War orphans in France and other varied tales
The piece recalls the AEF adopting French war orphans now under American Legion care with $75 yearly support via Indianapolis and the Red Cross. It also recounts N D Starr’s 84th birthday teeth growth and improved vigor, Buddhism’s rise in Japan, and speculative Mars life arguments contrasting climates, with multiple dated notes from newspapers across the era.
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France
American Legion
Petite Jean
Petite Jeanette
Indianapolis
American Red Cross
World to be Represented at Cleveland Legion Convention
Delegates from across the world will attend the American Legion national convention in Cleveland September 27 to 29. About 50,000 legionnaires are expected for the opening parade with 40 tanks. Post housing, moonlight lake trips, dances and outdoor shows are planned. Delegates will come from Yukon Alaska Paris Detroit Hawaii Philippines Porto Rico Canal Zone England Canada Belgium and more. More than 3,500 delegates will be chosen with five delegates per state department plus extra for larger memberships.
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Cleveland
American Legion
Lake Erie
Alaska
The
Legion
Paris
Atlantic
Detroit
Delogites
Hawaii
Philippines
Porto Rico
Canal Zone
Veterans’ Organizations
England
Canada
Belgium
C. C. Chambers
What the War Did For Me in Pennsylvania Discussion
An American post in Pennsylvania held a discussion on What the War Did For Me. Members shared how the conflict moved them to change life paths, some for better, others for worse. A local paper called the event the start of an editorial urging men stuck in old ruts to fire themselves and pursue a new road.
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Pennsylvania
Afl
War Brides Organize Club in Los Angeles
In Los Angeles, five French war brides who followed soldier husbands across the seas form a club. Regular meetings discuss Paris fashions and thrift arts, with members including Mrs. Jack Elwood formerly Mile Blanche Dechakulaire of Lille and others from Paris Bordeaux Marseille.
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Los Angeles
California
Paris
Jack Elwood
Mile
Blanche Dechakulaire
Lille
Walter B. Matthews
Germaine Viallon
Nobert Allen
Helene Bernard
C. Wilson
Henriette Bergeyre
Bordeaux
Pearl Burtnett Works At Legion National HQ
Miss Pearl Burtnett of Indianapolis answers inquiries on post counts locations and officers for the American Legion She heads the records in the statistical section of the organization division at national headquarters and is regarded as a master on Legion units and data
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Miss Pearl Burtnett
Pearl Burtnett
Indianapolis
Canadian veterans groups eye cross border ties in Winnipeg resolution
A resolution adopted in Winnipeg by the Great War Veterans' Association of Canada urges negotiations with the American Legion and the G. A. R. The executive council recommends presenting the measure to the Canadian body for approval, and adoption is believed certain.
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American Legion
Great War Veterans’ Association of Canada
Winnipeg
Great War Veterans’ Association
Patriots Deny Upper Peninsula Loyalist Label in Bessemer
Bessemer Post No. 27 adopted a resolution denying the idea that the patriotism of the Upper Michigan peninsula is anything but Dorma. The move followed a legionnaire’s statement accusing the peninsula of harboring alien slackers at a recent meeting.
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Upper Michigan Peninsula
Bessemer Post No
Babylonian Tablets At USD Gathered From Ruins
The University of South Dakota has acquired 61 genuine Babylonian tablets discovered by Arabs in ruined cities and collected at Bagdad. Dr. Edgar J. Banks confirmed their authenticity. Most tablets date to about 2350 B C with some as old as 2800 B C and others from the era of Persian conquest. The collection includes a highly valued letter tablet and several sundried contracts. A small exercise tablet shows writing by a boy over 40 centuries ago.
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University of South Dakota At
Vermillion
Bagdad
Edgar J. Banks
Alpine
N. J
Babylon
Iceberg Acrobat Sighting Reported Near Halifax
Capt Flem ming aboard the Munaires from Rotterdam sighted 14 icebergs about 750 miles east of Halifax. One berg rolled with a splash as a large top section broke away, tumbling twice more while the ship was astern.
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W. H. Flemming
Munaires
Rotterdamn
Halifax
Flemming
Nile
New York World
Atlantic City game warden nets air shooting plane owner
The Atlantic City warden apprehended a seaplane owner for shooting wild geese in flight. The Free Press notes the strict laws against air hunting, comparing it to dynamite methods and closed-water gun use, and calls for firm enforcement to protect bird life nationwide.
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Atlantic City
United States
Detroit Free Press
No Way for Ladies to Act Scene in crowded restaurant
A dramatic scene in a busy restaurant shows a pompous proprietor and a dejected doorman scanning patrons for unpaid meals. The proprietor finally snaps, calling the doorman to action as two patrons appear to slip away without paying their checks.
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Joe
Rehe
Sunday-Herald
On Trial a Haircut Jot in Quick Mock Trial Style
A humorous dialogue shows a picky customer asking for a precise haircut and a barber offering to begin with one side of the head for a preview. The exchange captures barber confidence and patient service in a light, period tone suitable for a brief Hollywood or newspaper vignette.
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American Legion Weekly
Acquiring Benes
A brief exchange shows one speaker joking about teaching a boy to paddle his own canoe to avoid future clashes and prevent trouble in the household or group dynamics. The comments hint at guiding independence and preventing friction.
