and was chosen to take the exam at Point. Barrett led as regimental commander and editor of the magazine while balancing studies.
Fragmentary OCR mentions Marshal Foch and his reception by Americans, referencing the American Legion and a janitor. Text is incomplete with garbled quotes and stray phrases, lacking a coherent event or clear entities beyond Foch and general U.S. audience.
William Harrison Littleton known as Happy Littleton is a southern middleweight champion famed for a baritone voice and love of literature. He recently defeated Billy Shade in New Orleans and has beating rivals including Joe Chip Battling Ortega Joe Borrel and Jack Bloomfield as part of the American Legion boxing wave.
Major General John A. Lejeune, commandant of the U.S. Marine Corps, expressed appreciation for the American Legion invitation to its fourth annual convention in New Orleans, October. He called Louisiana his native state and said it would be a privilege to attend. His career covered Spanish-American and World Wars service, gaining prominence commanding the Fourth Brigade of Marines in the Second Division during key battles such as St Mihiel and Meuse Argonne.
Governor Cox signs a bill extending a $100 state bonus to over 400 more World War II veterans who were state residents within the year before enlistment or whose parents were residents a year prior, expanding eligibility for the benefit. Meanwhile at Pennsylvania Station in New York City, Mme. Joffre faced obstruction as a NYPD officer ordered her to move on before a rescue party escorted her to a waiting car.
The United States Civil Service Commission announces urgent openings for reconstruction aides in physiotherapy and occupational therapy to assist in rehabilitating disabled World War veterans. Applicants are rated on education training experience and physical ability rather than written exams. Further information is available from the U S Civil Service Commission Washington D C.
The Seattle American Legion investigates rumors that prison labor is used to compete with private industry. A Philadelphia firm plans an expedition to salvage the 5 million Iniowa funds. The Lusitania sank after a German torpedo strike, with onboard victims reported.
Dr Charles A R Campbell’s bat studies show bats immune to malaria and consuming mosquitos. San Antonio hosted first bat roosts to curb malaria around Lake Mitchell. large roosts later built near San Antonio and in West Texas.
The article states that these birds typically forage within a three mile radius and often stay within a mile of their roosting site, indicating a limited territorial range for their expeditions.
New Bedford reports a 10 foot schooner battered and mastless found on West Island in the outer harbor. Osmund Erickson, on board, said his address was the Fren, but memory and starvation impede details of origin. The craft bore a makeshift mast and repairs with zinc, tin, and old clothing.
A United States Department of Agriculture film titled When the Come Down portrays elk migrations from Yellowstone into surrounding forests, facing poachers and starvation. Rangers, a state game warden, and poacher Sam Biller drive the narrative, urging adequate winter grazing grounds and private land purchases to protect the elk population.
Smithsonian researchers report Arizona field work yielded a new mastodon species two camel varieties and two to three horse species from the Pliocene era. J W Gidley notes the collection may define about 60 vertebrate species and saber the Mount Montezuma Chile observatory's solar studies used by Argentina's weather bureau.
A damaged fragment reports a woman named Geraldine Grey Lof fredo ascending 1,600 feet by parachute from an aircraft at Contocello military grounds and descending over 1,000 feet. The account mentions a notable feat by a woman but text is fragmented and unclear on details.
Mrs Mollie Abbey of Jennings Lodge Oregon recounts suffering nine years with gas and restraint,Unable to eat fruit or drink water comfortably. After using Taniea medicine she gains thirty nine pounds, regains appetite and energy, and can do housework. Sold by drug stores.
In a brisk Chicago day Betty, with aunt and mother, visits Chicas go and sits at luncheon in the loop. Betty notices cold hands in the wet weather and smiles about the chill, comparing her own warmth to a marginal edge of a mitten.
A Dulby News writer notes the saying The dress is the thing and urges agreement on dress, while a Hanley Company ad offers a salesman job with $25 weekly plus commission in Chicago at 7028 Cottage Grove Ave. References requested for particulars.
A Lake Michigan reader claims Lydia E Pinkham's Vegetable Compound cured her irregularities and weakness after other treatments failed. She notes improvement after the first bottle and urges others to consider the remedy if their own physicians do not help. The letter implies a general endorsement of the product.
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