American Legion Links Kitchen Worker to War Song Fame
The American Legion investigated a Popular Minnesota resort restaurant cook Harry Keyne ston Jones known as Nyefootten Cockney who wrote Rose of No Man's Land. A penny whistle, played in the kitchen, spurred his rise to fame as a war song author and performer with wartime service in Winnipeg and Vimy Ridge. He was wounded at Cambrai and later toured the United States on a cooking-based schedule and plans a new song with a New York publisher.
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Sumer
St. Paul
Minn
American Legion
Julian Byng
Vimy Ridge
No Mana Land
Frarieg
Mektae
Flanders Fields
Lord Wong
Jones
Cambrai
Canada
Wong
New York
War Disabled School Has New Superintendent
Dr Arthur Davis Dean named government superintendent of all America's war disabled. Veteran of World War I and educator with extensive vocational training background. Served 1908 1917 as head of vocational education in New York State and later at Columbia Teachers College. Born September 15 1872 in Cambridge Massachusetts.
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Arthur Davis Dean
Dean
Sanitary Corps
United States
New York State
State Department of Education
Teachers’ College
Columbia Univeramity
Hoe
Porto Rico
Cambridge
Mass
Massachusetts Institute of Technology
Columbia ‘University
American Legion
One-Armed Vet Nearly Wins Madison Square Garden Swim Meet
Spectators cheered Ernest Mastros a one armed veteran as he nearly won a Madison Square Garden swimming race. William McIntyre, wounded in France, won the event with Herold B. Taylor finishing third. the crowd learned Mastros had lost his left arm serving with American forces. The event was associated with the American Legion post in Lt. post.
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Madison Square Garden
New York
Ernest Mastron
Hclo
Mastros
France
William McIntyre
Herold BE. Taylor
Rite of
Vettan Lite
American Legion
Legion Man Is Lawmaker
The article profiles Carroll D. Erskine of Sturgis a former army chaplain and World War I veteran who served as chaplain of the Eighteenth Battalion. He campaigned for Armistice Day observance and an oath of loyalty for teachers while active in the American Legion and Boy Scouts. Born in Binghamton New York he studied at Lake Forest College in Illinois.
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Sesston
Carroll D. Erskine
Camp Merritt
N. 1
Erskine
Anertean Legion
Sturgia
Boy Scouts
Binghamton, NY
Lake Boreat College
Tinols
Dental service procedure outlined for ex servicemen
The American Legion national service division outlines how ex service personnel may obtain dental treatment through the Bureau of War Risk Insurance. Eligible claimants include those with dental disability compensation or treatment needed for service related conditions. Emergency cases may receive immediate care with examiner approval and official billing through the bureau.
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National Service Division
Legio
Bureau of War Risk
Bureau of War Risk Insurance
Mother seeks soldier son missing man Jane K Adte
Margaret Adte of Lowell Mass appeals to the American Legion for help finding her son James K Adte a World War I veteran who disappeared February 27 while en route from Lowell to Boston to take a government exam. She notes shell shock injury and that his monthly compensation checks arrive but cannot be cashed without his signature. Roosevelt memory tablet presented to the Kings County American Legion by United Spanish War Veterans honors ships from the Spanish American War era.
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Minnesota
Margaret Adte
Lowell
Mass
American Legion
James K. Adte
Boston
Mann
Roosevelt
Theodore Roosevelt
American Legion of
Kings County
New York
United Spanish War Veterans
Maine
Olympia
Dewey
Oregon
San Francisco
Cervera
Santiago
Mew Terk
Howe
Best Winter Poultry Care and House Prep Guidance
The article outlines preparing poultry houses for winter by cleaning, disinfecting, and sealing drafts. It advises moving pullets before laying begins to manage egg production, using whitewash or disinfectants, and managing litter with straw or dry bedding. Ventilation and clear separation of pullets from older hens are stressed to protect production.
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United States Department of Agriculture
Mobility on American Farms in 1920 Census Highlights
The 1920 census shows about one third of farms owned automobiles, with telephones on 2.8 million farms and water pipes in use on about one farm in ten. Motor trucks appear on roughly 2 farms per hundred, and tractors on about 28 percent of farms. California and Pennsylvania lead in farm machinery counts. electric light reached 452,800 farms.
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Seteee
United States
Farrom
Nebraska
Pennsylvania
New York
Towa
Ohio
California
Tuinoia
Iowa
Kansas
Ilinois
Indiana
Missouri
Minnesota
South Dakota
Wisconsin
Vermont
Connecticut
Massachusett
Oregon
Fortis
Hwee
New Kongland
Texas
United States Department of Agriculture
Raise Clover in Nebraska
Nebraska College of Agriculture data show spring is the peak sowing season for sweet clover with 49 percent planted in April and 16 percent in March. Fall sowing is also noted. Of the crop uses, 67 percent are for pasture, 34 for soil improvement, 24 for hay, 18 for wed, and 9 for bees.
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Nebraska College of Agriculture
Nebraska
Geese for holiday market tips from 19th century guide
A note on geese for holiday markets. It advises that Thanksgiving and Christmas markets are best. It describes processing steps including scalding, wrapping, steaming, feather removal, and resin rubbing for finishing.
Caring for Seed Potatoes Prevention of Sprouting
Guidance on storing seed potatoes to prevent sprouting. Keep storage temperatures around 40 degrees Fahrenheit with good air circulation to slow sprout development and maintain tuber quality.
Marketing Poor Hay Brings Loss and Quality Grading
Article discusses how market demand for low quality hay depresses prices, advises keeping grades separated, loading cars by grade, and selecting markets with demand. It notes discounts of 1 to 2 dollars per ton for lower grades and emphasizes proper grading per commercial standards.
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Alea
Bureau of Marketa
Rontes
United States Department of Agriculture
Department
Tor Tha Ete
Colorado Adopts U S Potato Grades
Colorado creates a Division of Marketing to adopt United States grades for potatoes and other fruits and vegetables. The change aims to standardize quality, boost Colorado product reputation, and increase market efficiency. The new program began in July with hearings across the state and early support from growers and shippers.
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Mountain State
Alka
Colorado
United States
Jake
Fent Weston
Ie Legisiature & Divie Dion
Pew
United States Department of Agriculture
Hon of
Fresh Water and Feed Practices for Poultry Flocks
A practical note urges supplying fresh water twice daily with morning and evening feed. Fowls roost after evening meal with full crops, while grit and oyster shell are needed to replace ground minerals exhausted by free range. The piece stresses water quality and regular replenishment for flock health.
Commercial mixed feeds for poultry rely on grain quality
The article notes that many commercial scratch and ground grain mixtures exist for poultry feeds but their value depends on composition and grain quality. It advises small raisers with few birds to buy mixed feeds and suggests average farmers consider including foods and meat scraps.
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