Silent and Daring Secret Agents Defend Nation Abroad
An exploration of the U S secret service as unseen guardians who Work behind the scenes to thwart plots and relay critical information. Known only by numbers in state department records they face constant danger without public recognition.
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Secret Service
Uncle Sam
State Department
Ami
United States
Treasury Department
Order
Department of Justice
Russia
China
Japan
Germany
France
England
Merecia
Fiow Maany
Europe
Berlin
Syper
Washington
Ivan Muscovitz
Enxi
Andre le Rene
Cyril Frothingham
Wilhelmstrasse
Dresden
Mexico
Paul Ledoque
Paul
Memphis
Two Banks Playful Rhyme On Mortgage Interest
A playful couple compares two banks in verse, one where wild thyme grows and one where mortgage interest grows, as Puck narrates a dreamlike scene about financial choices. The whimsy contrasts nature with finance in a quaint, literary aside.
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Puck
Half Hour Advice Quote by Sidney Lewis
A compact quotation advises choosing company carefully. The line warns against spending time with a man who lacks value, urging prudent social choice and discernment.
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Sidney Lewis
Tense Faces and Smile Make Better Impression
A Pittsburgh Press item notes that many women keep faces tense and set, causing lines. It advises relaxing facial muscles and maintaining a pleasant expression with lips curved into a smile for a more attractive appearance.
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Pittsburgh Press
Change of Scene Sought for Advertisement Plans
Expectant quotes reflect a doctor advising a new scene. The speaker hopes for a change in advertising, aiming to refresh billboards in their area. The exchange hints at timing and anticipation for updated signage.
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Birmingham Age-Herald
Polite Reticence in Household Pie Tradition
A light scene from the Baltimore American where a guest asks Willie to eat pie and Willie replies he would like more but waits to see if the host wants a second helping.
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Willie
Baltimore American
Still Fishing Pardon Moment in Boston Transcript
A brief humorous exchange from the Boston Transcript hints at a delay in catching a surname as a speaker asks for the last name and the other concedes the name has not been caught yet.
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Boston Transcript
Do what you should attempt what you can
A compact motto echoes a call to effort from Chateaubriand urging pursuit of achievable tasks and steadfast action regardless of obstacles. The sentiment emphasizes practical resolve and personal responsibility.
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Chateaubriand
Succeed in Business by Loving Your Work
A friend notes money follows when work fits a person and he loves it. The piece urges finding a niche, dedicating long hours, and quitting a disliked job for something truer to one’s talents. Edison and Paderewski are cited as examples of joy-driven success.
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United States
Bunk
Edison
Paderewski
Exercise to Boost Lung Power and Immunity
A health tip recommends five minutes of daily breathing drills for men and women. Stand tall on the balls of the feet, inhale deeply to fill lower then upper lungs, exhale slowly while the chest lowers. Perform fifteen repetitions twice daily to reduce colds and catarrhs.
How to Tell the German Flag
Explanation of national flag design with three horizontal stripes red white black and no marks. Description notes battleship variant showing a white field with two black stripes forming a cross and three small stripes plus a small cross in the upper left corner.
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Germany
Cedar Rapids
Dr. King's New Discovery Cold Remedy Ad
A wartime style advertisement urges early treatment for colds. It promotes Dr. King's New Discovery as a pleasant balsam that soothes coughs reduces inflammation and repairs tissues. Available at druggists for 50 cents or one dollar.
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Dr. King
Unknown Texan Bob Davis hailed as hero at Vimy Ridge
A Bland Texas mother is certain her son Bob Davis carried the Stars and Stripes at Vimy Ridge. British dispatches confirm a wounded unknown Texan at Vimy, later identified as Davis, who writes home to his blind mother with messages of kiss and duty. His letters praise comrades and vow to serve for world freedom. The Texas legislature plans honors and a homecoming awaits.
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Texas
Bob Davis
France
Vimy Ridge
Bland
Tex
Bobby
Bell County
United States
David Josiah Davis
United States Life Saving Corps
Regular Army
Canada
Bob
Europe
American Soldiers Speak in Slang of Frontline Life
A wartime survey details slang used by American troops and allies at the front. Terms cover trenches, supply, and daily life with words like Fritz Alleyman bowie and scrounger. Airmen contribute chatter such as flip spikeboozle hockboo and the era's coined phrases.
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United States
Legion
Fritz
Bowie
Maggie Ann
India
Atcha
All
Dhobie
Washerman
Dhersey
Knaphi
Garrywaller
Sky
Paris Faces Powder Ban For Rice Based Face Powder
New French food rules bar diverting foodstuffs for nonration use, stopping rice based face powder. Paris women fear shiny noses as imports shrink and prices rise. An estimated 20 million French women, 10 percent using powder, would be affected.
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Paris
France
Albany youth fails recruitment for being inch short
A patriotic Albany recruit at the station was declared ineligible after a doctor removed an adhesive plaster and cotton pad from under his heels revealing he was an inch short of the required height.
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Albany
Rhubarb with Raisins Recipe Instructions
Peel and slice rhubarb. For each pound use half a cup raisins and a cup sugar. Use seedless raisins. Cover raisins with boiling water and simmer until tender and water reduces to a few spoonfuls. Layer rhubarb raisins and sugar in a dish and bake or cook until rhubarb is tender but intact.
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Montana
North Carolina
Weyman-Bruton Company
Broadway
New York City
S.W. Johnston Transfer CO
So. I St
Ummer
Yourist Roux
DEN
ST. Paul
Oma
ST. Louis
Chicago
Detroit
New York
Philadelphia
Boston
Feds
Pacareys
Union Pacific System
Yellowstone
Salt Lake
Denver
Estes-Rocky Mountain Park
Columbia River Gorge
Harry P. Potter
Fght, & Pass
Aberdeen
Wash
Europs
Geo
J. Wolff
A. A. Star Transfer CO
F Street
Aberdeen, Washington
Willis R. Lebo & Co
Willis R. Lebo & Company
E. E Shields
E. Wishkah St
GRANT
Heron Street
R. E. Foy
Watincron
Sg. L. L. Maley
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