Bentley Post at Cincinnati Regarded as Model for Work
The Robert E. Bentley Post of the American Legion in Cincinnati Ohio draws national notice for a systematic veteran welfare program. Four committees handle hospitalization and compensation hospital entertainment sick members and employment with Red Cross help and extensive hospital visits. The Women's Auxiliary shares leadership providing meals at General hospital Van Rockhill comforts and vocational work programs plus casket decoration and home visit outreach.
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Robert E. Bentley
American Legion
Cincinnati
Legion
Red Cross
Post Committee
General Hospital
Rockhill
Rooma
Dawes Says Legion Is Nation’s Greatest Organization
Harold F. Dawes, National Executive Committee member of the American Legion for Alaska, proclaims the Legion the greatest US organization. Dawes cites broad backing, notes his Wisconsin origins, Wrangell venture, Valparaiso Law School, Army service in France, and legal career in Juneau. He is a charter member and current vice commander of Alaska’s Legion posts and a national committeeman.
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Harold F. Dawes
American Legion
Alaska
United States
Mr. Dawes
Wisconsin
Wrangell
Valparaiso University Law School
Artillery Park
First Army
France
Juneau
Alford John Bradford
Legion
Department of Alaska
Veterans Hotel Opens In Seattle For Unemployed Vets
Seattle unveils a three story Veterans Hotel with 250 beds to shelter unemployed ex service men. The project is the result of Seattle Post 18 American Legion and a committee of prominent citizens. Veterans will be housed for a reasonable time regardless of Legion membership. Financing came from the Legion and public contributions.
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Seattle
Veterans’ Hotel
Veterans
Seattle Post No. 18
American Legion
Legion
The
Fitzpatrick Busy Man Leads Wisconsin Americanism and Education Roles
Edward Augustus Fitzpatrick chairs the Wisconsin Americanism Commission of the American Legion and administers the state education bonus law granting ex service men thirty dollars monthly for education. At thirty seven he holds multiple degrees from Columbia University and has held key posts in educational administration. He served as a major in World War I and since 1919 has been secretary of the Wisconsin state board of education.
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Edward Augustus Fitzpatrick
Americanism Commission
Wisconsin Department of the American Legion
Fitzpatrick
New York City
Columbia University
New York
Esconsin Board of Public Affairs
Commission of Practical
Society For Promotion of Training
Wisconsin
Wisconsin State Board of Education
Madison
Wis
Out of the Legion
M Alister Rose to Major Heber L McAlister Arkansas Legion Officer
Major Heber L McAlister of Conway Arkansas headed the Americanism committee of the Arkansas department American Legion. His unit at Camp Dix discharged a record 1536 men in one day while he commanded the rank of major. He served in America and France rising from second lieutenant. He studied at Mississippi College Ouachita College and taught mathematics. He later became director of extension at Arkansas State Normal School.
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Heber L. McAlister
Conway
Ark
Arkansas Department of the American Legion
Camp Dix
N. Y
Earay
Arkansas National Guard
McAlister
America
Bergdoll Aid Sought by American Legion
The American Legion seeks the man who helped Grover C. Bergdoll escape from Canada to Germany. Lemuel Bolles says Bergdoll used a Legion bustton and a Legionnaire’s discharge papers to obtain a Winnipeg passport. Bolles asks Justice to verify facts and urges apprehension and trial. Bergdoll’s case has drawn many Legion actions including rewards and resolutions calling for others’ release.
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The
American Legion
Grover C. Bergdoll
Canada
Germany
Lemuel Bolles
the Legion
Legion
Bergdoll
Winnipeg
Army
Bolles
Department of Justice
Familiarity's Breed Funeral Oration Quip
A veteran preacher at a graveside delivers a stark humorous farewell remark about Samuel Johnson. The tone reflects a humorous colonial era funeral oration with the pastor noting the departed may be in a different place than expected.
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Samuel Johnson
American Legion Weekly
The Greater Shame Quip From The American Legion Weekly
A humor caption contrasts a wife and daughter out at the elbows with a remark that they are all out at the knees, reflecting a satirical line from the American Legion Weekly.
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American Legion Weekly
Fragmentary Quote From 1921 Western Newspaper Union
Readable fragment cites Democritus on contentment and happiness as a contrast to discontent amid plenty. The line appears in a 1921 Western Newspaper Union collection.
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Western Newspaper Union
Frugal Soup Recipes And Reflections From Max Muller
A historic kitchen guide outlines economical soups using leftovers such as vegetable scraps bones and gravy with clam chowder and cream of salsify steps. It includes a Max Muller quote on staying true to personal ideals and aspirations.
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Max Muller
Potato salad and Danish Frikadeller recipes in old cookbook style
This passage details a potato salad dressing and preparation with olive oil vinegar salt and parsley. It also describes Frikadeller Danish meat cakes and Pork Cake a spiced pork and apple dessert bake with dried fruit and spices.
Postman Brings News Through Rain and Fog to Isolated Home
A lone rural postman with a military bearing arrives in mist and wind. He delivers a bag of letters and explains mail arrival times are uncertain, dependent on incoming post rather than a fixed schedule. Residents rush to assemble what they can for sending and await word on when mail goes out.
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Christian Science Monitor
Ready for Hanging Framed? Prisoner Claims Judicial Framing
A prisoner depicted in a dejected pose insists he has been framed as authorities prepare for a hanging. The dialogue suggests a contested guilt, with attorneys expected to appeal.
The First Consumer's Strike
A New York Herald note questions the need for climbing for leaves, suggesting to wait until they fall. The brief reflects a humorous take on autumn chores and consumer attitudes toward efficiency.
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Adam
New York Herald
French inventor touts fruit fiber clothing and loom
A French inventor with years in Brazil and Nicaragua claims fruit fibers from bananas and pineapples can be spun into cloth. He has a machine that extracts weaving threads from fibrous plant skins and hopes to cut clothing costs versus imitation silks and cottons.
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Brazil
Nicaragua
It is Sometimes Gusty. Operator Keys
A playful item from New York Central Magazine notes a joke about marriage and sailors. It uses the line a man without a wife is adrift and adds that even with a wife he may face squalls.
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Keys
Brown
New York Central Magazine
Parrot Owning Man Faces Wife-Free Life Debate
A humorous note suggests a man who owns a phonograph and a parrot could manage without a wife, and may even be forced to do so. The snippet hints at domestic independence or satire on marriage norms.
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Usband
Darlin
London
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Okremerican
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