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Newspaper
Moulton Advertiser
Location
Moulton, Alabama, United States of America
Date
Jun 21, 1922
Page
3
In run down states catarrh worsens, proving it is influenced by constitution. Hall's Catarrh Medicine acts through the blood to reduce inflammation of mucous surfaces and restore normal conditions. Sold by all druggists. Circulars F. J. Cheney & Co. Toledo, Ohio.
Judge Neterer of Seattle rules a soldier’s dying wish takes precedence over departmental law in disputed estates. Agnes Claffy, 16, awarded $9,000 from Clarence Swank’s estate after Swank died in France. Mason’s case and an English major’s postwar will later uphold similar sentiments of honoring a fallen soldier’s wishes despite formal proof rules.
The steamship American Legion of the Munson lines, traveling between New York and Buenos Aires with an American Legion crew, now bears a bronze tablet in its main dining saloon.
Al ton T. Roberts of Marquette Michigan chairman of the American Legion committee for distinguished guests closely studied pastry shops in North and South Carolina for two months to obtain a specific angel food cake recipe once used to honor Marshal Foch on his train. Roberts says the recipe is now found and plans to use it again for eminent Legion guests at the New Orleans convention in October.
The American Legion steamship tablet bearing a dedication signed by the national commander was formally presented in a ceremony attended by New York and New Jersey Legion officials and about two hundred guests.
In St Augustine Florida a hotel man publicly apologized to the local American Legion post after hoisting the flag upside down to protest a carnival tent near his hotel. In Littleton two Legion steeple jacks climbed the courthouse dome and rescued a tattered flag as the post had protested the mishandling. County commissioners suggested hiring steeple jacks to replace the flag.
French biologists report Germans inoculating fowls with cholera as reparations poultry sent to France. The diseased birds died soon after arrival, prompting inquests. Paris Matin demands a government investigation into the outbreak and responsibility.
A stern financier scowls at a timid youth hinting at marriage to his daughter. He adjusts his glasses and asks if the boy is a former suitor, prompting a hesitant reply that he may soon become one.
David Gardiner of the One Hundred and Fifteenth Infantry rose from vaudeville to the trenches. A veteran of Chateau Thierry St Mihiel and the Argonne he was wounded and gassed and spent 16 months in hospital. On release day he joined the American Legion and secured a New York theatrical engagement.
Postmasters commissions rise after Harding order of May 10 1921 with over 600 ex soldiers. Montana board votes memorials for student soldiers at 15000 each. Service flag used by merchants to show ex service men employed. Commander Panford MacNider receives seven Memorial day invitations. St Paul Mine 666 advertised but imitations worry readers.
The American Legion auxiliary asks editors to mail home-town papers to 30,000 wounded or sick veterans in hospitals nationwide. Each town has few ex-service men, so editors in each state are invited to receive lists of local names and send papers daily or weekly. Indianapolis coordinates nationwide outreach.
AIDS STRANDED EX-SOLDIERS BILl Franklin Washington Post Commander Assists Men Seeking Claim Adjustments. Every stranded ex-soldier who drifts into Washington DC hopes for a compensation claim adjustment swears by Bill Franklin local post commander of the American Legion. He hunts them up and if their claims have a chance of settlement they are aided by Franklin and his Vincent B Costello post. Taking care of these men costs the post over five dollars per man on average. If claims are hopeless they are helped to return home. The District of Columbia has recently assumed much of this work.
Marion E Pollock of the A E F and the American Legion holds the unofficial army title The Walking Encyclopedia. As chief of the personnel division at the U S Veterans bureau in Washington he is an enlisted expert on army paperwork admired by colonels and lieutenants. Pollock served in France as chief of the orders division and could recite orders from general headquarters word for word after the armistice.
The piece notes French blue devils assigned to Rhine areas as U S forces withdraw. It also reports David Phillips of Dover receiving a $2,509 compensation on a $250 claim and returning $2,250, Japanese tenants on Yakima reservation farms ousted for servicemen, and Nebraska Legion posts using radiophone links to headquarters. It cites $3.5 billion in war risk insurance and continued medals for World War I gallantry with discussions on recognizing enlisted deeds.
A pronounced success the uniform relief from intestinal complaints using Chamberlains Colic and Diarrhoea Remedy has led to near universal use. It is trusted for children and adults and regarded as without an equal or rival.
Notice for taxpayers that the Tax Assessor has completed the property tax value review and the report is open for inspection. The Tax Adjuster will sit at the Court House beginning on the first Monday in June to correct any assessment or valuation errors.
Hastings' Seeds announces a free 1922 catalog with 100 pages of vegetables, mowers, farm crops, and illustrated gardening guidance. The ad invites readers to request the catalog by postcard, promising color photos and planning tips from the largest mail order seed house in the South, H. G. Hastings Co., Atlanta.
The item extols elderly longevity and digestion aids, noting a diet and occasional indigestion require a rose of Chamberlains Tablets to move bowels and invigorate the stomach. It includes an advertisement praising busy work and a Watkins Company opportunity selling farming products with sizable support and territory information.
Notice of dissolution states that the partnership between Mrs M L Mayfield and Miss Bessie Mae Green in the Style Shop at Town Creek Alabama is dissolved. Mrs Mayfield buys Greenes entire interest and assumes all responsibilities. The business will continue as the Style Shop under Mrs Mayfield.
Secretary of the Treasury Mellon urged legislation to extend for one year the War Finance Corporation authority to assist agriculture and other businesses in financing crops and products, aiming to sustain financing channels for farm income and commodity producers.
An 666 cures product promises to treat malaria chills bilious fever colds and La Grippe with a money back guarantee. The ad touts complete relief or refund and targets readers seeking quick remedies from the periodical.
Drugstore chatter centers on Chamberlain's Coke and Diarrhea Remedy as the trusted choice for diarrhea treatment. Ninety nine out of a hundred druggists endorse it when asked for the best medicine, and customer feedback supports its dependability.
Employment notice seeks a man or woman to act as agent handling city trade in Moulton and surrounding vacant cities. Opportunity to retail genuine JR Watkins products including Coconut Oil Shampoo Garda Face Powder Fruit Drinks and over 137 other items. Write for free sample and details.
An advertisement extols Chamberlains Tablets as a purgative that is strong enough for the robust yet mild enough for regular use. It promises an agreeable bowel movement without harsh effects and notes the tablets are easy and pleasant to take and agreeable in effect.
An old advertisement touts Rub My Tism as a powerful antiseptic that cures infected cuts old sores and tetter, highlighting its claimed effectiveness and wide range of uses in a single sales pitch.
Mrs. E. Z. Woodruff of Tuscumbia Alabama credits Doan's Kidney Pills with curing lingering kidney weakness backaches and fatigue after recovering from grip. She bought two boxes from Le dealers and says the remedy gave quick relief and fully cured her.
The Agriculture Department reports a winter wheat forecast over 607 million bushels the fourth largest in U. S. history with May production up 22 million, Kansas contributing 11 million. Spring wheat totals reach 247 million, oats 1.305 billion. Apple peach and pear crops rise with apples near double 1920 levels and peaches 53.6 million bushels while pears hover around 15 million.
Senate floor debate centers on Administration efforts to curb coal price rises amid a strike. Secretary Hoover asserts the essential action is that the runaway market has been stopped and prices have mostly receded since May.
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