Sermon Links War Profiteers to Vultures and Ghouls
Rev Dr Herbert Shipman, chaplain at Columbia University Post No 400 of the American Legion, denounces profiteers as greedy human vultures and crawling ghouls in an Armistice Day sermon at the Church of the Heavenly Rest New York. He reads a fierce poem accusing those who profit from sacrifice of selling souls for money and urging accountability before God.
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Herbert Shipman
Columbia University Post
American Legion
Church of the Heavenly Kent
Fifth Avenue
New York
Doctor Shipman
$350 000 For New Hospital Campaign Driven By Texas Legion
The American Legion of Texas backs a plan to raise 350000 for a tuberculosis exservice men hospital. At a Benevolent War Risk meeting, directors increased from 15 to 45, with new members from the state Legion executive committee. About 200000 remains to be raised, while the first 100 bed unit nears occupancy. An overseas war relief exhibit accompanied the Kokomo Indiana post display.
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The
American Legion of Texas
Benevolent War Risk Society of Texas
State Legion Executive Committee
Svo
Central Hospital Committee
Austin
the Legion
Kokomo
Ind
Pauline Curnick Named Executive Secretary for Legion Women
Miss Pauline Curnick of Indianapolis has been appointed executive secretary in charge of the women's auxiliary by national headquarters of the American Legion. Daughter of Rev P C Curnick she led Northwestern conference welfare work at Methodist hospitals and later directed personnel and employment at a large eastern plant. The women's auxiliary includes about 150000 mothers wives and daughters of Legionnaires and men who served.
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American Legion
Women's Auxiliary
Pauline Curnick
Indianapolis
The
Legion
Miss Curnick
P. C. Curnick
Methyst Episcopal Hospitals
Industria
Fun in Playing Old Kris Kringle for Holiday Play
A playful guide outlines a family friendly Christmas pageant starring Santa as Kris Kringle. It details roles for children and adults, a simple plot from the North Pole to the chimney, and playful conceits like disguising voices, staged sleigh questions, and a faux return of Santa after a brief disappearance.
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Qquapahere
Prince of Good Fellows
Kris
North Pole
Santa
Dad
Santa Way
France and Britain Arm In Arm At Legion Convention
At the second final convention in Cleveland France and Great Britain entered arm in arm causing an ovation for Gen. Marie Emile Fayolle and Admiral Sir William Lowther Grant. Gen. Leonard Wood spoke urging united front with France and Britain and urged peace with focus on national defense and care for disabled veterans.
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American Legion
Cleveland
France
Great Britain
Marie Emile Fayolle
William Lowther Grant
Leonard Wood
Fayolle
Admiral Grant
View
Americ
Grant
Wood
Legion
Return to Bethlehem Oh Heart Recalling the Star
A reflective verse urges the heart to return to Bethlehem and listen for the heavenly song. It speaks of resisting envy and pride, seeking the Christ child, and finding solace where angels still dwell. The poem describes wandering thoughts and the yearning to rest in the sacred scene.
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Beth
Bethlehem
Excuse for Ceasing Work in Russia’s Christmas Period
The Russian working people use Christmas to halt work for a long period. Before the revolution Kolenda marked Christmas Eve with peasants visiting nobles’ houses for carols and gifts. A later masquerade saw peasants dress as animals to recall the Saviour’s nativity.
Make Every Day a Christmas in Everyday Kindness
A reflective piece urges keeping Christmas spirit year round through simple acts of kindness and fellowship. It emphasizes brotherhood, gratitude to the nation, and extending help beyond December, paired with practical notes on simple homemade gifts for all ages and occasions.
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Tim
Sacred Day for the Babies Christmas Message
A festive call to celebrate Christmas for children, urging adults to keep belief in Santa Claus alive. The message, attributed to Marion Harland, emphasizes joy and the season as a bright seal on a year of happiness.
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Santa Claus
St. Nicholas
Kriss Kringle
Marion Harland
Christmas Wish Mystery Detected in Poem Fragment
A fragmentary exchange centers on a Christmas wish in which Johnny asks to be the janitor’s son, implying a wish tied to status. The lines suggest a poetic or dramatic dialogue about family roles and social perception, though the source text is incomplete.
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Johnny
Nolite, Ton
Memorial fund planned for Centralia Legion martyrs
Washington state Legion department with Grant Hodge post Centralia and local citizens prepares a nationwide campaign to raise about 500000 for a memorial building near the site of the Legionnaires deaths. A designated opening day will mark the campaign in all Legion posts.
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Centralia
Wash
American Legion
Department of Washington
Grant Hodge
Chennas
Legion
Baltic Eve of St John Revels Across Baltic Lands
In Baltic countries the Eve of St John dates from ancient times with peasants forming small groups to light beacons on hilltops and feast through the night. In Livonia the revels begin at midnight with great fires on hilltops and birch torches. The celebrations extend to singing, dancing, and then morning processions home.
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Baltic Countries
Livonia
Highways Order Standardizes Indiana Road Plans
State highway commission issues order requiring uniform standard plans and specifications for county highways. Regulation effective July 1 covers all county road projects approved by the commission and mirrors federal standards for state aided roads. Applies to county-aid projects under state highway and unit road laws. many counties already adopt standards to meet federal and state specs.
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State Highway Commission
Indiana
Commission
Governent
Romans and Good Highways Show Enduring Roman Roads
The author explains how ancient Romans built durable roads with four layers statumen rodus nucleus and pavimentum. Stone courses drained sub grade supported chariot traffic and sustained the empire’s transport network for centuries. The piece urges modern road builders to learn from these methods to avoid costly mistakes.
Home made spark intensifier boosts engine spark
A fiber or hard rubber spark intensifier can be built cheaply to locate non firing spark plugs. The design uses a one inch bore fiber tube with drilled holes and a modified spark plug rod to create a two sided chamber that reveals which cylinder is not firing. The device is described as an economical alternative to commercial sets costing about four dollars.
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Hull
Heyan
Popular Science Monthly
Highway improvements backed by both parties in election year
Regardless of the presidential race, motorists can count on continued highway development. Both Republican and Democratic platforms pledge liberal federal appropriations to support road work, confirming transportation as a key factor in the nation's economic framework and its maximized use.
Care of Livestock and Horses Tips
Advice on horse care from birth to maturity highlights value driven by early care. Remedies against lice include scrubbing with creolin or creosote. Fowl exercise urged by feeding grain in litter. limit water after feeding and provide small amounts frequently.
Troubles with leaking valves and cotter pin fit
The article explains valve failure from heat and sediment and offers a simple method to locate cotter holes by filing a notch parallel to the hole. It notes widespread railway and highway use, mentioning 2000 miles of railway and 2500000 walls of highway, illustrating mechanical wear and maintenance concerns.
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United States
Feats of Automobiles and Their World Impact
The article outlines how automobiles created wealth by raising land values, connected farmers to markets, aided physicians and salesmen, enabled efficient travel, and offered recreation. It notes highways spurring city prosperity, rural access to urban benefits, and a new industry boosting national wealth while modernizing farms and homes and proving motor transport superior for commerce.
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Theo Ty
Automobile care and maintenance tips from a vintage manual
The article outlines common engine issues such as fatty valves and worn rings, advises gradual driving to avoid stress, explains brake adjustment, and emphasizes careful lubrication. It notes large freight terminals in Minneapolis, maintenance costs, and practical tips like carrying lukewarm water on the engine tender and reusing tin cans for repairs.
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