Radio Fund Now In American Legion Hands For Disabled Vets
The Roxy-Sup radio fund for hospitalized disabled veterans is transferred to the American Legion at its Indianapolis national headquarters. A board of trustees including National Commander James Crain and National Treasurer Robert Tyndall will administer the fund, with the Legion Weekly playing a major role.
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American Legion
The
Legion
Indianapolis
Maurice Judd
New York Sun
United States
S. J. Rothakel
Roxy
Washington, D C
Rothakel
Walter Reed Hospital
Judd
New York
Sun
Russell Creviston
James A. Crain
Robert H. Tynda
World War Mother Donates to Disabled Veterans Fund
Opera star Ernestine Schumann-Heink, mother of four World War servicemen, contributes 500 to the American Legion's 5 million dollar endowment for disabled veterans and orphans. She cites America’s kindness and duty to repay the nation.
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Ernestine Schumann- Heink
American Legion
Schumann-Heink
Philadelphia
America
Omaha Chauffeur Receives Belgian War Cross For King Albert Incident
Himpe, a Omaha chauffeur, earned the Belgian war cross with one palm after a trench confrontation with King Albert of Belgium. A comrade warned Himpe away and he threatened to shoot, not realizing the king stood nearby. The king later visited him and joked about the incident.
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Henry Himpe
American Legion
Omaha
Neb
Himpe
King Albert
Belgium
City Beautiful contest for youths blooms in Idaho Falls
The Idaho Falls city government funds and supports a beautification effort led by the American Legion post. Prizes will be awarded to boys and girls who create the best gardens on vacant lots, with $50 donated by the mayor and council and water supplied for irrigation.
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Idaho Falls
Idaho
American Legion Post
Texas Officials Swell Reform Drive With Appointments and Orders
J P Greenwood resigns as consulting engineer to join a Chicago post. UT business chief Dean Spurgeon Bell leaves for Ohio State University. The State Fire Insurance Commission raises Houston’s fire rate to 28 cents due to station shortages. State drug contract awarded to Griffith Drug Co for one year. Combined reports note layoffs and reorganizations across Texas agencies, speedway charter in Dallas, and a looming University of Texas degree total.
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J. P. Greenwood
State Board of Control
Chicago
Houston
Board of Control
Griffith Drug Company
Austin
Spurgeon Bell
Department of Business Administration
University of Texas
Bureau of Business Research
Ohio State University
T. A. Taylor
College of Engineering
Pate
Pretty and Practical Kid Shoes Fashion of 1926
Fashion writer Julia Bottomley notes shoes balance style and practicality for women in 1926. She highlights silk and cotton fabrics, pastel colors, and varied designs from two color combos to slip-on jackets. The piece stresses comfortable, conservative styles suitable for sports, streets, and evenings, with soft kid pumps as affordable elegance.
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Julia Bottomley
Western Newspaper Union
Seasonal Good Things From A Kitchen Cabinet
A collage of tested recipes and tips for home cooks. It features whipped cream with pie, blueberry desserts, and apple canning guidance. Practical instructions cover Tomato Cocktails Fish Pudding Creamed Eggs With Onion Mexican Eggs and Roll Jelly Cake with step by step methods.
Granite World War I markers mark German advance limit
Seventy granite monuments from the Swiss border to Belgium coast mark the farthest German push in World War I. Erected by the Ypres league at Belgian government invitation, each four feet high shows a tin hat and the inscription Here the invader was brought to a stand still in English French and Flemish.
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Belgium
Ypres
Bulfin
Letter From Kentucky Woman Credits Lydia E Pinkham Remedies
A Covington Kentucky woman describes illness and weakness from poor blood and cold sensations. She credits Lydia E Pinkham's Vegetable Compound and Blood Medicine for improvement and recommends Sanative Wash. She offers to answer letters from neighbors.
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Covington
Lydia E. Pinkham
Ann Bottien
Lydia FE . Pinkham
Harry Ashcroft
Beech Avenue
Kentucky
Farewell Night in New York Tells Bernhardt Memoir
In Sarah Bernhardt's The Art of the Theater she recalls a farewell performance in New York at age 25. She describes a relentless greeting stream with fans, gifts, and interruptions including a woman clipping her hair and detectives freeing her from the crowd.
Rise in City School Costs by Population Bracket
The Interior Department bureau of education reports 1923-24 per capita school expenses rose across cities. In cities 200k+ residents the increase was 7.28 over 1921-22, while 80k-100k saw 2.75, and 10k-80k only 0.18.
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Department of the Interior
Bureau of Education
Clasping Hands in Prayer Expressed as Subtle Gesture
The text discusses how holding out hands in prayer mirrors a natural instinct of appealing to a superior. It frames clasped hands as a conventional form of a primitive attitude common to humanity.
Nothing New Mr Lazybones Left Everything to Wife
A terse note mirrors a will like line about leaving all possessions to his wife. The phrase, repeated with emphasis, hints at a recurring character trait of neglect or laxness. Context remains unclear but implies a family estate or inheritance discussion.
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American Legion News Services
Hands OF Legion
Diva Aids Fund
Idaho City
Austin News
Miriam A. Ferguson
Arkansas
Harrison County
T. G. Grant
Grant
Bison
Ark
Dallas
John F. Bruce
G. OH. Salisbury
John H. Awtry
Railroad Commission
Waskom
Amarillo
Oil and Gas Division
Heart of the Hills
Guadalupe River
Mountain Home
Kerrville
Turner E. Hubby
University
J. M. Deburton
State Department of Agriculture
Rio Grande Valley
Delcurto
Brownsville
Edinburg
Texas
Ma Ferguson
Reed Granbury
Highway Commission
J. T. Robison
United States Claims Commission
Mexico
H. P. Wood
United Stats
General Claims Commission
Rious
Mark
Dr. Thompson
Troy
N.Y
Hoke 8. & K CO
Otsego, Mich
Bellans
Parker
Hiscox Chemical Works
Patchogue
N. Y
Boschee
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