Actor Tinney Joins American Legion in NYC
Frank Tinney, famed Broadway actor, lined up by G R Baines to join the American Legion post in New York City. His service record spans navy seaman, army intelligence captain, morale officer duty, earning commendations from the Intelligence Bureau chief and the White House before discharge after the armistice.
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Frank Tinney
New York City Post
Broidway
Tinney
Army
Nayxy
American Legion
F. W. Galbraith Jr
New York City
G. R. Baines
American Legion Weekly
Navy
Cutenant
Legion figure Burgess shaped North Carolina post
Cale K. Burgess rose from farmer boy to high school teacher, lawyer, and first American Legion department commander in North Carolina. Born July 15, 1881 in Camden County, he taught science, studied law, and served in World War I before rising through ranks to first lieutenant and key Legion roles.
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North Carolina
Cale K. Burgess
American Legion
Pioneer Legionnaire
Thin
Burgess
Old Trap
Camden County
N.C
Burges
Whitsett Institute
University of North Carolins
Raleigh
Piet N.C. EF. A, M. G
Corpeenl
Sargeese
Foylurentat Batalla
Veteran Sullivan’s cross‑border Legion bid in wartime saga
Mike Sullivan, a former Royal Irish Rifles veteran, traversed battles from Belgium to South Africa and France, later aiding Canada’s 355th Infantry and Third Liberty Loan drives. Now with the American Legion on Staten Island, he seeks a hearing with Dominion officials about rights for Americans who enlisted with Canadians.
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Gertoan Invaster
Belgium
Mike Sullivan
Royal Irish Rider
Broadway
New York
Liverpool
Aberdeen
Scotland
Gordon Highlanders
Aly
Eighty-third
Royal Irish Rifles
South Africa
France
Armentieres
United States
Mount Clemens Hospital
Canada
Three Hundred and Fifty-fifth Infantry
Canadian Expeditionary Forces
F. C. Biecks
F. F
Dominion
Legion Sailor Leads New American Legion Ship Trial
Capt. Alex C. Corkum, commander of the new American Legion ship, and John G. Emery, national commander, will be aboard for the trial trip from Camden to South America. The vessel, built for the United States Shipping Board, is to run between New York and South American ports.
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Alex C. Corkum
American Legion
South America
U. S
Camden
N. J
New York Ship Building Corporation
United Stated Shipping Board
John G. Emery
Legion
Corkum
New York
South American
Porta
No Trespassers Allowed in Dark Crash Scene
An aircraft wing failure leads to a crash with the pilot waking on a moon concrete surface in darkness. A figure in a cellar watching over him speaks, implying confinement as a sinister sign of danger. The scene is described by a fragmentary American Legion account.
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American Legion
Arwistice Day Orator Leads Veterans Reminder
A terse scene from a veterans event shows an orator gesturing toward a one legged soldier in the front row and declaring the significance of the day. The veteran retorts that the day won him a free ride, highlighting a wartime toast retold in the American Legion Weekly.
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American Legion Weekly
The Gong of Solomon and Senae Home Incident
A fragmented report references Solomon's Waa Ha and a group called Senae, with rolling sounds and a Fitty score legion at Weeki noted in unclear prose. Names and details are partial and uncertain in the readable text.
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Solomon
Senae
Legion Weeki
Aspirin Bayer Tablets Ad Warns Against Substitutes
An old advertisement touts genuine Bayer Aspirin tablets as a trusted remedy for colds headaches neuralgia rheumatism earache toothache and fever with the Bayer Cross implied as a sign of authenticity. It notes small tin packs of twelve cost little and larger packages are available, while misprints about life and fever appear as stray lines.
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Bayer
Kilmer's Swamp Root Kidney Remedy Ad
An advertisement endorses Kilmer's Swamp Root as a kidney liver and bladder remedy claiming many testimonials and sworn statements of success. Readers are urged to send ten cents for a sample bottle via parcel post from Elmer Co. Binghamton New York, with a note that the paper medium offers bottles to stores. An unrelated line notes a losing racetrack bet as unlucky.
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Kilmer
Red Cross Ball Blige Ad Promises White Linen Shine
An old advertisement touts Red Cross Ball Blige for laundry to keep table linens gleaming. It claims reliable results and notes availability at good grocers for five cents. Also mentions Mars as scarce but skilled.
Citizen Worth While Commentary on Service and Living
The Birmingham Age-Herald quotes a perpetual candidate urging public service while warning ambition must not hinder earnings. Mr Duthwaite adds that a true patriot is also a productive contributor who earns a living without sacrificing work for politics.
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Duthwaite
Birminghim Age-Herald
Mystery in the Mugar Bowl Prompts Family Quip
A Detroit News note records a playful exchange where Elizabeth, age four, asks about who has been in the mugar bowl while the speaker was away. The reply jokes that she is too big for such a small item.
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Mamama
Elizabeth
Detroit News
Baby's First Thought and Aged Wines Quip
A witty exchange ponders when a baby starts thinking with a joke that a newborn may think about walking alongside a parent. The line on good wine aging and a playful comparison to pine feathers adds a humorous note.
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Renson
Hobson
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