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Newspaper
Montezuma Enterprise
Location
Montezuma, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Mar 31, 1921
Page
7
Ex service men in 32 states hospitals include one third American Legion members, per Gerald J. Murphy head of the Legion service division. He based figures on a national census of disabled veterans. The Legion aids sick and wounded, pursues legislation and Americanism work benefiting all ex-service men.
The American Legion national headquarters warns of pro German meetings in eight cities including Milwaukee Omaha Philadelphia Cincinnati Louisville Chicago Cleveland and New York. The drive is linked to opposition to alleged negro colonial troops in the French army of occupation and is being sponsored by Edmund von Mach and George Sylvester Vierick. The Legion urges vigilance and has urged the Justice Department to block the meetings noting Teutonic loyalty while warning of renewed German propaganda.
Josephus Daniels former secretary of the navy sent a retirement message to American Legion members and to all who served in the army and navy during World War I. He praised their valor and spirit saving civilization and urged courage and wisdom in postwar times.
National judge advocate Robert A. Adams rules that a salaried elective public office disqualifies a Legion member from serving as an American Legion officer. The decision stems from Channing Follette’s 1921 Los Angeles county post appointment as commander and later justice of the peace. The ruling suggests many Legion members with political appointments may be affected.
FP W Galbraith Jr national commander of the American Legion inspected Illinois posts with an honor guard of two WWII heroes bearing 16 medals and citations. Left Sergeant Jack Wiley of Chicago a highly decorated hero wears the Medal of Honor along with multiple foreign and domestic honors. Right Robert Waterhouse of Chicago from the 38th Division holds the Distinguished Service Cross the British Distinguished Service Order the Croix de Guerre and the Belgian War Cross.
Governor Pat Neff of Texas voices strong support for the American Legion membership campaign. He praises the department of Texas ex servicemen and urges public and former service members to join, highlighting the Legion’s World War I legacy and its ongoing effort to recruit more veterans.
Thomas Kashrent and landlord John Acreowner discuss switching cash rent to grain based payments. They examine a 10 percent risk add on and compute bushel figures to cover rent with corn, oats, or wheat. Both agree a fair, shared risk lease can protect both in volatile markets. The talk points to USDA guidance on farm lease contracts.
The United States Department of Agriculture releases Farmers Almanac for 1921 as Bulletin 1202. It urges farmers to plant at the right time, use best seed, and follow seasonal advice on weather, marketing, and farm operations with references to other USDA publications and farm loans. Copies are limited but available on application.
A method claims to prevent black spots in tomatoes by treating seeds with a corrosive sublimate solution. Dissolve one twentieth of an ounce in a gallon of water, soak seeds in a bag for five minutes, rinse ten minutes, then dry. Use wooden or earthenware containers to avoid metal corrosion.
The Southern Pacific plans to convert its wooden Sierra Nevada snowsheds into concrete structures with tops built as roadways for automobile traffic. This proposal aims to create winter highways through the mountains.
Do not take Aspirin unless the Bayer name appears on the package or tablets as genuine physician prescribed medicine proven safe for twenty one years. Use only Bayer labeled bottles for colds headaches neuralgia rheumatism earache toothache lumbago and general pain. Small tin boxes of twelve Bayer Tablets cost a few cents. Drugists offer larger sizes.
A Boston Transcript quip quotes Cas Sidy bragging that the foreman praised him for carrying more osseous matter above the shoulders than any other man in the works, highlighting a boast about strength.
A radio style ad narrates how a barber cuts in during shaving and notes cleaner clothes with Red Cross Ball Blue. The message emphasizes stain removal and reliable bluing available at grocers for five cents.
A Louisville Courier Journal item recalls a mother on a busy Broad Ripple street car asking her boy about his wooden leopard toy. The boy explains the round items on the leopard are life savers.
The Russian Workingmen's Mutual Aid Society of America, headquartered in New York, intends to set up a cooperative tailor shop to produce ready-made garments for men and women and to train needle trades workers. The project aims to send skilled pupils to Russia with American machinery. A first group of tailors is expected to depart in the coming months as the cooperative raises $35,000.
To keep tablecloths gleaming use Red Cross Ball Blue in laundry. It never disappoints. Available at all good grocers.
A servant named Cindy tells her mistress she will leave. The mistress protests, but Cindy explains the trouble is too much dish movement for too few vittles. The piece closes with a proverb about lies and truth.
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