Appeal to Prescott Buddies to Join the Legionnaires
Robert Lee Beveridge, a disabled veteran, wrote a patriotic poem urging Prescott area friends to join the American Legion. Read at a Prescott meeting by Mrs. Harry T. Southworth, the piece recalls World War I memories and calls comrades to enlist again, emphasizing duty to the fallen and the fight ahead.
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Earnest A. Love
American Legion
Prescott
Ariz
Robert Lee Beveridge
Legion
Beveridge
Harry T. Southworth
Arizona
American Tierton Auxiliary
Bay
Bud
Anery
American Legionnnaire
Mayo hospital aid study shows limited Legion help needed
A Mayo Clinic study reports that out of 150 ex service personnel treated in one month at Mayo hospital Rochester Michigan only seven required aid from local American Legion posts. Post funds were set aside to meet demand but requests largely ended as patients supported themselves during treatment.
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Mayo Hospital
Rochester
Minn
Legion
Department
American Legion
Legionnaires
Mayo Clinic
Yinchester’ Legionnaires
Ungrammatical OCR fragment worded as insult and unclear names
Fragmentary OCR line appears to insult an individual or group with vague assertions about reputation and money. No clear persons, dates, places, or events are identifiable. context insufficient to determine story.
Military Spirit of Illinois Drum Corps Leader Daddy Schick
Charles W. C Daddy Schick, commander of the Illinois department of the American Legion, hailed from the Governor's Guards, the forerunner of the Illinois National Guard. A Navy enrolling officer and sea service veteran, he recruited about 10,000 men, led a Chicago post to 500 members, and was famed for seizing a drum at New Orleans to beat it for the Illinois delegation.
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Charles W. C
Daddy" Schick
Illnois
Ellsworth
Abraham Lincoln
Governor's Guard
Daddy Schick
Meyer's Cadets
Toledo
Schick
Ife Insurance Company
United States Navy
Naval Reserve Force
Illinois
Ule
Naval Post
American Legion ‘of
Chicago
Navy
Hitness
WH Nois
Frocks That Do Double Duty In Knitted Modes
Two charity knitted frocks illustrate versatile styling from casual lunch wear to formal dinner looks. Left model features taffeta with gathered folds outlining the neck and skirt, waist trimmed with stuffed flowers and ribbons. right frock is plainer with draped skirt, long false sleeve, soft rolled neck and low waist, plus vivid embroidery hints. The era teases multicolor fancy effects from tapestry to floral tracery, with two tone contrasts and Paris-inspired outer-knitted coats noted.
Poster Contest in Kansas Schools Aids Legion Endowment Drive
Kansas schoolchildren show strong interest in the American Legion campaign to endow a home for World War I orphans. A poster contest will be held across three grade levels with cash prizes, and all entries will be used in the campaign with the best posters advancing to Legion headquarters in Topeka.
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Kansas
American Legion Campaign For Endowment of Orphans’ Home
American Legion
Legionnaires
The
Legion
Topeka
Sweet Charity at the Rectory for Ailing Family
A burly man asked to see the rector's wife at the rectory to report a poor district family facing eviction. The father is dead, the mother unable to work, and five hungry children risk the cold streets unless fifty dollars in rent is raised. The woman asked his name as the visitor sobbed, pleading for aid.
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Camaricua Legion Weekly
Quantities of Milk to Feed Young Calf
The USDA outlines feeding amounts for calves at different ages. Birth to 50 pounds uses about 8 pounds daily, 100 pounds about 12 pounds. Underfeeding early is safer than overfeeding. Excess milk or poor quality milk can cause digestive trouble, especially if calves are not fed regularly. Maintain about 80 degrees F, avoid boosting quantity to compensate for skim milk, and reduce intake if milk quality is poor to prevent illness.
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United States Department of Agriculture
Department i
Destroying Army Worms by Use of Paris Green
An 19th century agricultural note explains army worm behavior and control methods. If before infestation plow furrows to trap worms, then drag a log or dig holes and apply kerosene. If in fields, spread a dough of paris green, wheat bran, orange juice, and molasses to attract and kill worms, kept away from children and animals.
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Paris
Raspberry Cane Borer Cause of Great Damage
The article explains that raspberry canes suffer severe loss from the cane-borer. Adults feed on leaves while young worms bore under bark causing galls and interior damage. Spraying is ineffective. cut infested canes near ground in early spring, burn them to destroy beetles, not dump them in brush piles.
Cleaning Up Is Needed When Disease Appears
A historical note stresses thorough cleaning of a chicken house after disease shows. It urges removing all removable furnishings, burning litter, sweeping walls ceilings and floors, and disinfecting with a strong solution before restocking. After drying, whitewash with a disinfectant is advised. Chickens should be treated for lice before returning.
Old Fat Hippo Speaks On Life And Language
A hippo in an indoor zoo room chats about being old and fat while a sparrow bathes in his pool. He explains the meaning of hippopotamus as river horse, laments Greek difficulty, and brags about his appetite, swimming, and love of rest. The tale ends with the nap and a splash before more food and dreams.
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Africa
Hippo
Werner
Riddles and Wordplay From a Curio Chest
A playful collection of riddle questions and puns. It asks about a saw with teeth that cannot bite, water grown on a bush, a bird a hungry man likes, kindness to birds, a lark, and a ship likened to a floor when boarded.
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American Legion News Service
France
Belleau
St. Mihiel
Argonne
Legionnairre
Flanders
Adya
Wii
ABA
Iilitant “Legionnaire
Alabamha
Arkansas
Gairfo
Daddy” Schick
Illinois Department of Legion
Charles W
Daddy
Featern News
Paris Green
Ua Avant
Akykae
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