Means Big Crop Germination Speedy-Farmers on Road to Wealth
A Western Canada letter describes rapid wheat germination and early growth, noting open land sales near rail lines and cheap transport for settlers. It highlights fodder crops such as barley, corn, sunflowers, alfalfa, and sweet clover, with silos rising in Manitoba Saskatchewan and Alberta. The piece ends with a light film remark about an actor recalling Uncle Tom days.
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Canada
Western
Muda
Western Canada
Manitoba
Saskatchewan
Alberta
Paternalism in Government Cited by Farmer Countessel
Farmer Countessel argues paternal authority fails in government as on a farm. He notes attempts to impose authority on Josh Ayed fail, and he quips that while one swallow cannot guarantee happiness a stork can bring a $200 tax exemption.
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Ayed
Legion Men Respond to Louisville Housekeepers Call
Louisville Legion posts answered a housewives plea for cleaning help amid a domestic labor shortage. Ex service men volunteered in squads to provide housecleaning, with pay and a supervising housewife, easing Derby day preparations across the city.
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Louisville
Lowisville
American Legion
Captain Griffith Seeks U S Navy Flying Service
Captain Griffith of Seattle seeks entry into the U S Navy air service through Congressional action. He served four years in the royal flying corps at Seattle high school, shot down nine German aircraft and two balloons, and earned the British Distinguished Flying Cross and Russian decorations. He fought Bolsheviks in Archangel, faced a 15000 ruble bounty, and now hopes the American Legion post Can assist his bid for naval aviation.
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Air Service
United States Navy
John 38 Griffith
Seattle
Wash
Air Forces
Herp Sam
Archangel
Griffith
Egypt
American Legion
Griffth
Naval
America
Wives and Sisters Recruit for Pratt Kansas Legion Auxiliary
Mrs. Myron Glaser leads Pratt Kansas unit into the Legion Auxiliary with 67 members and growing. The group aims to be among the state’s most active as wives and sisters recruit supporting members for the veterans organization. Community house project advances in Indiana with Fourth of July funds. Legion posts plan a lake camp near Wabash for members and unemployed buddies this summer.
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Legion
Pratt
Kan
Myron Glaser
Glaser
Auxiliary
Kansas
Daviess County
Indiana
Burch-Wood Post
Washington, Ind
Wabash
Ind
Legion Man Obtains Patent After War Injury and Hospital Stay
A wounded engineer from the 818th Engineers earned a patent for an Individual war memorial plaque. While recovering in Camp Lewis hospital he designed a plate listing the fallen, with a bronze tabret and a strong memorial tone.
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White
America
Allhal
War era claim filing guidance from veterans bureau text
The passage instructs veterans to file claims immediately and obtain sworn statements from those who knew their disability during service. It emphasizes gathering medical affidavits, hospital records, and doctor statements, all sworn before a notary, then sending to the Bureau of War Risk Insurance for review and decision. It notes the Personal Service Division of the American Legion will assist about delayed cases.
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Amerteap Praten
Detattau
Bureau of War Hair Insurance
Ooto
American Legion
Liggett Featured as Legion Friend and Leader
The article notes Maj Gen Hunter Liggett as a prominent American Legion figure in San Francisco, recounts a photograph of him at a remodeling project, and mentions ongoing funds claims and a Washington state convention plan with a dancing dining car on the special train. It also reports Iowa establishing a state branch of the American Legion News.
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Hunter Liggett
United States
Liggett
Atoertenan Legion
San
American Legion
State of Washington
Iowa Department of the American Legion
The
Americas Legion News
Public Roads Study Critiques Concrete Highway Pavement
The Bureau of Public Roads completed an impartial investigation on highway pavement quality. The report cites up to seventy percent defective asphalt and endorses reinforced concrete sections while noting California’s carpet coat concrete lacks value.
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Bureau of Public Roads Nas
California
Payment Plan Details From Partial Ad Copy
The fragment describes a payment plan offering purchase options and credits to an account. It mentions stocks, a sale option, and no additional deposit required. No clear dates or named entities are identified in readable text.
Construction Of A Good Road Text Follows Careful Design
A fragmented note on road building emphasizes deep solid foundations and proper drainage. It criticizes crushed stone as often inadequate and stresses surface quality and integration with real conditions along the route.
12.3-MIX Road Surface and Cost Efficiency
A Pennsylvania study finds the 12 3-mix road surface greatly satisfactory for main roads with eight inch thickness and wide reinforced sides. It notes low cost repair using broken stone and tar binder, claims 6,250 miles of heavy duty roads locally and a decrease in road costs from 40 000 to 37 500 dollars per mile, and reports about 26,000 miles of new roads completed nationwide.
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Pennsylvania
United States
Tillnois
Doorn News: Former Emperor William Seeks Diversions
After the empress's death and his own gloom, former Emperor William remains subdued but is taking steps toward distraction, showing more interest in his surroundings at Doorn.
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Germany
Wite
Doorn
Trolland
William
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