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Newspaper
New Mexico State Record
Location
Santa Fe, New Mexico, United States of America
Date
Jan 21, 1921
Page
3
An expert discusses building a well designed brick home with sun parlors and sleeping porches, stressing durability of brick, open living spaces, and efficient layouts. It notes the busy housewife needs reduce labor through smaller rooms and labor saving devices amid servant shortages and evolving kitchen design.
Henry J. Ryan of Boston Mass former navy apprentice seaman and wartime patriot is named chairman of the Legion reorganized Americanism commission based at Indianapolis with a diverse board spanning New York Philadelphia Portland and Honolulu plus several military and civic leaders. The group intends to coordinate activities with the American Red Cross Knights of Columbus Salvation Army and other organizations, planning a Washington conference to advance wartime national unity and Americanism.
The article describes an attractive brick house 83 by 52 feet suitable for suburbs or small towns with varied elevations, a sun parlor heated like the main house, a large front porch, and ample closet space. It notes cedar casement windows for light and ventilation and claims economy of construction. It contrasts white stone trim with brick, highlighting arched rafter accents and thoughtful layout on two stories.
The article surveys unusual pets and insect odds from bees in a window hive to toads swallowing tunebugs and a water bug that moved with a cigar glow. It cites Dr. L. C. Howard and National Geographic Society notes on luck charms from fish ear bones and a rabbit’s hind leg superstition.
Samuel Frank K. Samuel of Downing Missouri born in 1880 traveled across North America Europe and Asia before studying at college and then serving in the 353rd Infantry of the 89th Division. He later became assistant state adjutant of the American Legion Kansas and was elected adjutant in 1919 for a two year term.
Mrs Clarence Edwards, wife of Maj. Gen. Clarence R Edwards, was elected president of the Massachusetts department of the American Legion Auxiliary at a state convention. A Newton resident, she has long worked for New England veterans, including mothers wives sisters and daughters of servicemen.
Cannibalien Ad In newspaper misprints a bold recruitment line from the American Legion Weekly, noting a notice that reads WANTED-A few good women to bake in our bakery, by Rand J. Rasler at 401 Penn Street, reflecting era tone and garbled OCR.
Congress is urged to amend the law to broaden vocational training for disabled World War I veterans and to cover all disabled veterans with pay, include widows and orphans of the dead, provide medical care in training, and standardize stipends at 100 dollars monthly plus 120 for dependents. John Thomas Taylor emphasizes educational chances for 60,000 children of the fallen and widows.
John Francis Willans led the Missouri department of the Legion and was editor of the Joplin News Herald. A veteran of World War I, he served as a machine gun officer in the Thirty-fifth Division in the Vosges and Argonne Meuse drives and later taught at the A E F university in Bennie before moving into publicity for the inter Allied games. He was a member of Robert B Thurman post 1 in Joplin and previously held posts as post commander and state master at arms.
Edward H. Prell of Spokane Washington has been named director of the organization division at American Legion national headquarters. He succeeds Russell G. Creviston as assistant national adjutant and will oversee the Legion 1921 campaign to enroll every eligible former service member. Prell served overseas with the 146th field artillery and saw action in two major campaigns during World War I and helped organize Legion efforts in Washington after discharge.
William Q. Setliffe, adjutant of the Illinois American Legion, led a drive that raised 90000 for Christmas entertainments for wounded and disabled veterans in Italian theater hospitals. Actress Floe Bert helped by staging many performances in Tilipoli, with proceeds benefiting the Legion fund.
A sergeant urges a cavalry rookie to strike the horse and Gouge him during a drill. The rookie protests that he cannot get close enough, while the scene is described in a candid humorous tone from the American Legion Weekly.
Three U S Navy Lieutenants Hinton Parrett and Kloor abandoned a wrecked balloon near Moose Factory on James Bay on December 1 and survived four hard days in dense Canadian woods. A fellow officer recounts a grueling trek facing blizzards hunger and exposure before rescue by local trapper Tom Marks and arrival in Moose Factory.
The Canadian Life asserts that high blood pressure can be overcome in most cases through gradual exercise. Rejections by Ife Insurance often arise from this condition, but it is not permanent and improvement occurs with moderate activity over time. Patients advised to begin gently and increase intensity to a reasonable amount.
A fragmented note discusses Paris riding the first bicycle in 1806 and contrasts it with global transport realities. It notes equatorial location implications, Africa's locomotive shortages, and the impact of road traffic on railways as cars race alongside tracks on adjacent roads.
In Burma the people lavish flowers across homes, pagodas, and women adornments. The tropics yield acres of gardens devoted solely to cultivation, thriving in hot weather despite harsh conditions.
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