Training Ship Empire State Cadets Drill and Learn
A feature on the U S Empire State training ship detailing cadet life. Captain Green explains ship drills, navigation, engine rooms, and cadet classrooms aboard with emphasis on leadership and discipline. Plans for a June training cruise include Atlantic sailing and visits to European ports.
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Captain Green
Palrot
Dumbwalter
Green
Merchan
Merchant Marine Academy
United States
Joop
Empire State
Naval Reserve
New York Merchant Marine Academy
Atlantic
U. 8
Union
The Fable of Stepping On It A Travel Tale
A motor car trip turns chaotic as the Gibble party and companions chase relaxation and a Bald Rock luncheon. Misguided plans, conflicting opinions, law limits, detours, a tire blowout, and a late return end in a moral: automata may erase distance but not human nature.
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Indianapolis Speedway
Henry Gibble
Gibble
Estelle
Gibbles
Herbert Poindexter
Istelle
Misa Leonora Peavy
Mrs. Gibble
Chaof
Bald Rock
Mr. Poindexter
G. Naked
Essary
Milton's Grove
Sassafras Ridge
Ike
Henry
Miles Perry
Moon
Watello
Mrs
Weed as Flower or Weed From Place
A discussion defines a weed as a plant growing out of place and contrasts it with flowers. It notes that perception changes with admiration, citing crops like poppy and Bacholtzla, while warning some weeds like ragweed and witchgrass are deemed pernicious by farmers and gardeners.
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California
Washington Cherry Trees Plantings and Reductions
The article notes Mrs. William Howard Taft buying flowering cherry trees for public grounds in Washington in 1000. It recalls a 2,000 tree gift from Tokyo after a Japanese consul general’s suggestion, later burned due to pests and disease, and a subsequent shipment of over 8,000 trees planted in Potomac Park.
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Washington
Willam Howard Taft
New York City
Tokyo
Japan
Potomac Park
Pathfinder Magazine
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America
Great Britain
Feas
New York Academy
Wes
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