Blimp Boss Rosendahl Honored With Return to Lakehurst
The article profiles Rear Admiral Charles E. Rosendahl, celebrated for his role with lighter‑than‑air craft and his push for blimp plane carriers. It notes his Chicago origin, Annapolis graduation in 1914, and post at Lakehurst New Jersey. It mentions 200 blimps ordered for anti U boat work and recounts Rosendahl’s early sea duty and Shenandoah salvage. It also touches on E Lee Marshall’s return to the War Food Administration and outlines Marshall’s career path from baker to food chief, including lineage to John Marshall.
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New York
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S. Rosendahl
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Lakehurst
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Texas
Annapolis
Navy
Los Angeles
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Congress
Bellamy Utopia Compared to New World Tyranny
A look at Bellamy’s utopia versus Hitler’s dream, noting slow progress and planned private projects. Metropolitan Life’s Frederick H. Ecker leads a major East Side redevelopment, working pro bono at 75, after rising from $4 weekly beginnings. The Ecker lineage traces to Alsace, with Civil War service shaping the family’s American story.
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Bellamy
Metropolitan Life Insurance Company
Frederick H. Ecker
Manhattan
Chairman Ecker
Metropolitan
Ecker
Alsace
Jacob P. Ecker
Jacob
Napoleon Bonaparte
John
Phoenicia
New York
Brooklyn
Frederick
The
Patterns for children's garments from Barbara Bell
Sewing circle patterns list Barbara Bell designs for children ages 1 to 15 with numbers 1628-B and 1806-B. Details include sizes, yardage for 35 and 39 inch fabrics, and note higher demand due to war, plus a cigarette ad promising Camel as first call for service members and mail restrictions.
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Barbara Bell
Shipbuilding Pace Compared From 1800s To Kaiser Era
The article contrasts Henry Kaiser’s modern ship production with early 19th century British shipbuilding. It notes delays and redesigns for vessels like the 74 gun Boscawen laid 1811 launched 1844, Worcester laid 1816 christened 1831 and launched 1843, two Royal Sovereign ships with multiple name changes and launches between 1860 and 1857, and Valorous redesigned as a paddle frigate launching 1851.
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Woolwich Dockyard
Deptford
Royal Sovereign
Portsmouth
Royal Frederick
Frederick William
Admiralty
Valorous
Pembroke
Once Bitten, Twice Shy Adage Returns in Local Trick
An amateur magician prepares a finale on a platform. He asks a gentleman to lend his hat for the next trick. The volunteer refuses, demanding the lawnmower borrowed last summer be returned first.
Mexsana Relieves Mosquito Bites With Cool Fragrance
An old advertisement promotes Mexsana formerly Mexican Heat Powder as a relief for bites and stings. It promises a cool breezy touch, pleasant fragrance, and skin friendly performance that won’t soil clothing.
General Knowledge Quiz Questions Set One
The right of the state to take property for public use is called eminent domain. Gladiolus is also known as the sword lily. The motto about living a day as a lion comes from John Churchill the duke of Marlborough. Woodrow Wilson's first point calls for open covenants openly arrived at. John Paul Jones served as a rear admiral for the United States Navy after the Revolutionary War. Bilge water is found in the bottom of a ship’s hull. A company whose main business is owning stock or securities of other companies is a holding company. England pays taxes to its dominions through imperial revenue arrangements. A prisoner of war is detained during a conflict. a prisoner of state is held by a government outside wartime. The world is divided into several latitude and longitude zones for climate and navigation.
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Wilson
John Paul Jones
England
Open covenants openly arrived at amid world tensions
A study list notes topics including eminent domain, sword lily, Mussolini, Russia, and England’s tax stance on British dominions. It contrasts wartime POW release with POW state trials and outlines climate zone terms from five-north to south frigid and temperate regions.
Wartime Household Hacks From a Past Page
Practical tips for wartime households covering storage, sewing care, making sterilized bandages, extending broom life, grafting wax handling, whitening ivory, securing casters, using a potato ricer for hot compresses, handling hot water safely, cleaning clothespins, drying tub pins, and odor removal from onions with vinegar.
Home Front Crafts: Transforming Secondhand Furniture
A bride shops in secondhand stores for smart transformations turning discount discards into stylish furniture. Chintz hides padding, legs are shortened for low seats, and back legs may be trimmed for a curved look. Books 9 and 10 offer 30+ up to date projects with directions and 15 cent booklets.
Unselfish Mrs Tiltsnoot and a Memory Loss Doctor
A fragment from a humorous piece presents Mrs Tiltsnoot exiting and Nora explaining her reasons are philanthropic. The doctor demands payment in advance for memory loss treatment. In other mood, a visitor mocks the host’s chauffeur amid a garden task and a teacher asks Bobby about becoming president.
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Meg
Stubbs Tries to Find a Range Finder in Dark Mishap
Mrs. Stubbs jokes about battle ship tech as Stubbs stumbles in the dark near the coal scuttle. He grumbles about a shin pain and their banter reveals a wink at marriage advice from his mother.
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Stubbs
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