Submarine detector ends U-boat threat after WWI innovation
The article recounts the U S Navy board’s development of a sea listening device by General Electric and Submarine Signal, enabling detection of submerged submarines from 3 to 12 miles. Field tests near Nahant and in the Adriatic showcased successful chases and sinking reports, signaling the device’s impact on ending submarine warfare as a credible threat.
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Hatever
Germany
United States
Navy Department
Bureau of Steam Engineering
R. S. Griffin
General Electric Company
W. R. Whitney
C. S. McDowell
Col
F. B. Jewett
Western Electric Company
R. A. Millikan
University of Chicago
New London
Conn
Submarine Signal Company of
Boston
Nahant
Mass
Lynn
R. H. Leigh
Leigh
Carter
America
English Channel
Neo
British
Naval Intelligence Department
S. Scott
Generals Electric Company
Adriatic Sea
Corfu
Otranto
Taban der Wa
Fee
Namufacty
How Pat Won Out
An Irish applicant seeks a bacon firm job after eighteen months of experience. The proprietor doubts the candidate’s knowledge but Pat retorts that forty years of study still leaves him ignorant, while his practical claim to make a pig proves decisive and he lands the position.
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Pat
Summer Cold Remedy Adverts Chest Card
A summer cold advice urges bed rest if possible and Boschee's Syrup to ease coughing and promote rested sleep. If not bedridden, avoid drafts and sudden changes, eat simple food, and take Boschee's Syrup occasionally, a long standing American remedy available at drugstores.
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America
Right Hen Wrong Tack in a Bantam Egg Tale
Lucile visits the country aunt and joyfully hunts eggs in the barn. She shows a tiny bantam egg and quips that the hen “didn't have the right recipe.” This line from Terre Haute Tribune captures a child's playful misinterpretation of origins.
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Lucile
Terre Haute Tribune
Castoria Endorsement Note Promotes Famous Remedy
Old advertising line urges mothers to use Castoria with the signature Keen 44. Claims the remedy has aided many children and has been in use for over 30 years. Promotes Fletcher's Castoria as a trusted choice.
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Fletcher
Red Cross Ball Blue Pitch and Moral Saying Card
A small promotional item urges use of Red Cross Ball Blue to whiten clothes without fabric damage. It touts good grocers selling for 5 cents and closes with a proverb about hustling for a dollar over chasing a million and warning that pinching others harms oneself.
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Red Cross
All Good Grocers
He Was Sion He Fell A Moment of Temptation
A man confesses he stole a kiss and apologizes to a girl who sobs on the couch. The scene captures remorse and the girl’s bitter reaction as she accuses him of misusing the moment. A closing jab labels critics as grown up boys who still throw stones.
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Sion
Seattle Post Intelligencer
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