Doughboys Urged to Save Pennies at Aleutian Base
At an Aleutian base in Alaska soldiers were urged to save pennies. With no sales tax and prices near five cents, pennies were deemed essential for change at post offices, exchanges, and pay tables. The Finance Office offered to swap new dollar bills for copper coins if soldiers stopped hoarding pennies.
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Aristotle notes a woman bearing five children four times
The fragment describes a woman giving birth to five children on four successive occasions. It also includes the bee wing making 380 movements, the second wing at 110, and a fly at 330 movements, indicating a collection of numeric or observational notes.
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Aristotle
Boston Seeks World Air Travel Hub from Logan Airport
Massachusetts advocates push to make Boston Logan a global air hub linking Europe and North America. Plans call for a 2000 acre complex with 5000 and 7000 foot runways, radar systems, and weather capable landings.
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Army's Plastic Eyes Earn High Marks Over Glass
Army researchers tout plastic eyes as superior to glass, noting wartime production shifted from Germany and that plastic eyes resist acid secretions. GI wearers celebrate comfort and safety, joking about life-like fixes. In another note, Roy Lane dominates as Kris Kringle for the Santa Claus corps in 37th year of appearances.
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Fashion War Looms To Oust Paris Control
London reports that after the current conflict, a fashion war will begin to shift control from Paris to Anglo American tastes. Negotiations in British fashion houses favor tailored suits and austere lines with American and British influence shaping future styles across London and New York.
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War Ends. Women Promise Fashion Fronts at Home
As hostilities end in Europe and the Far East, women in France, England, and America are set to wage a new battle of fashion at home. The piece suggests a social shift where wartime restrictions give way to personal style as a form of empowerment.
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Far East
France
England
America
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