Black Foot and the Mystery Bonded by Escape
A ragged wanderer is taken to a sinister residence by a tall man named Black Foot who offers shelter and food at no cost. John becomes entangled in a web of secrecy, danger, and thievery as he uncovers alarms, intruders, and a hidden crime tied to counterfeit money.
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Black Foot
Payne
la John
Bruce
John
Foot
Pha
Jimmy Wells
Mussel Towers
Panther Uke
Dorthy Carter
Miss Carter
Ms Mentity
Walker
Wen
Henery Coglan
Ehelf
King
Tive
Cole
Fr. Cole
We Inores
Hir
Coglin
Westmore
Dorthys
Henery Coglons
Hard Tasks of Orchid Hunter and Tire Firms in the United States
Orchids hunter M Hamelin finds Madagascar expeditions risky with blood-brother oaths and perilous cargo. Orchids fetch high prices only with marked petals, while many perish en route. In the U S about 1 000 tire firms make 85 000 000 tires yearly worth 1 000 000 000 dollars.
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M. Hamelin
Madagascar
United States
Washington boy at heart of World War I service earns post
Stephen Tillman of Washington D C served as a private in the First DC Infantry during World War I at age fourteen after altering his calendar to appear over eighteen. He later fought on the Mexican border and returned to guard duty near Conduct Road before becoming sergeant at arms of George Washington Post No 1 of the American Legion in Washington.
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Stephen
Third
D.C
United States
Conduct Road
Washington
George Washington Post No
American Legion
Traylor Family Honored for World War Service
The Traylor family of Trenton Missouri contributed to wartime efforts with all members in uniform. Father S Traylor served as a buck private in the quartermaster corps. mother and sisters joined Red Cross. sons Charles Frank Orville Roy served in Eighty Ninth division Adjutant General Department and Thirty-First Railway Engineers, with Charles wounded.
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Traylor
Trenton
S. Traylor
Arunk
Quarte
Red Cross
Charles
Frank
Orville
Adjutant General’s Department
Roy
Jumping beans for girls prompts letter writing to wounded vets
The American Legion in New Mexico collects letters from girls in exchange for jumping beans mailed from Santa Fe. Five thousand veterans in New Mexico hospitals are cited as the beneficiaries, with beans described as dark brown and moved by a dead worm.
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New Mexico
United States
Hermin G. Thea
Santa Fe
N. M
American Legion
Enea
Verdun Medal Approved For City Presentation
President Harding approves a medal to be presented by the United States to Verdun. Designed by John Flanagan New York the obverse depicts two straggling giants and the reverse shows Verdun as viewed from Port Chaussée. It bears inscriptions Ils ne passeront pas and From the People of the United States to the City of Verdun. Struck at the Philadelphia mint for government coins.
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City of Verdun
United States
Harding
John Flanagan
New York
Port Chaussee
Legion Worker in Congress Preamble Writer Seeks Pay Rise
Hamilton Fish Jr, a writer of the 1919 Allied Preamble, serves in Congress and backs a bill to raise nurse compensation for disabled veterans from 20 to 50 dollars. He advocates land reclamation via irrigation and veterans’ vocations, led Harvard football, and earned the Croix de Guerre in France with the Fifteenth New York Infantry.
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The
American Legion
St. Louis
John Way
Arizona
Judge Davis
Oregon
Hamilton Fish, Jr
New York
Harvard
France
Fifteenth New York Infantry
Spokane Legion Post Honors Girl Who Raised Clubhouse Funds
Miss Myrtle Wilson, post historian and advertising manager for the Spokane Legion, secured pledges totaling $000 for a new clubhouse. A Navy veteran, she served at the San Diego hospital and was chosen queen in a Legion post contest.
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Legion Post
Spokane
Wash
Myrtle Wilson
Wilson
Post
Legion
Government Hospital
San Diego
Cal
San Diego Legion Post
Tracing Army Slang Thwarted by Elusive Origins
Yonkers resident Henry Dwight seeks the source of early Army slang. He claims three phrases like doughboy and out of luck originated with figures such as General Custer and traveler Arthur Young, but no verification exists and he asks for public help in tracing the terms.
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A.B. Fy
Henry Dwight
Yonkers
N.Y
Dwight
Custer
Arthur Young
Dijon
Prince
American Legion programs aid veterans and communities
Reports show Legion posts funding and supporting veterans housing, firesafety gear, dances, and relief efforts. Bucyrus and Fairmont help with post projects while Somerville and McMinnville receive aid after fires and medical equipment additions. The armed forces balance officers to enlisted men as the War department explains staffing ratios.
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McMinnville, Ore
American Legion Post
American Legion
War Department
Elijah Denounces Ahab Naboth Vineyard Conflict
The lesson details Ahab's pursuit of Naboth's vineyard in Jezreel. Jezebel engineers Naboth's murder, Elijah condemns Ahab, and God pronounces doom on Ahab and Jezebel while promising mercy if repentance occurs.
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Ahab
Naboth
Jez Freel
Ahab's Wish For It Was A Selfish Whim. He Did Not At All Need Mr. B. Nabath
Alab
Jezebel
Devil's Angels
Almh
Soly
Tun Eine
Jezree
Posheth's
Elijah
Izebel
Jezreel
God's Standard of Measurement in Faith
A sermon urges believers to view worship by inner loyalty to Jesus Christ, not wealth rank or social status. It notes that spiritual greatness is measured by devotion, highlighting the humility of all Christians and praising the gift of Christ as the true standard.
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Jesus Christ
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Roosevelt
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Fairmont
Minn
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Montevideo
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Micah
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Belfish
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