Panama Legion Commander William Boggs Leads Panama Department
William Byrne Boggs, born 1892 in Frametown West Virginia, now commands the Panama department of the American Legion. A Coast Artillery veteran he served as assistant adjutant general for the Panama canal department in World War I and later worked as assistant surveying officer in the Panama Canal executive department. He is married to Esther Bye with two children Date and Carol.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
United States
Department of Panama
Legion Officers
William Byrne Boggs
Boggs
Frametown
West Virginia
Coast Artillery Corps
Germany
Adjutant General's Department
Panama Canal Department
Esther Bye
Minneapoli
Minn
Cristobal
Canal Zone
Date
Carol
Legion
Panama
Panama Canal
Post
Department
Illiteracy in Alaska Warns of Deepening Problem
Education expert H L Faulkner warns of a grave literacy crisis in Alaska as the American Legion campaign seeks to reduce illiteracy. He notes 800 to 1,000 illiterate voters in the First division voted in elections, and illiterate residents sit on juries and city councils.
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Alaska
H L. Faulkner
United States
Faulkner
American Legion
Department of Alaska
Mr. Faulkner
Legion Membership Endorses American Legion Week
Governor William S. Glasscock of West Virginia urges Morgantown Legion officials to promote American Legion Week. He calls membership an honor for young service members and stresses the duty of ex servicemen to unite in a strong organization serving disabled and needy comrades.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Legion
William S. Glasscock
West Virginia
Morgantown
American Legion
The
Record of Robert T. Wilson Loyal Legion veteran
Robert Thomas Wilson, a 71 year old Grand Forks Legion member, served in France starting 1917. He led a shipload of horses, crossed danger to reach the front, was sworn in July 2 1917, and served with the Second Pioneer Engineers as artillery observer. He was wounded multiple times, retains no major scars besides a missing forefinger from a shrapnel blast, and later learned his two sons served nearby.
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Robert Thomas Wilson
Grand Forks
Legion
North Dakota
Wilson
France
Pioneer Engineers
One Hundred Fists First Field Artillery
Utah Leads Five Month Legion Membership Scramble
The Utah department of the American Legion runs a five month contest against Colorado and Wyoming to win the Rocky Mountain membership championship. It ends March 31, 1925, with awards to top posts and a silver cup for the leading post.
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Department of Utah
American Legion
Colorado
Wyoming
J. O. Rebholz
Utah
Rocky Mountain
Rebholz
Legion
Legion drive promises big 1925 enrollment in Jeffersonville
The American Legion post at Jeffersonville Florida began its 1925 membership drive on Armistice day with a prize equal to railroad fare to Omaha for the Legionnaire who recruits the most new members between November 11 and February 26, 1925.
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American Legion Post
Jeffersonville
Fla
Omaha
Nebr
Honor Medal Members of the Allied Amusements Post
Members of the Allied Amusements post in New York City include dramatists writers and theatrical people. Its rosters contain more Medal of Honor holders than any other post in the Legion, showing that its members are active both in and out of the world of make believe.
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The
Allied Amusements
Drew Post
New York City
Legion
European Fowl Pest Found Here
The United States Department of Agriculture reports the European fowl pest, new to the United States, identified in New York and Philadelphia. It is highly infectious with high mortality and distinct symptoms. measures include destruction of early cases, disinfection, moving healthy birds, and antiseptic water. Congress has authorized 100000 for control. embargoes extend to several states.
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United States Department of Agriculture
Veranus A. Moore
Cornell University
United States Bureau of Animal Industry
United States
New York City
Philadelphia
John R. Mohler
Bureau of Animal Industry
Central West
Congress
Middle West
New York
New Jersey
Maryland
Pennsylvania
Connecticut
California
Feeding Cabbage And Potatoes To Dairy Cattle
United States Department of Agriculture reports on how cabbage and potatoes affect milk flavor. Cabbage up to 24 pounds after milking avoids objectionable flavors. 14.3 pounds within one hour before milking causes them. Potatoes about 14.8 pounds one hour before milking may impart slight flavors, while up to 28.7 pounds after milking has no effect. A free bulletin is available from USDA in Washington, D. C.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
United States Department of Agriculture
Department
Washington, D. C
Molasses Not Worth Substituting for Corn in Hog Feed
Experiments from the Mississippi station show 1.8 to 1.9 pounds of molasses needed to equal one pound of corn for pigs. Other tests vary, but molasses cannot match corn pound for pound. With corn priced high, molasses at 25 cents per gallon would not pay to substitute.
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Mississippi Experiment Station
Farmer Hatches Eggs Early To Boost Poultry Output
The farmer hatches eggs early to increase total hatchs and survival. Early hatchers yield more meat as birds mature larger and more pullets lay eggs in winter while late hatchers stop laying.
Agricultural Notes From The Farm And Field
Legumes boost profits and avoid overworking hens with excess light. Certified Irish potatoes are advised for safety and profit. Denmark’s cooperatives numbered 5 000 in 1920. The agriculture secretary projects farm capital returns at 3.4 percent for 1924. Grading products may become essential to selling. For good yields feed balanced rations with grain and hay, greens, water, grit and oyster shell. Purdue reports Early Ohio and Irish Cobblers top performers for early planting in Indiana. Cattle die frequently from cornstalk disease with no treatment. veterinarians urge gradual access to cornstalks and morning feeding before turnout.
Joint-Ease Rub Stiff Joints for Fast Relief
A bold ad promotes Joint-Ease as a topical remedy for stiff swollen and painful joints caused by rheumatism or other conditions. It claims rapid skin absorption reaching ligaments and bones, reducing inflammation and swelling while easing agony. A tube costs 60 cents and local druggists carry it.
Peterson's Ointment Promises Piles and Eczema Cure
SAYS PILES ALL GONE AND NO MORE ECZEMA. A user from Pittsburgh reports decades of head eczema cured after one box. Another from Racine says itching piles disappeared after using the ointment. The ad urges using Peterson's Ointment for old sores and skin diseases, priced 35 cents with mail orders available from Buffalo, New York.
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Peterson
Miss Mary Hill
Third Avenue
Pittsburgh
A B. Ruger
Washington Avenue
Racine
Wis
St Mall
Peterson Ointment Co
Buffalo
N. Y
New Monument Erected for Payne on Dixie Highway
A monument honoring John Howard Payne, author of Home Sweet Home, has been placed on the Dixie highway at Spring Place in Murray County Georgia. It was funded by the Old Guard of Atlanta.
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Payne
John Howard Payne
Dixie Highway
Spring Place
Murray County
Georgia
Old Guard
Atlartia
Be Disfigured No More Cole's Carbon Salve Ad
Don’t Be Disfigured Keep Cole s Carbon salve in the house It stops pain from burn or cut quickly and heals without scars At all good druggists 2c and 60c or J W Cole Co Rockford Ill Modern incandescent lights have about four times the efficiency of those of 18 years ago experts say
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cole
J. W. Cole Co
Rockford, Ill
Mother Gray's Sweet Powders for Children promotes health
Mothers should keep a box of Mother Gray's Sweet Powders for Children to break up colds regulate bowels relieve feverishness constipation teething discomfort headaches and stomach troubles. Used by mothers for over 30 years. Trial package free. supplies at all drug stores. address Mother Gray Co Le Roy NY.
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Mother Gray
Mother Gray Co
le Roy
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