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Newspaper
Parowan Times
Location
Parowan, Utah, United States of America
Date
Dec 28, 1921
Page
2
A broad roundup covers park expansion plans in Yellowstone, tariff debates on asbestos, reopening of a saw mill in Oregon, a political party stance in Spokane, Montana highway funding, resignations in Wyoming tax service, potash contracts with the German monopoly, amateur radio in the east, ship and naval issues, and international reactions from Paris to Tokyo amid postwar tensions.
Harry W Haley a Canadian soldier served six months in prison to spare a comrade named Private Thomas G Jones from punishment. After hiding Jones fled to Fort Slocum and Haley later revealed himself to police to take the charge. The American Legion asks President Harding to restore Haley’s dishonorable discharge.
Marshal Foch traveled 14 000 miles through 42 states as guest of the American Legion. He visited over four hundred cities, with local posts hosting banquets and speeches daily as he journeyed from New Orleans to Minneapolis. Despite age and constant activity he will return to France feeling well and was photographed with his fighting face.
John Sylvester Myers aged 102 walked from his Lime Ridge home to Bloomsburg Pennsylvania to address the American Legion post. He recalls trying to enter World War I service but was rejected for being above the draft age and shares his life from Mexican and Civil War service to later Spanish-American War rejection. He notes three marriages, the last at ninety-two, and says he feels as well as ever.
A returning veteran laments saloons as dead since 1917 while a friend suggests communication through oral American Legion Weekly, reflecting postwar shifts in social life and veteran networks.
The American Legion orchestrates post led relief and reconstruction from Cleveland to Toledo and Minneapolis. Veterans’ housing, employment bureaus, charity drives, and post projects support jobless ex service men, aid veterans hospitals, and promote patriotic activities across multiple states including Michigan, Illinois, Minnesota, Kansas, and New York with posts underwriting theater screenings, rebuild projects, and charitable sales to fund welfare efforts.
A vintage ad urges mothers to give California Fig Syrup to infants and children for constipation and minor illnesses. It extols a fruity taste and a single teaspoonful to cleanse the bowels, warning to ask for genuine California Fig Syrup with bottle directions for all ages.
Dr Sadowecin of the University of Kiley notes soured cow milk cheese from sheep and white bread form a life extending elixir. A mountain village near Temir Khen Shura in the Daghestan republic shows 18 men over 100 in a population of 120. Investigations indicate these elderly are from the named families, with migration from famine areas to the mountains for this staple.
The Library of Congress building prevented fire damage until 1814 when the Capitol burned, then again in 1835 a major fire reduced its volumes. Today the library houses nearly 3,000,000 books, charts, maps, and music.
An Indianapolis grandmother recalls a moment with her three year old grandson Thomas who stood before a mirror and proclaimed that the reflection is him. He hesitated then asked if it is I. The grandmother nudged him to say that it is I and he pondered aloud that it might be I but the mirror makes it look like me.
Streeter confesses he wrote two notes one to his broker accusing him of fooling him and one to Miss Golding asking for marriage. A caller awaiting him left a voice saying yes and he cannot tell which recipient responded.
Dialogue highlights a couple discussing the shattered engagement. Tom acknowledges the break was voluntary after his own emotional toll, while Jack notes the timing and consequences of the split.
A political note reflects on candidates who lose a race and often leave with little money to show for the effort. The saying suggests the defeated contender keeps only an empty purse as a memento of the campaign.
A scattered, cryptic text muses on Beatrice and astrology, truth with few words, and human nature. It contrasts natural sleep with scorn for kindness, and laments loud friends while noting two thirds of friends fail tests of loyalty.
Malvina Turtledove faces a crossroads of affection between Jack and another suitor. In a dramatic moment she must choose and, unable to decide, hurls her Pomeranian Bob from the window before declaring she is Jack's. The scene ends with her pledge of love to Jack despite the heartbreak.
An Atlanta man recalls a Georgia Degro gathering where a hat passed for charity. The chairman dropped a dime in the hat, but none of the others contributed and even his own payment was missing. Rose Taylor finally called it a lesson about honesty amid puzzled dusky faces.
The late Edgar Saltus quipped at a New York wedding breakfast that a millionaire bridegroom of forty five would marry again soon after marrying first youth. He contrasted Rockefellers Schwabs and Mussel Sages with the new trend of men marrying later yet more often.
In a playful wedding moment a bride smiles that marriage will let her enjoy candy guilt free and keep a charge account, as the groom declares his possession with a bold "mine all mine forever" amid their wedding journey.
In Philadelphia the plain girl asks for a book titled Cultivate Your Natural Beauty. After the clerk presents the item she returns her purse and leaves, choosing not to buy.
A brief dialogue recalls a birth moment with Marjory and Afother describing being at grandma's in the country. Marjory asks if others were at home for the birth, noting the country setting and family surprise.
A brief, quirky dialogue presents Ila asking how much you love me and comparing it to love for oneself in a light humorous exchange.
A reflective line on childhood and growing up warns that children stop crying about the world as they become old enough to understand life. The sentiment suggests wisdom grows with experience and a shifting perspective on hardship.
The saying notes that everyone has a weak point and that relying on corrective tools like Passing Jaws cannot fix every defect. It argues for recognizing limits in problem solving approaches.
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