Great Lakes Shipyards Lead U S War Ship Production
The Great Lakes district built more ships than any other U S region during wartime, delivering 163 cargo vessels in 1918 and contributing 125 more ships than all American yards the previous year. The Ninth district launched multiple fast-builds, with yards across Detroit Toledo Chicago and more achieving records for speed and tonnage per man. Teamwork and absence of strikes powered the surge.
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Washington
Great Lakes
United States
United States Shipping Board
Limoges
Toledo Shipbuilding Company
Shipping Board
Ninth District
America
American Shipbuilding Company
Detroit
Mich
Superior, Wis
Buffalo, N. Y
Chicago, Ill
Cleveland
Lorain
Great Lakes Engineering Works
Ashtabula
Ecorse
McDougall-Duluth Company
Duluth
Minn
Manitowoc Shipbuilding Company
Flight Across the Andes Marks Chilean Aviator's High Altitude Feat
Washington reports Latin American aviation grows with private clubs and government support. Chilean Lieut Dagoberto Godoy set a world height record crossing the Andes from Santiago to Mendoza in 210 kilometers in 1 hour 28 minutes at 17 300 feet. He flown a 110 horse power Le Rhone monoplane and described the encounter with cannons of air and clouds as he neared the frontier.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Latin America
South America
Andes
Dagoberto Godoy
Chile
Pan- American Union
George Newberry
Argentina
Senor Mascias
Zani
Fiueros
Bradley
Zuloaga
Luisa
Candelaria
Zapata
Cunco
Godoy
Santiago
Mendoza
Bulletin
Bristol
Tobacco acreage split between commissioner and university in Kentucky
Louisville report outlines a clash between Mat Cohen the state agriculture commissioner and the University of Kentucky College of Agriculture over tobacco policy. Cohen warns against rising acreage citing low profitability and high costs, while the university bulletin sees a favorable outlook for next year despite market abnormality.
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Louisville
Mat Cohen
State Commissioner of Agriculture
College of Agriculture, University of Kentucky
Europe
University Alletin
University Lulletin
29 Year Old Goose Sets Egg Laying Record in Pennsylvania
Hereford, Pa. Peter A. Metz of near Creamery owns a 29-year-old goose that laid eight eggs in the year, the last egg measuring 11 inches in circumference. The bird mourns a lost mate named Pete the gander, killed by a dog.
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Hereford
Peter A. Metz
Near Creamery
Pete
Lieutenant Stephens Receives 102 Letters in One Day
Dayton, Ohio Lieutenant Sam A. Stephens reported via cable to his parents that he received 102 letters in one day at the front. He said he was well and busy answering his mail.
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Dayton
Ohio
Sam A. Stephens
Cuticura Ads Highlight Baby Care Remedies
An old advertisement string touts Cuticura products for soothing baby rashes with Cuticura Soap and Ointment plus a fragrant talcum. A quip about a sword swallower and a political jab about a trapdrum-obsessed neighbor closes the clipping.
Hall's Catarrh Medicine Ad Claim and Rhetoric
An old advertisement offers $100 for an incurable catarrh case claiming Hall's Catarrh Medicine cures by taking internally and affecting the blood on mucous surfaces. It notes the product sold by druggists for over forty years, price seven cents, and testimonials by J Cheney Co Toledo Ohio. A quip on ships calling a female “she” ends the fragment.
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Hall
FB. J. Cheney & Co
Toledo
Ohio
August Flower Remedy Promises Quick Relief
GREEN S AUGUST FLOWER has been a household remedy for constipation and digestive troubles for over fifty years. The ad claims it treats indigestion nervous dyspepsia liver trouble and related symptoms with a few doses and calls it a gentle laxative sold worldwide by druggists.
Minister Seeks Mother of the Bride Before Ceremony
The minister asks the bride’s mother if she wishes to speak prior to the ceremony. The mother replies that she had nothing further to add beyond what had been said already.
Freckle Cream Promise Sells Othine Double Strength
An advertisement touts Othine double strength freckle remover claiming quick results with use each morning. It states most users need at most one ounce to clear the skin and offers money back guarantee if freckles fail to disappear. The line adds a moral motto about giving according to means or meanness.
Change in a Woman's Life in Fremont Ohio
Fremont resident Mrs. M Godden reports relief after using Lydia E Pinkham's Vegetable Compound during the climacteric midlife period. She describes reduced heat flashes nervousness backache and irritability noting the remedy improved her strength and overall condition. The ad promotes the product with testimonials and an invitation to consult Pinkham Medicine Co. for guidance.
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Fremont, O
Lydia E. Pinkham
Mrs. M. Godden
Napoleon St
Fremont
Ohio
Pinkham Medicine Co
Lynn
Mass
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France
Kentucky
University
South Carolina
Georgia
Cohen
Express
Harold Somers
Brooklyn
N. Ye
Parker
Mrs. Godden
Clery
Gentaur Gonpaty
New York
Lala Te
Castoria
Russia
Russian
Poland
Joshua
Boston Transcript
Dr. Price
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