Mrs Caranek Prolific American Mother and Shopkeeper
Mrs Jacob Caranek of New Orleans runs a small grocery from five in the morning to ten at night while managing a 21 child family. She is celebrated as a champion mother of the American Legion Auxiliary, with two sons serving overseas in World War I and a life marked by endurance and patriotic duty.
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Airs
Jacob
Caranek
New Orleans
American Legion
America
Joseph
Louis
Mrs. Caranek
Americana
Loula
Camp Beauregard
Petravice
Czechoslovakia
Named for the Commander as War Names Spur Trend
A Chicago veteran seeks to drop an unpronounceable middle name while a Georgia baby named Hanford Morris follows the trend of naming children for wartime leaders. The article notes many namesakes in Amerika after generals like Washington, Lee, Grant, and Teddy Roosevelt, reflecting Legion influence and postwar sentiment.
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America
George ‘Washington
Robart
Lee
U.S. Grant
Fnd
Hanford Morris
Atlanta
Hanford- MacNider
Kingon
City
Legion
Albert BR
Morris
Chicago
Movieg model exhibits teach how films are made
A Bay Area Legion post showcases a film making model featuring reels, cameras, and stars to demonstrate movie production to visitors. The display highlights how studios use these elements in movieland while noting patriotic themes and the Star Flag concept.
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Stara
Legion
Legion Queen Diplomacy Sparks Burlington Carnival
The American Legion of Burlington Iowa held a carnival and crowned Miss Ruth Metcalf queen for her beauty wit and spirit She then picked her own brother as king amid cheers and a lively parade emphasizing lighthearted diplomacy over formality.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
American Legion
Burlington
Ruth Metcalf
Miss Metealf
Sitting Bull’s End Recalled by Red Tomahawk Meeting
In Bismarck North Dakota Hanford MacNider American Legion commander met Red Tomahawk Sioux chief who captured Sitting Bull’s pelt and later greeted him on a visit from the reservation. They spoke with Sioux braves who fought with the AEF and surprised German troops.
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Old Sitting Bull
Parenta
Altting Bull
Bismarck
N. D
Hanford MacNider
American Legion
Goreman
America
World War medical notes and Alaska oil, copper dreams
Army medical department reports on physical deterioration from World War strain. Alaska's wealth touted with oil fields near the Aleutians and a major copper mine. Senator Fall calls for new law to fund war debt and a hand organist faces changes in New York for collecting money with the Star Spangled Banner.
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Army Medical Department
Alaska
Albert B. Fall
Secretary of the Interior
Arete
Aleutian
Slande
New York State
American Legion
Decoding a Fragment: Legion Carrying On Plans and Olympic Note
Fragments indicate American Legion activities with a figure of 780 and a note about national headquarters. A city telephone system is being overhauled by Teldon in Decatur Apk. Pershing Stadium is named as a venue for the 1024 Olympic games with an invitation extended to a general.
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American Legion
Teldon, poHs, At
Decatur Apk
Syefer
Pershing Stadium
Memorial Day in a Grateful Nation and Its Heroes
The piece honors Memorial Day's meaning across generations, linking Civil War sacrifices to World War I efforts in France. It emphasizes America's pivotal yet modest role, the enduring memory of fallen soldiers, and the universal gratitude extending beyond the Atlantic to honor the strong republic and those who completed the work of freedom.
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Raverente
France
Flanders
America
Mareh
England
Belgium
Serbia
Roumania
Russia
Belgiu
Democracy
Chateau-Thierry
United States
North
Lincoln
Chickamauga
Loving Memory Poem From Rocky Mountain News
The poem honors French soldiers and women tending graves in wartime memory. It salutes the fallen, notes mourning children, bugles, and distant graves, and closes with author Anna Ifeald Clayton in the Rocky Mountain News era.
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France
Anna Ifeald
Clayton
New Graves at Arlington Remind of Memorial Day Allure
Washington Star notes solemnity grows with new graves at Arlington and nearby sites. Government shops close and civilians pause as millions observe Memorial Day. The piece highlights Washington’s heavy concentration of soldier graves and the expanding number compared with other areas.
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Ile
Washington Memorial Day
Washington
Mie
United States
Lince the Great
Arlington
Washington Star
Enshrined in French Heart Honor American Graves
In France a sentiment of duty to tend American soldiers graves is described as a shared tradition. French youths distribute flowers for the fallen and vow to preserve the story of the Americans through memory and legend, underscoring lasting friendship beyond treaties.
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France
Tinia
Memorial Day Reverence Across Divided Lands
A grieving mother, her two children, and a wreath marked South Carolina visit the Court of the Dead on a misty day. She honors a Confederate father and a son fallen in France, symbolizing a new shared American memory beyond North and South as flowers are laid beside the wreath.
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Avente
Willlby
Boyd
Frances
Dave
Howers
Bo Rimply
Tung
Neorueas
Eitaer
Kkhaklealud
Victety
Panates
Heutenir
Panaes
France
Seeiog
America
No Labor Saved Why quit roaming with Nuit Inher saying degreet
The fragment hints at a dispute or protest over labor or association with Nuit Inher amid unclear remarks. No concrete event or names beyond Nuit Inher are readable, leaving the item ambiguous and styled as a brief notice.
Why Druggists Recommend Swamp-Root
Prominent druggists extol the kidney liver and bladder remedy Swamp-Root. It is described as a strengthening medicine aiding natural kidney function, with years of tested reliability. Readers are urged to trial the preparation and request a sample bottle by writing Dr Kilmer Co. in Binghamton, NY.
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Kilmer
Swamp-Root
Hyer
Kitney Metticino
Kichner & Co
Binghamton, N. C
Cuticura Soap Advertises Baby Soothing Ointments
An old advertisement touts Cuticura Soap and Cuticura Ointment for soothing a baby with burns and rashes. Describes gentle applications and mentions a price of 26 cents per item. The copy includes stray lines about a man walking under dust and foreboding irrelevant text.
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Red Tomahawk
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Grateful Nation
Toller
Colgate
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Lloyd Mie
Renouien
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