Brooklyn Seaman Recalls Improbable U boat Captivity
Thomas P. Carey of Brooklyn recounts a World War I voyage aboard the Hattie Dunn when a German U-151 under von Nostitz captured and sank two schooners off the Atlantic, then held prisoners eight days aboard the submarine before landing in Lewes Delaware. Carey served as interpreter and later kept correspondence with the commander.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Thomas P. Carey
Brooklyn
N. Y
Tom
Atlantic
Hattie Dunn
Charleston
S. C
New York
Virginia Capes
Hattie
Bedlam
Hauppage
Portland
Maine
von Nostitz
Chesapeake Bay
Delaware
Edna
Philadelphia
Santiago
Delaware Bay
Fire Island
South America
Europe
S. S. Winneconne
Isabel B. Wiley
Lewes
Del
WNN
Founding of Oxford and church quarrel history
The text cites disputed origins of Oxford University from Alfred the Great to a 1164 clash between Henry II and Thomas Becket about clerks studying abroad. It also touches on Chinese literature using swallows as symbols of family love and nostalgia in folk songs from Peking and Shantung, noting a lament by a young wife.
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Oxford
Oxford University
Alfred the Great
Henry II
Thomas A Becket
Paris
Ney
Peking
Shantung
Naturé Magazine
Cod Liver Oil Heals Burns and Aids Wound Recovery
A Health column notes cod liver oil improves healing in burns and slow wounds when used as a lint dressings soaked in oil and reapplied daily. It also covers improper dressings and pus management for skin lesions. The piece then shifts to weight reduction methods emphasizing lean meats eggs vegetables and fruits while avoiding fats, starches, and sugars.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
J. P. Steel
Dr. Steel
Freedom for Elders and the Boundaries of Family Freedom
A reflective piece discusses a married woman with a home large enough for her mother who resents the mother's travels and living away. The letter hints at money or independence shaping the dilemma while praising the mother's health and desire to travel. It argues parents also deserve freedom and warns against elder control by liberated children.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bel! Syndicate
WNU
Literary Study Awakens Life and Understanding
The aim of literary study is to awaken oneself and stay alive to pleasure sympathy and comprehension. It seeks not to amuse leisure hours but to intensify perception for twenty four hours and beyond.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Arnold Bennett
Creomulsion Promise for Cough Relief Made
An advertisement promotes Creomulsion as a guaranteed remedy for coughs chest colds and bronchial irritation. It claims quick action soothing inflamed membranes loosening phlegm and expelling it with a druggist guarantee and money back if unsatisfied from the first bottle.
Limiting Incomes Could Raise Small Earners’ Wages
Collier's Weekly estimates a universal $5,000 income cap with excess evenly distributed to those under the cap. If applied, each beneficiary would gain less than 2 dollars weekly. The 1931 excess totaled 4 billion dollars across 40 million incomes under five thousand.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Collier’s" Weekly
Adlerika Claims Quick Relief for Gas and Constipation
An advertisement touts Adlerika as a dual-action bowel cleanser that treats both upper and lower bowels. It features testimonials claiming rapid relief from gas and sleep disruption, plus claims of toxin removal and reduced bacteria, with Dr. H L Shoub of New York cited as support.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
H. L. Shoub
New York
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