Praise for Lydia E Pinkham's Vegetable Compound
Millston Wisconsin mother credits Lydia E Pinkham's Vegetable Compound with improving her health and enabling a healthy baby girl. She says she suffered little during childbirth compared with prior menstrual pain and urges other women to restore their strength to become good mothers.
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Lydia E.pinkham
Millston
Wis
Lydia E. Pinkham
Bene
H. H. Janssen
Wisconsin
Mrs. Janssen
Dream of Owning the Earth Haunts Landlord
In a playful exchange the landlord recounts JT's dream of owning the earth. JT jokes that the idea fails in practice as people move out and the rule against taking in babies would not work. The scene appears in a Boston Tran script excerpt.
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Boston Transcript
Adjutant Barnett Known for Veteran Rights Work in Montana
Ben W. Barnett of Helena, adjutant of the Montana American Legion, is noted for entertaining veterans and securing jobs and justice for disabled ex soldiers. A former vaudeville artist and hides and furs dealer, he organized the Abraham Lincoln club at age eleven and has led Montana’s Legion since its inception. He once faced army rejection due to a bad foot but later served in a brief training camp stint.
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Ben W. Barnett
Helena
Mont
Montana
Chicago
Legion
Barnett
Army
The
War Medal Sought By Opera Singer to Return to Owner
Lucien Muratore, a New York opera singer and French World War veteran, saw a Victory medal in a pawn shop window and offered to redeem it to return it to its rightful owner. The medal bears clasps for St Mihiel Meuse Argonne and a defensive sector and will be returned if identified.
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New York
Lucien Muratore
M. Muratore
France
St. Mihiel
Meuse-Argonne
First to Sign Application for Auxiliary Charter
Pearl Iva Hoskins six year old daughter of a prominent Legion member in Vergus Falls Minnesota signs an auxiliary charter application. She says she likes the Auxiliary but finds the word hard to pronounce.
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Women’s Auxiliary of the
American Legion
Pearl Iva Hoskins
Legion
Vergus Falls
Minn
Pearl
States Approve Five Fold Fordney Plan in Several States
North Dakota Oregon and Minnesota legislatures back resolutions urging Congress to pass the Fordney bill. North Dakota notes its already paid veterans a $25 monthly service bonus, the largest state bonus to date.
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O. K
North Dakota
Oregon
Minnesota
Congress
American Legion
Dr M A Newell War Service and Wyoming Legion Leader
Dr M A Newell of Sheridan Wyoming a World War I veteran and head of the Wyoming American Legion spent months in Kansas and Connecticut hospitals after entering service He was born in Saratoga County New York educated there graduated from Columbian University in 1890 He served on state governors staffs was once assistant surgeon general of Wyoming He joined the military in August 1918 trained at Fort Riley and served at the U S General Hospital No 16 New Haven He helped organize the Donald Garbutt post at Sheridan and was elected department commander in August 1919.
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M. A. Newell
Sheridan
Wyo
Wyoming
Fort Riley
Kan
U. S. General Hospital
No. 16
New Haven
Conn
Donald Garbutt
Farmers Cite War Gains Yet Support Ex Service Men
A correspondent argues that farmers twelve decades deep bore the war burden with long hours and high wages for labor, while agencies consumed surplus funds. He notes many states granted ex soldier bonuses, often to agricultural areas, challenging claims farmers neglected veterans.
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Red Cross
Jewish Welfare Board
Salvation Army
Scruggs Honored for Legion Service as Adjutant
Charles W. Scruggs of Dallas, Texas, earned the Strenuous job of adjutant of the Texas department after attending every state and national Legion convention. He enlisted in the Thirty sixth division, served in America and France, and was discharged as a sergeant at Camp Bowie on March 1, 1919. He studied at the University of Texas and taught school, later working as a newspaper reporter. A separate note reports a protest by Thomas N. Swale against olive drab prisoner uniforms at Monroe Reformatory, with involvement from War Risk Insurance and Vocational Education officials, urging adoption of alternate prison attire.
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Charles W. Scruggs
Dallas
Tex
American Legion
Texas Department
Scruggs
America
France
Camp Bowie
University of Texas
Texas
United States Service
Monroe State Reformatory
Monroe
Wash
Thomas N. Swale
Washington Department of the American Legion
Legionnaires
Bureau of War Risk Insurance
Federal Board For Vocational Education
Legion
Oral exam tests weak rugby star for 50 percent pass
A London Morning Post examination story recounts a playful test where a promising rugby player barely passes on 50 percent after answering two questions. The first on Trafalgar’s date was wrong. the second, sulfuric acid, was dismissed as unknown yet deemed correct.
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London Morning Post
Hoim
Christian Register
Troubles of the Rich and Busy World
Dives complain of burdens and unfair cravings as neighbors seek their share and the cook. The verse notes Mount Rainier’s long history since 1870 and mutters that any hops can brew trouble in a busy world.
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Dives
S S S Blood Purifier Advertises Skin Disorder Cure
If you suffer from skin diseases, impurities in the blood cause symptoms. Eight eight eight claims to purify blood and counter germ effects. Begin S S S today and write a complete history for free medical advice from Chief Medical Advisor at 158 Swift Laboratory Atlanta Ga.
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S.S.S
Swift Laboratory
Atlanta, Ga
Waiting Fondly Waiting in Army Slicker Message
A short American Legion Weekly note reflects on sloppy weather and awaiting a reply, with mention of wearing an army slicker and asking if the other has theirs yet.
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American Legion Weekly
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