Edward Hurley the man who runs American shipyards
Edward N. Hurley, former railroad fireman and engineer, now heads the reorganized Shipping Board and Emergency Fleet Corporation directing U S shipyards, oversees $750 million in shipbuilding, and governs the international shipping pool. He lives on long hours and modest pay, rising from humble beginnings to a pivotal federal role.
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Reorganized Shipping Board
Emergency Fleet Organization
Tion Enterprise
Thomas F. Logan
Leslie's Weekly
Sturley
Ife
International Shipping Pool
Thurley
Diverse Scientific Advances Highlighted in Popular Science
The article notes one and a quarter million women in men’s spaces on British railways. It discusses India ink now produced from lamp black and glue, and reports an Australian scientist’s fluorescent microscope using ultraviolet light to reveal differences unseen by the naked eye. A Harvard chemist experiments with lachrymogenic gas for trench warfare to induce heavy crying and hinder enemy marksmanship.
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India
China
Harvard
Simple Economical Dishes From A Homemaker’s Kitchen
A fragment from a women’s guide includes recipes for tapioca pudding with dates and lemon, cabbage and rice with veal broth, peach orange lemon cordial, and rich brown sugar cakes. It emphasizes inexpensive, wholesome cooking and practical steps for home cooks.
Chocolate ration note from a fragmentary menu
A brief OCR fragment mentions two squares of chocolate a palf cupful of thick sour crea and a dash, leaving the rest unread.
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Jake
Chocolate frosting method for hot cakes
Melt chocolate with salt and heat then stir in confectioners' chocolate until thick enough to spread. Remove from heat and add vanilla. If used as frosting, spread on the cake while it is hot.
Hidden German Wireless Station at Nauru Discovered
An Australian officer recounts how British forces located a German wireless station on Nauru Island. The phosphate-rich atoll, worth about 950 million, housed a high power transmitter hidden in a cave after the war began. The German crew hid parts. a black dog alerted the hidden site when initial searches failed.
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Black Dog
Nauru
Truthful Banter in a New Hampshire Clearing
Irving Bacheller recounts a roadside meeting with a chin-beard elder who proclaims his hillside field is best in New Hampshire. The exchange riffs on plowing, rocks, and planting by shooting seed from a shotgun, ending with the elder noting the tale is mere conversation.
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Irving Bacheller
Mr. Bacheller
New Hampshire
Bacheller
Ladies’ Home Journal
No Time to Hide Angry Woman Seeks Husband Arrest
An agitated woman tells a Police Captain she wants her husband arrested and asks where to find him, claiming he is a danger and should be taken to the emergency hospital for help.
Lost to the world after marriage tale
A terse exchange recalls a man thought lost until marriage to a prominent woman redefines his status as merely her husband. The joke turns on finances as the wife now controls his earnings while he receives an allowance.
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Buacon
Igges
Belle and Jack Engage in Fiery Marriage Proposal
Belle gushes over Jack's proposal while Nell quips about past proposals. The exchange suggests a playful toast on romantic declarations, with Nell doubting the uniqueness of the moment.
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Belle
Jack
Nell
Electric fan that cools by drawing air upward
A new electric fan design uses cylindrical metal sheets arranged in nested rolls to pull air upward rather than blow downward. The gentle draft keeps dust settled while circulating air, cooling spaces quickly. tested in restaurants and offices and suited to factories and halls.
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Scientific American
Newfoundland Sends 10000 Warriors For Britain War Effort
Newfoundland ships 10,000 men to fight for the British empire in World War I, a feat praised as a proud tradition from the Atlantic island. The report notes Newfoundland’s early colonial history with Gilbert and the 1583 claim, linking it to modern gallantry as the colony marked its 420th anniversary of discovery.
