American Legion honors legless colonel and leader
Asher Miner of Wilkes-Barre Pennsylvania a milling company head and former colonel of the Twenty eighth division speaks of his lost leg as a privilege of membership in the American Legion He led men in France after enlisting in 1884 served in the Spanish American War on the Mexican border and in World War I earning the Distinguished Service Cross and the Distinguished Service Medal He attended a New York Shipbuilding banquet for the Legion and was carried out after his amputation to inspire others.
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American Legion
Asher Miner
Wilkes-Barre
France
Miner
Twenty-eighth
Pennsylvania National Guard
New York Shipbuilding Corporation
Pennsylvania
Ninth Infantry
Pennsylvania Field Artillery
Grace Jackson Honored as Little Mother to Wichita Soldiers
Grace Jackson, mother of nine, leads welfare efforts for Wichita and Kut soldiers. As chair of the American Legion Auxiliary welfare committee, she makes weekly three-hospital visits, delivering gowns, candy, magazines, fruit, and flowers. Her son served with the 130th Field Artillery in France, while eight children remain at home.
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Grace Jackson
Uncle Sam
Wichita
Kut
Woman's Auxiliary
American Legion
Thayer mayor Mrs. Forest leads Legion civic push
Mrs Abby Howe Forest mayor of Thayer Kansas first woman in the United States to hold such office. She champions the American Legion post plan to build a community house as a center for local and surrounding area activities. Foresta is active in the Daughters of the American Revolution and Ladies of the Grand Army of the Republic.
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American Legion
Abby Howe Forest
Thayer
Kan
United States
Forest
Legion
Thayer Post
Virginia Legion appoints Kate Barrett auxiliary president
Kate Waller Barrett of Alexandria Virginia a prominent sociologist and international figure in women s groups has been chosen president of the Woll ep s Auxiliary of the American Legion department of Virginia Barrett has served as a special government representative on missions and led many women s organizations including Florence Crittenton and the National Congress of Mothers and War Maternity Education Associations She also held roles with the United States Public Health Service the Conference on Delinquent Children and the Zurich Peace Conference in 1919 and served on Virginia s training camp activities committee while active in the Daughters of the American Revolution and other groups now devoting much time to the Legion auxiliary
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Kate Waller Barrett
Alexandria
Wollep's Auxiliary
American Legion
Department of Virginia
National Congress of Mathere and Warent
Florence Crittenton
United States Public Health Service
Virginia
Daughters of the Americain Revolution
Soviete Academique Histoire Internationale
Argentine Council of Women of
Buenos Aires
Barrett
Aux- Mary
The
One Legged Soldier Dillman Enlists After Draft Discharge
Logan B. Dillman, inducted eleven days earlier, was discharged after a brief service due to a wooden leg. The medical unit noted his stump, yet he pressed to serve. He later joined Murry BE. Everist post 115 of the American Legion in Mankato, claiming unique status as a one leg enlistment veteran.
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Logan B. Dillman
Trinida Cole
Fort Dodge
Dillman
Howev
Murry BE
Everist
Awertean Legion
Mankato
Legion Executive Manages Tour To War Zone
Jean Leben accepted the French government to send a party of former services to France for a pilgrimage. Wicker, in charge of the air service travel, has a history of organizing tours to Europe and the Orient. He led a 54 person travel party through Rome and France during World War I and served in the aviation service in France despite defective vision.
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Ihe
Jean Leben
France
le National
Wicker
Europe
Palestine
Egypt
Orient
United States
Canada
Alaska
Rome
Alr
Che Army
Maxing It Clear by a Child’s Phrase about Dogs
Clarence explains the dog sizes in simple terms to a playmate. He says the little dog is the baby dog and the big one is the mamn dog, noting the phrase he uses. The wording shows a child’s early attempt at language and understanding.
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Clarence
The Great Advantage in a Whispered Exchange
A fragmented dialogue shows a mother asking why to be a great general like Sherman and Wittie responding that one can say things freely without being mocked, illustrating bravado and fear of ridicule in a terse exchange from an unspecified source.
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Ike Sherman
Oil Can as Motorist's Friend and Lubrication Guide
An affectionate piece extols the oil can as a motorist's best friend and urges readers to study lubrication charts. It recounts a friend’s throttle trouble, fixes found by oiling dry components, and warns against overheating. Emphasizes inspecting belts, bearings, fan, clutch, brakes, and linkage for efficient maintenance.
