A Soldier's Wedding Misadventure During War Haste
A soldier meets a radiant bride mistaken for his own betrothed. He blunders through a quick wedding by pretending to be the groom, then escapes before any husband officially appears. He later helps the real groom avoid a scandal and plans a personal confession to his wartime bride who has married the wrong man.
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lfe
Comialle
Tlurry
Litton
Lilian
hoim
Lillian
tweedledum
tweediedee
remaie
goodby
Forty Bakery Companies Formed by War Department
The War Department ordered the Quartermaster General to form forty bakery companies at once. Each contingent sent overseas will include a bakery company with latest breadmaking equipment. If unable to recruit bakers and cooks from the army, workers from drafted industries will be used in the bakery units.
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Ford
Ford Motor Company
f. o. b. Detroit
DENTON AUTO CO
war department
quartermaster general
oversea
Safety First in Yonkers Insures Fire Wagons and Apparatus
Yonkers New York insured its fire apparatus against fire and its patrol wagon against burglars signaling safety measures.
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Yonkers, N. Y
A Daring Deed of a Convict on a Stranded Steamer
The steamer Tecumseh off Norfolk rescues an escaped prisoner Arnold Turner who volunteers to fix a shattered rudder by crawling onto the swinging stern. Amid freezing seas he threads ropes through a ring, secures the rudder, and saves fifty lives. Afterward Turner refuses bounties, seeks a pardon, and remains aboard until reaching Philadelphia. The real culprit later confesses, and Turner is pardoned.
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Norfolk
eaghain
Virginia
Arnold Turner
Theo
Hves
Turner
New York
Philadelphia
Skid Control Advice From American Boy
When a car begins to skid you should immediately turn the steering wheel in the direction of the skid. A skid occurs due to momentum about the vehicle's center of gravity, and balance of forces prevents skidding.
A Warning About Chefs and Chemists in Rhetoric
A Baltimore American quip warns against hasty banter with a chemist. The pun suggests a chemist offers ready repertoire in conversation, prompting readers to choose words carefully in argument and wit.
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wil
Baltimore American
Postage Stamp Varieties Worldwide Highlight
A note on philately notes over 21 000 varieties of postage stamps in circulation worldwide. It quotes a Fenelon maxim praising gratitude for the past and hope for the future.
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Fenelon
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PAIGE
Paige- Detroit Motor Car Company
Stratford
Fairfield
Linwood
Brooklands
Dartmoor
Detroit
Detroit Motor Car Company
Detroit, Michigan
WILLIAM BULLOCK
DENTON, MARYLAND
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isdhid
THE
CHESAPEAKE AND POTOMAC TELEPHONE COMPANY
H. M. THOMPSON
Hulsboro, Md
F. A. MITCHEL
Ike
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