New York City Statue Civic Virtue Stirs Public Feud
The Civic Virtue statue by Frederick MacMonnies stands in City Hall Park amid protests led by the National League of Women Voters and Mary Garrett Hay. The piece, modeled in marble and 11 feet high with a 16 foot pedestal, faces changing civic sentiments as women gain voting power.
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York City
Frederick MacMonnies
City Hall Park
Hylan
Angelina Crane
MacMonnies
Thomas Jefferson
Joseph Pulitzer
Paris
New York
Municipal Art Commission
Michelangelo
David
City Hall Square
National League of Women Voters
Mary Garrett Hay
Bacchante
New York Metropolitan Museum
Nathan Hale
America
France
The
Marne
Vox Popper
George Washington
Ella A. Boole
Lisinn
Publc
Boston
Statue Controversy and War Hero Welfare Efforts Across States
New York sculptor MacMonnies faces public scrutiny over a controversial Liberty statue while critics debate its portrayal of women. Meanwhile Mil waukee features Maud Rh Cudworth, a national American Legion Auxiliary leader, coordinating care for disabled WWI veterans across midwest hospitals.
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Indiana
Illinois
Iowa
Wisconsin
Ohio
West Virginia
Kentucky
Kansas
Missouri
Maud Rh. Cudworth
Milwaukee
Wis
American Legion Auxiliary
Legion
Two Kinds of Profiteers in Le Sueur War Effort
In Le Sueur Minnesota Mrs Henrietta A Starkey owner of a moving picture theater earned praise for aiding war campaigns. She opened her theater gratis for Liberty Bond Red Cross and community events and bore film costs while showing pictures of 237 local service members. Le Sueur Legionnaires lauded her as a profiteer for goodwill rather than cash, noting her cannon metal decoration.
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le Sueur
Minn
Claim
Henrietta A. Starkey
Liberty Bond
Red Cross
le Sueur Legionnaires
Mrs. Starkey
Legion Carrying On With Veterans Aid And Posts Worldwide
Wartime services and community projects are highlighted as the American Legion supports Elizabethtown post efforts and donates trees. Proposals include a Gold Star Lemon group for families of fallen WWI soldiers, while a draft dodger ban on public office passes New York’s General Assembly. Posts now total 11 050 in many countries and a Potomac river site is leased as a summer camp for disabled Maryland and West Virginia veterans. A legion letter mentions government compensation options and land choices, plus a claim of finding a new island in the St. Lawrence river.
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New York State
The
Legion
General Assembly
Potomac River
Washington, D. C
Maryland
West Virginia
Legion In
New York
St. Lawrence River
Science on Farm Canadian Tillers Prove Hazards Gone
The article argues farming in Canada has shifted from haphazard methods to a professional, educated practice. It highlights crop rotation, land preservation, and the role of agricultural colleges, experimental farms, and government literature. It notes city transplants can succeed by studying with expert guidance, and cites widespread adoption across the country. It ends with contact details for pamphlets and rates.
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Canada
Dominion
C. J. Broughton
W. Adams St
Chicago
J. M. MacLachlan
Jefferson Avenue
Detroit
Michigan
Improved Ear-Drum Offers Deafness Relief
An ad promotes the Improved Ear-Drum device by the Improved Har-Drum Co. in New York City. It claims invisibility, lifetime durability, ear protection, and relief from deafness head noises earaches and catarrhal conditions for five dollars a pair.
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Har-Drum Co
Fifth Avenue
Dept. BB
New York City
N. Y
Cuticura Trio Ad Promises Economical Skin Care
An advertisement touts Cuticura Talcum Powder as a versatile antiseptic and perfumed dusting powder for face skin babies and dusting. It positions Cuticura Soap Ointment and Talcum as part of a trio with a fragrance that rivals other perfumes.
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Maud Cudworth
Milwaukee, Wis
Mid-West
Henrietta Starkey
le Sueur, Minn
Legion Boys
American Legion
Elizabethtown
Ind. Post of the Legion
Calcutta
India
New Zealand
Denmark
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