MacNider Chosen National Commander of the American Legion
Mason City Iowa born investment banker Han ford MacNider was elected national commander of the American Legion at thirty four making him the organization's youngest leader. A former World War II veteran he served in France and was wounded at St Mihiel rising from first lieutenant to lieutenant colonel with multiple decorations. He vows to build a strong Legion to support ex servicemen the disabled and financially burdened in communities nationwide.
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The
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Legion
Hanford MacNider
MacNider
Harvard University
Second
Iowa Infantry
United States
Fort Spelling
France
Ninth Infantry
St Mihiel
Mr. MacNider
Legioenaires
Iowa State Department of the Legion
Head of Legion Auxiliary Mrs. Hobart among war mothers
Mrs. Lowell F. Hobart of Cincinnati led the American Legion Auxiliary as its first national president. Her son served in the colors and she joined him at Camp Zachary Taylor where she supervised Red Cross work by day and taught Red Cross classes at night. The auxiliary now counts about 120000 members, up from 3000 a year earlier.
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Lowell F. Hobart
Cincinnati
American Legion Women's Auxiliary
Zachary Taylor
Kentucky
Red Cross
Hobart
The
Legion Auxliary
Mothers
Wes
Elater
Gyehodveen
Ex-Service Wien
American Legion news spans adjutant elected and conventions
Lemuel Bolies wins a third term as national adjutant of the American Legion amid growing posts and plans for a regular American Legion Day at Minnesota’s Yellow Medicine fair. New posts rise, a 1922 national convention is set for New Orleans with $100,000 pledged, and changes include removing the poppy as official Legion flower.
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Senttls
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Yellow Medicine
Minnesota
New Orleans
Lincoln plans to employ ex servicemen to guard holdups
In Lincoln Nebraska mayor and police chief back a plan to hire jobless ex service men to assist in public safety after a spate of residential holdups. The report notes a breakfast cap and describes fashion details unrelated to the main topic. Marshal Foch visits Kansas City as American Legion guest and joins George Washington Post No. 1. More than 36 000 American servicemen who died in France lie in sacred soil near battlefields. A Legion survey notes large numbers of unemployed veterans in the Midwest and New York. Iowa police investigate threatening letters to Legion members including a demand of 200 or a threat to blow them up.
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Kansas City
American Legion
Marshal Foch
America
Legion
Washington
New York
United States
Amertesos
France
Gil
Weeks
Iowa
Lw, W's
John Ti. Wallace
Secretary of Agriculture
Young Wallace
Argonne
Des Moines
Harry FI. Polk
Des Moines Legion
Fairy Powder Puff Dolls Make Gifting Easy
A toy fairy powder puff sold widely appears as a clever Christmas gift. One example features a fairy bride outfit with chiffon ruffles, a satin ribbon skirt, a wreath and veil, and a cotton stuffed bag with a powder puff and a glass bow.
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Tere
Christmas Ribbon Novelties and Gift Pins
A description of holiday pin holders garters and decorative precushions made with ribbon and colored papers outlines how to craft festive gifts. Cardboard forms wrapped in brick or gold paper feature green tissue and rose crape layers, with silver tinsel adorning wire handles for a polished display.
Picturesque Hair Ornaments For Christmas Hours
Gift ideas for women feature rhinestone headbands with ribbon and bijoux. Many styles shown use feathers blossoms and jewellery accents with a central poinsettia and scattered rhinestones to sparkly effect.
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Christimas
Card table numbers and holders for hostess gift set
A description of a hostess isft featuring a set of card table numbers cut from white cardboard with black gummed figures on one side. The design shows graceful sprays of gay flowers on the opposite and cards are supported by small wire holders.
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Isft
Christmas lanterns from crepe paper and tinsel
Simple holiday decor advice describes making lamp shades and lanterns from crepe tissue paper and tinsel. It explains how to assemble a small lantern using two rings to shape the shade and brighten a room.
Ribbons and Gifts Enhancing Elegant Shopping Bags
Fragmentary description notes wide satin ribbons and bonny fancy trims used to craft elegant shopping bags. It highlights rich patterns and silks, the value of splendor for women, and the extra meaning of gifts from a donor.
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The Skirt Length Question in Fashion
Designers Potret and Kemet push long skirts across collections as fashion shifts toward ankle length. The trend reflects a balance between individual figure and gown type with a growing emphasis on extended hemlines.
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Potret
Kemet
Femlines
Kitchen Pot Riddle in Verse from UTE Era
The fragment hints at a kitchen pot as a household center with bread wine and tea. It references home made foods and drinks, suggesting a humorous or satirical verse about daily life and crafts in a historic home.
Recipes for Roasted Leg of Lamb and Mutton Dishes
Learn to prepare roast leg of lamb with skin removed to avoid wool oil flavor. Includes method for lamb roast with vegetables and gravy, mutton stew, mutton en casserole, barbecued lamb, and lamb patties wrapped in bacon. Emphasizes seasoning and browning techniques for rich flavor.
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England
Evangeline Amid Sunset in the Western Landscape
The excerpt describes a sunset scene where the sun sinks in the west, painting the horizon with gold. Vapors rise as sky water and forest seem united in a warm glow, while Evangeline figures in the mingling landscape.
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Sceftiy
Evangeline
Worth While Dishes From Cubic Kitchen Guide
A fragment recipe collection presents dishes on Hubbard equash Souffled Equash Bread Sponge Cake Stuffed Quinces Garden Fleece Melted cheese dip and Peanut Butter Fudge with steps and ingredient hints rather than complete instructions The excerpt includes seeding and steaming squash making a souffle using yolks and whites and a fudge method with sugar milk and peanut butter.
Bayer named aspirin ad warns buyers to check packaging
An old advertisement touts Rover Tablets of Aspirin with Bayer branding and a Rover Cross safety stamp. It claims aspirin eases colds headaches toothaches earaches neuralgia rheumatism and pain and urges following package directions for quick relief. The copy emphasizes Bayer as the genuine aspirin trusted by physicians for over twenty one years.
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Rover
Unclear source text about an accident or machine damage
Fragmentary OCR mentions a bus and an incident with minor injuries and machine damage. No clear identities, dates, or location provided.
Cuticura Toilet Trio Promises Clear Complexion
Advertisement touts Cuticura Soap and Ointment for clear complexion and clean scalp with softened hands, plus Cuticura Talcum for fragrance, calling it the Cuticura Toilet Trio.
Truth and fiction mix in a quirky literary note
A playful observer notes that truth can outshine fiction yet remains less convincing as a Macionist is defined as one who gathers thoughts. The remark hints at the imperfect alignment between reality and storytelling.
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Washington, Mo
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Brigham
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Foster-Milburn CO
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Farrier Aecano
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