Legion Man Displays Nerve to Reach Vocational Training
Thomas D. Lane a Kansas University law student and Argonne post veteran traveled by three coal cars and train tenders from Minnesota to Kansas to appear before the Federal Board for Vocational Education. He won Section One eligibility for tuition supplies and training pay until he completes his course.
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Marine Corps
Thomas D. Lane
University of Kansas
Lane
Argonne Post
American Legion
St. Paul
Minn
Kansas University
Federal Board For Vocational Education
Minneapolis
Chicago
Winter Struggles and Hidden Evidence Deep in the Divide
Dan discovers Hildreth's damning papers hidden near a log, revealing arson-ring clues and a murder threat. Cranston and Gibbs debate timing to secure the evidence, while snow begins and winter tightens its grip on the Divide as Bert Cranston's gang fears discovery.
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Dan
Hildreth
Cranston
Bert Cranston
Umpqua
Jim Gibbs
Bert
Gibbs
Wedding Rings Require Tons of Gold Each Year
An authority states that more than 7,000 pounds of pure gold are needed annually to supply wedding rings for brides, highlighting the scale of jewelry demand and material use.
Placing of Furniture Hurts Guests Comfort and Safety
The article advises careful furniture arrangement to avoid embarrassment and accidents. It warns that rugs and footstools that trip guests spoil the entry and that a fragile table near a lounge risks disaster from a costly lamp.
Menagerie du Parc at Versailles Fades After Revolution
Louis XIV founded the Menagerie du Parc at Versailles which received many animals from Cairo and served French anatomists for over a century. It decayed, nearly extinguished by a 1789 mob, and the Paris museum of natural history was re established by law in 1798 with Buffon’s plan to attach a menagerie, a concept that survives as the Jardin des Plantes collection.
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Menagerie du Parc
Versailles
Louis XIV
Cairo
Paris Museum of Natural History
Buffon
Jardin Des Plantes
Moon Size Described As Small Yet Vast
A mechanical journal correspondent notes the moon’s diameter is about 2,160 miles and on a same scale map would span nearly the width of Australia, matching the northwest coast of Africa’s outline in shape and size.
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Australia
Africa
Seven Weeks War reshapes German power under Prussia
The 1866 conflict pitted Prussia and Italy against Austria and German allies. It fulfilled Bismarck’s plan to expel Austria from the German confederation and to establish a Prussian led unified Germany.
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Prussia
Italy
Austria
Bavaria
Wurttemberg
Baden
Saxony
Hesse-Cassel
Hanover
Nassau
Bismarck
German Confederation
Germany
Auxiliary leader Mrs. Murray's drive for Legion service
The Houston Texas born Mrs. EB Clinton Murray led the Texas Women's Auxiliary of the American Legion, founding the first unit and becoming state president. She organized Red Cross drives, canteen work, and Liberty bond sales, aiming to establish a unit for each of Texas 291 posts while tracing Revolutionary lineage to Greene and Boone.
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America
Nathaniel Green
Daniel Boone
EB. Clinton Murray
Houston
Tex
Women's Auxiliary of the
American Legion
Auxiliary of the
Medical Corps
Murray
Red Cross
Women’s Auxiliary
Austin
Legion
Texas
Concordia Parish
Nathaniel Greene
Forrest
Peat Yields Wide Range of Chemicals Beyond Fuel
Peat serves as fuel and fertilizer but also supplies a long list of chemical products. Extracted substances include ammonia, methyl alcohol, acetone, acetic acid, pyridines, monophenols, a gasoline like spirit, neutral oils, paraffin, wax, tar and dyes, expanding its industrial field.
Oysters Rival Market Expands Mussel Industry in Canada
The Dominion reports a new industry developing rapidly in Canada. With scientific cooperation, commercial mussel production is proven profitable and sold at a cheap rate, signaling broad expansion and potential industrial growth.
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Canada
Dominion
Portrait of Queen Anne Reveals Tiny Book Scratches
A miniature portrait in the British Museum shows queen Anne holding a hand sized image with scratches that magnify to reveal the complete text of a book. The curious artifact suggests the artist encoded a hidden manuscript within the portrait.
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British Museum
Wonderful Pagoda of Shwy-Dagon in Rangoon
The famed Shwy-Dagon pagoda in Rangoon features a gold-sheathed dome valued at $400,000. Visible for miles, the structure marks the religious zeal of a former king.
