War token flag returned to Fryling kin after decades
A World War I tale of Corporal G W Fryling of the Twenty eighth division who carried a silk flag from a brother in Philadelphia. The flag was lost after his death in the Argonne on September 26, 1918 and recently reappeared with a letter from German Lt A Scheiffele apologizing for the delay and returning the relic to Fryling's family.
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Jute Corp
G. W. Fryling
American
Frying
H. Fryling
North Marshall Street
Philadelphia
Fryling
Argonne
Twenty Eighth Division
Corp
Army
Pardson
Mr. Ryling
A. Schei
May Reclaim Charter If Mine Resumes Operation
The Mohrland Utah American Legion post asks to suspend its charter after a mine vein wanes. All records are sent to headquarters and no reply is requested. If the mine reopens the post may resume activity.
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Utah
Utah Hills
The
American Legion
Mohrland
Ural
Legion
Americans' Graves in France Not Disturbed
A New York newspaper report claimed American and allied war graves in France were being dug up for scientific use. B. L. David of the U S Army cemeteries division defended oversight by Col. W. W. Smith and a quartermaster force, saying graves in France Belgium and England cannot be disturbed.
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France
Department of New York
Anetican Legion
New York
David
Cemetaries
United States Army
Belgium
England
W. W. Smith
Veterans urged to obtain proper papers for service proof
World War veterans without discharge papers are urged by Watson B Miller of the American Legion national rehabilitation committee to secure certificates from government departments in place of discharges. Proof of service is required for hospital benefits and burial in a national cemetery.
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Chaiman Watson B. Miller
American Legion National Rehabilitation Committee
Miller
World War Veterans Net
Course in salesmanship yields little value
A snippet from American Legion Weekly quotes a buyer who derides a sales course, saying it offered little benefit and fearing its efficacy compared to a famed salesman known for selling the very course. The remark contrasts self-doubt with a legendary seller from the era.
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American Lenion Weekly
Will Wed Millions Portrait of Royal Heiress Bride
Latest portrait of Lynnce Niculan of Trumania daughter of Queen Mary to marry soon the eighteen year old countess of Seafield heiress known for vast wealth inheritance over 30,000,000 from a New Zealand relative and estates of her late father Prince Nicolay dies at the front. the groom is an English trained sub lieutenant on a British warship in the Mediterranean.
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Lynnce Niculan
Trumania
Queen Mary
Countess of Seafield
New Zealand
Prince Nicolay
Eton
Mediterranean
Photograph Transmission by Air Over Fort Leavenworth
An airplane over Fort Leavenworth Kansas dropped a miniature photograph from the air. The negative and prints were delivered to Underwood and Underwood in Chicago within about thirteen minutes ten seconds total elapsed time.
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Aany
Fort Leavenworth
Kan
American Telegraph
Telephone Company
Underwood & Underwood
Chicago
Auto thieves leader arrested in Los Angeles crime spree
Mrs. Velun Tirpitt, 29, of Dodge City Kansas, arrested in Los Angeles for stealing four automobiles. She boasted she led a gang that had stolen at least 250 cars.
Costlier Than Burial From Influenza Visit
A doctor attends four neighbours with influenza. The wife asks how much whiskey will help. The physician quotes a quart price and she replies that it can bury him cheaper than that.
Quite Different Brimstone Joke Exchange
A humorous exchange between Mrs Brimstone and her long-stuffer husband. She asks the difference between exportation and transportation. He replies punchily that if he were on his way to Timbuctoo he would be exported and she would be transported.
Fuller Life Ups and Downs Prompt Suburbs Banter
A light exchange from the American Legion Weekly features Mr. Suburbs and Mrs. Suburbs discussing daily life with humor. Fuller compliments Miller while denying a darker mood. A dinner delay triggers a quip about borrowing from Mr. Nearson.
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Fuller
Miller
Mr. Suburbs
Bank Account Dreams After Marriage
Dialogue hints at shared life plans with emphasis on finances and future together. A light exchange foreshadows joint accounts as a symbol of partnership. The tone is intimate and playful about domestic finance.
Fame Liven of football men remind ua
A fragmentary verse piece notes fame in football, with playful lines about pushing and leaving prints on another, followed by a literary boast about reading Shakespeare and Greek texts at a young age attributed to La Fayette Lyre.
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Flannigan
Pat
Hannigan—Bedad
Michael
Turning Bad Luck to Good in a Jazz Tale
A Washington Star excerpt frames misfortune as creative fuel. The jazz composer recalls an accident where a finger injury forced improvisation, producing a remarkably sly syncopation that showcases resilience and ingenuity.
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Washington Star
Unclear Lines Prompt an Oblique Ciphered Message
Fragmentary text presents a cryptic exchange with phrasing suggesting relational tension and potential confession. The content reads as stray dialogue fragments lacking full context or identifiable entities.
Philanthropic Penitentiary Oddities Highlight Public Burden
A fragmented report notes a criminal deemed content and the public bears the cost of his upkeep after wasteful use of resources. The passage hints at a critique of charitable or penitentiary systems and the social bill that follows.
Considerate Employer and Book Agent Exchange Tight Words
A brief dialogue shows a publisher advising a canvasser to use a sample Bible and encyclopedia while seeking work. The exchange centers on the sample materials and the canvasser’s persistence.
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Thinea
Trapa Hmal Boy-Dad Case Baffles Local Witnesses
A confusing report from a local precinct describes a case involving a boy and his father. Authorities investigate a strange scene, with residents noting unusual behavior by several individuals described as Fadrowsen and Giles. No injuries reported.
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Teauth
Giles
From School Teacher to Great Eminence
A disjointed biographical fragment traces a man from teacher to prominence, noting early district work and later ascent to fame. It mentions travels to Say ongy ty money to git inp thro college and places like Buttaty. The piece claims worldwide renown and references Golden Nedleul as a famous blond figure, with a sales claim about tiles and a medical patent offer from Dr. Pierce’s Clinic in Buffalo.
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Beongn
Behn
Buttaty
Abd Todiy
Rf. v. Pierce
Pierce Cilnic
Buffalo, N
Eternal values and wartime echoes in a scattered excerpt
The passage contrasts progressive knowledge with enduring values such as love, courage, and beauty, citing Sir Gilbert Murray. It notes Reims had 14,000 houses in August 1914 and only 14 remained unscathed by German shells by November 1918, and mentions a golden player traveling 2,000 miles from Alaska to Hawaii.
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Sir Gilbert Murray
Greece
Reims
France
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