Glad That Both Had Gone At An Art Exhibition
Sir Auckland Geddes notes Churchill paints and writes and spent time at Dunrobin Castle with the Duke and Duchess of Sutherland. The duchess called him original and glad he took his painting as a keepsake. Also includes a quotation about spending less and a Jefferson quote. Fifty years ago Dr. Pierce moved to Buffalo and popularized Favorite Prescription for women. Anurse and kidney remedies followed with Anurle for kidneys backache.
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Auckland Geddes
Winston
Churchill
Dunrobin Castle
Duke
Duchess of Sutherland
Pennsylvania
Dr. Pierce
Buffalo
N. Ya
Pleven
Cook’s Odd Australian Cargo Sparks Batty Feeds
F G Galpin historian of El Paso and former White Star chef recounts cooking for unusual travelers aboard a liner bringing 800 Australian specimens to England. He claims birds of paradise liked bananas and eggs while Tasmanian devils refused food, preferring the floating island.
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G. Galpin
Texas Post
Australia
England
United States
F. G. Galpin
Ei Paso
Tex
American Legion
White Star
Galpin
T.head
Floating Island
Theodora theocat incites fragrance on voyage to France
The Theodora, a Pekinese in the Paria liner’s kennel, caused a mild stink as Maor ghal Foch’s wild cat prowled the voyage to France. Pet dogs worth fifty thousand francs were temporarily ruined by the chaos, as the ship’s animal valet tried to manage the scene for the marshal.
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Maorghal Foch
France
American Legion
Theodora
Paria
Quutcher
America
Paris
Parachute Experiment Lights Sky Over England
A shell blows off its head at 2000 feet near Lympe England, expelling a parachute from its interior tarred for the test. A magnesium flare attached to the parachute lights automatically when it opens, illuminating the sky for miles as part of a physics experiment.
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Lympe
England
Error In Judgment Moves Women Voter Support
A statesman admires a plan to secure women voters as a women’s delegation gathers behind the cause. The unnamed speaker notes every step will carry weight while the delegation discusses strategy, with references to a three month secret dieting period and American Legion Weekly as context.
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Statesman
American Legion Weekly
A Heavy Load Krise After We Sampled Home Brew
A fragment from American Legion Weekly describes a scene where after sampling home brew last night a vocal quartette was organized. The exchange includes a question who carried the bags and a remark that it took three men to get him home.
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Krise
Kross
American Legion Weekly
Legion man, sturdy hiker returns from Washington saga
Hiker Rufus, dubbed Harding's messenger boy, travels 2800 miles from Washington to Danville via Kentucky and Clarksburg, meeting his only girl, a 44 year old ex soldier, while delivering four sealed messages to the president. He began with one cent and a 14 pound pack including a cigar for Uncle Joe Gannon.
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H. A. Rufua
Harding
Danville
Tlafoot
Washington
Dbc
Kentucky
Clarksburg
W. Va
Rufus
Joe” Gannon
Notes From Alaska At The Ketchikan Legion Post
A long buffering historian from the Ketchikan post of the American Legion answers sympathy letters with humorous contrasts. He notes there is no gold miner, winters have minimal snow, temperatures rarely drop below five below, overcoats are bulky, raincoats common, fur use is rare, and gold-fishing remains the main industry. Cars are common while dog sleds are jokes, and the northern lights or midnight sun are not read by.
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Ketchikan
American Legion
Alaska
Long-Lost Boy Reunited With Flint Father In Michigan
The American Legion post in Fllet Michigan reports a reunion of B G Morrison and his son George after nineteen years apart. George, who joined the navy and served overseas, was found in a Washington DC hospital while the elder Morrison was traveling in the East. Now living in Flint, the pair are reunited and George works in business with his father.
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American Legion
Fllet
Mich
B. G. Morrison
George
New London
Qonn
Morrison
Navy
Mr. Morrison, Sr
East
Washington, D. C
George Je
Bustleas
Zatner
Flint
Carrying On With the American Legion Actions 1922
The Minnesota post of the American Legion records 43,262 good deeds in 1921. A $25,000 surplus from the Kansas City convention may fund a headquarters building. Of 800 veterans in Pittsburg Kansas enrolled as vocational students, loan negotiatee notes full repayment. An American Legion auxiliary wall is chartered at Wrangel Alaska likely named The Arctic Circle. American Legion service division procured $928,447.80 in compensation checks for 4,924 ex-service men and women between October 10, 1922 and January 14, 1922.
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Minnesota
American Legion
Kansas City
Pittsburg
Kaw
The
American Legion Auxiliary
Wrangel
Alaska
Arctic Circle
Reforming the National Personnel System for Government
A writer argues for a full overhaul of the federal personnel system, noting the civil service reforms have touched only entrance and urging Congress to redesign organization, budgeting, and control of public funds. He cites long-term salary stagnation, overlapping jurisdictions, and the need to attract and retain capable staff, using internal sources to support claims.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Civil Service Commission
Congress
Alexander Hamilton
Easy Come Easy Go About Government Spending 1912
In 1912 Taft warned of haphazard public spending. The piece lambasts uncoordinated federal operations, persistent surpluses, and growing expenses. It notes appropriations hidden in balances and indirect authorizations, calling it a national scandal and urging unified, economical public business.
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Taft
United States
Tatt
Rockefellers
Carnegies
Rothschilds
Tirda
A Peculiar View in Local Debate
A Peculiar View notes Howell holds queer ideas and Powell agrees that world history might diverge if he had married another woman, reflecting a debate over personal life influencing broader history.
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Howell
Powell
Cuticura Trio Promises Clear Complexion and Soft Hands
Daily use of Cuticura Soap and Ointment plus Cuticura Talcum forms the Cuticura Talist Trio for a clearer complexion, smoother skin, and whiter hands. An old-time ad touts the trio while a swift quip about boating life ends the piece.
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Adolph Riquelm l
Marshal Foch
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Edward G. Lowry
Suither
Beaton
Syaterag
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Busnes
Xul
Cleveland
Tanner
Gilbert
the Treasury
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Shipping Board
Baker’s Cocoa
Baker’s Chocolate
Walter Baker & Go, Ltd
Dorchester, Mass
Mothers
Mothers of the World
Lloyd Miz
Era Ange
Pie World
Waal
Ananias
H. J. Reefer
Pirat Prine
Yeu
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Roofer
Reefer
Na Biron
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