Plans of War Department Under National Defense Act
In the fall of 1918 the war cost the United States 2 million dollars per hour. Planning in peace for war saves lives and money, reducing taxpayer burden. The mobilization plan estimates harness and leather needs at about 60 million dollars, contrasting with 300 million spent during World War I due to lack of plans.
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WAR Department
National Defense Act
United States
John W. Weeks
Quartermaster Corps
J. Mayhew Wainwright
Army
General Staff
Secretary of War
Treasury Department
War Departments
Davis
Chamber of Commerce
Harding
Terial
Navy
Army and Navy Munitions Board
War Industries Board
Ordnance Department
Signal Corps
Corps of Engineers
Air Service
Medical Department
Chemcal Warfare Service
Industrial Mobilization and the 1920 Defense Act
A review of the 1920 National Defense Act and the Board of Mobilization of Industries Essential to Military Preparedness. Col J Mayhew Wainwright and Dwight Filley Davis led procurement reforms to ensure industrial mobilization for future wars.
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America
Congress
Col
J. Mayhew Wainwright
New York
Army War College
Wainwright
War Department
Dwight Filley Davis
St. Louis
Harvard
Washington University
War Finance Corporation
Davis
Fifth Missouri Infantry
Missouri
National Guard
Thirty-fifth
Second Army
General Staff College
Langres
Thirty-fifth Division
Bauby
H. B. Ferguson
North Carolina
U. S. Military Academy
Army Staff College
Corps of Engineers
N. A
Cuba
Philippines
China
Military Academy
Havana
Why Our Young Folks Are Wild
The article cites Booth Tarkington in Collier's on why youth seem wild. It blames modern temptations like cars clubs movies and books, but argues the core fault lies with lax parenting and eroded Puritan discipline. It warns that relaxing discipline risks unchecked indulgence and loss of conscience.
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Booth Tarkington
Collier’s
Tarkington
The
The Whale Defies Waves With 25 Foot Jump
The whale, an animal not a fish, leaps from the water as high as 25 feet, a remarkable display noted for its power and agility during the sea show.
Pizarro and the Fall of the Inca Empire
A sweeping account of Francisco Pizarro's ascent from captain to explorer, his marooning on the Isle of Hell, and the 16th century conquest of Peru. It chronicles Atahuallpa's capture at Caxamalca, the looting of Inca treasures, the ensuing battles, civil strife, and the eventual murder of Pizarro and Almagro amid revelations of vast riches in Potosí.
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Pizarro
Isle of Hell
Peru
Panama
Pacific
Andes
Spain
Mexico
Charles V
Cortes
Charles
Quito
Atahuallpa
Cuzco
Huascar
Caxamalca
Caxaimalca
Peter
Montezna
Hin
Caxamarca
Luque
Almagro
Pizarros
Premature Exultation By the Walk To Visit Me
A narrator recalls misreading an elderly visitor as they waited on the doorstep. He instructs his son to say he had gone shopping, then rushes in to claim the woman had left only to find she waited inside. The moment prompts embarrassment.
Partial Cure for Deafness by Singing Exercises
Dr Paul V Winslow of Brooklyn State hospital proposes singing and humming as a treatment for head noises and partial deafness. He prescribes humming M to feel lip vibration and singing E for two minutes three times daily with a nasal tone. A deaf patient reportedly heard voices from three feet away in the right ear and six inches in the left.
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Paul V. Winslow
Brooklyn State Hospital
New York
Winslow
Hunger Strike Dream From Uncle Eben
A character named Uncle Eben muses that he might undertake a hunger strike someday. He imagines choosing a season when it is too late for spring chickens and too early for watermelons, indicating a humorous or reflective tone about timing and appetite.
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Uncle Eben
Turpentine Cleans Rugs For Fresh Carpets Weekly
A newspaper tip suggests cleaning rugs and carpets weekly by brushing with hot water and a dash of turpentine. The method is said to repel moths and refresh fabrics, leaving a pleasantly scented result.
Pinkham's Vegetable Compound Endorsed By Ohio Woman
Mrs. Ada Frick of Perrysburg Ohio reports relief from persistent side pains after using Lydia E Pinkham's Vegetable Compound. She credits a car conversation with a woman who had benefited and urges other women to try the remedy.
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Lydia E. Pinkham
Perrysburg
Ohio
Ada Frick
Tke E. Pinkham
Distinctive Molecules Highlighted by London Answers
A London answers feature praises top molecules for their bold look and suggests keeping one in view. The piece notes their distinguished appearance and implies interest in ongoing study or discussion of these compounds.
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Tip
London
Cuticura Toilet Trio Ad Promotes Skincare
The advertisement touts Cuticura as a complete daily toilet set with Soap for cleansing Ointment for soothing and healing and Talcum for powder and perfume. claims they clear and maintain clear skin as essential on every toilet table.
Why Eyeball Is White and Blueing Advertisement
The excerpt discusses why the eyeball appears white due to tiny blood vessels not admitting red blood cells. It also advertises Bluing as Red Crosse Balik Blue, claiming long term usefulness and a Buddhist remark about faith.
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Red Crosse Balik Blue
Cigarettes Shipped to China Reach 7 Billion mark in 1921
Report notes that more than seven billion cigarettes were shipped to China in 1921, reflecting a high demand and the scale of tobacco trade between the two regions during the early 20th century.
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China
Smoking the peace pipe in wartime
Wartime letters recount General Pershing requesting tobacco for troops and veterans recalling Edgeworth tobacco from Larus & Brother Co. The ad-like tale highlights Edgeworth as a preferred cooling smoke in France, urging readers to request free samples and prompting tobacco merchants to order Edgeworth by parcel post.
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France
Hugh Livingstone
W.F.W
Larus & Brother Co
Richmond
Edgeworth
Edgewe
Moredgeworth
Livingstone
Chicago
New Orleans
Larus & Brother Company
South 21St Street
Il Tobacco Merchants
Taras @ Brother Company
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Leson
General Perseling
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Tomobile
Kansas City
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Gen. Pershing
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Providence, R. I
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