Paris Besieged and Prussia’s Quiet Dinner Portrait
In Bristol long after, Maria Norris recounts a serialized tale from her notes about a Paris meeting among Bismark Jules Favre and Cresson. The scene alternates between polite diplomacy and tense dinner refusals before Paris capitulates, and Moltke’s praise echoes at the crown of the siege.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Maria D. Norris
Europe
Bristol
Samuel Norris
Bristol Phoenix
Germany
Paris
von Bismark
Jules Favre
Monsieur Cresson
Bismark
Monsieur le Prefet de Police
Arc de Triomphe
Uhlan
Avenue Des Champs Elysees
France
von Moltke
Co G State Guard seeks loyal volunteers amid transfers
The unit announces vacancies in Company G due to discharges and urges men who value duty over uniforms or social perks to enlist for a full term. Messages praise camaraderie, discipline, and readiness, noting maneuvers at Hope Valley, bayonet drill, and the adjutant general’s parade.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Peter Lea Cannon
Thomas H. Hammond
Darcy
Company G
Henry Corriera
Goldstein
Benoit
Borges
Campo
Nations vow no territorial aggrandizement at sea talks
Roosevelt and Churchill issued a declaration emphasizing self determination and free seas while pledging international cooperation and disarmament. Production for defense aims to peak by July with private sector union effort urged. Agriculture notes no rationing expected though some foods may be scarcer. Air output rose with 460 planes produced in July and combat plane output up 114 percent in nine months. Army pay and service extensions approved. Labor strikes rose to 28 involving 21,700 workers. Pricing controls limit sugar and rayon while curbing installment buying on durable goods. Federal Reserve powers extend to curb easy credit. East coast gas stations show high compliance with curfew and fuel restrictions. 1942 license plate changes urged with 1943 tag metal needs.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Air
OPM
War
Patterson
Army Air Corps
Brett
Army Congress
Tax Man Plans Clever Taxation Tactics in Town
A satirical verse describes a tax collector planning new methods to collect overdue taxes. He considers persuasion, fair treatment, and finally strong enforcement to extract payments, with an option for installments for those unable to pay. The poem mentions the Phoenix and warns that any clever ruse will be met with full legal action.
Discharge of Enlisted Men Who Are Key Employees in Industry
War Department allows discharge for soldiers who held key industry roles prior to service and are needed by their employers due to industry expansion or skilled-worker shortages. Requests must be sworn by firm heads, include detailed employment data, and promise immediate reemployment after discharge.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
War Department
Herbert R Dean
Selective Service
National Headquarters
U. S. Army
U. S. Navy
Right Motives and Moral Action Across Thinkers
A collection of maxims on motive and ethics from Rochefoucauld Walter Scott Mary Baker Eddy Krishna Seneca and others. The quotes stress that good motives elevate actions while bad motives corrupt them and true virtue lies in intent expressed through deeds.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Walter Scott
Mary Baker Eddy
Per
Seneca
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By Maria D. Norris
Monsieur Favre
Police
Monsieur le Prefet
Herbert von Bismark
Count von Bismark
Versailles
Prain
Monsieur le Prefet de
Co. G
State Guard
Sousa
Liecht
Corriera
K. P
Corp
George E Carroll
Maine
Hope Valley
Joseph Brelsford
Joe
Bona
Outfit
P. S
E. A. Skinner
Mammal
Hope St
R. I
Christian Science Monitor
the Monitor
Roosevelt
Britain
Churchill
Knudsen
New York
America
Agriculture Agriculture
Wickard
Defense
USS Conciliation Service
Navy
Bard
Federal Shipbuilding Company
Kearny
OPACS
Federal Reserve System
Defense Petroleum
Ickes
Phoenix
Rochefou
Willams Jay
Rhode Island
Kingston, R. I
Flash Williams
Thriel
Army
Red Cross
U. S
J. Howard McGrath
Raymond G. Bressler
Dennis J. Roberts
American Swing Revue
Bicycle Racing and
Clan Funway
New England
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