The Departure of Peter and the Quiet Resolve
Peter leaves the valley after Alix’s death and Cherry’s marriage to a distant memory. He recalls Alix as his true partner and vows to wander the mountains and cities alone, hoping to return someday to the valley and the woman who remains.
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Buck
Peter
Ain
Alix
Peter Sink
Amx
Max
Dave
Cherry
Kon
Kow
Bolinas
Inverness
del Monte
Tahoe
Mill Valley
Strickland
Anne
Tamalpais
Man's Ways and a Smile From Everyday Labor
A short reflective piece contrasts men returning home from work with differing expressions, noting that some arrive with a smile while others do not. It highlights how daily labor shapes mood and perception.
Four Medals on His Breast Carl Lange Nebraska's Most Decorated WWI Vet
Carl M. Lange of Hartington Nebraska is called the state's most decorated World War I veteran. He wears four medals including the Medaille Militaire two by Marshal Petain and others. Lange represented Nebraska at Arlington for the Unknown Soldier burial and also holds the Distinguished Service Cross Croix de Guerre with palms and the Merle Hay tribute.
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Carl M. Lange
Hartington
Neb
France
Lange
Marshal Petain
C. D
Nebraska
American Legion
Arlington Cemetery
Pershing
Merle Hay
Hay
Iowa
Boehler to Lead National Legion Band Contest in New Orleans
Charles E Boehler will conduct a prize band contest at the American Legion national convention in New Orleans next October with 100 bands and drum corps expected. Prizes total 1750 for bands and 350 for drum corps based on playing appearance marching and instrument count. Boehler a former New Orleans AFM president and veteran of WWI WWII Spanish American War led bands including service on the Mexican border and as senior bandmaster of the 31st division.
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Charles E. Boehler
New Orleans
Boehler
American Federation of Musicians
The Private's Dilemma and War Army Banter
A verse from Gleason Pease contrasts desire for rank with loyalty to comrades. A private longs to be a corporal but fears enforcing orders on friends, while a corporal enjoys status yet lacks personal bonds. The piece opens with a humorous exchange about finding a hotel in town.
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Gleason Pease
American Legion Weekly
Legion man for governor James Scrugham of Nevada
James G. Scrugham, Nevada state engineer and former Legion official, has resigned from the American Legion national executive committee to pursue the governorship. Born 1880 in Lexington Kentucky he led Nevada engineering and education roles and served in artillery production during WWI.
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Nevada
James G. Scrugham
National Executive Committee
The
American Legion
Hanford MacNider
Sceingham
Boulder Canyon
Legion
Scrugham
Service Men’s Organization
Lexington
State University of Kentucky
Engineering College
University of Nevada
Ordnance Department
Washington
1812 War Graves Decorated in London Memorial Day Event
The London American Legion honored 218 American soldiers from the War of 1812 buried at Princeton England for the first time on Memorial Day. Their unmarked graves lie near Dartmoor prison where they died as prisoners of war.
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England
Princeton
Dartmoor
Sons of America
London
American Legion
Legion
London Post
Brookwood Cemetery
Lesson from Samson's fall sparks classroom remark
A Sunday school teacher prompts pupils to propose the moral from Samson's downfall. Georgie responds with a crack about patronizing women barbers, reflecting a moment of humor in a wartime periodical.
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Samson
Georgie
American Legion Weekly
Action Urges Immediate Effort Not Self Reflective Study
A call challenges readers to seize action rather than indulge in indecisive self analysis or pious reflection. It urges decisive effort and practical steps over contemplation.
Mad Apples and Ancient Short Hand in Global Trivia
A varied roundup notes that eggplant fruiting is called mad apple, ancient Greeks used shorthand, England’s artificial flower industry employs over 10,000, a Maine inventor’s tool measures shoe lasts to one thousandth inch, a 17th century machine gun had 64 barrels, 20 stars outshine others, a 0.4 knot sea current moves sand, and serologic tests differentiate human blood from nearly all animals except anthropoid apes.
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England
Maine
Paul the Apostle Becomes Ordinary to Billy in Park Camp
In a YMCA overnight camp story from Indianapolis News, ten year old Billy says Paul the Apostle is just like the rest of them after the rescue of a storm narrative. The group hears Acts on de votions as the U secretary cites warning to companions.
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Paul
St. Paul
Billy
Indianapolis
U. Secretary
Smith Brown Has a New Roll Top
Smith and Brown exchange a playful line about a new roll top piece. Jones jokes about whether it is a desk or stenographer’s roll. The brief exchange captures a light office moment.
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Menominee, Mich
Western
Canada
United States
Manitoba
Saskatchewan
M. J. Johnstone
Monument Place
Ind
Miller Mfg. Co
Cleveland
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Fourteenth St
Detroit
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Chesebrough Mfg. CO
Consolidated
State Street
New York
Nuris
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