Custer Veteran Enlists with Army Y M C A on Speaking Tour
Colonel Theo W. Goldin, a veteran of Custer’s Seventh Cavalry, now works with the Army Y M C A and tours Southern Department camps entertaining soldiers with frontier stories. He survived the Big Horn fight serving as regimental clerk and mounted orderly and received the Congressional Medal of Honor for 1876 Custer campaign services.
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Theo. W. Goldin
Custer
Seventh Cavalry
Army Young Men's Christian Association
Southern Military Department
Great West
Colonel Goldin
Battle of the Big Horn
Army
Fort Bliss
Presidio
Educational Bureau of
Southern Department
Goldin
Major Reno
Kansas City Association
Oklahoma
Missouri
Kansas
Oklahoma City
Congressional Medal of Honor
Marys Strategy Realizes Aunts Love For Mary C
In a domestic tale Mary S devises a plan to sway Miss Lucretia, aunt to Jack B., by posing as a suitable companion. The scheming pins on securing the aunt’s approval and Jack’s inheritance as the pair navigate deceit and affection. Mary gains Lucretia’s confidence while Jack returns home, surprised by the unfolding ruse and its comic twist.
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Mary
Jack
Arline
Morris
Lucretia B
Tom
Mr. S
Jack B
Lucretia
Mary S
Mrs. S
Miss Lucretia
Mary C
Paul and the Plane Aces a Tiny Cardboard Hero
Four year old Paul defies yard rules to watch an airplane circle the arsenal. A roaring airman loses control, lands beyond, and rescues the frightened boy. The incident prompts a hospital letter, a visit from the aviator with gifts, and a wary family. Paul narrates later scenes of generosity and jam in the cellar.
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Paul
Arsenal
Aviation
Ino
Leutenant Jis
Mamie
Y M C A Serves Tough Frontline Duty in Ninetieth Division
Maj. Gen. Henry T. Allen thanks J. W. Nixon and the Army Y M C A for outstanding service by nine secretaries with the infantry and two who went over the top with assault battalions. He notes canteen, warehouse, and dormitory facilities at Griscourt and commendation for F. A. Daves and B. F. Ford amid heavy losses.
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Henry T. Allen
Ninetieth Division
Texas
Oklahoma
J. W. Nixon
The
Army
Nixon
Griscourt
F. A. Daves
B. F. Ford
Charley and Mrs Torkins Debate Sink of German Navy
In a vivid exchange, Mrs. Torkins pleads that sinking the German navy would have been a shame, while Charley questions the moral weight of such action amid wartime observations. The dialogue captures wartime sentiment and personal resolve.
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Charley
Let Us Pray Ends With Debt Prank
A minister ends a sermon by asking debt payers to stand. Everyone but a hungry man who runs a newspaper says subscribers stands. He reveals the others are his readers, prompting a final prayer.
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Reno
Old Fort Bliss
el Paso
Eagle Pass
Col. Theo. W. Goldin
Christine Hayes
McClure Newspaper Syndicate
Paul’s
Hattie V. Mohr
Paper Syndicate
Sears Auto Company
Ford Automobiles
Fordson Tractors
J. F. Lilley
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