Origin of Army Rank Names Traces Latin and Spanish Roots
The Cleveland Plain Dealer article explains how military ranks derive from Latin French and Spanish terms. Private from privatus implies deprivation of privileges, corporal from caporal links to captain, sergeant from serviens meaning servant, captain capitan, lieutenant from locum tenens, major from maior, colonel from colonnella, and cadet from Gascon capdet meaning a young captain.
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Alaskan Cliff Dwellers of Ketchikan
A vivid 1900s portrait of Ketchikan Alaska describing cliffside houses built into rock with plank streets on posts. The harbor curves like a half moon protected by islands and freight moves by trucks while horses upset the wooden streets. Cars and motor trucks hint at future traffic.
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Christian Herald
Combating Gas Fumes With Absorbent Sponges And Hypo
Allied troops use gauze and sponges soaked in hypo to absorb chlorine and bromine gases in trenches. Hypo reacts with the gases producing hydrochloric and sulfuric acids, but overall provides generally good results.
Prosperity for Alaska Magnesite Shipments Rise
Reports from Skagway Alaska note shipments increasing from large magnesite deposits due to European war disruptions. The article highlights Alaska's mineral output and the impact on local shipping and industry.
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