The Farm, Paris, and a Mortgage: A Memoir Window
A memoir excerpt follows Amos Croy as he recalls his Missouri farm, a boy named Homer, and a European sojourn ending with his son’s Paris death. It details his writing life, lessons from France, and a sinking financial trap prompting a mortgage on his home to seize a corner lot.
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Amos Croy
Missouri
Homer
Croys
New York City
Cub
Theodore Dreiser
Woman's Magazine
Phebe
New York
Paris
Junior
Washington Digest Plans Reorganization of Labor Department
Secretary Schwellenbach aims to bring under one head most of the dispersed labor agencies in Washington and nearby areas. He plans a comprehensive reorganizational study, seeking executive action or a legislative bill to authorize broader presidential authority, while managing wartime labor tensions and conflicts between labor and management.
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Hercules
Washington State
Schwellenbach
Department of Labor
District of Columbia
Juno
Harry Truman
Constitution Avenue
Labor
Augeas
Department
Washington
Tru
Congress
Truman
Grover Cleveland
Puble
Schnellenbach
White House
Labor Department
John Lewis
Roosevelt
War Labor Board
Labor and Management
United States Employment Service
War Manpower Commission
Social Security
Social Security Board
Department of Welfare
Children’s Bureau
National Labor Relations Board
Secretary of Labor
Fraternizing photo mislabeled proves to be English scene
A mislabeled Barbs item claims a G I fraternizing photo was taken in England. Attlee dined in San Francisco with an old friend who helped wash dishes, showing no maid present. Canada plans longer price controls than the United States, boosting India's trade share. The author notes two wartime linguistic predictions: infiltrate and redeployment enter readers and listeners vocabularies.
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Attlee
San Francisco
England
Canada
India
United States
Irish Dress Linens Gain Crease-Resistant Finish
Irish dress linens are returning to stores with a new crease resistant finish. Scientists say the treatment reduces wrinkling toward the vanishing point while enhancing texture beauty and weave suppleness.
Fire Fatalities Steady Toll in Home Losses Each Year
Fire fatalities each year range from five thousand to six thousand in homes. The figures reflect ongoing risk and the need for safety measures to protect residents and properties.
Literary Allusions Across Classic Works Notable Moon Imagery
The passage references Dickens describing moon placement and characters, Doyle portraying a scheming lawyer drafting a will, Defoe’s Crusoe with biscuits in nudity, and Haggard’s eclipse scene. It notes recurring moon and plot device motifs in literature.
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Dickens
Tony Weller
Sam
Mr. Squeers
Conan Doyle
Sherlock Holmes
Defoe
Robinson Crusoe
Rider Haggard
King Solomon's Mines
Sugar Cane Dominates Cuba Economy Among Islands
Cuba leads in sugar cane production contributing about a fifth of the world supply. Sugar farming is the island’s main occupation, with Java, Puerto Rico and the Hawaiian Islands also ranking high in sugar output.
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Cuba
Java
Puerto Rico
Hawaiian Islands
Freezer Packing Advice for Space Saving
Freezer packages advise using square or rectangular containers in home freezers and lockers to maximize storage. Packing efficiently can save about a third of space for frozen foods.
Cannibalism Practices Across Primitive Cultures
A historical overview notes cannibalism as a variety of practices including respectful disposal of the aged and sick, cultivated taste, ritual requirements, and hunger-driven acts during famines, reflecting broad behavioral patterns across different tribes.
Southern farmers dominate population and land usage
More than half of the nation’s farmers live in the South, control about one-third of cropland, and receive roughly one-fourth of farm income, highlighting regional concentration in agriculture.
Norse Contact with North America in Early Ages
The text recounts Norse exploration starting with Scandinavians contact in the Americas. It notes 983 as a Greenland discovery by Eric the Red, and around 1000 Leif Ericson leading a mission band toward the new continent. It mentions landings between Nova Scotia and Massachusetts and the absence of permanent colonies for five centuries.
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North America
Eric the Red
Greenland
Leif Ericson
Nova Scotia
Massachusetts
Europe
America
Help Wanted at L and L Sales Co in Billings Montana
Help wanted for store work at L and L Sales Co located at 11 N 27th St Billings Montana War veteran preferred.
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L & L Sales Co
Billings
Montana
One World Cooperation and American Prosperity
A public message urges national cooperation in international peace and world order. It argues that a modern General Store depends on global supply chains and that understanding and engagement with proposals for peace are essential. Citizens should stay informed, discuss with groups, and write to leaders.
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Chapter
G.A.R
Forest Hills
Long Island
Walter Lippmann
Riviera
Grand Hotel
Sainte Maxime
Water Tower
Mediterranean
Dale Carnegie
Standish Road
Washington Digest
Baukhage
WNU Service
Union Trust Building
Washington, D. C
Bankhage
G.I
Pontiac CO
Sheridan
Wyo
Lawyer Stores, Inc
Wyoming
Sawyer Stores, Inc. General Offices
General Store
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