Expansion of Army and Navy's Work in First Year of War
A review of the first year of US involvement details monumental growth of the armed forces. It notes the transformation of the Regular Army and National Guard into a fighting force of over 1.5 million, rapid expansion of the National Guard and reserve corps, and the creation of the National Army. It highlights expeditionary force deployments, training camps, and the vast industrial and logistical effort behind production, transport, and support, plus Navy growth from 77,046 to about 390,000 enlisted men and plans for new battleships and weapons. The report covers rail and ordnance expansions, air service development, and the massive spending and shipbuilding underway through Emergency Fleet and Shipping boards.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
United States
Committee On Public Information Financia
St Habh
War and Pavy Departments
Shipping Board
Treasury Department
Army
National Guard
Adjutant General
Regular Army
National Army
France
General Pershing
Paris
Hine
Weat Point
West Point
Quartermaster Corps
Philippines
Lorraine
Quartermaster General's Department
Air Service
Naval Services
Navy
America
Congress
United States Shipping Board
Emergency Fleet Corporation
Emergency Peet _ corporation
Germany
Liberty
Treasury
Risk Insurance Bureau
Glante of the Sky on Bomb Dropping Machines
An analysis notes large war planes as bomb dropping machines built to carry heavy explosives. Italians are said to specialize in big bomb machines, three-man crews, and 2750 pound charges. Night raids with magnesium parachute flares aid ground targeting.
Women Voices On War Time Thrift And Duty At Home
A dated plea urging women to curb waste and support Liberty Loans, contrasting comfort at home with soldiers in France. It warns that indulgence harms the hungry overseas and the nation’s future, urging immediate thrift and patriotic lending.
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Qelett Burgess
Vigilantes
Valah
Francé
England
France
Belgium
Serbia
We Must Hang Together says TheodosiA Garrison Vigilantes
The piece contrasts Benjamin Franklin's joint action with a call for unity in national effort. It cites President Wilson on the needs of the nation and the value of individual contribution within democratic work. It critiques German efficiency through coercion and emphasizes personal duty.
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Theodosia Garrison
Vigilantes
Benjamin Franklin
Pennsylvania
Germany
Nes
Wilson
Chinese signal beckoning differs from Western style
A description notes that Chinese beckoning uses a downward curled finger motion, sweeping the hand back and forth vigorously, contrasting with the Western gesture of turning up the palm and wiggling the index finger. The passage compares cultural nuances in nonverbal communication.
Daily Thought on Politeness Invention and Social Bonding
A fragmented reflection suggests politeness was invented to keep people who would naturally fall apart from arguing together, reinforcing social cohesion. The note hints at a skeptical view of manners as a tool for maintaining harmony.
Change in the farmer's life and Canada land prospects
The article argues farming is a major business driving national wealth and food supply. It highlights improved machinery, lower production costs, and growing Western Canadian settlement led by Manitoba Saskatchewan and Alberta. It notes rising land values, large crop outputs, and Canada’s railway network enabling access to fertile, inexpensive land near a wealthy neighbor, the United States.
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Buch
Western
Canada
United States
America
M ‘& Dosis
Liberty
Joliet
Voksy Gale
Rockford
Swamp Root Kidney Remedy Ad Ends
An old ad touts Dr Kilmer Swamp Root as a kidney liver and bladder remedy. It claims purity non stimulant non habit forming and urges readers to obtain a sample by sending ten cents. The copy notes bottles come in two sizes and invites purchase at drug stores. It ends with a proverb about love and running away.
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Nature
Dr. Mer & Co
Binghamton, N
Basura
Ady
Hall's Catarrh Remedy Ad Announcement
An old advertisement touts Hall's Catarrh Medicine promising to cure catarrh by internal use. It claims the product works through the blood and mucous surfaces and highlights forty years of sponsorship by Cheney & Co of Toledo Ohio. The ad ends with a quippy line about judging a man’s actions versus his intellect.
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Hall
Gara
Cheney
Boschee's German Syrup Ady. oN
Advertises Boschee's German Syrup as a fifty one year old remedy for coughs bronchitis and colds. Claims it helps restful nights and easy morning expectoration by soothing inflamed parts and aiding recovery. Mentions American-made production and sales for more than half a century.
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Boschee
United States
Nature
America
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