Weight of U S infantry kit cut nearly in half in 1911 plan
The United States infantry kit is trimmed from 56 pounds to 46 pounds with full load, and 30 pounds for field work. The new list prioritizes weapons, ammunition, first aid, trenching tools, water, and mess gear while reducing shelter items and using lighter tents and gear. Officers and the United States Infantry Association push further reforms including mobile kitchens and redesigned uniforms.
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Ncle Sam
United States
United States War Department
Mounted Police
Experience as a Monitor and Technological Locks
The piece reflects on experience as a guide for civic virtue and personal memory, with Civil War veterans and reunion sentiment, followed by notes from Harper's Weekly on a keyless door lock that uses a lever system and programmable combinations for entry and lockdown. It closes with a social quip about Jack and his heiress wife and a remark about a lucky dog.
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Evermore
Knoxville Journal and Tribune
Harper's Weekly Notes
Wit and wisdom in a playful courtship quip
Sapleigh suggests marrying a beautiful girl or a sensible one. Hammersley implies the speaker cannot marry either, noting a beautiful woman could do better and a sensible woman would know better.
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Sapleigh
Hammersley
Only Fair Wedding with Grand Presents Quiet Reception
A brief note reports a wedding where the daughter’s nuptials went smoothly enough. The atmosphere was calm, gifts impressed, and there was no notable trouble or conflict during the event.
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Dennis
Bolero fashion dominates short coat trend in Fashions Moment
The piece surveys boleros from ultra short waist-length designs to double breasted strips, notes striped fabrics and millinery trends, praises lace revival, and highlights accents like red piping, beading, and bold hats. It also cites Lily Brayton in Kismet and vivid color pairings in modern dress.
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Mrs. Aria
London
Directoire
Mise Lily Brayton
Kismet
Percy
Anderson
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Foot
United State Infantry Association
John C. Bates
Clarence R. Edwards
George H. Shelton
Statesman
Jack
Marks
Parks
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