New York Officer 4944 Earns Distinguished Service Cross
Patrolman John L Piazza of the New York Police Force is lauded for valor in World War I. He earned the Distinguished Service Cross for carrying a wounded officer from No Man's Land in the Argonne in October 1914. After discharge he returned to duty in the Bronx, rescuing an invalid woman and stopping a runaway horse. He is 29, married, with a son.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Three Hundred and Twelfth Infantry
General Lafayette
American Legion
New York City
Patrolmay Piazza
John L
Argonne
Grand Pre
Piazza
No Man‘s Land
Brox
Omcer
Sixty-Two Year Old Enlists in Wartime Service
H. E. Lamb of Worthington Minnesota enlisted at age sixty two after a retirement on his farm. He served nine months in Siberia and returned to remain active in veterans affairs driving 200 miles to conventions and rising to vice commander of the state department. He plans to attend the national gathering in Kansas City this fall.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
H. E. Lamb
Worthington
Minn
Siberia
Lamb
America
Army
American Secen
Women’s Auxiliary
Winona
Legion
State Department
Kansas City
Campaign to oust married women from certain jobs in Oregon
Mrs. W. A. Elvers of Portland who is re elected state president of Oregon’s Women’s Auxiliary of the American Legion launched a drive to remove married women from employment unless necessary. She cites her wartime nursing and now-elderly husband’s illness as evidence that women in men’s work displaces needy men and uses extra pay for pin money. She says the policy must end, at least in Oregon.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
W. A. Eivers
Portland
Ore
Oregon Department of the Women's Auxiliary
The
American Legion
Elvers
Indignant Arizonian Demands Cheap Rattler Remedy
A terse exchange shows a rattler bite prompting a rush for inexpensive liquor while a rival dealer counters with higher prices. The dialogue captures rough frontier humor in the American Legion Weekly style with regional slang and brisk banter.
Love and Power Shifts in Seattle Newspaper Row
In Seattle the ex city editor Charles Reavis and Dora Deane once of the Seattle Daily Times collide over editorial control after wartime service. Reavis, now AP correspondent, seeks influence as Deane remains managing editor of her paper.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ifary
Seattle
Wash
Reavis
Dora Deane
41St Division Cavalry
Dora
Miss Deane
Associated Press
Indian Legion Post Boss Controls White Swan Town
Elias Wesley full blood Yakima Indian commands an American Legion post in White Swan Washington with sixteen Yakima allies. The town’s Commercial club includes educated Indian business members. Wesley served as ship's cook on the Western Chief during naval service and the post lists several high honors among its members.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Elias Wesley
American Legion
White Swan
Wash
St's
Wesley
Commercial Club
United States Navy
Wd. S&s. S&s
Grand Old Man of 137th Infantry Memorialized in Old Courier Portrait
John II O'Connor of the Westminster Courier received the Distinguished Service Cross for valor with the 137th Infantry in France. He led a battalion in heavy fighting, rose to lieutenant colonel, and in Montrebeau Wood assumed command after a note named him highest officer remaining. He helped organize a brigade front and repel attacks, later aiding the advance on Exermont. He attended the first American Legion caucus in Paris in 1919 and helped name the Legion.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John II O'Connor
Wisteld
Kap
mBleds
France
Montrebeau Wood
Uit
Exermoor
O'Connor
American Legion
S’aris
Farm cure for shellshock shows veterans thriving on farms
A National American Legion study finds thousands of veterans returned from World War I and suffering shellshock have largely recovered after turning to agriculture. Urban veterans lagging in health. Canada’s farm program aided 25 000 soldiers under the re establishment act with loans over 310 million and first year crops valued around 14 3000.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
National Organization of the American Legion
Canada
Heads Unique SoCiety in United States Honor Ranks Five Medal Winners
In the United States there are just 50 men entitled to wear the Congressional Medal of Honor. The photograph shows F Patrick Kyle of Toston, national commander of the organization embracing these five honored persons.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
United States
Wea
F Patrick Kyle
Toston
Falco Named Aldermanic Candidate in 33rd District
Mrs Mabel T S Falco of Brooklyn won the aldermanic nomination in the Thirty third district. She resides on Columbia Heights and is the grandniece of James G Blaine. Her father Col JL D Stanwood was a Civil War veteran.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mabel T. S. Falco
Brooklyn
Falco
Columbia Heights
James G. Blaine
JL. D. Stanwood
Laryngaphone Promises Handsfree Speech in Factories
At a London exhibition a new laryngaphone telephonic device draws interest. It eliminates the mouthpiece and uses a throat transmitter placed against the larynx to convert throat vibrations into sound. Designed for use in noisy factory environments.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
London
World Logic Envy follows the successful but lead the failures
The report notes a contrast between World Logic and Envy, describing World Logic as following success while Envy leads to failures. The piece emphasizes the consequences of misaligned strategies and the impact on outcomes.
Child Refuses Piano Practice Over Black Note Fence Sights
A seven year old Brookline girl dislikes practicing piano complains to a neighbor. She says she hates the music and that the black notes on the fence mock her, a light anecdote reported by the Boston Globe with a Boston slang flavor.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Brookline
Mary
Boston
Swamp-Root Kidney Remedy Endorsed As Superior Cure
A vintage advertisement touts Dr Kilmer Swamp Root as the premier remedy for kidney liver and bladder ailments. It claims rapid mild effects and urges readers to try a sample by sending ten cents to Dr Kilmer & Co. in Binghamton New York with paper mention.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kilmer
Dr. Mer & Co
Binghamton, N. Y
The Family Car
A humorous exchange shows a man wishing to own an automobile free from marital quarrels. He laments arguing with his wife and children whenever he wants to use the car, despite already owning two cars.
Bayer Introduces Aspirin in 1900 Warned in Ad Slams
An old advertisement touts Bayer as the originator of aspirin in 1900. It claims the Bayer name is stamped on each tablet and package for protection, urging readers to ask for Layer Tablets of Aspirin. The notice then shifts to a unrelated parental guidance line about studying children’s nature.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bayer
Also Mentioned on This Page
Thia Department
American Legion Navas Sarvice
Legion Man
John L. Piazza
Digg Ateher
Uncle Sam
Oregon Women's Auxiliary
Arizonian
Rvtter
American Legion Weekly
Legion Meq
Washington State
Charles Reavis
Ratller-Noble Post
Sand
Women's
Legion Post
Washington Buddies
Kansas
Arlington National Cemetery
Arlington Cemetery
Njarding
Washington
Interior Department
Labor
Davis
Commerce
Tlovver
English Channel
Harold Ashton Rigby
Croydon
England
Inguah Channel
Folkestone
Calais
Tla
Lere
Portland (Ore
ADV
Dr. Pierce
Lizerty Top
TIRE
Stearns
Riedtric Poste
Beond
U. S
Eces Food Products
Pierce’s
St. Louis
Ala
Trent
Western Market Station
Dlewrait
Altick
Ork
This is just the beginning! Our collection holds over 300 years of history, including rare newspapers, obituaries, marriage records, birth records, and so much more—most of which you won’t find anywhere else!