Carlson Led Archangel Expedition Officer Returns Home
First Lieut Albert B Carlson a former commander of the North Dakota American Legion unit served with the 339th Infantry in Archangel Russia. He was wounded in the far north campaign and later became North Dakota Legion leader and Minot Wholesale Grocery executive. He helped push for veterans legislation and Armistice Day as a holiday.
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Three Hundred and Thirty-ninth Infantry
Albert B. Carlson
North Dakota
William G. Carroll
Minot
Install Radio Outfits in Veteran's Hospitals
The American Legion reports that all Veterans' Bureau hospitals will be equipped with radio sets. In 47 hospitals radio equipment is installed or nearing completion. Experiments show radio is a valuable hospital adjunct with therapeutic and recreational benefits, and patients may choose to listen as they wish.
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Veterans’ Bureau
American Legion
Frank T. Hines
Bureau
Legion
Amiss Tike and the Sausage Machine Worker
A sausage-machine operator mutters a grim phrase “If the worst comes to the worst” as he links the links, reflecting a moment of worry and grit in a wartime or labor context.
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American Legion Weekly
His Wife's a Great Help in Crossword Pun
A crossword puzzle fan boasts his wife aids him well. He asked for a nine letter word meaning a rough draft and she suggested Hurricane. Indianapolis News reports the quip with a smile.
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Indianapolis
Newa
Earth like a golf ball say Carnegie scientists
Drs B D Williamson and L H Adams of the Carnegie Institute of Washington describe the earth as built around a metal iron core possibly with nickel, wrapped by lighter layers and a thin crust. The ad promotes Roman Eye Balsam for eye relief.
Old Sores Piles and Eczema Vanish
A testimonial claims Peterson's Ointment healed 61 leg ulcers after doctors advised amputation. The ad touts a large box for 86 cents from Buffalo, with money back if not best ever used. It also promotes use for burns scalds bruises sunburn and itching eczema and piles.
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Peterson
Wm. J. Nichol
Wilder Street
Rochester
N. Y
Buffalo
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London
Chicago
Thomas Heylen
Namur
Belgium
United States
Western Hemisphere
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John G. Sargent
Plymouth
President Coolidge
Senate
Charles Beecher Warren
Ak-Sar-Ben
Emma Hoagland
Omaha
Neb
Jardine
William M. Jardine
Big Hole Basin
Montana
Babes
Elizabeth M. King
Washington
Rockville
Carlson
Russia
Oklahoma
Earth
Pearl St
N.Y
Adv
Toledo Blade
Ruby Brandon
the Alabastine Company
Grand Rapids, Mich
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