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Newspaper
Riverdale Pointer
Location
Riverdale, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Jul 08, 1921
Page
3
Anxious Louisville women fear spring cleaning will suffer as maids stay employed in mills. The American Legion posts offer former service members paid work with housewives in charge, drawing doughboys and gobs eager to mop and scrub. The plan spreads to nearby cities with broad employer support.
Private RK G Quehl of the 318th Engineers survived a Vosges shell explosion and later another wound on November 2. He returned to America to design a bronze memorial plaque showing a private in war uniform with allied country names around it and a central service record plate. Orders pour in, forcing expansion of his workshop.
Captain John B Griffith of Seattle seeks congressional action to join the U S Navy air service. A veteran of the Royal Flying Corps, he claims nine German planes shot down and two balloons, plus British Distinguished Flying Cross and four Russian decorations. He fought Bolsheviks in Archangel with a 15,000 ruble bounty on his head and later served in Egypt before returning home and joining the American Legion.
An ex soldier recounts his World War I experiences in vivid terms. He says he was in the air briefly with his back to the wall yet resolved to die in the ditch rather than yield. He describes advancing despite enemy pressure from the rear.
The American Legion Weekly urges veterans with service related disabilities to file promptly. Obtain forms 526 589 545 from your post National Service Division or Bureau of War Risk Insurance and submit sworn statements from medical providers and witnesses to support the claim. The Legion promises to push for a decision on stalled cases.
A caller confronts a hostess about domestic abuse in a house. The hostess responds that her husband, a baseball umpire, does not mind since he is not working that day and enjoys his afternoon off. The remark appears in American Legion Weekly.
The Los Angeles Advertising Club voted to withhold contributions and endorsement from future campaigns until local American Legion posts fully investigate reports that numerous funds claimed for ex service men and women were used illegitimately.
American Legion members from Washington state prepare for their annual convention in July. They will travel by a special train with a dining car an observation car and a baggage car to be used for dancing and enjoying the scenery along the route.
The Burech-Wood post of the American Legion in Washington Indiana undertakes building a community house for Daviess county. Proceeds from a Legion Fourth of July picnic will be used for this project.
The American Legion plans a camp by a lake near Wabash Indiana for members and unemployed buddies, to be open during holidays. The local post will build and operate the facility as a summer gathering site.
United States Department of Agriculture urges local grasshopper defense groups to organize early in spring. Community funded, legally advised efforts should apply poison and fire methods to halt invasions across districts, with eight Pacific states grasshopper species described in Farmers' Bulletin 1140.
Farmers Bulletin 1218 from the United States Department of Agriculture outlines methods to control flag smut of wheat. Discovered in 1919 near Granite City, Illinois, the disease spreads via seed spores and infested plant material. Recommendations include treating grain with formaldehyde, burning infested straw, planting disease free seed on noninfested land, copper sulfate seed treatment, and growing resistant varieties.
The best time to caponize cockerels is at two to three months old or weighing one and a half to two pounds. Smaller breeds mature earlier than larger ones.
The piece urges farmers to name their farm and place a sign over the gate to build a strong reputation for their produce. It emphasizes branding through visible signage as a top quality assertion.
The article argues that good teams and adaptable implements are essential for effective farming. It emphasizes that productive farms rely on strong draft animals and suitable tools to achieve consistent results.
A poultry advisory warns that roosting over droppings on warm nights produces large amounts of ammonia gas harming birds and caretakers. It urges cleanliness and proper coop maintenance to reduce buildup.
The piece states farming is a business he says farmers raise food to sell for money to buy goods made by others, not a charitable act. It emphasizes profit motive behind farming over sentimentality.
Mr. Aoudad and Mrs. Aoudad exchange playful dialogue about admiration and possessive habits. He insists on being admired and generous with his necktie like a prized possession, while she teases and praises his horns and goatee. The banter drifts through time metaphors and affectionate vanity.
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