Learning to Be a Civilian Reflects on Uniform Life
A veteran officer discusses civilian life after three years in uniform. He notes civility improves out of dress, cites lingering habits like saluting and the sir habit, and observes how routine civilian actions feel strange. Relearning ordinary conduct parallels relearning military life.
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Tx London Mail
War Office
Rebuilt Missouri River Bridge In St Joseph Maintains Alignment
Scientific American reports on the reconstruction of the Missouri river bridge at St Joseph. New piers were placed between the old ones to allow a larger swing span. Traffic was stopped for under ten hours while the fixed spans shifted shoreward and a temporary span filled the gap.
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Scientific American
Our Book of Doom and the German Claims War Effort
The alien property custodian has produced a 500 page book listing enemy concerns in the United States and notes $600,000 in evaded income taxes recovered for the treasury. It also reports converting some German firms to war work, yielding $20,000,000 in supplies and offering comfort to Americans with German claims. The State Department hints at possible immediate reimbursement from funds collected.
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Treasury
Germany
State Department
Hubby’s Blonde Misread Message Leads to Dinner Confusion
A suburban husband, delayed by an old friend, wires his wife that he missed the 5:30 train and will be home late. Arriving very late, she asks why he sent a 4:28 message saying he had missed the 5:30 train, exposing a misread or prank.
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Rehoboth Sunday Herald
Phonograph in the Hebrides Captivates Islanders
Mrs Kennedy Fraser, tireless in promoting Hebridean songs, photographed the islands to ensure accurate recording of their traditional music. The locals excited by the novelty of the phonograph eagerly awaited playback and were astonished by the fidelity of the recorded melodies and the voices involved.
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Kennedy- Fraser
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