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Benes
Nix Boy
Hal
Buried in Jungle: Angkor Temples Nearly Lost to Fig Tree Wreckage
Ellen N. La Motte recounts a Harper's description of Cambodian ruins deep in the jungle near Angkor Thom and Angkor Wat. French archaeologists fight dense growth as fig roots penetrate stones, the forest's grip seen as more thrilling than restored sites.
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Cambodia
Angkor Thom
Angkor Wat
Harper's
Ellen N. la Motte
Marshal Fochs Cane Legend Spreads From War Years
The cane carried by Marshal Foch from the war’s start is said to be carved by a trench soldier and kept by him ever since. It is described as both useful and ornamental, with a legend that it helped map major 1918 offensives that ended the war.
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Marshal Foch
Foch
Pollus
Our Noble Forests Must Be Saved Speech
A conservationist proclaims the need to protect forests to preserve nature and resources. Another speaker adds a caution about efficient production practices, joking about matches needed to light a cigar.
Crapan Game of Chance Noted in Local Dictionary
A fragment notes Crapan a game of chance from two dica numbers in the Home Sector as listed in the new Standard dictionary. Local readers are shown a definition with unclear spellings and context.
Silane Ia Golden First Private Dialogue Fragment
A fragmented dialogue from The Americas Season Weekly shows two Private characters discussing imagined attire and codes, with a brief supportive cheer. The readable text focuses on imagined wear and a chirp response, reflecting a period newspaper’s playful snippet.
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Americas
Sword of Damocles Tale Teaches Flattery Lesson
A Syracusan ruler Dionysius tested a courtier Damocles by inviting him to a lavish banquet. A suspended sword hung above the table, revealing the danger behind courtly glory. The tale illustrates the peril of flattery and precarious power.
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Damocles
Dioystus the Elder
Syracuse
Greece
Amn
Dionysius
Watrimonial Oddities From Old Tales And Customs
A National Geographic Society Bulletin excerpt compares historical marriage customs across cultures. It notes a princess selecting her knight after a tournament, Eskimo traditions where the pursued woman holds leverage, and in northern New Hebrides a bride fleeing an unhappy marriage with parental efforts to reconcile, sometimes appeased by a pig.
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Greenland
New Hebrides
National Geographic Society Bulle Tin
Still Make Use of Blowgun by Kosati Indians in Louisiana
The blowgun remains popular among the Kosati Indians in Louisiana for hunting birds. A six foot cane tube is smoothed inside with a purpose made tool and fire. Darts about eight inches long are wrapped with thistledown or cotton. A hunter loads a dart, aims, then uses a quick breath to propel it to kill small birds or squirrels.
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Louisiana
Tobacco's central role in American history and economy
The passage notes America as the leading producer, consumer, exporter, and importer of tobacco. It recounts tobacco’s deep ties to exploration and colonization, highlighting its historic value to colonists who even plowed Jamestown streets to plant tobacco. The tone emphasizes tobacco as a driving force in early expansion.
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America
New World
Jamestown
Trade of sutty mobiles sparks a warrant pursuit
Ezra reports swapping devices with Si Skinner, claiming he suffers from ague and frequent coughing. He notes SI is seeking a justice of the peace to swear out a warrant against someone.
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Ezra
Si Skinner
Inauguration Dates and Sunday Oath Exceptions
Washington began his second term on March 4 1783 and most presidents followed that date except four who were sworn on March 5 when March 4 fell on Sunday. Monroe Taylor Hayes and Wilson are cited as exceptions with oath timing notes and a Supreme Court question raised by John Quincy Adams about midnights and immediate duties.
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Washington
Monroe
Taylor
Hayes
Wilson
Wre
John Quincy Adams
Supreme Court
Marshall
Rare Biblical Collection At Mount Holyoke College Library
A rare Bible collection is installed at Mount Holyoke College library. It includes ancient scriptures in Hebrew and Greek, a Sefer Torah scroll miniature, ancient Syriac, Septuagint, and Latin Vulgate editions. One Latin Vulgate bears 1568 date and Luther portrait with a cover inscription urging reflection on the book’s mind.
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Mount Holyoke College Lbrary
Luther
Aesop Style Mockery on Insult to Injury
A reflection on a Latin fable quoted by Phaedrus and Aesop about a baldheaded man bitten by a fly. He tries to strike the insect but only slaps his own head, prompting the fly to mock that he harmed himself after injuring the insect. The tale is used to illustrate the saying injure yourself after adding insult.
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Phaedrus
First Person Singular Prose and Capital I Debate
Henry Van Dyke argues in Scribner's Magazine that English capitalization of I reveals egoism and national variances across Americans Canadians Australians and New Zealanders. He asserts capitalization reflects individualism rather than insanity and notes the pluralities of thought nourished by the language.
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Henry van Dyke
Scribner's Magazine
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Memphis Commercial Appeal
Starr
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Abbott
Smithsonian Astrophysical Observatory
Mars
New England
Earth
Tropics
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Chicago
Moscot
Louisville Courier-Journal
B.lesion
American Legion News Service
Chambers
Gleveland
WAR Brides Organize Club
Sword OF Damocles
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