American Education Week Promotes Citizenship and Patriotism
Government, Legion and National Education Association join to observe American Education Week December 3 9 with sermons, mass meetings, and programs. Commissioner Tigert aims to mobilize schools nationwide to advance citizenship, English language use, teacher pay, school housing, and physical education.
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John J. Tigert
United States
American Legion
Tigert
National Education Association
Americanism Commission of the
Washington
Harding
Garland W. Powell
Americanism Commission
United States Bureau of Education
Logansport Woman Promotes Legion Auxiliary Headdress
The Logansport Indiana auxiliary unit submitted a starfronted headdress as a proposed official headpiece for American Legion Auxiliary conventions. Though origin claims vary between Columbus Nebraska and Louisiana, members urged unanimous adoption. The design is cool and distinctive with a gold star option for fallen service members.
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Thelma Lines
Logansport
Ind
American Legion Auxiliary
Indiana
Thelma Sines
American Legion
Columbus
Neb
Louisiana
Miss Lines
Hut helps veterans sell handicrafts in Los Angeles
In Los Angeles a patriotic group launches the Hut a store where veterans emerging from hospitals or at home can sell handicrafts or work in trades. Rupert Hughes leads the effort with American Legion support and local civic leaders backing the project to aid disabled veterans during convalescence. The Needlework Guild of America provided 2000 dollars and the Legion pledged 250 dollars monthly for six months to ensure the project proceeds on a strictly business basis.
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Los Angeles
Hut
Rupert Hughes
Edward A. Dickson
The
Los Angeles Venting Express
Harry Chandler
Los Angeles Times
Hays Rice
Stanley Chapman
Louis M. Cole
Rabbi Magnin
Henry A. Strauss
Roy L. Laswell
John J. Urquhart
J. R. Coffman
American Legion
Hughes
Los Angeles County
Needlework Guild of America
Minneapolis Little Colonel mayor leads Minnesota Legion pride
Minneapolis Mayor George E. Leach, nicknamed the Little Colonel, is praised as a Legion veteran who rose to public trust after war service. Other Minnesota mayors and officials who are Legionnaires include Nelson of St. Paul and Cannon, Maertz, Empte, Quinn, and Essling. Leach commanded the 151st field artillery, earned the Distinguished Service Cross, Croix de Guerre with two palms and star, Legion of Honor, and the Distinguished Service Medal. He now commands the 150th National Guard unit.
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Minneapolis
George E. Leach
Minnesota
American Legion
Twin Cities
Legion
Nelson
St. Paul
Gophers
Buddy
Spirit
Active Legion
Cannon
Hibbing
Maertz
New Prague
Empte
Virginia
Quinn
Faribault
Essling
Eveleth
Collings
Rathbun
Bowen
Leach
Field Artillery
Little Coronel
United States
One Hundred and Fifty
National Guard
Swamp Root Kidney Remedy Promoted as Cure All
An advertisement touts Dr. Kilmer's Swamp-Root as the top remedy for kidney liver and bladder ailments. It claims rapid mild healing effects and urges readers to test with a sample by mailing ten cents to Dr Kilmer & Co. in Binghamton New York.
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Kilmer
Dr. Kilmer & Co
Binghamton, N. Y
Ancient forests left in coal fields reveal vast fossilized plants
The piece explains coal originates from ancient forests, with Nova Scotia yielding tree fossils six to eight feet tall and four feet wide. In an English colliery a quarter acre produced fossilized stumps of 73 trees with roots attached and trunks up to 380 feet long, all converted to coal.
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Nova Scotia
England
Radio Telephone Telegraph on Paris London Aerial
A Goliath biplane on the Paris London airway carries combined radio telephone and telegraph gear rated at 85 watts with an 180 mile sending range at 900 meters wavelength. The unit weighs 125 pounds and uses a six volt to 700 volt generator with a six volt storage battery. A three bulb receiver amplifies signals across 800 to 1000 meters.
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Goliath
Scientific American
Land of El Dorado and its modern meaning
The term El Dorado, Spanish for the gilded one, origins trace to explorers who believed in a gold dust covered Indian chief at a yearly festival in South America. Today the name is used for countries thought to hold abundant valuable natural resources.
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Land
el Dorado
South America
Young simples seek wisdom but act smart
A wry reflection notes that youth try to appear clever as they grapple with aging. Those who know no evil may suspect nothing, while older insight counters their boasts with quiet judgment.
A Lady of Distinction and Bathing Advice Ad
A Lady of Distinction is praised for the perfume she uses and a routine of Cuticura Soap and hot water cleansing then Cuticura Talcum powder for healthy skin. The ad implies a woman’s influence and beauty care. The text jokes that men fish because wives avoid the activity and blames grocery failures on the grocer’s goods.
Women of Middle Age A Trying Period Through Which Every Woman Must Pass
Testimonials from Phila and Detroit women applaud Lydia E Pinkham's Vegetable Compound for relief during the change of life. The ad describes common symptoms between ages 45 and 50 and promotes a free booklet from Lydia E Pinkham Medicine Co. to learn more about ailments peculiar to women.
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Philo
Lydia
Pinkham
Fannie Roogenstein
Holly St
Phila
Detroit
Michigan
Lydia E. Pinkham
Return of the Glorious Old Party Debate in Town
Local talk centers on Hon Thomas Rott urging a return to Glorious Old Party principles amid a humorous note about a ten dollar loan. A separate piece notes a visitor’s impression of New York as a foreign city with multilingual signs and languages heard in the subway.
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Squire
Old Riley Rezzldew
Petunia
Thomas Rott
Squire Ramsbottom
Kansas City Star
West
New York
Northcliffe Had Few Friends in Unsettled Times
A Birmingham Age-Herald writer notes Northcliffe had no friends beyond his wife and mother. The piece mocks broad minded men who are shallow and lack the backbone to anchor an opinion.
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Northcliffe
Birmingham Age-Herald
Anchorage
What were your thoughts while you were flying through the air
A Kansas City Star humor item recounts Mrs Frett recalling a running joke about her daughter-in-law during a tornado scare. The quip centers on bread cutting and a desire to tell her off, highlighting the comic tone and social setup of the anecdote.
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Themerican el Gion
Government, Legion and National Education Association
Little Colonel
George Leach
Beelans Ll-Ans
Postum Cereal Co., Inc
Battle Creek, Mich
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