WW II relic pillar from Belleau church sent to Indianapolis
The American Legion national headquarters in Indianapolis preserves a French relic from Belleau near Chateau Thierry. A pillar from the church altar survived heavy shellfire and was gifted by the Belleau commune to American regiments. It rests under protection with French and American flags.
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American Legion
Indianapolis
Ind
France
Belleau
Chateau Thierry
America
Legion
Will Pay The Buckeye Boys
The state sink ing fund commission selects Robert Kt Roberts of Youngstown Ohio as head of compensation payments to nearly a quarter of a million ex service men. Roberts, former vice commander of the Ohio department of the American Legion, oversees a plan to set compensation at ten dollars per month of service up to two hundred dollars, aiming to keep the process free from political influence.
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Robert Kt. Roberts
Youngstown
Ohio Department of the American Legion
Thebertsly
Ohio
Toberta
Carnegie Steelmilla
State Sinking Fund Commission
American Legon
Washington vets bear $83 million yearly renew able tort burden
A report notes that Washington state carries an annual $83 million burden from renewable tort and converted government futureness funded by ex service members, highlighting the long term financial impact on veterans and state finances.
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State of
Washington
Milwaukee woman aids disabled World War veterans
Mrs Maud Cudworth of Milwaukee Wisconsin a national vice president of the American Legion Auxiliary directs welfare work for sick and wounded service men in Indiana Tul nola Iowa Wis con sin Ohio West Virginia Kentucky Kansas and Missouri She leads the middle western effort supervises visits letters gifts and items for patients and voices grievances to government officials A Legion post of 1000 in Milwaukee adopted her as Mother after she lost her only son in the war.
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Indiana
Tulnola
Iowa
Wisconsin
Ohio
West Virginia
Kentucky
Kansas
Missouri
Maud RK. Cudworth
Milwaukee
Wis
American Legion Auxiliary
Legion
Two kinds of profiteers in wartime Le Sueur praise
In Le Sueur Minnesota Mrs Henrietta A Starkey owner of a moving picture theater aided war drives by opening her venue for Liberty Bond Red Cross and other campaigns. She provided free lights and heat for community gatherings and financed films to support service men. Le Sueur Legionnaires honored her as a profiteer of goodwill rather than cash.
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Service New
le Sueur
Mion
Henrietta A. Starkey
Liberty Bond
Red Cross
le Sueur Legionnaires
Legion expands worldwide posts and proposed Gold Star group
The article notes Legion posts in Calcutta New Delhi and Denmark totaling 11000 worldwide and a large land parcel near Washington for a summer nest for disabled veterans. It also describes a proposed Gold Star Legion open to families and a New York bill banning wartime draft dodgers from public office. A Mary land West Virginia riverbank land transfer is mentioned along with a veteran seeking government land in exchange for compensation.
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New York State
The
Legion
General Assembly
Potomac River
Washington, D. C
Marylana
West Virginia
New York
Br. Lawrence
The Hurting of Good Book in Jeremiah Study
Lesson notes for June 4 outline Jeremiah as a prophet under royal ban, Baruch reading the roll, king's destruction and the roll's rewriting. Emphasizes indestructibility of God's Word and the need for repentance, with reference to Jehoiakim and Baruch reading before princes and king.
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Jeremiah
Burna
Jehoiakim
Israel
Judah
Baruch
God
Michalal
Biroch
Jehindl
Jehudi
Argument Over Terms Sparks Gossip
A reader admonishes friends to stop prying into private matters and gossip about others. The note urges restraint on discussing deaths, dresses, payments, and frequent bank visits, warning that repeating unverified rumors is harmful and unkind.
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Rover
Heaven
Insight into a man by his distinctive manner of thinking
Carlyle argues that true value lies in a person’s sympathetic insight and businesslike faculty to discern genuine meaning, not surface appearances. He asserts that perception is shaped by inner traits and mortality, shaping how one sees objects and truth.
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Carlyle
Cuticura Toilet Trio Advertised for Complexion
Cuticura Soap keeps the complexion clear scalp clean and hands soft and white. Daily use recommended with Cuticura Ointment as needed and Cuticura Talcum for fragrance. The Cuticura Toilet Trio is promoted in the ad as a single appeals.
Enterprising vendor opens Main Street candy store
A local quote praises a new Main Street candy shopkeeper who filled the window with bonbons and mounted a nine sign reading Flapper Feed. The friendly remark highlights his up-to-date business spirit.
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Times
Woman Wrote Famous Hymn In Young Years
The composer Jemlinn Thompson, an English woman, wrote the widely known children's hymn I Think When I Read That Sweet Story of Old many years ago.
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Jemlinn Thompson
Red Cross Ball Blue Laundry Detergent Ad
A vintage ad promotes Red Cross Ball Blue to keep table views gleaming white. It claims reliability and urges purchase at good grocers. The clipped text adds a wry aside about patience and a hoard place for the forgotten.
Wealth and Change Through a Youth's Longing
Jimmie Glover, raised in a remote country village, longs to leave the monotony of childhood. His father, famed for quiet stubbornness, questions what chance awaits a young man. The elder recalls his own rise from nothing to nine dogs and a brighter future.
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Jimmie Glover
Jimmie
Kilmer Swamp Root Advertises Kidney Remedy
A newspaper ad promotes Dr Kilmer s Swamp Root as a cure all for kidney liver and bladder ailments. It claims sworn statements verify its success and urges readers to order a sample bottle by mail with ten cents and a paper mention. Medium and large bottles are sold at drug stores.
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Kilmer
Dr. Kilmer & Co
Binghamton, N. Y
Grateful Better meets jockey at race event
A visitor expresses gratitude to a famous jockey, joking about a small win. The exchange hints at generous betting odds and personal charm. A proverb about judging others accompanies the recollection, underscoring caution in speech.
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Buckeye Boys
Robert Roberts
Ohio Department
Maud Cudworth
Legion Boys
Mid-West
Henrietta Starkey
Minn
Elizabethtown
Fed
Calcutta
India
New Zealand
Denmark
P. H. Fitzwater
D. D
Moody Bible Institute of Chicano
Western Newspaper Union
Ims Re
Eef Eye Tereh
Bayer
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