Back-to-home movement urged by New York Legion leader
Mrs Julia Ke Wheelock, commander of the Horbora Frietchie post of the American Legion in New York City, urges a back-to-home movement for married women to free employed men. She says working wives make lazy husbands and supported women’s Legion enrollment after opposing a male-only organization. Wheelock helped recruit 16,000 sailors for the navy and was made chief yeoman in the regular service. She is active in New York social and civic affairs and a noted writer in English and French.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Julia KE. Wheelock
Horbora Frietchie
American Legion
New York
Mra. Wheelock
Wheelock
Navy
Birds of Passage and the Second Lieutenant Myth
In an American Legion Weekly excerpt titled Birds of Passage, a critique notes the wartime influx of second lieutenants and their postwar presence. The piece jokes about the “second lieutenant” becoming a cultural symbol and a fixture in military careers as graduates move toward first lieutenancy and beyond.
Post Named For Lieutenant Feigl of First Division
The flat American artillery offer to die in action in France has been honored by his surviving comrades who named a New York American Legion post after him. Jefferson Feigt a lieutenant of Battery F Seventh Field at Ulery of the First division died in battle at age twenty two after Harvard graduation. His parents Colonel and Mrs Feigl at the Biltmore hotel received his personal property a year later including a letter predicting his fate and declaring he could not have chosen a gentler way to meet death.
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France
American Legion
New York
Jem Poigi
Jefferson Feigt
Feld
Ulery
Flo
Harvard University
Mra. Feigl
Biltmore Hotel
Felginad
American Legion actions span memorials and aid efforts
The American Legion backs designs for World War I memorials in France and Massachusetts. In Michigan a Camp Curtis building is repurposed as a veterans hospital with state funding. New York officers mortgage a Long Island clubhouse to help disabled veterans while pledging job canvassing for peers.
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Camp Cunter, Mich
Chicago
Michigan
American Legion
Alek
Weeks
Mcinle
New York
Muamereneck
Lone Island
Noisy Gears Endanger Cars Warn Readers
A study warns that noisy rear axles and transmissions risk owner money and safety. It explains how gear mesh, bearing wear, and lubrication affect noise, with observations of 1000 cars per hour on a highway showing two in five had noisy rear axles. It urges timely maintenance to avoid costly repairs.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Holke
New Car Care in First 1000 Miles Guidance
A vintage article outlines essential steps for breaking in a new car. It covers tightening nuts after 100 miles, draining and refilling crankcase oil multiple times, using kerosene cleaning, and maintaining low speeds under 25 miles per hour during the first thousand miles. It also advises monitoring oil and gasoline gauges, adjusting valves and carburetor, checking bearings, using quality oil, keeping tires inflated, and maintaining cooling and washing practices with careful water use.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Alway
Home Made Lifting Jack From Auto Parts
A compact home built lifting jack designed for garage use. It explains using discarded automobile parts to create a jack with brackets welded to a rectangular plate and a shaft passing through with a pin to prevent side movement. A hole in the shaft accepts the lifting bar when in use.
Automobile News on Tire Clearances and Engine Breathing
An article warns car owners about using oversize tires to ensure sufficient clearance from all parts of the vehicle. It advises to occasionally feel the breathing tube when the engine runs to avoid back pressure that reduces engine power. It notes engines on older cars require careful tuning for best service and efficient power delivery.
Good Highways and Drainage by the USDA
The United States Department of Agriculture outlines methods to protect roads from heavy flood flows in Nevada and Utah. It explains drainage design, wide berms, and the use of shallow concrete dips or gravel surfaced dips with cut‑off walls to direct or spread floodwater, including multi dip and dike configurations for delta and valley areas.
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United Sates Department of Agriculture
Turing
Nevada
Vinh
Bureau of Public Roads
United States Department of Agriculture
Nis
Mt Tn
Women favor better roads at Salt Lake City meeting
The General Federation of Women's Clubs in Salt Lake City endorses highway improvements and federal aid. Mrs Join Dickinson Sherman of Chicago urges a national highway policy, stressing the need for a connected national system and economy in education and transport.
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Townsend Gill
Salt Lake
General Federation of Women's Club
Salt Lake City
Congress
Mra
Dickinson Sherman
Chivage
Departent of
Applied Education
Wasi
Felerad Ihoney
Good Roads Proposed to Cut Living Costs
The article argues that improving transportation through well paved national highways would lower costs and save time in moving food and merchandise to employers, reducing the high cost of living. It emphasizes roads as a key factor in price relief and economic efficiency.
Massachusetts Sets Vehicle Light Standards
Massachusetts imposes requirements for out of state motor vehicles to meet approved lighting equipment before entering the commonwealth. The measure aims to improve road safety by ensuring foreign cars comply with state standards.
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Bay State
Massachusetts
Roadside Markets Boost Farm Families Along State Highway
Roadside markets have helped more than one farm family living on a busy state highway to add a sizeable sum to its bank account. The ventures show steady sales, with locals and travelers stopping for fresh produce and goods.
Adventures in the Elephant Family Dialogue
An illustrated dialogue features Mr Indian Elephant and Mrs Indian Elephant debating memory and talk. They boast of their family’s long history and usefulness, praising their work helping people and carrying loads. They discuss elephants’ size, child elephants, and perspectives on life.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tidian
Tam
Elephant
Lnce
How Matches Are Made in a Child’s Riddle
A dialogue between a teacher and a boy named Willie about making matches. Willie asks how matches are made and claims his mother says he has been trying for years. The exchange hints at curiosity about manufacturing yet remains a playful, nontechnical schoolroom scene.
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Willie
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California
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