Injured American Troops Wear Bandages With Pride
Henry McLemore portrays Sergeant Harry Halland at an American base hospital in England. Wounded from Africa, Halland's Croix de Guerre and patch evoke valor amid selfless, stoic soldiers. Teeming with stories from bedsides, the piece highlights unity, courage, and patriotism among 48 states’ servicemen bearing injuries with dignity.
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England
Harry Halland
Tewksbury
Mass
Africa
Halland
Clark Gable
Gene
America
Words Can Comfort in Sorrow and Civic Hope
A reflection on comforting the bereaved through words, deeds, and kindness, arguing heartfelt sympathy matters more than eloquence. The piece notes a tragic year ahead and urges sharing genuine support, then critiques postwar politics and public discourse with satirical vignettes on liberty, patriotism, and leadership.
Key Words of Thinkers Guide a Life of Charity and Courage
Dr. Newton reflects on key words that define thinkers from Shakespeare to Royce and Stevenson. He ties each figure to enduring values like loyalty courtesy and faith, and concludes his reader’s proposed words, Give yourself forgive others live with thanksgiving, may capture life’s aim.
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Shakespeare
John Keats
Shelley
Josiah Royce
Stevenson
Jesus
St. Paul
Christ
St. John
St. James
North Sea Mine Barrage Engine Story From 1917
In Salem Massachusetts Ralph Browne explains how a simple idea to deploy an underwater antenna network could turn submarines into circuit breakers. tested with Navy backing after meeting Admiral Earle and Roosevelt in 1917, the plan envisioned laying antenna mines across the North Sea to bottle up German U boats.
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Ryoh
Ralph C. Browne
North Sea
Sam McIntire
Federal Street
Salem
Mass
Browne
Navy
Daniels
Roosevelt
Franklin Roosevelt
Naval Ordnance
Ralph Earle
Earle
United States
Orkney Islands
Norway
Massive WWI Mine Production Aided Allied Victory
The text details enormous mine production, with up to 100000 mines built in secret and shipped by 26 ships across 60 trips. Mine layers under Admiral Belknap deployed 30 inch steel spheres filled with TNT, laying 56611 by May 12 1918 for allied disruption of German U boats, boosting American and British efforts and morale. The piece closes by speculating on future channels for such decisive ideas.
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Scotland
Inald R. Belknap
Hampton
War quotes and calls to study Soviet plans cited in editorials
The piece presents quotes from President Roosevelt, Soviet ambassador Maxim Litvinov, Captain Eddie Rickter, and Senator Burton Wheeler urging focus on Axis threats, lend-lease impact, and Russia's future plans to aid United Nations victory. It reflects wartime rhetoric urging attention to money, strategy, and intelligence.
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Russia
Burton K. Wheeler
Montana
Victory for Simple English War Model Promises Clear Directives
The Washington OPA announces a return to plain English in wartime notices. Products continue in modified forms to save critical materials and manpower, with terms like victory model and simplified model giving way to war model. A hopeful sign that euphemisms may fade and directives be called orders again.
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St. Louis Post-Dispatch
Washington
OPA
Guidance for Teen Age Readers on Self Reliance and Success
Merryle S. Rukeyser urges guidance for troubled times as teens grow up amid war. The piece highlights a pamphlet by S. H. Bradford that frames a father’s letters to his son, promoting self starting, planning, habit building, and self inspiration as keys to earning power and character.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
H. G. Weil
Arthur Brisbane
Trade tariffs on Mexico tomatoes spark food worry
The piece argues against tariff reductions on Mexican produce and livestock, noting that even with the December trade deal duties on tomatoes and greens persist. It claims these costs raise U.S. prices while food shortages grow and questions the logic of any duty on such imports.
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Mexico
United States
Rio Grande
Self-Indicted Quarrel Sparks Hallmark of Marriage
In a witty exchange from a Wall Street Journal item, a quarrel between spouses turns on the theme that marriage mirrors partners. The wife remarks they now resemble each other and even imitate speech, while the husband retorts with a sharp rebuke and a jab at foolish behavior.
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Wall Street Journal
Missus
Salary Limitation Indirectly Affects Millions
John W. Hanes discusses how postwar tax and salary limitation policies strike at private education and charitable institutions relying on endowments and gifts. He notes losses from investments, mortgage failures, railroad debt, and New Deal moves that cut deductions, hitting hospitals, colleges, and elder care while restricting gifts and imposing higher taxes on the wealthy.
The Real Losers in The 3000 Salary Cap Fight
The piece argues that a 25 000 salary limit targets a political minority of 3000 and harms education funding for millions of needy students. It claims the measure is not inflation or revenue related, was pushed by the Executive after rejections, and that protests misread the scope of impact, affecting far more than the stated three million.
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Treasury
Congress
H.C.R
Health Column Addresses Wartime Doctor Shortages
Dr Brady notes wartime physician enlistments hinder ambulent treatment lists and urges brief letters with self addressed envelopes. Readers ask about hair removal methods and dental enamel concerns while a tonillectomy query favors the diathermy method with caution on service gaps.
Notary Stamp Blows An Inner Tube In Baer Note
The writer humorously notes a notary stamp mishap and references Washington opposing a pay-as-you-go plan. He hints at financial strain and the Rem plan while alluding to daily life and endurance as bakers continue to slice bread.
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Washington
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Louise
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Robert R. Mullen
The
Christian Science Monitor
Emden
United Nations
Axis
President Roosevelt
Soviet Union
Maxim Litvinov
Eddie Rick *Cker
George Clark
By Merryle S. Rukeyser
S. H. Bradford
Philadelphia
Baltimore Evening Sun
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John W. Hanes
U. S
Treasu
New York Journal-American
Justice Byrnes
Wm. Brady
Emselves
Haing
Brown
Dunk
Green
Joe
Pinkie) White
Pinkie
Consumers Research Bulletin
Vincent
Arthur “Bugs” Baer
Notary Stamp
Notary
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