Shipping Board Builds U S Merchant Marine Security
The United States Shipping Board leads a wartime drive to train thousands of American recruits for the merchant marine. It operates 12 training ships, 32 technical schools, and enrolls agents in 6,854 stores to recruit sailors, firemen, cooks, bakers, and officers, with pay, insurance, and fast promotion.
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United States Shipping Board
Mercles
Os & Wenn
Cmauml Marie
United States of America
Washington
Merchant Marine
Boston
New York
Norfolk
New Orleans
San Francisco
Seattle
Cleveland
Shipping Board
The
Chicago
Seven Seas
Washingtons Vision Drive Early Canal As Trade Carriers Build
The Chesapeake and Ohio canal owes its origin to General George Washington who led the survey for a waterway linking Chesapeake Bay to the Ohio. Though not finished in his lifetime, the canal now carries trade between Cumberland Maryland and Georgetown DC. It draws water from the Potomac and, with deeper channels, would aid the national capital. Now under rail control, government boats and night lock crews keep a busy channel reminiscent of Civil War activity when hundreds of boats moved through.
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Chesapeake and Ohio
George Washington
Chesapeake Bay
Ohio
Cumberland
Georgetown
District of Columbia
Potomac
National Capital
Walter Harrington
American Review of Reviews
Rookie recruit greets captain with Caesar stare at Zachary Taylor
A rookie at Camp Zachary Taylor, reassigned to a headquarters desk, greets a captain with a playful exchange. The exchange features mock formality and a joke about being a face card in the deck as the recruit introduces himself.
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Camp
Zachary Taylor
Jonel
Waaailias
Julius Caesar
Vicks VapoRub Promoted For Influenza Relief In 1918 Guide
An old pamphlet promotes Vicks VapoRub as a treatment for Spanish influenza. It urges bed rest, physician guidance, and noncurative measures, describing symptoms, dangers of pneumonia, and external steam applications to ease breathing. It warns against panic and emphasizes avoiding crowds and maintaining strength.
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Spain
Hippocrates
B. C
Miss Ellis Leads School Song Singalong in Indianapolis
At school No. 41 in Indianapolis Miss Ellis, a skilled interpreter, allows children to choose songs after music class. A young pupil requests singing Columbia the Gem of the Ocean and the class performs a lively rendition of the tune.
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Columbia
Patriotic Convicts at Sing Sing Donate to Liberty Loan
Sing Sing inmates contribute to the fourth Liberty Loan with $2,000 raised and $1,000 given to the Red Cross. The piece reflects on inmate character and suggests a wedding ring can still symbolize propriety and gentility amid prison life.
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Sing Sing Prison
Fourth Liberty Loan
Red Cross
Edison’s doll talks and asks why not all dolls do
A nursery tale recalls Edison’s daughter visiting a friend with a phonographic doll. The other child is amazed and asks how the doll talks. The daughter replies that all dolls talk, revealing Edison’s playful invention lore.
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Edison
Cuticura Routine Promises Quick Pimple Relief
An advertisement promotes Cuticura Ointment for pimples with a five minute mask followed by Cuticura Soap. It offers free samples from Cuticura Dept X Boston and lists prices for Soap and Ointment sold at druggists or by mail.
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Dept. X
Boston
Pie Preference Prompted by Beaming Hostess
In a playful exchange, a hostess asks James how he wants his pie. James stammers for “a little bigger” slice, adding humor to the lighthearted scene.
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James
Acid-Stomach Makes Millions Weak and Miserable
A health ad argues that chronic stomach acidity causes a range of systemic problems from indigestion to heart trouble. It promotes a tonic named Eatonic as a cure and directs readers to mail orders via 018 Wabash Ave., Chicago.
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Wabash Ave
Akier
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Ips
Europe
Kes M. Schwab
U.S
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Queen
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Carter
Influenza Steels
N. C. Board ‘of Health
Vick
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