Frost and the Sea Crops Warn of Wide Fruit Losses
The article explains how Jack Frost damaged fruit crops across states including Missouri Washington Arkansas Ohio Maryland and Kentucky with heavy losses to apples peaches cherries and strawberries. It details frost types weather dynamics and USDA guidance on frost prevention using glass wood coverings damp heat from moisture and fires and recommends reading Farmers Bulletin No. 1000 for methods and record keeping.
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Oklahoma
Kentucky
Maryland
Great Lakes
Minnesota
New York
Vermont
Crop Reporting Service
Missouri
Washington
Benton
Arkansas
Nebraska
Pennsylvania
Ohio
Washington County
United States Department of Agriculture
Weather Bureau
United States Deartment of Agriculture
Jack Frost
Jack
Frost
Earth
Lttle
Nature
Garth
Heather
United States Department of Agriculture Farmers
Welsh Premier George Memories From Youth and Wedding Morning
Reminiscences in a Welsh newspaper recount George’s early days as a fighter and his pugnacious politics. Bard Myrddin recalls how George’s clerk days ended in a clash at the country lawyer’s office and details of a wedding morning breakfast prepared by Shan Roberts before a ride to the chapel. The piece notes a life insurance figure of ten million dollars.
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George
Lster
Shan Roberts
Perenenewydd
Groesion
Linnarthon
Richard Lloyd
David
German propaganda fails to split United States over Rhine horror
The American Legion condemns German efforts to persuade Americans to accept a pro German viewpoint. It labels Von Mach as a poor servant to both nations and warns that such tactics revive the hyphenated American identity rather than heal it.
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Almerten
American Legion
von Mach
Deaton
Americ
Germany
America
Golden Calf Discovery by Fredericksburg Legion Post
The Fredericksburg Virginia American Legion post revealed the so called Golden Calf of the twentieth century. Its capital rose from 100 to 1100 with a two headed juvenile cow in which the post invested its $100. A Westmoreland county farmer sold the calf for the sum and a small levy funded its nourishment. At the Virginia state fair in Richmond the calf grew, the post exhibited it for a fee, and after the fair the treasury stood at 1500 dollars with the earnings.
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American Legion
Fredericksburg
Westmoreland County
Treasury
Richmond
Post
Calf Bought By Circus for 160 in Bid to Secure Security
A circus representative offered 160 dollars for a standing calf as a security asset. Rumors say travel stress and late hours may have harmed its health making it a poor insurance risk. The post plans to reinvest 1500 dollars once another similar security is found.
Legion Men Among the Miners Report Growth in Ex-Service Posts
In southern Kansas mining districts ex-service men show improved labor relations. Scammon hosts the District 14 eight hour day climax at a Legion ball run by Francis Ellison Post. Clarence Smith Post No 272 at Weir expands from 21 members in 1920 to 112 enrolled in 1821.
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Legion
Sou Kansas
Scammon
Kan
Francis Ellison Post
Clarence Smith Post
Weir
Legion alert curbs politics in posts directive
H. B. Fell commander of the Oklahoma Department warns post officers not to use the American Legion influence for postmasterships and political appointments. He says individual Legionnaires may act, but Legion political activities violate the organization’s code.
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American Legion
Legion
H. B. Fell
Oklahoma Department
Ex-Service Men's Organization
Legion Rolls Against German Propaganda in 1919 America
American Legion members nationwide mobilized to oppose pro German and hyphenated sentiment. Twenty five thousand New Yorkers attended an All American Meeting at Madison Square Garden to protest perceived German propaganda. Legion actions blocked Von Mach meetings in Philadelphia and spread to Indiana Kentucky Ohio and Wisconsin to safeguard unhyphenated citizenship.
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B. W. Galbraith
American Legion
Beth America
Citrena
New York
God and Country
Madison Square Garden
Legion
Propertian Mening
Philadelphia
Edmund von Maeh
Indiana
Natonal
Anehein Gymmastic Union
Elttens
von Mich
George Syly
Viereel
Tneanapolia Bodied of Public Works
von Mach
Loulaine
Propia
Doctor von Mach
Kentucky Department of the Legion
Kentucky Leyte Bulletin
Viereck
Chlenge
Cleynahe
Cinehiuat
Milwaukee
Three Voices at One Time Singers Debut by Joe Kaufman
Joe Kaufman a former army sergeant and American Legion member from Minneapolis astonishes experts by singing three parts at once. A government music student at MacPhail school he channels overtones to create a unified trio voice with control resembling three singers.
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Joe Kaufman
Enrmy
American Legion
Mineeapolis
Minn
Pirts
Kaufman
MacPhail School
Minneapolis
Alliteration Aids Akron Legion Bard on Bonus Talk
Akron based American Legion member crafts a playful yet pointed yarn about the bonus bill and wartime rhetoric. The piece blends names and phrases to mock postwar politics while noting a rule that the Minnesota department executive committee says Legion must be made up solely of Legionnaires.
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Akron
American Legion
Hanks
Burt
Benedict
Bunco
The
Legion
Minnesota
Claims for Compensation Rise Amid Veterans Aid Push
More than 2000 new claims for compensation and other government assistance from veterans were filed, sparked by a service contest among American Legion posts in Chicago.
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Ietvolk American Legion
Chicago
Hospitality Hotel saga with Sir Hearty Cordiality and hosts
A long read from a children's tale recounts the Hospitality Hotel led by the huge Sir Hearty Cordiality. Boy and girl guests learn about hospitality, growth through sharing, and the banquet that rises and lowers with guests and hosts.
Hard to Read Teacher Exchange on Examination Paper
A puzzling exchange involves a teacher and student over a misread examination paper. The dialogue hints the student, Johnny Jone, repeatedly answers with short affirmative phrases.
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Johnny Jone
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House of Secrets
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