Legion Worker Is Given Promotion
William Stern of North Dakota, national vice commander of the American Legion, has long served the organization since its inception. Elected at the St Louis caucus in May 1919, he helped found the North Dakota department and Gilbert C. Grafton post at Fargo. Stern rose from private in the quartermaster corps to second lieutenant before discharge February 10, 1919. He was born in Fargo May 19, 1886, and attended St Johns Military Academy and North Dakota Agricultural College.
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William Stern
American Legion
Legion
St. Louis
Stern
North Dakota
The
Gilbert C. Grafton
Fargo
Mr. Stern
Post
Department
Chhef de Gate
Quartermaster Corps
St. John’s Military Academy
Delafield
Wis
North Dakota Agricultural College
Gilberts View on American Legion Duty in Peace
Former governor Newton G Gilbert praised the American Legion saying soldier organizations succeed only if they function in peace as well as war. He argued veterans can remain good citizens in peacetime through organized community service to their state and nation just as they were in 1917-18.
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Ewton G. Gilbert
Philippine Islands
American Legion
Former serviceman donates compensation to Legion fund
A veteran with advanced tuberculosis at Johnson City National Sanatorium Tenn declared he had no use for his government payment and contributed a month's compensation to the American Legion's $5,000,000 endowment for disabled soldiers and orphans of World War I, saying he wanted to help a comrade who has a chance to pull through.
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National Sanatorium
Johnson City
Tenn
American Legion
R. J. Foster
Legion Department
Postal pay debate prompts blunt old timer reply
Uninterested Uncle Derby Bass voices a blunt retort to a question about higher wages for postal workers. The remark, noted in American Legion Weekly, echoes a skeptical tone toward anticipated salary boosts.
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Derby Bass
American Legion Weekly
Original Hooligans in Southwark Neighbored Lively Tales
The original Hooligans were a spirited Irish family in Southwark about thirty years ago. The piece notes how eighteenth century aristocratic ruffians borrowed Red Indian names and compares it to Parisian street thugs adopting the name Apache.
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Southwark
Pearls Mentioned in Old Testament Only Once
A brief note observes that among biblical verses pearls are cited only a single time in the Old Testament, highlighting rarity of this gem in ancient scripture.
Market Report Shows Mixed Crop and Livestock Trends
U S Department of Agriculture market summary notes lower potato shipping point prices and weaker fruit sales in several regions, with New York sacked round whites and California cantaloupes among prices easing. Live stock futures shift higher for hogs, with beef steadier to lower, lambs down, and stocker shipments totaling over 52 thousand head across 12 markets. Dairy and cheese markets remain unsettled with downward tilt, while cotton futures gain on New York and nearby exchanges.
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South Carolina
North Central
Texas
Coachella Valley
California
Imperial Valley
Virginia
Maryland
Delaware
Philadelphia
Missouri
Kentucky
Norfolk
Mississippi
Middle West
Chicago
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New York
Boston
Wisconsin
Rice market steady with small lots at top prices
New Orleans market notes routine activity at peak prices. Fancy Blue Rose and Fancy Honduras quoted around 6 7% per pound, Japans at 64% 6%c, screenings at 3 3%c. Interior mills report steady demand for fancy Blue Rose at 64 65¢ fob. Small secondhand lots available in some sections at 6%c but buyers must pay top rates for sizable quantities.
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New Orleans
Honduras
Interior Mills
Fort Worth Stock Market Quiet With Steady Trend
Fort Worth Texas cattle sales Friday showed a generally steady trend as receipts were light, the smallest of the week. Calves strengthened by 25 to 50 cents, while cattle run neared 1500 head with about 300 calves.
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Fort Worth Stock Market
Fort Worth
Tex
Miss Dallas Wins Island City Bathing Review Crown
Galveston crowd fills the city auditorium as Elinor Wilkins of Dallas crowned winner of 1925 bathing revue. Lucile King of Galveston takes second, Edna Francis of Houston third. All win trips to Atlantic City. cash prizes of 500, 250, and 100 dollars respectively.
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Galveston
Tex
Elinor Wilkins
Dallas
Lucile King
Courtesy
Sunshine
Houston
Edna Francis
Missouri Pacific
International Great Northern Lines
Atlantic City
Wikins
Miss King
Miss Francis
Texas Gas Tax Challenge Involving Fort Sam Houston
The state of Texas sues Grayburg Oil Company in Travis County District Court seeking to collect a 1 cent gasoline tax on 1,201,400 gallons supplied to the United States Army at Fort Sam Houston since June 1923. The suit asks whether the state may tax goods sold to the federal government.
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Austin
Tex
Tick Eradication Effort Expands Across Texas Counties
With widespread rains statewide, the livestock sanitary commission extends tick eradication to nearly all 101 counties previously selected. Leo Callan of San Antonio, chairman, announces the move as crews press the program forward.
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Austin
Tex
Livestock Sanitary Commission
Leo Callan
San Antonio
Sleeping Sickness Rise In England And Wales
Official statistics show sleeping sickness, linked to the death of Viscount Milner, is rising in England and Wales. Cases grew from 16 in 1918 to 1407 in 1924.
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London
Viscount Milner
England
Wales
Improvements at Donna Texas let contracts for 15000
Donna city council awarded contracts totaling 15000 dollars for sewer and water improvements on Friday.
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Donna
Donna, Tex
Ensemble Suits Go Strong for Juniors in Spring
The ensemble suit craze extends to juniors with mannish coats and practical lines. Grownups embrace double breasted wool coats as prince of Wales style while children wear topcoats mirroring mother and sister. Frocks pair with printed silk or crepe, coats feature large patch pockets, tucks, notched collars, and full skirts.
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Prince of Wales
Mother
Big Sister
Copenhagen
China
Julia Bottomley
Union
Water and dress tips in Texas farm news column
A Texas Extension Service article discusses preserving infertile eggs by removing roosters, gathering twice daily, and keeping at or below 68 degrees, plus directions to consult agents for preservation. It also recounts a Baylor County Home Demonstration meeting on Appropriateness in Dress with living models and multiple clubs participating, followed by farm and home tips on ballasts like gelatin use, stain removal, and decoratives.
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Texas
Extension Service
A. and M. College of Texas
District Court Room
Baylor County
Bertha Austin
Lake Creek Club
Mart, Russell
Hashknife Club
L. D. Boone
England Club
McGlothlin
Bomarton Club
This Woman's Remarkable Recovery
Forest City Iowa woman Mrs Oscar F Borgelin reports a severe postnatal illness after her first child died in infancy. She credits Lydia E Pinkham's Vegetable Compound with restoring her health enabling her to perform housework milk cows and care for eight month old daughter. She offers to answer letters and endorses the product for sale by druggists.
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Forest City
Iowa
Lydia E. Pinkham
Jos
Oscar F. Borgelin
Former Husbands Stir Jealousy Question in Open Debate
A reader asks about jealousy not just from husbands toward wives former lovers but also about former husbands. The note highlights enduring insecurities and shifts in social norms as couples navigate past relationships within marriage.
Freezone promises quick corn relief with no soreness
Advertised as a painless remedy for all corn types and foot calluses. A small bottle, sold by druggists for a few cents, claims to remove corns and between toes without irritation, letting users lift the corn away with fingers.
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Department of Agriculture
Washington
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Lydia E. Pi
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Haarlem
Gop
Grove’s
U. S. Bureau of Entomology
Fred Reinlein
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