News Review of Current Events
Harding faces New York liquor laws and GOP strength as Chicago, Cleveland, and Buffalo vie for next year’s national convention. Hughes opposes League of Nations membership and urges peace through friendship. Greece Turkey tensions rise as Great Britain and Russia seek accord. floods and fires devastate Hot Springs Arkansas with substantial property loss.
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Harding
New York
Greece
Turkey
Great Britain
Russia
Francisco
Cleveland
Chicago
Buffalo
Modern Gambrel Adoor Dairy Barn Drafts Its 40 Cow Capacity
A 112 by 36 foot modern gambrel dairy barn is described with a 40 cow capacity and roof suction ventilation. William A. Radford offers free farm building advice, urging planning, drainage, and site preparation to maximize value and ease of construction.
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William A. Radford
William A. Bradford
Prairie Avenue
Chicago
Ill
Designing a Modern Dairy Barn with Efficient Layouts
The article describes a large dairy barn with concrete foundation walls and plank framing above. It notes a central feed alley, two 12 foot silos, a side driveway, a full steel stanchion floor, overhead carrier track, and a ventilation system with roof suction vents. It discusses south facing light, gambrel roof for capacity, and placement relative to the house for comfort.
Legion playmakers and the rise of Howard E. MacDonald
Howard E. MacDonald of Seattle led the Forty Hommes et Hult Cheveaux as cor respondant national, reorganizing the group after Seattle posts merged. A charter member of Rainier No. 21, he later served 22 months in the army and 14 months overseas as a sergeant major in Coast Artillery with the First Army.
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Forty Hommes Et Hult Cheveaux
Playground Society
American Legion
Aiorns
Howard E. MacDonald
Seattle
Correspondiant National
MacDonald
Rainier No
Elmer J. Noble
Rainier Noble
Kansas City
Edward J. Ejivers
Portland
Ore
New Orleans
Army
Coast Artillery Corps
First Army Artillery Headquarters
Memories in Old Books and Youthful Reveries
A reflective meditation on how old books function as friends and consolations. The author recalls vivid scenes from reading days, the crimson evening light, the elm tree, and distant cowherds, invoking Georges Sand and classic works to evoke nostalgia.
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Black Valley
Corinne
Bernardin de
Strange Ambitions at the Madison Square Circus
A Detroit News New York letter notes the circus at Madison Square Garden brings spring to Manhattan by presenting three notable figures. The Hemeliest Woman in the World arrives from Europe with her four beautiful children. an Australian man seeks to be billed as the original Tarzan. Zip, famed since Barnum, is wealthy yet longs to act in Hamlet.
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Madison Square Garden
Manhattan
Europe
Australia
Tarzan
Zip
Barnum
New York Letter
The
Detroit News
We Will Get One, I Guess: Daddy Brings Home New
A guest asked a boy if he was sorry the stork did not leave the baby next door. The boy replied that they would get one, since daddy is always bringing something new home.
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Great Britain
Russia
Curzon
England
Leonid Krassin
Moscow
London
Rumania
Bucharest
Bratianu
Bobby
Legion Will War On Dope
Garland W. Powell of the American Legion warned in Indianapolis that 95 percent of drug peddlers are of alien birth or parentage and that immigration limits could curb traffic. He said drug use is rising among children and cited cases of addiction among students as proof of a growing menace.
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America
Garland W. Powell
Americanism Commission
The
American Legion
Indianapolis
Powell
Alaska Auxiliary Admirably Adopts Hospital Aid
Juneau women in the American Legion Auxiliary pledge support to a hospital by proposing an adoption plan. They write to R. E. Arne of the Red Cross Pacific division suggesting Walla Walla Washington hospital would likely welcome the care packages and comforts they plan to send.
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American Legion Auxiliary
Juneau
Alaska
R. E. Arne
War Service
Pacific Division
The
Red Cross
Walla Walla, Wash
Auvillary
Drive for Better Streets by Rockdale Legion
The American Legion post of Rockdale Texas led a townwide street repair drive. Citizens took a day off to fix bad streets using trucks wagons and manual labor while the Legion, newly formed, showcases equipped clubrooms.
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American Legion Post
Rockdale
Tex
Legion Post
Rumor of Inside Tip Profits Sparks Senator Sorghum Debate
In a sharp exchange about rumors of wealth from speculation, Senator Sorghum dismisses attempts to end the gossip. He says nothing can stop a rumor and notes the personal credit it may boost as a consequence.
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Senator Sorghum
Cuticura Soothes Baby Rashes Ad Highlight
Advertisement touts Cuticura products for soothing baby rashes. Hot baths with Cuticura Soap followed by Cuticura Ointment aim to relieve itching and burning, with Cuticura Talcum dusted on last. Priced at 25 cents each.
Unpatriotic Congress Sparks Letter to Representative Call
The Country Gentleman rails against Congress calling its methods unpatriotic and shiftless and urges citizens to write to their representative, though the writer confesses not knowing the official’s name.
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Congress
A Martyr Joke From the Boston Transcript
A humorous remark about heaven and bills is attributed to a wife and husband in a Boston Transcript quip. The wife questions heaven, the husband replies he might gain entry by presenting St Peter with the bills for her skirts.
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St. Peter
Boston Transcript
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Enator Moses
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World Court
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Theodore Roosevelt
al Smith
Newburgh
Smith
Department of Labor
New York City
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Lausanne
Venizelos
Ismet Vasha
Thrace
Constantinople
France
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kKriser
Germany
Chester
Mosul
Anatolia
Elliott Wadsworth
Paris
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Hot Springs
Ark
Barbot
English Channel
Legion
Dope
Lilo VC
Frostics
Baby Eye & Furniture
Lloyd Manufacturing Company
Heywood-Wakefield Co
Dept. E
Menominee, Michigan
Bellans
LLANS
Lathrop
Haarlem
Holland
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