British WWI amputee writes cheerful note to American wounded
A blinded British soldier, missing hands, underlines resilience in a letter to an American wounded soldier in New York. Using an artificial typewriter, he narrates feats like dancing, swimming, horseback riding, dominoes by nose, feeding himself, and managing a cane and handkerchief, urging hope and life beyond injury.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lake Division
American Red Cross
New York
Alan V. Nichols
Disguised Skills Aid Blind Veterans in Work
The article profiles a speaker who works with St. Dunstan’s and the National Institute for the Blind, runs the lantern slide department, and supports the N I B advertising. It notes Nichols, a British soldier trained similarly to U S veterans, can wear artificial hands all day and once spoke to a meeting without the audience noticing. Disabled soldiers in Ohio Indiana and Kentucky pursue trades through vocational training.
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St. Dunstan’s
National Institute For the Blind
Nichols
Federal Board of Vocational Training
Ohio
Indiana
Kentucky
Why Not Mt. Sterling Farm Bureau Rest Room Planned
Farmers and wives in Owensboro will gain a rest room with a reading room and child care under a new Farm Bureau. The movement began last May when Dean Thomas Cooper proposed the bureau to local farmers clubs and Da viess county business leaders. Five hundred sixty two memberships at $5 each were raised by veteran solicitors. Offices will host the county agent and home demonstration agent. A woman will supervise the rest room to assist mothers shopping in Owensboro.
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Owensboro
Thomas Cooper
College of Agriculture
Farmers’ Clubs
Daviess County
Returned Soldier Sets Example for Community Club
A returning Alabama soldier and former agricultural student led a boys' agricultural club initiative in Hamilton. With a teacher’s help, the project mobilized the community for corn and pig clubs, a community show in October, and plans to standardize hogs poultry corn and other products along with cooperative marketing.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Alabama Polytechnic Institute of Hamilton
Alabama
France
Europe
Wright Opens New Medical Office in Mt Sterling
Dr H M Wright announces new medical office at Geiger's Pharmacy court and Maysville streets Mt Sterling Kentucky formerly Dr F A Millard location features reasonable fees and guaranteed work with phone access at 287.
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Mt, Sterling
Kentucky
Geiger’s
Court and
Maysville Sts
F. A. Millard
Oldham County Poultry Boom Strains Egg Supply
Local demand for purebred White Plymouth Rocks eggs kept three 1,000 egg orders from other counties unfilled this spring. Oldham County standardized poultry three years ago and now has about 17,000 purebred eggs set this season as the breed spreads through the area.
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Oldham County
Foundation of every state is education of its youth
A concise quotation emphasizes that a state's strength rests on educating its young people. The line highlights education as the core foundation for national development and governance.
Bargains at Joe Rosenberg Jewelry House
Local ad touts jewelry savings at Joe Rosenberg Established 1896 with Elgin and Waltham watches. Addresses 141 Water Street near Lexington Kentucky, promising 50 cent on the dollar bargains. Store claims long history and competitive pricing for four decades.
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Joe Rosenberg
Elgin
Waltham Watches
Water Street
Upper
Lexington
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Richmond, Va
Old Point
Norfolk
Virginia
North Carolina
Louisville Steel Equipment
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RED Cross
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MT. Sterling
the Advocate For Printing
BUICK
Main Street
League of Nations
the Freedom of the Seas
America
Chautauqua
Ek. W. sEnrr
Mt, Sterling, Ky
H. M. Wright
Stockton’s Electric Dry Cleaning Company
Bourbon Remedy Co
McGurk & O'Brian
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