Disabled veteran aid via Boston exchange founded by Mrs Edwards
Mrs Clar en Edwards wife of Major General Edwards leads a Boston exchange to help disabled World War I veterans sell products they make while in hospitals. Starting April 19 with capital from friends the venture hires a service man to run operations and places items for sale downtown. Proceeds are sent to hospitals or veterans, with articles ranging from canoes belts and curtains to hand woven items and hammered jewelry. The effort received national attention from the American Legion auxiliary and spans several northeastern states and D C.
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Clarencr
al Edwards
Iosten
Edwards
France
A American Legion Auxiligiy
Fedwads
Boston
Oanvex-Service
Mian 88
Manecer
Tedsvaris
Wisconsin Legionary Veteran Named National Vice Commander
Debah Barret Toys, also known as Doctor Marrett Barrett of Sheboygan, a veteran of the Spanish American War and World War I, is named national vice commander of the American Legion. He served as commander of the Sheboygan post in 1918 and held Wisconsin department and national executive posts, with work on the national rehabilitation committee.
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Wisconsin Legion
Fox Hills
Staten Ishin
Ambarkation
Moboken
Roctor Barrett
Legion
Sheboygen
Wisconsin
Case for an Expert Cat Conundrum
Mr Swivel suspects the family cat stole three pounds of meat. His wife points to the feline and they weigh the cat, which comes in at exactly three pounds. He concedes the meat exists but jokes the cat is missing.
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American Legion Weekly
Auxiliary Milestones Highlight Minnesota Legion Work
The Minnesota auxiliary promotes 100 percent membership with unique plans to mobilize married posts against bachelor posts. They fund welfare work, including poppy production by hospitalized veterans, and back Veteransville to aid ex servicemen in starting life anew. The unit honors national leadership and cites quotes about Doctor Kate Waller Barrett.
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Department of Minnesota
American Legion Auxiliary
Minnesota Auxiliary
Legion
Minnesota
United States
Welen Plughes Hellscher
Mankato
Veteransville
Theodore Roosevelt
Kate Waller Barrett
Praise for Young American Essay Winner Mosely
Philip E L Mosely of Westfield Mass won the state American Legion national PSSaAVY Essay Contest on How Can the American Legion Best Serve the Nation His work honors foreigner integration in Westfield He speaks French Spanish and Italian and Russian well He lectured on Americanization in spare time and was valedictorian of his class The American Legion commends his high character and the state winners now proceed to the national contest with prizes of 750 500 and 250 awarded by Hanford MacNider past national commander
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Philip EL Mosely
Westfield
Mass
the American Legion
American Legion
Garland W. Powell
Legion Americanism
Mosely
Itelan Amd
Spanhards Inc Westfield
Amd
SOM! Teesties
Harvard College
Merl Peavell
John J. Wisert
Unites States
Legion Will Be Safe For Many Years Says Benton Review
The Benton Review notes the American Legion survives beyond the convention with a new national commander and states the organization will exist as long as one Buddy remains alive, expressing strong confidence in its enduring stability.
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Legion
American Legion
Benton Review
Fowler, Ind
Cans and Cants Reminder from Mountain Breeze
The note from Mountain Breeze at Fort Bayard New Mexico urges recalling that success comes in cans and failure in cant. It presents a cautions maxim about mindset and effort.
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Mountain Breeze
Fort Bayard
New Mexico
Quaker Rebuke Sparks Wry Wisdom in Pennsylvania Town
A blase young man in a Pennsylvania town claims little faith in preachers after mingling with many people. An old Quaker retorts that the youth has not yet cut his wisdom teeth, delivering a sharp, humorous rebuke.
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Pennsylvania
Crepe on the Door Signals Monthly Billing Reminder
A new collector hesitates to intrude on a family’s grief after seeing crepe on their door. He is urged to return and collect the money, as the Scatterbys hang crepe on the door the first of every month.
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Scatterbys
Publicity and the auto label dilemma in vintage debate
A columnist quotes a motorist joking about painting his car with the maker’s name and refusing to display a tailor’s label. The exchange highlights attitudes toward advertising and personal image in an era of pervasive publicity.
Automobile Turned Turtle Triggers Crowd Quip
A wet road caused a motor car to skid and overturn. An Irish spectator quips the vehicle chose a mud puddle, saying it was the ray son it turned turtle.
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Pat
Shure
Pedad
Rayson
Hope and Judgment Echo in Rural Sermon Exchange
A lively exchange between Brother Jones and Brother Jackson frames a homiletic debate on salvation and damnation. The dialogue imagines the final separation of the sheep and goats as a divine reckoning, with prayer for favor on the righteous side.
