Blind British captain meets old Lancashire Fusiliers comrade in New Orleans
Captain William Appleby, a totally blind British veteran, attended the Inter Allied Veterans association convention with the American Legion in New Orleans. He heard a familiar voice aboard a train bound for Indianapolis and identified Alfred Ernest Evans, a Lancashire Fusiliers veteran from England, his former regimental commander. Appleby, wounded 29 times and blinded in Ypres, recalled South African battles with Evans after twenty two years. His daughter Olga, nineteen, joined him as his eyes on the trip.
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William Appleby
Great Britain
Veterans’ ’ Association
New Orleans
American Legion
Captain Appleby
Wm. Appleby
Idianapolis
Lancashire Fusiliers
England
Appleby
Alfred Ernest Evans
Indianapolis
Evans
Alfred Evans
The
Ypres
Olga
Gude Quickly Wins Multiple Regatta Events
Granville Gude of Washington DC, a member of the American Legion, rose as a prodigy by winning junior, intermediate and association sculling titles at the Middle States regatta after just six weeks of rowing. His rapid success sets a precedent in the sport and his peers expect a national championship soon.
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Granville Gude
Washington, D. C
American Legion
Gude
Washington Legionnaire
Radio outfit for hospital patients boosted by Nebraska auxiliary
Patients in Colfax Indiana and Bellevue Nebraska receive hospital radio programs from multiple broadcasts. The American Legion auxiliary Department of Nebraska donated receivers for each bed and a magna vox in corridors. The gifts extend to disabled veterans in Iowa Nebraska Kansas Missouri Colorado and New Mexico.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
United States
Colfax
American Legion Auxiliary
Bellevue Vocational School
Omaha
Neb
Department of Nebraska
Nebraska
Iowa
Kansas
Missouri
Denver
Colo
Fort Bayard
N. M
Legion post buys playground for Mangum children
After two years of raising funds for a clubhouse the American Legion post at Mangum Oklahoma leased an eight year plot and used the collected money to purchase playground equipment for local children, prioritizing the kids over the former project.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
American Legion
Mangum
Okla
Legionnaires
Best Informed Legion Man Named National Rehabilitation Chief
Alvin Owsley lauds Joe Sparks of Columbia South Carolina as the best informed American Legion member on hospitalization and rehabilitation appointing him to head the Legion national rehabilitation committee Sparks has coordinated with the U S Veterans Bureau and led the Fifth district to 92 percent efficiency A former Buck private Sparks was born in Laurens County South Carolina thirty seven years ago He later became a Columbia State city editor and after World War I worked in New York life insurance before resuming Legion duties in Atlanta and New York
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
American Legion
Alvin Owsley
Legion
Joe Sparks
Columbia
S. C
Sparks
United States Veterans’ ‘Bureau
Owsley
Legion Haison
United States Veteras’ Bureau
Mr. Sparks
Laurence County
Sgc
New York
Welcome Cookie Jars Delight Veterans in Hospitals
Three ex soldiers at Kansas City Government Hospital and Leavenworth National Military Home smile over the Ameri can Legion Auxiliary cookie jars. The article notes the high consumption rate and humorously compares the amount of cookies to a line of 12mules if placed side by side, underscoring the volunteers appreciation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
American Legion Auxiliary
Government
Kansas City
National Military Home
Leavenworth
Physical education could cut draft disqualifications
Garland W. Powell of the American Legion says many prewar defects seen in draftees could be prevented by proper physical education. He cites heart strength, tonsil and tooth health, limb malformations, vision, undersize, hernias, and foot care with better nutrition and shoe selection as key factors.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Garland W. Powell
American Legion
Americanism Commission
Mr. Powell
A Little Hint Actor Rates at This Hotel
A brief line from American Legion Weekly notes a clerk offering a payment setup. The exchange quotes three dollars up as the rates and three dollars down in a humorous or illustrative context. The fragment hints at a hotel pricing or room rate anecdote within the periodical.
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American Legion Weekly
Power restored after Neligh plant outage and other notes
Clearwater and Ewingway receive electric power from the Neligh plant after two days without service due to two large transformers burning out. Lincoln receiver Toskeo Slater appointed for Holdrege State blank. Harold Smith of Plattsmouth killed in auto crash colliding with a heavy truck. Reduced railroad rates secured for Organized Agriculture meeting in Lincoln January 2 to 5. A B Wood of the Gering Courier elected president of the State Irrigation Association at its Salem session. The new consolidated Salem school completed at a cost of 50 000 and is modern throughout.
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Clearwater
Ewingway
Neligh
Tkoscoe Slater
Lincoln
Friend
Harold Smith
Plattsmouth
Organized Agriculture
A. B. Wood
Offhe ‘Gering Courier
Staterrigation Association
Salem
Potatoes Buy Now drive boosts Omaha show event
The Omaha Chamber of Commerce campaign Buy Potatoes Now spurred a potato matinee at the Sun Theatre where potatoes served as cash equivalents for tickets. In Hastings the SS Mark’s cathedral cornerstone was laid by Dean Tyner and Bishop Beecher, with a projected cost of $90,000. Also noted: 30 carloads of potatoes sold to Omaha in ten days, and a Lincoln W CA Christmas program for local orphans and hospital patients.
