Prescott Post Appeals to Buddies to Join Legion
A Prescott Arizona American Legion Earnest A. Tover post meeting inspired Beveridur a disabled veteran to recount wartime memories in a poem. Local speakers urged members to recruit volunteers for the legion's service programs and patriotism.
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A. Tova
American Legion
Prescott
Ariz
Fiebert Toe Beveridur
Legions
Pen
Beveridie
Mars
Harry VT. Searhwerth
Arizona
Americarm Tuegien
Tiursa
Pirescote
Atuesiegn Legis
Aid for disabled veterans at Mish hospital in Rochester
A report on financial aid and care for former service members at the Mish Hospital in Rochester Minnesota. The article notes the hospital provides lesson care and aid requests while listing patient origins from many states and Canada.
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Mish Spital
Rochester
Mis
Ste. Wenidhi
Ntvd
Pesto
Thotagh Willwccess Fenets
Pechester Leysionnaires
Fractional dispute at ice counter sparks fireman quip
Mrs. Mugs, known for quibbling over the fraction of a cent, argues with a fireman over ten cents worth of ice. The fireman calmly retorts that someday she might be unable to buy the plate for a million dollars.
Military Spirit Grips Illinois Legion Leader Father of Drum Corps
Charles Wl Schick commander of the Illinois department of the American Legion remains linked to a historic military group once called the Governors Guards. The unit helped shape the Illinois National Guard and traces its roots to the Civil War. Schick, a drum corps pioneer, served in World War I and sheltered the group from shifts that stifled its traditions, earning respect for training and drill mastery.
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Daddy” Schick
Illinois Department of Legion
Charles WL
Daddy") Schick
Tlinois Department of the American Legion
Governor's Guards
Ilinois National Guard
Milsworth
Abraham Lincoln
Fvery O
Governors Guard
Amd
Daddy” Sehicky
Meyer
Che
Manuel
Coriander Sebiek
Poster Contest Promotes Endowment Drive in Schools
Selueloeindmen and Rusu back a Legion poster contest in state high schools to raise funds for orphans of World War I. Three winning entries from seventh and eighth graders and sixth grade finalists will receive substantial cash prizes. Posters chosen for use in the Legion campaign will be judged by officials at Topeka headquarters.
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Phos
Gameuners
Papas Frat
Ana
Legion
The
Topeka
Charity Visitor Seeks Help for Starving Family at Rectory
A landlord, posing as a sympathetic visitor, requests aid from a renowned charitable woman at the rectory. He claims a dying father, an ill mother, and nine hungry children face eviction over a fifty dollar rent arrears. The scene unfolds with the landlord revealing his true role as the landlord.
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American Legion Weekly
Vow Forgiveness and Daughter's Marriage Questioned
A seaside trick last summer sparked a vow not to forgive Jones. The colonel reveals he has not forgiven him, yet consents to Jones marrying his daughter, noting that any daughter takes after her mother.
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Younz Jones
London
His Way of Knowing
Todsen explains the marriage timing with a light exchange about ages. Dobson questions the duration, Todsen notes his wife was 24 at their wedding and remains 24.
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Dobson
Todsen
Florida Birthday Promise Rumor Linked to Cronies
A famine teller claimed to send an observer to Florida for a birthday gift and warned of cronies involved. The speaker contends the forecast was a fabrication and notes possible consequences as the plan unfolds.
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Florida
Aldoone’s Penny Rave Recalled In Parodic Verse
A fragmentary note depicts a mock inquiry into an aldoone and a penny raved with phrases about a protoor trentile and saving a hi tile dace by the roadside. The garbled text presents a playful old style diction as a found line.
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Trentile
Yeside
Widow Seeks Hope in Quiet After Loss
A distressed widow facing hardship after loss navigates a period of sorrow and resilience. The piece traces her daily routines and small steps toward recovery, highlighting community support and personal endurance amid grief.
Mount for Photographer Improves Print Quality
A photographer asks for a sturdy mount to stabilize a shot as assistants prepare equipment. The crew discusses securing a secure base to ensure a clean print, aiming for better framing and stability during the session.
Drawing the Line in a Prohibition Era Parlor
A terse exchange unfolds over loyalty and control as a character insists on boundaries. The other speaker resists, asserting obedience while implying personal risk and demand. The dialogue hints at power dynamics within a crime era setting.
Off Her Hands Vacation Plans Stirhouse Debate
A man complains about forced vacation by his boss and wife, saying the burden of decisions about time off falls on them and not himself. The exchange reflects workplace control and domestic expectations in a tense moment.
Office Amenities. Bookkeeper Coal and diamonds are mee
Ambiguous OCR text shows office staff roles and items like coal and diamonds discussed. The passage is fragmentary with unclear context and incomplete sentences.
