A Long Journey Agnopsis Samson and Traylor Family
In 1831 the Traylor family from Vergennes Vermont travels by wagon with two children Josiah and Betsey to the Sengamon country in Illinois seeking government land. They read a book about the land of plenty, passing through Newark where they camp and are aided by farmers along the way.
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Samson
Sarah Traylor
Josiah
Betsey
Vergennes
Land of Plenty
Ilinofa
Sagamon
Land of
Plenty
Illinois
Newark State
Journey Through a New Land To Utica and Beyond
Samson and his companions travel by wagon through woods toward a fertile river valley. They aid a Vermont man, Henry Brimstead, with water, food, and shelter for his family, then help him relocate to the Sangamon shores. They camp, fish, deer hunt, and care for a sick child as they approach Utica and its growing settlement.
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Samson
Brimstead
Robert
Henry Brimstead
Henry
Sarah
Land of Plenty
Santa Claus
Sand Plains
Traylors
Sangamon
Joe
Colonel
Pete
Brimsteads
Utica
Utica to the Erie Canal Journey Through New York's Heartland
The travelers push toward Boston and the Midland seas along a historic route once known as the Iroquois Long House. They observe DeWitt Clinton’s canal, barges, and towropes, meeting diverse settlers like the Flanagan family on the Niagara floodplain. The party camps near the falls and shares roadside companionship with Irish emigrants en route to Michigan.
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Utica
Joe
Betsey
Boston
Long House
Hudson
Lake Erie
Erie Canal
Samson
DeWitt Clinton
Sarah
Connecticut
Ohio
Canandaigua
Genesee
Rochester
Lewiston
Niagara River
Falls
Flanagan
Flanagans
Michigan
Old Country
Broome County
New York
Emigrant Journey Narratives and Louisville Service Drive
A vivid travel segment follows Samson, Sarah, and two youths as they trek toward the Sangamon country, sharing tales of river spirits and resilience amid roughlands. The scene shifts to Louisville where the American Legion mobilizes ex servicemen to aid spring house cleaning for Derby day, matching unemployed veterans with households.
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Louisville
American Legion
Now we will go over and see Abe Lincoln.
A brief item notes plans to visit or discuss Abraham Lincoln, mentioning the well known historic figure. The sentence reflects a trip or tour context without additional specifics or dates.
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Abe Lincoln
Good Literature Still Produced in Honest Effort
A quotation reflects that amid many books, genuine literature persists as in the era of Thackeray and Dickens. Writers create from love and personal method, believing it is the best path for them, as Henry van Dyke notes.
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Thackeray
Dickens
Carlyle
Ruskin
Tennyson
Browning
Irving
Hawthorne
Lowell
Emerson
Henry van Dyke
Hope to join U S Navy air service seeks congressional aid
Captain John S. Griffith of Seattle Washington, formerly of the Royal Flying Corps, hopes Congress will place him in the U S Navy air service. He flew for Britain in World War I, claimed nine German planes and two balloons down, and earned the British Distinguished Flying Cross plus four Russian decorations. He later served in Egypt and joined the American Legion upon returning home.
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Congress
United States Navy
John S. Griffith
Seattle
Wash
Air Forces
Uncle Sam
Griffith
Seauttle
Royal Flying Corps
Toronto
Canada
Archangel
Egypt
American Legion
America
Pratt Women Aid Legion Recruit Drive in Kansas
Mrs Myron Glaser captain of Pratt wives and sisters auxiliary gathered 28 women to sign on for the Legion Women's Auxiliary. The Pratt unit, founded last January, now numbers 67 and aims to be among the state’s most active groups.
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American Legion
Legion
Women’s Auxiliary
Pratt
Kan
Myron Glaser
Legion Man Obtains Patent For Individual War Memorial
Private Rh G Quehl of the 318th Engineers was wounded in the Vosges then again on November 4 and later discharged to Camp Lewis Washington. He drafted a bronze memorial tab let design featuring a war uniformed private figure and raised names of allied countries with a central service record plate. Orders are pouring in, forcing him to expand his workforce.
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Vosges Mountains
Rh. G. Quehl
Camp Lewis
Wash
Quehl
File Disability Claims Promptly Per American Legion Advice
An American Legion Weekly article urges veterans with service related disabilities to file claims promptly. It lists required forms 526 580 545, a detailed condition and work history, witness statements, doctor and hospital records sworn before a notary, and submission to the Bureau of War Risk Insurance for decision. The Legion’s National Service Division offers to push pending claims toward a decision.
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American Legion Weekly
National Service Division of the Legion
Bureau of War Risk Insurance
National Service Division
The
American Legion
Liggett of Legion Recounts Wartime Fatigue Detail
Maj Gen Hunter Liggett once commanded all American forces in the Argonne Meuse offensive now backs the American Legion in San Francisco. The photographer caught him remodeling a clubroom as a fatigue detail scene prompts a playful what if about doughboys viewing a real live general wrestling with a stubborn nail.
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Argonne-Meuse
Hunter Liggett
United States
Funds Halted By Ad Club Over Legion Campaigns
The Los Angeles Advertising Club voted to withhold contributions and endorsements from future campaigns until local American Legion posts investigate alleged misuse of funds said to benefit ex service men and women.
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Los Angeles
Cal
American Legion
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Irving Bachelter
Vermont
Orwell
Elijah Brimstead
Mnes
Henry Traylor
Dennis
John McNeil
Great Falls
Buffalo
New England
Middle Border
Mississippi
Lake View
Silver Creek
Dunkirk
Erie
Indiana
K. P
Opy
His Majesty's Air Forces
Wives’ and Sisters
Kansas Auxiliary
Legion Man
Liggett
California
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