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George Hausler
Holbrook
Chicago
Omaha Chamber of Commerce
Sun Theatre
SS Mark’s
Hastings
Charles R. Tyner
Bishop Beecher
Agricultural Committee
Omaha
Lincoln
Thomas Dalton
Otoe County
Albert Haffman
County Recorder’s
Nebraska Wesleyan University
University Place
Nebraska State Association of County Commissioners, Supervisors
Scottsbluff
Bayard
Mitchell
Gering
Nebraska
Great Western Sugar’ Company
Wymore
Kansas City
Parcel Post
Marsh
Dodge County
Mabel Alger
Livestock market edges mixed amid grade shifts and wheat rally
Hogs fell with stock pigs posting the greatest decline while sheep and lambs gained on better grades. Cattle were uneven with steers down 25 to 50 cents and butchers steady to 50 cents lower. Veal calves and feeder steers rose, feed ing lambs up 50 to 75 cents. Wheat closed sharply higher on bullish factors, corn rose with strong futures. Prices quoted for potatoes, butter, eggs, and poultry moved unevenly across markets, with notable storage and shipment figures.
Art the Crown and the bloom of civilization
The quote extols art as crown of civilization, stating growth is assured in the vegetable world and social progress continues. It argues civilization remains imperfect without the coronal bloom of art, and that healing and advancement hinge on art’s influence across moral and social matters.
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Donald G. Mitchell
One of a kind globe fish swims on its back
The globe fish, a tropical water inhabitant, is described as the only finny creature that swims on its back indicating its unique behavior and rare trait among fish.
Daily Thought Quote Attributed To Dr Johnson
A brief quotation notes that waiting to perform a large amount of good at once leads to inaction. The speaker attributes wisdom to Dr Johnson and frames action as progressive, urging steady, small deeds rather than delaying for a grand gesture.
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Daily Thought
Dr. Johnson
Weight of the human heart measured in historic note
An old report notes that the average human heart weighs nine and one third ounces yet can lift its own weight to a height of 20 280 feet in one hour. This reflects a curious observation of cardiac power in a compact measurement.
Peculiar Coins Named by Nations Raise Curiosity
England minted coins known as angels, while West India coins carried the nickname dog and the Scotch piece was called unicorn. The old currency lore highlights regional slang and royal insignia used across the era.
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England
West India
Cherry Tree Stands in Sittingbourne Historic Planting
A centuries old cherry tree in Sittingbourne Kent England still bears fruit. The tree was planted during Henry VIII's reign and remains a notable landmark reflecting its long civic history.
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Sittingbourne
Kent
England
Henry VIII
Carelessness and Poverty in Wayland's View
The fragment cites Francis Wayland calling carelessness a path to poverty and labeling a person a childish imbecile. It presents a harsh critique of personal virtue and social blame, reflecting 19th century moral rhetoric and educational reform perspectives.
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Francis’ Wayland
Kansas Standard Weather Witty Wit Sparks Local Laughs
Fragmentary lines hint at a humorous item from Toneka Capital about rain and a milk bottle. The readable text suggests a column joke or reader quip, capturing light local tone without full context or clear attribution. Entities include Toneka Capital and a milk bottle reference.
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Toneka
Quote from professor on space lacks newspaper work claim
A remark in the Wall Street Journal reads there is no limit to space attributed to a professor who supposedly never worked on a newspaper. The line prompts questions about expertise and authorship.
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Wall Street Journal
The Big Drops Bring A Brief Picnic Shower
A playful tale where Old Man Weather and the Sun plan a calm day. The King of the Clouds permits a short nap as his daughters the Big Drops join with their Shower Princes for a brief, nonwetting shower, leaving picnickers amused and dry.
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Mr. Sun
King of the Clouds
Mist
Fog
Mrs Sun
Clouids
Prince Showers
Future weddings in June raise coal issue mockery
A comic snippet warns that June weddings may avoid the coal problem to start life, noting the timing of nuptials and the common fret about startup expenses. The exchange reflects lighthearted concern over early marriage logistics and material hurdles.
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American Legion News Service
Old Buddy
Washington
D. C
Legionnaire
Hospital
Americanization Commission
Journalism
Central Interscholastic Press Association
Madison
University of Wisconsin
St. Joseph’s Academy
St. Paul, Minn
Hemingford
Endicott
Homer Stuait
Louis W. Horne
MckKelvie
Clinton R. Lee
C. K. Geyer
Gibbon
Philadelphia
Charles F. Cather
Red Cloud
Malcolm Baldridge
Yale
Creighton University
Bureau of Roads of the
Agricultural Department
Feeble Minded Institute
Beatrice
Fremont Manufacturing Company
Randolph
State Board of ‘Control
Gage
American Red Cross
W. H. Camnan
Supreme Court
State Agricultural Collége
Michigan “Agricultural College
George E. ‘Johnston
State Department, ‘of Public Works
Will M. Maupin
Gering Midwest
Nebraska State Bureau
Congress
Burn
Illinois Chamber of Commerce
High Point
Poultry and Eggs
Mary Graham Bonner
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