Then They'll Seer in Place Grumpling Artist Exhibition
Fragmentary text references an art exhibition with unclear phrasing and missing details. No identifiable people, organizations, or locations emerge to form a coherent news item or summary.
Modiste Sign Prompts Question About Clothes
A man asks why his clothes are in a shop as his wife searches for garments. Another man, Mr. Progg, notes the window sign reading Modiste, humorously misinterpreted as modest. The exchange reveals a playful street scene.
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Progg
Bachelor of Arts Credits Kept Him Single So Long
A light humorous exchange notes that a man remains unmarried possibly due to his BA status while Maybell jokes about bachelor life and choices. The brief reflects social chatter on education and romance.
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E.hell
Maybell
Helpless Umbrella Joke Gag Circles Social Scene
A brief exchange turns on a mute umbrella pun as onlookers question the purpose of an umbrella carried by a passerby. The scene captures a moment of dry humor in a public setting.
Poor Little Girl and Rich Little Girl Exchange Knockabout
A brief dialogue features a Poor Little Girl praising her doll as better, contrasted with a Rich Little Girl who dismisses the other's understanding of new getics. The skit ends with a playful disagreement over toys and knowledge.
The Feet as Mate Gauge in Victorian and Modern Times
The piece discusses feet and footwear in culture from Paris in the Victorian era to New York, noting chiropodists, foot shape, and shoe size as social signals. It cites experts and writers on feet while advising readers to observe partner feet when choosing a mate.
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George du Maurier
Frilby
Paris
Billee
New York
Ome
Psi
Wo Bryan
Manhattan Island
France
Napoleon
Beaurivus
Java Land Rules Limiting Native Ownership
The laws restrict land ownership in Java to natives while forestiers may lease land for up to TS years. Half the land is set aside as free for native cultivation.
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Java
Caticura Talcum Advertisement Stresses Beauty Powder
An antique ad urges adding Caticura talcum for face skin baby and dusting uses. It praises the fragrance and claims it outperforms other perfumes, mentioning the product within a soap and ointment line.
Organized Barbarism and Motor Car Outlook
Organized barbarism is war’s inheritance in disguise. The motor car trade remains strong as many homes are not mortgaged for cars. It’s a hard world where friends doubt earnings and the government doubts income.
Washington Dulles hosts many national associations
Our Nation's Capital, Washington, is noted as the headquarters for numerous national organizations. A compiled list shows many groups with notable buildings adding to the city’s beauty, including the American Red Cross the Daughters of the Revolution the National Academy of Science and the American Federation of Labor.
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Washington
American Red Cross
The
Daughters of the Revolution
National Academy of Science
American Federation of Labor
Chamber of Commerce of the
United States
Scottish Rite
Sixteenth Street
Dean Estate
Bright men sayings and overdue diamonds in talk
The piece laments overused bromides and notes the country buying imported diamonds at about 500 a time. A preacher delaying a funeral forty minutes for a marriage is labeled illogical, since a corpse has no impatience.
Masque of the Seasons in a Louisville scene
A printed illustration depicts the changing seasons with nymphs by a brook in spring and scantily clad figures by the sea in summer. Maw interrupts to urge moving on before winter arrives in this vivid period carnival piece from the Louisville Courier Journal.
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Louisville Courier-Journal
Think Twice Before Investing in a Get Rich Quick Scheme
Cautionary note urges readers to scrutinize so called fast profits and avoid risky investment schemes promising rapid wealth. Experts warn against high pressure tactics and advise thorough research and skepticism before committing funds.
Dutch Farmers for Dismal Swamp
A Nashville Southern Lumberman quips that fifty Dutch farmers who came to America to escape high taxes might head to the Great Dismal Swamp to avoid low, wet ground.
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America
Nashville Southern Lumberman
Man Fails to Complete Job as Too Much Remains
A man who does nothing cannot finish the task, as there is an overwhelming amount left to do. No further details on who or where.
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Daddy”) Senck
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Sweet Charity
Hiehleigh
Singman
Weelore
Myself
Northwestern Yeast Co
North Ashland Ave
Chicago, Ill
Simpkins
Bayer
Crassists
Louis Nuapereen
Broeckville Recorder
Red Cross
Dean
Harry Zi
Eighth St
Lafayette
Ind
Doan
Boz Doan
Soster-Milburn CO
Buffalo, N. Y
Lathrop
Haarlem
Holland
Yort
Express
Harold Somers
del Ave
Brooklyn
Patchogur
Ulscox Chemical Works
Patebogua
N. Y
Detroit Real Estate
Motors
Detroit
Commercial Investment CO
Penobsen
Mich
Wendell Wesher & Rinses Co
Galesburg
Westberg
E. 114Th PL
Chicago
Indianapolis
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