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Newfoundland
Christian Science Monitor
Humphrey Gilbert
Elizabeth
Corunna
List of anciently cultivated fruits and vegetables
A historical catalog notes crops grown for over four millennia including almond apple apricot banana bean cabbage cucumber date eggplant fig grape olive onion peach pear quince rape rice sorghum turnip watermelon and wheat.
Signs in Window and Lighthearted Quips
A humor page features two jewelers plotting a daylight window sign reading Anything In This Window 10 Cents. A playful exchange compares Cleopatra and Helen of Troy as history’s most fascinating figure. Other bits joke about babies, manners, and fashion trends among women.
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Cleopatra
Helen of Troy
Mystery West Madison Street Case With Eight Foot Snake
A man dropped a heavy wicker suitcase on West Madison street and fled as a long eight foot snake emerged. Police and bar patrons swarmed the scene while detectives debated the species. The suitcase, found tied with clothesline, contained a rattlesnake later identified by desk sergeant and others. The owner was not found. the incident sparked a temperance lesson on the street. A Nebraska blind school class pact ends in multiple suicides, including Clarence Gish, as remaining members drift apart after the deaths.
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Chicago
West Madison Street
Madison Street
Barry
Mulvihill
Moran
Thomas Galligan
L. B
West Maudison Street
Allene
Gish
Man Fights Coon In Water At Salt River
Harrodsburg Kentucky tale recounts John Morgan and Elmer Jenkins coon hunting on Salt River with a young dog. A large coon fled into the water and Morgan waded in to subdue it, finally trapping the animal in a sack on the shore. In the melee Jenkins toppled from a six foot embankment into the river.
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Harrodsburg
John Morgan
Elmer Jenkins
Salt River
Morgan
Man
Coun
Jenkins
William Muller Smirks During Old Bailey Attempted Murder Hearing
London news reports William Muller appearing at the Old Bailey after an attempted murder against a young woman clerk. He offered an apology when arraigned, but the victim refused to consider it, leaving the charge under judicial review.
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London
William Muller
Old Bailey
William
Niece’s Death Labeled Accidental in Rifle Incident
In Ironton Ohio Mrs Mattie Steed confessed to accidentally killing her fourteen year old niece Irene Adkins while attempting to take a 45 caliber rifle. Grandmother Mrs Darius Adkins confirmed the accident at the home where it happened. Steed was released by the coroner after disclosures showed the girl could not have killed herself as first claimed.
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Ironton
Ohio
Mattie Steed
Irene Adkins
Darius
Adkins
Steel
Six Months For Stealing A Penny
Wilkes-Barre Pennsylvania James Brennan aged thirty two was sentenced to six months at the county poor farm for stealing a penny from a boy. Brennan said he took the coin to see if the boy would cry. Magistrate Ruddy ruled the act serious and not a joke to break a boy’s heart.
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Wilkes-Barre
James Brennan
Brennan
Ruddy
Boom in African Trade Watch Quote Sparks Debate
A historic clipping notes a dramatic shift in Africa trade. An observer quips the wrist watch boosted commerce, asking where trade lies now. The reply cites Africa as the core market, contrasting past limits due to lack of pockets for native buyers.
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Africa
Another Suggestion Riffs on Year-Round Baseball
A dialogue between Miss Cayenne and another speaker toys with the idea of climate and fuel shortages. The suggestion proposes playing baseball year round if fuel runs short, humorously noting people ignore climate while watching a score board.
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Miss Cayenne
War Behind the Lines in the Home Front Debate
Simon Strunsky argues in the Yale Review that a large civilian commitment backs every rifleman. He recalls a Commons assertion that one man must be kept in trenches while ten civilians sustain the front line effort, highlighting wartime home front costs.
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House of Commons
Simon Strunsky
Yale Review
The Straight Tip Cabinet Gossip
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Silence and Consent Stir Public Response
An outspoken remark notes that silence may imply consent yet no girl who consented remained silent about it. The quote reflects on gender norms and the call to acknowledge and speak out against coercion.
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