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Shwy-Dagon
Rangoon
Habits Lead to Lynching in Montana Cattle Rustling
A Philadelphia retail public ledger notes a man previously helping stock taking in the East was lynched in Montana for cattle rustling. The terse item reflects vigilante violence linked to old Western ranching disputes.
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East
Montana
Retail Public Ledger
Philadelphia
Bank Note Ink From Charred Grapes Revealed
The ink for Bank of England notes is described as a peculiar black that can be imitated by another ink. It is made by a secret process from charred grape husks and a secret oil.
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Bank of England
New York pickpocket steals sermon manuscript
A Boston Transcript quip notes a pickpocket in New York stealing a clergyman's sermon and returning the manuscript, remarking that thieves value only the collection of religious writings.
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New York
Boston Transcript
Tribute to Minnesota Indian Soldier at Cloquet Cemetery
In a pine shed cemetery at Cloquet Minnesota the body of John De Foe the first Minnesota Indian soldier to die fighting for his country was laid to rest Carl Anderson post of the American Legion paid homage at his funeral Across Minnesota Legion posts honor dead service members returning from overseas Vernon Bailey’s funeral was attended by fifty uniformed Legionnaires Ralph Gracie after whom Bemidji post is named was buried with honors in his hometown and remembered by his community
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Cloquet
Minn
John de Foe
Carl Anderson
American Legion
Minnesota
Winnebago Post
Vernon Bailey
Ralph Gracie
Bemidji Post
Woman Makes Up Mind With Faces as Aim
Quote from Florida Times Union notes a woman takes longer to decide than to apply makeup and often achieves her aim in both tasks.
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Florida Times- Union
Cuticura Talcum Powder Promoted in Toilet Trio Ad
Ad promotes Cuticura Talcum Powder as an antiseptic scented powder for face skin baby and dusting use. Described as economical and convenient, part of the Cuticura Toilet Trio with soap and ointment and claimed to render other perfumes superfluous.
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Ady
Tanlac credited with ending a Lexington woman’s misery
Mrs. V. B. Osborne of 718 Lancaster Ave Lexington Kentucky says years of nervous weakness headaches and stomach problems vanished after taking Tanlac. She reports improved sleep appetite digestion and strength and urges others to try the medicine sold by leading druggists.
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V. B. Osborne
Lancaster Ave
Lexington
Cincinnati
Advy
Strange Inconsistencies in Fear Across Life
A pithy exchange notes how fear shifts among genders and beings, with a mouse fearing a man, a man fearing a woman, and a woman fearing a mouse, highlighting social irony about power and danger.
Dr Kilmer Swamp Root Kidney Remedy Ad
Advertisement promotes Dr Kilmer Swamp Root as a pure safe non stimulant herbal medicine for kidney liver and bladder troubles. It offers sample bottle for ten cents and lists medium and large bottle sizes available at drug stores with a sworn purity statement included.
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Dr. Kilmer
Dr. Kilmer & Co
Binghamton
N. Y
Adv
Mother May I Question History in Rain Warnings
A Richmond Times-Dispatch quips about a centuries old exchange as mothers warn daughters not to get caught in the rain, framing a playful, cautionary dialogue on parental guidance.
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Richmond Times-Dispatch
Important to Mothers Examine Castoria Bottles Carefully
The notice urges mothers to inspect every bottle of Castoria for the signature of In Use for Over 30 Years, reminding that children cry for Fletcher's Castoria and highlighting trusted use by families.
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Fletcher
Room colors to make a small space feel larger
If your room is small avoid warm colors like yellow and red that shrink space. Use cool grays and violets to create a roomy feel and keep the area feeling open.
Enriching the Language in Wartime Slang Claims
The Luray Herald echoes a Boston Transcript note from Houston 1921 praising French loan phrases seen in soldier slang. Expressions such as bean tote bone jar billy do fingery auntra nco fox paws Jenny's pa silver plate and toot sweet are highlighted as enrichments to English usage.
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The
Luray Herald
Jenny
Boston Transcript
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Edison Marshall
American Legion News Service
Snows
Shadowell
Lennox's
Little, Brown & Co
North York
Upper
Greenland
Lennox
Snowbird
France
Texas Organization
Minnesota Legionnaires
Mrs. Osborne
Allen
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