American Legion Plans Endowment to Decorate WWI Graves
The American Legion will establish an endowment fund to support annual permanent decoration of World War I graves abroad. The fund targets 1000000 francs around $66,000, funded by posts and members, with representatives visiting graves in six countries on Memorial Day. France and Belgium hold 31,400 graves, plus 488 in England, 140 in Scotland, 40 in Ireland, and one in Spain.
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Tree varieties by region in Kentucky and south
The article notes Kentucky as a center of the broad leaved forest with several hundred tree varieties per the American Tree Association. It says farther south cone bearing species prevail and tropical trees of southern Florida follow toward the Gulf of Mexico.
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Pointed exchange in courtroom over fine and jail time
An exchange during a courtroom session shows a judge offering five dollars or ten days in jail. The prisoner responds with a quip asking what kind of jail it is, highlighting the moment's humor amid legal proceedings.
What to Eat and Why A Natural Vitamin Supply
The article extols Vitamin as the energizing element in right food and decries refined foods. It promotes Grape-Nuts as a natural Vitamin source with phosphorus iron and bran for digestion. It emphasizes health, vitality, and economy, urging readers to include Grape-Nuts in daily diets.
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Uity Battle Creek
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Will Study Military Needs Led by Screws as Legion Chief
Lieut. Col. William P. Screws is appointed chairman of the American Legion Military Affairs Committee to study military needs and propose legislation at the national convention. The panel helped draft the National Defense Act and seeks to boost national defense efficiency. Screws is also senior instructor in the Alabama National Guard.
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William P. Serewa
Montgomery
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Legion Seeks Missing Man Fred Beer of Buffalo
Relatives ask the American Legion to help locate Fred Arnold Beer who has been missing from Utica State Hospital for two and a half years. Beer, 34, served with the 348th Ambulance Company and is described as 5 9 1 2, 135 pounds with light brown hair and eyes. He sometimes believes his name is Kelly or Squires, and his cousin Neodora Becker, Jr., 543 Hillcroft Square, Buffalo, N Y, appeals for any information.
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Buffalo
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Utica State Hospital
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Canton Legion Leader Holt Ties U S To China
Alfred H. Holt of Wisconsin, first commander of the Canton China American Legion post, teaches at Canton Christian College and leads a small, enthusiastic group of Legionnaires. He once studied at Williams College and trained at Plattsburg before serving in World War I.
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Wisconsin Bay
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China
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Wiliams College
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Plattsburg
Camp Lee
Great German War Brides Get American Auxiliary Help
Dr Kate Waller Barrett announces that American Legion Auxiliary units will mentor German war brides and babies aiding acclimation in a new country. She traveled to Savannah to gather destination details and plans to ease aliens’ adjustment through supportive localAuxiliary women.
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American Legion Auxiliary
Kate Waller Barrett
Germany
Living It Over in the Legion Weekly
A Western veteran recalls war memories told at an American Legion post as a friend swerves the tale with a joke about size and shells. The exchange turns to cutting trees in the Spruce Division and the absurd image of giants in the woods.
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Die Ameter
Bay
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From Generation to Generation in Corona and Mahoningtown
Letters praise Lydia E. Pinkham's Vegetable Compound as a remedy for female health issues. Mrs J Buson Jr of Corona reports relief from severe left side pain after surgery resistance and endorses the medicine. Mrs George of Mahoningtown describes her daughter’s weight loss nervousness and school difficulties improved after using the remedy.
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Lydia E. Pin
Mahoningtown
Lydia E. Pinkham
Echoe
Abusive marriage complaint in vicar’s visit
A vicar questions a worried wife about her abusive husband’s condition, asking if it is critical. She sighs that his state is worse than critical, calling it abusive, as reported by Tit-Bits London in a fragmentary exchange.
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London
Two Centuries of Eau de Cologne Tradition
The original eau de cologne recipe dates back over 200 years and has been entrusted to just a dozen people. The written copy rests in a crystal goblet under triple locks within a room where essential oils are blended.
Plymouth Rock Gelatine Adventure in Jelly Making
One box yields four pints of jelly and a quarter box makes a pint. Each box includes a recipe book for salads puddings jellies and ices. Ask your grocer.
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Plymouth Rock
Will you marry me in the country house tale
A man and a woman meeting in a country house struggle for conversation. After several failed attempts to find a topic, he asks her to marry him. She considers then says she’ll say yes to give them more to talk about during their stay. The remark appears in the Los Angeles Times.
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