Ford Eagle launched at River Rouge yard marks final Navy contract boat
The Ford Motor Company launched the last of its WWI Eagle submarinedeployed chasers at River Rouge on August 16. Five hundred bodies daily were planned in a new building as Eagles join fleets in the Pacific and off China. Navy officers praised trial results and the craft’s speed and stealth.
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Ford “Eagle
Ford Motor Company
Navy Department
River Rouge
Detroit
Ford
Number Sixty
Rouge
Ford Yard
Navy
Eagles
U. S
Phillipines
International
China
Nicholas
Rouge Yard
Government Civil Service Demand After War
The government still needs Civil Service workers after the war with clerical work under the reconstruction program. Examinations reach 400 U S cities, pay is good, hours short, and Washington work offers education. Suitable young men and women will find welcoming opportunities in government offices, banks, and related firms.
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United States
Washington
Tyler Commercial College Promises Big Rewards for Training
An advertisement from Tyler Texas booth promotes Tyler Commercial College as America s largest successful commercial school. It urges enrollment for months of study in bookkeeping shorthand business finance cotton classing and telegraphy and invites readers to fill in and mail for a free catalogue.
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Tyler Commercial College
Tyler
Texas
America
The Perfectionists Debate a Better Treaty
State press in Dallas reports Sherman Courier quoting President Wilson urging opponents of the peace treaty and League of Nations to propose improvements. He defends adopting a better plan if found, contrasting Borah and Johnson with Wilson and likening constitutional founding to time improving the Covenant.
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Sherman Courier
Wilson
League of Nations
Borah
Johnson
Woodrow Wilson
Mr. Wilson
Oil for small parts in brake mechanism
The brake mechanism often lacks proper lubrication. Oil is needed on pins supporting the brake shoes and on bearing points of the cams or toggle mechanism. Regular oiling from the operating lever to every joint in the brake rod is advised, including bearings of the compensating shaft. British manufacturers have found grass can be used to make paper profitably in Hurma.
Silver yields in West Texas mines hit six-month rate
In the first half of this year western Texas mines produced silver at an annualized rate of 590000 ounces. An Irish regiment resists fear with a drill sergeant style exhortation before heading to the front, urging fighters to stand firm as a joke line from a Passing Show features a dizzy officer and a druggist offering a remedy.
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Texas
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S. R. Cochran
CovInGton
Henne & Meyer Co
Rockdale
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Buckholts
Cameron
Ry Ae
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Dallas News
Denison
Shermillan
Winco
Iure
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