Utah Legion launches five month membership drive
The Utah American Legion starts a five month campaign rivaling Colorado and Wyoming, running November 1 to March 31, to win the Rocky Mountain membership championship. Awards include a silver loving cup for the top post and a color stand for the winning department, funded by a pooled three-department fund.
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Department of Utah
American Legion
Colorado
Wyoming
J. C. Rebholz
Utah
Rocky Mountain
Legion
Oil Painting of York for Knoxville Library
Knoxville Public Library to receive an oil portrait of Sergeant Alvin C York, world war hero who single handedly disabled 35 machine guns and captured 182 German soldiers. York agreed to pose for the painting after a promise from American Legionnaires. He notes his weight gain since discharge and comments on world peace, doubting lasting peace but hoping the US role may help.
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York
Knoxville
Public
Alvin CC
American Legionnaires
Europe
United States
American Legion Heeded as Great Soldier Praises Legion Work
General Pershing lauded Samuel Woodfill as America’s greatest soldier in Portsmouth Ohio. He praised the American Legion for swift relief in crises such as Lorain Ohio where Legion members aided disaster victims. He urged every city to maintain a Legion home to support veterans.
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Amuel Woodfill
Pershing
America
Portsmouth
Ohio
American Legion
United States
Lorain
Legion
Thirty Two Nations Represented in Post on the East Side
The East Side post of New York county under Abraham Rosenberg grew from 65 to about 1000 members and claims 832 nationalities. Located in a largely foreign-born area, its Americanism program includes English for foreigners and citizenship lessons as a major activity.
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East Side
New York County
Abraham Rosenberg
Legion Posts
Lower East Side
New York
Navy Veteran Ben A. Webster Elected Iowa Legion Commander
Ben A. Webster, a Navy veteran and former aviation petty officer at Great Lakes, was elected commander of the Department of Iowa of the American Legion. Born March 4 1892 in Waucoma Iowa he is the first navy veteran and youngest to hold the post. He led Iowa posts and district activities and lives in Mason City with his wife and three children.
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Ben A. Webster
Department of
Iowa Legionnaires
Shattuck Military Academy
University of Minnesota
Ile
Mason City
Neglecting Problems of National Defense
James A Crain national commander of the American Legion warns that Americans are neglecting defense lessons from World War I. He urges perfecting national defense and air readiness while pursuing peace, citing two U S Army round the world flyers Capt Lowell H Smith and Lieut Leslie Arnold at a luncheon.
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James A. Crain
American Legion
United States Army
Lowell H. Smith
Leslie Arnold
Drain
Loup City Legion Post Aims to Lead Nebraska in 1925
Loup City post of the American Legion expects to top Nebraska in 1925. After a October 6 meeting with Department Commander Courtney, 55 new members were enrolled, bringing the post to 80. Courtney praised the speech as one of the finest in the state and urged members to take action to improve post leadership.
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Loup City
Neb
American Legion
Legion
Nebraska
Courtney
Two Lady Adjutants in Florida Legion Department
The Florida Legion department lists two lady post adjutants, one in Miami and one in Daytona. Adjutant Howard Rowton confirms his wife, the department’s red headed stenographer, notes the title exists. During a conference in Indianapolis she teased the adjutants into sending more material to headquarters than her husband had managed in three months.
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Department of Florida
Department of Florida of the Legion
Miami
Daytona
Howard Rowton
Howard
Indianapolis
Lesson on John 14 1 31 Heavenly Home Comfort Teachings
A study for all ages on Christ as the way the truth and the life. It outlines Jesus reassurance of reunion in the Fathers house the promise of the Holy Spirit and the peace given to believers. The lesson emphasizes trust in Christ the Coming of the Comforter and the hopeful future with God.
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Heavenly Home
Christ's Way
Jesus
Tie
Christ Jesus
Heaven
Thomas
Christ
God
Jesus Christ
Doing Better
Inspiring maxim attributed to John Tuskin emphasizes quality over quantity in efforts. It frames progress as improving methods rather than increasing workload.
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John Tuskin
Restored adobe home of Kit Carson in Taos New Mexico
In Taos New Mexico the original Kit Carson adobe home has been restored from ruin to its former state. Carson famed as a frontier leader and diplomat lived here and offered aid to governors army officers Indians and settlers. Local women funded the repair reviving the house with exact doors windows and a new roof restored by native craftsmen.
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Plazza
Taos
N. M
Kit Carson
Shuple
Iman
Carson
New Mexico
Christian Science Monitor
Eels Share Reproduction Route Across Oceans
Professor Schmidt of Copenhagen states that European and American eels come from the same spawning area northwest of the Antilles in the mid Atlantic. He notes three years on average for an eel to travel from hatching grounds to shores and that European eels may cross to America and vice versa.
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Schmidt
Copenhagen
Academy of Science
Antilles
Atlantic Ocean
America
Metals that kill germs in recent experiments
Copper zinc brass and silver destroy germs upon contact while platinum nickel and pure gold resist the effects. The metals best at killing microbes are also most vulnerable to chemical attack.
Work That Counts: Noble Effort Beats the Citadel of Shape
An exhortation on steady, authentic labor over hollow talk. It urges courage to act with persistent, noble effort, claiming true work endures beyond fleeting speech and humor. The passage stresses disciplined action as the path to lasting achievement.
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Thomas Carlyle
Peers and Their Relatives in English Nobility Status
The passage explains that relatives of English peers are not legally titled as nobility though they function as nobles in practice. They may hold courtesy titles, yet under English law they are considered commoners.
Pleasure and Business Balanced by Tempered Use
A reflection on mixing pleasures with business by St Eyremond noting a man should quit or resume pleasures at will. pleasures serve as relaxation of mind rather than a dangerous charm to corrupt him. This aphorism emphasizes self discipline and measured indulgence.
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St. Eyremond
Fire destroys grocery store in Peonhar building
A fire on the first floor of a Peonhar building destroyed a grocery store while smoke and heat drove residents upstairs. Mice reportedly alerted occupants in the top story, enabling their escape with no life injuries.
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Peonhar
Scothind
How's Your Stomach Racine Wis Dr Pierce's Golden Medical Discovery
A reader from Racine Wisconsin reports years of stomach kidney and bladder trouble and credits Dr. Pierce's Golden Medical Discovery with restoring health. The note invites readers to request a trial package and free advice from Buffalo New York.
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Mother Gray
Mother Gray CO
LE Roy
WN. Y
Racine
Wis
Dr. Tierce
Dr. Pierce
P H. Roche
Asylum Ave
Three generations of Resinol Soap users in this family
A Long Beach reader recounts using Resinol Soap for years with her children and grandchildren. She notes the soap helped keep their hair and complexions healthy and credits Resinol with benefits beyond California, praising the product and plain food. Signed Annie L. Brown.
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Long Beach
Cal
West
California
Annie L. Brown
16Th St
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