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Brother Jones
Jackson
Quick turnover line hinted by old dialogue
In a brief exchange, Enele suggests a fast job frying criddie cakes while an oculist prescribes eye drops three times daily. A patient asks whether to take the medicine before or after meals.
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Enele
Glad Words About a Hen That Lays Daily
A light verse extols the joy of saying I own a hen and notes she lays almost every day, praising the simple domestic achievement with cheerful pride.
Tactful Postponement And Hidden Toll Of Inheritance
A fragmentary quotation reveals a character named Thithershy who inherits a peculiarly costly gift. The passage hints the greatest asset will fail him as a bill collector expects his final visit, casting doubt on his future earnings.
Man seeks fare to Boston for lecture series
A man in need asks a friend for twenty dollars to travel to Boston where he will deliver a series of lectures titled How to Succeed in Life. He has just received the contract and lacks the funds.
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Man In Need
Boston
Dainty Scarves For Lady In Mud Rust Clay Shades
An elderly gentleman asks for a dainty scarf for a lady. The clerk suggests colors including mud rust clay and old brick.
Offense to Grass Widow Sparks Witty Exchange
A sharp remark about a grass widow triggers a swift callback in a humorous exchange. The grill of the moment highlights social wit and class tension in a bygone era.
Bank in She Isorben? Receiver Holds Van Coyne Card
Tom asks to be introduced to Miss Van Coyne about marriage. Jack replies she has just gone into the hands of a receiver.
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Tom
That's Where Stars Are
Dialogue snippet between Julia and Jack about future fame and romantic tones. Julia expresses doubt about moves, Jack reassures with a dreamy line about heaven when near her. No concrete event or public context in readable text.
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Julia
Jack
10 Cents Wilhelmina a Native Queen
Queen Wilhelmina of the Netherlands will celebrate her throne jubilee next August. She is the only woman reigning in her own right since 1898 when she came of age and was crowned, a unique position among world monarchs.
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Wilhelmina
Netherlands
Butt Was Not Right Yeats Lighting Critique Revealed
St John El gine recounts a recent book noting Yeats obsessed over lighting in scenes. He would adjust lime tones and color balance for hours, until the stage manager finally exclaimed the lighting was just right amid the theater fuss.
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Yeats
St. John Elgine
Erry
Los Angeles Times
Mocking remark on hiring a cook in a couple’s dispute
A husband warns against hiring a recommended cook saying they do not eat them, dismissing the cook’s abilities. The wife argues about the cook’s reputation, but the husband sticks to the blunt stance. The Boston Transcript item highlights a blunt, humorous exchange.
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Hubby
Haif
Boston Transcript
Is he a wood Worker Worth his weight In coal
A brief quoted line from the New York Sun highlighting a woodworker's value and a phrase praising his craft and labor.
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New York Sun
A Lady of Distinction Celebrates Perfume Image
An advertisement asserts a woman’s distinction comes from a delicate fragrance aided by Cuticura Soap and hot water cleansing and Cuticura Talcum powder for clear sweet healthy skin.
Pigeons Tested For Firefighting Support In Idaho
The U S forestry service tested carrier pigeons for long distance dispatch in Idaho. A pigeon carried by packhorse over mountains returned home in thirty minutes for eighteen miles. In another test a bird sent a message for fire aid reported the fire under control. A second bird warned that aid was not needed, arriving just before the expedition left.
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United States Forestry Service
Idaho
Washington Star
University of Michigan dean comments on managing flappers
A Detroit News quotation claims the new University of Michigan dean of women says it is easy to manage flappers by teaching control techniques. She asserts the method calms midde aged ladies learning to influence other flappers.
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U. of M
Detroit News
Untidy Office Habits Stir Domestic Comparison
In a humorous observation, a man’s spouse notes his disarray at work mirrors his home clutter. The quip highlights how personal habits mix private life with professional routine.
Woman's Talk Tank Explains Why Women Talk More
Dr A A Brill of New York University argues at the National Association of Teachers of Speech convention that women are more voluble than men. He says women's vocabulary is smaller but centralized and accessible quickly, while men's linguistic abilities are scattered making quick comebacks harder.
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A. A. Brill
New York University
National Association of Teachers of Speech
Doctor Brill
Jesperson
Playing Safe in a Presidential Year
Senator Sorghum voices caution about a presidential boom next year and warns it may be unsafe for a statesman to draw local constituents' attention to national opinion. He prefers avoiding heightened attention to avoid political risk.
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Sorghum
Too Much Jims Well Christmas Exchange
James expresses sorrow as he recalls Christmas gifts. He jokes that his present left him with indigestion, reflecting a humorous yet weary mood about the holiday.
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Jims
James
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