War Year In Review Shows U S Military Growth
Public Information Committee reports dramatic expansion across all services in the first year of World War I. Regular army National Guard and volunteers now total 1.651 million, with Pershing’s expeditionary forces in France and vast ordnance air and naval programs under way.
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United States
Germany
War Department
Navy Department
United States Shipping Board
Treasury Department
Army
National Guard
Adjutant General
Regular Army
Reserve Corps
National Army
France
General Pershing
Paris
Cigar lighter made from a shell cap finds its way home
Captain John Corrigan of the police traffic squad shows a cigar lighter crafted from a one inch brass shell cap. His son W. R. Corrigan, serving with base hospital No. 22 in France, sent the gift. A Frenchman fashioned it into a lighter filled with alcohol, using a steel wheel to spark.
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John Corrigan
Police Department
W. R. Corrigan
France
Base Hospital No. 22
Made in Germany no more thermometer makers in France
German prisoners in France, sorted out last year, were asked if they could work as thermometer makers. A large number stepped forward and now nearly all thermometers for use in France are produced by these prisoners. Their workshop is an old dismantled fort near Paris and they seem content, partly because they are teaching their craft to French women.
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France
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Pioneer Engineers
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Quartermaster Corps
Philippines
Lorraine
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Air Service
Naval Service
Navy
Shipping Board
Congress
United States Shipping Board
Emergency Fleet Corporation
Germany
Austria
United States
Treasury Department
Liberty
Treasury
War Risk Insurance Bureau
Paris
Joseph 8. Ames
Atlantic
Not My Get For Man To Live By Wheat Alone
A fragment notes a proverb style reflection on sustenance beyond grain. It contrasts reliance on wheat with broader nourishment, suggesting wisdom in seeking varied foods during hardship or scarcity. The line reads as a pithy personal musing rather than a full event.
Lemon Lotion Promises Skin Whitening and Softening
A vintage advertisement promotes a lemon based lotion mixing juice from two lemons with three ounces of orchard white to make a quarter pint. The formula claims to whiten freckles and tan, soften rough hands, and refresh face, neck, arms and hands with regular daily massage.
Pleasantries of a Farmer Speaker Pro Tem
A legislator likens the Kaiser's stance in peace talks to a Kansas farmer chosen as speaker pro tem. During a session he chairs, a motion to table a resolution is met with the farm er’s decision making, as he prompts all those who want the measure laid on the table to say aye and those who are contrary to say no.
Boy Discovers Plaster Tunes In Family Puck Bit
A mother notices her son Edmund carrying a porous plaster from the medicine closet to the library. He plans to see what tune it plays on the pianola, prompting a humorous exchange. The scene appears in a Puck magazine fragment about mothers and children.
Hall's Catarrh Remedy Ad Offer
Classic medicine advertisement promises $100 for incurable catarrh and touts Hall's Catarrh Medicine as internal treatment affecting mucous surfaces. Claims forty years on market, price seven cents, testimonials free, by B J Cheney Co Toledo Ohio.
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Hall
B. J. Cheney & Co
Toledo
Ohio
Resented the Snub on Hoist Accident
An Irish worker on a brick hoist was raised to the top floor and dropped to the ground. A fellow worker shouted a greeting, and the injured man, Pat, retorted with a sharp curse, saying he had passed without being spoken to.
New Patent Helps Blind Seekers Thread a Needle
A New York inventor has patented a device enabling a blind user to thread a needle. The innovation aims to aid narrow tasks for visually impaired individuals and improve daily independence.
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New York
Senator Sorghum Rejects Temptation to Retire from Politics
In a quoted exchange, Senator Sorghum says retirement is a matter of compulsion, not temptation, when asked if he considers pulling back from politics. The piece also features an advertisement urging use of Red Cross Bag Blue and noting grocers carry the product.
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Senator Sorghum
Unruly Household Tests Corporate Leader's Resolve
The head of a large concern reflects on duties as his wife departs leaving him to care for a poodle a Maltese cat and goldfish. He admits misgivings about responsibilities and the new domestic burdens.
Builders of air castles spared worry about labor strikes
A quip notes that proponents of ambitious, impractical schemes face no labor unrest, contrasting lofty plans with real project challenges. The line implies a resignation to risk in grand ventures while labor disputes loom in ordinary work.
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Sweetheart
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