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Cros
Hide
Tam
Mud rescue device for cars by wind-up cable
A Missouri inventor proposes a mud rescue method using a front spindle with a coiled steel cable. The engine drives a worm gear to wind the cable, allowing the vehicle to be pulled free by fixing the other end to a tree or pole.
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Missouri
C. A. Briggs
Popular Science Monthly
Tire air pressure guidance and wear rule
The article explains tire life relates to air pressure with a rule of thumb. Start with twenty pounds per cross-sectional inch, adjust as needed. It notes tire width and speed influence the required pressure, giving examples for three and a half inch and four inch tires.
Automobile Gossip and Transit Advances Worldwide
Motor hicks are displacing mules for heavy hauling to Jurmaten, while Denmark enforces drivers licenses after state exams. Of 12,000 Brasell vehicles, about half operate in Rio de Janeiro and Sao Maurl. A patent reveals a rubber vulcanization process, and auto parts wholesales hit $725,196.42. Tire revolutions vary by brand with about 671 turns per mile.
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Jurmaten
Brasell
Rio de Janeiro
Sao Maule
Tighten Engine Bolts to Prevent Misalignment and Fracture
Inadequate tightening of engine mounting bolts can misalign the power plant and cause severe trouble. Even slight looseness may allow motor support hammering, risking fracture of the supporting arm. The piece cites Pennsylvania passenger license fees and total levies on motor vehicles, noting federal tax impacts and warrants.
Market quotations from U S Bureau of Markets summary
Markets edged lower across grains and livestock amid mixed demand. Wheat futures hovered near 1.11 to 1.20 per bushel while corn and oats posted modest declines. Live cattle and veal prices eased with feeder stock offered at lower levels. pork and lamb bids softened into the week amid weather influences and slower demand.
Live stock and market report with mixed prices and odd notes
A market report covers feeder and stocker divisions with prices holding steady. Lambs and ewes show varied values, with some loads and individual lots trading at multiple prices. A church mission item and a small passenger vessel note appear among scattered data from Penang.
Jewel thieves flee with auto load in San Pedro heist
In Los Angeles, a rapid street theft resulted in jewel thieves escaping from a San Pedro business area with an automobile load of samples and jewelry valued up to $60,000. The stolen goods belonged to Richard H. Nelson, a traveling salesman from San Francisco.
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Dom Angeles
Calif
San Pedro
Richard H. Nelson
San Francisco
Government acts to curb disintegration of public morals
A German cabinet decree denounces subversive agitation, prohibiting meetings demonstrations and the distribution of pamphlets and periodicals. It vows unrelenting action against those undermining constitutional order while defending republican principles and civil service integrity. The government warns that unscrupulous elements seek to overthrow constitutional law.
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Berlin
Meesistent Ebert
Pweriodiodls
Pamphtets
Iran
Gover Corner
Ty Prockannilon
Notioiwl
Hind
Pnt
Inher
Wirth
Bots
Herr Eraberger
Chin
Partie
Plelon
Robbery and Fire At Plains Bank In Montana
Reports describe a bank robbery at the First National Bank in Plains Montana with $8000 in currency and $6000 in Liberty bonds stolen after an incendiary fire burned lumber nearby. The fire was contained after several thousand feet of lumber burned, and investigators attributed the incident to arson.
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Ainsoula
Plains
Mont
Russell Lumber Sali
First National Bank
Made It All Right Post Office Mix Up
A misdirected courier story centers on a boy sent to the post office with two letters. The master questions a mishap but responds that it is corrected as a stamp mix up is noticed and resolved.
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Seatt
Jerters
Aspirin Bayer标签与用法警示广告
文字广告提及 Bayer 牌阿司匹林须按包装指示服用 由医生在二十余年研究确定剂量 未尝试替代品 即使见到 Bayer 圆十字也可放心用于感冒头痛神经痛关节痛等 痛苦箱装 Twelve tablets 价格低廉 药商也有大包装 广告宣称 Aspirin 为 Bayer 制造的水杨酸水杨酸乙酯酯的商标。
Irate Fan Confronts Umpire at Park Departure
An enraged spectator challenged the umpire as he exited the park, demanding where his dog was and accusing bias. The terse exchange reflects a tense moment after a home defeat, reported by American Legion Weekly.
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Leiion Weekly
Modern Maid Tale Leads Lovers to Stave Chamber
A fragmentary excerpt from the Nishethe Tennesseean mentions a modern couple seeking “Maxine of a Modern Maid” and venturing toward a cave, with torches extinguished at a chamber. The cryptic lines evoke Love Sighing and Dying in a melodramatic tone.
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Mammoth Cave
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