Egg Eating Birds
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Newspaper
Polk Progress
Location
Polk, Nebraska, United States of America
Date
Jun 17, 1920
Page
7
All He Could Do For Him In Tightly Worded Prohibition Tale
A recently arrived man seeks a drink in a town under prohibition. The Petunia tavern landlord directs him to a back alley gate and cellar, where a lantern-bearing man will assess the scene and declare no drinks available amid prohibitionist crackdowns.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Petunia
The Main Thing and Reflections on Hatred
A compact aphorism style item contrasts social conduct with fate and personal restraint. It muses on long tenure of a cook, class roles, and the danger of escalating anger influencing destiny with a wry, pseudophilosophical tone.
Bayer Aspirin and Waste Food Science Notes
The article promotes Bayer Tablets of Aspirin as safe trusted for over twenty years with directions for relief of multiple pains. It discusses packaging by Bayer and prices, then shifts to Waste Food analysis: nutrition value, wartime rations, and experiments at Teachers College New York predicting future views on wasteful habits.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bayer
America
Teachers’ College
New York
War Department
The Real Reason Behind New Public Offices
In a Kansas City Star excerpt the masses resist adding public offices, arguing no work exists for more office holders, exposing a view that officials seek salaries rather than labor. The piece mocks both voters and politicians as short sighted and complacent in their pursuit of office.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kansas City Star
They Mistook A Window Visitor For A Threat
A bachelor notices a spinster couple’s intrusive chase and laughs off their concerns after a wrong call. A late night phone message about a man at their window triggers his scorn and ends the unwanted attention.
Sad Experience in Love at First Sight Exchange
A brief dialogue explores belief in love at first sight and questions the idea with a wry remark about second sight. The exchange hints at skepticism and wit in a romantic moment.
Auxiliaries Grow Rapidly Across Nation With 800 Units
Records from the American Legion in Indianapolis show more than 800 auxiliaries exist nationwide with new units forming at an average of over four charters daily. Minnesota leads with 78 organized units, while Massachusetts and Pennsylvania trail closely behind, as Texas posts report strong local growth spearheaded by Mrs. Frank Moore of Houston.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
American Legion National
Indianapolis
American Legion
Legion
Minnesota
Alabama
Arizona
Arkansas
California
Colorado
Connecticut
Cuba
Delaware
District of Columbia
Idaho
Tlinois
Indiana
Iowa
Kansas
Kentucky
Maine
Massachusetts
Michigan
Missouri
Montana
Nebraska
Nevada
New Hampshire
New Jersey
New Mexico
New York
North Carolina
North Dakota
Ohio
Oklahoma
Oregon
Pennsylvania
Rhode Island
South Dakota
Tennessee
Texas
Utah
Vermont
Virginia
Washington
West Virginia
Wisconsin
Wyoming
Frank Moore
Frank Murchison Moore
Iismes
France
Thomas Dismauke
Houston
Tex
Ashland Legion Honors Comrade With Overseas Body Escort
Roy W. Kelly post Ashland Wisconsin led a funeral for Pvt William B Boyle whose body arrived from overseas. Private Ford of the Twenty second infantry escorted. Legion members guarded the chapel and church, wore civilian clothes except pallbearers and firing squad in full uniform, and saluted at the cemetery.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
American Legion
Roy W. Kelly Post
Ashland
Wis
William 1B. Boyle
Ford
Twenty-second Infantry
Roy W. Kelly
Legion
Lmits
Post 47 of Pottstown Publishes Theatrical Program
George A. Ample post No. 47 of Pottstown issued a 44 page program for its production Over There Over Here. The booklet includes advertising, a program, a photo of Commander TY OHer, the cast and local officials, and histories of the post and its two companies.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
George A. Ample
Pottstown
Post
Ty’oher
Memorial Library plan proposed in Virginia for ex service personnel
Bills from the Department of Virginia American Legion propose memorial libraries funded by local taxes with state aid. Richmond could receive a state library building valued up to 2 million dollars, bonds issued for 30 years, and annual appropriations to support library and memorial projects. Contact W. L. Price for details.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Department of Virginia
American Legion
Boards of Supervisors
State Library Board
Richmond
General Assembly
W. L. Price
Infantry board seeks Legion input to improve service
Col. CG Farnsworth, president of the Infantry Board at Camp Benning, appeals to the American Legion through National Commander D'Oler for ideas on strengthening infantry. The board aims to involve field officers and enlisted men from regular army regiments, National Guard, and reserve corps to advance military preparedness.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
CG. S. Farnsworth
Infantry Board
War Department
Camp Benning
American Legion
D’oler
Farnsworth
Regular Army
National Guard
Reserve Corps
First Speech Cost Him Fifteen Dollars
Franklin D. Olier, national commander of the American Legion, recalls giving his first victory loan speech after returning from France. A committee chairman admitted the crowd was large only because of advertising funded by a $15 payment, which Olier then covered for the honor of speaking.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
D’olier
Franklin D’olier
American Legion
France
Philadelphia
The Language. Young Smith Comes of Age
A brief note on language marks Smith as a rising youth. The text calls attention to his approaching maturity and observes his advancing path.
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