Camouflage Corps Expands as War Uses New York Troops Train
The United States Army orders expand camouflage units in each regiment and at training camps. New York’s Towle leads a 60 acre Yonkers tract and a New York City classroom where camoufleurs test terrain models with lights and color shifts for aerial and ground observers. Women join the effort under the National League for Woman's Service, training three months to craft camouflage suits and assist in field deployments.
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United States Army
America
New York City
Pershing
New York Times
Kodak
Lieut. H. Ledyard Towle
Seventy-first Infantry
New York
New
National Army
Engineers
Yonkers
Towle
No Man's Land
Women’s League For National Service
Tryon Hall
C. K. G. Billings Place
Washington Heights
John D. Rockefeller, Jr
National League For Woman's Service
A Curious Verse About Books and Quiet Reading
The excerpt praises books as a comforting refuge, preferring a good book over gold. It evokes inner ease with reading both new and old works, as leaves whisper outside and street criers pass by. It frames reading as a valued, restful pastime.
Corn burning protests in Argentina amid shipping shortages
Fragments describe groups burning corn in Argentina due to lack of ships for export. Other notes report US fire losses rising over 40 million dollars from wartime conditions and industrial disruption. They mention the 1902 anthracite strike timeline and Canadian building trades employment declines.
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Argentina
United States
Royal Borough of
Kensington
England
Malotains
Nut Substitutes For Meat In Everyday Dishes
Guide on using peanuts peas and cheese as affordable meat alternatives. Includes peanut loaf, tomato sauce, pea timbales, peas on toast, asparagus with eggs, scalloped cheese and cottage cheese dishes with simple steps and serving ideas.
Poem Fragments Describe Minerva’s Larder Muse
A fragmented verse hints at Minerva and a larder soon. The lines evoke nature and wit in a quiet, reflective mood amid sparse imagery.
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Minerva
Uses For Left Over Cheese In Daily Cooking
A guide to maximizing cheese use with tips on storage and low temp cooking. Includes ideas like fried cheese sandwiches cottage cheese with jam hashed brown potatoes with cottage cheese and cheese balls topped with paprika and walnuts. Also notes on avoiding waste by grating small leftovers and keeping cheese cool and dry.
Efficient Thrashing Farm Machines Keep Grain Loss Low
United States Department of Agriculture outlines thrashing gear setup and operation tips. Emphasizes level machines, proper belt tension, wind direction, and engine placement to prevent heat and dust exposure. Details cylinder and concave alignment, end play, and tool use for straight teeth, plus feeding and cleaning process to minimize grain waste and tailings.
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United States Department of Agriculture
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