Army Personnel Classifications Shape Soldiers For Duty
The article outlines the army personnel system where 6000 officers classify and assign recruits. It covers reception center testing and interviews, replacement training, and unit transfers to balance skills and leadership. It emphasizes individual aptitudes, education, hobbies, and military history in matching each man to the best suited job.
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Adjutant General’s Office
War Department
Adjutant General
Army of the United
Yanks Taught Language of Land Where They Are Stationed
The War Department announced a new program to teach American troops an elementary speaking knowledge of foreign languages before deployment. Each unit will receive phonograph records with pronunciation guides and glossaries, under the direction of Dr Henry Lee Smith, former Brown University English instructor.
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Henry Lee Smith
Brown University
Providence
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War Department
Lesson for September 27 Bible Subjects and Texts
Selected and copyrighted by the International Council of Religious Education, used by permission. This notice summarizes the instructional material for the September 27 lesson, noting that the subjects and scriptures are provided for educational use under license.
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International Council of Religious Education
Home Front bedside tables from orange crate project
Simple orange crate bedside tables shown fitted with green oil cloth and a full skirt. A top cover with a three inch frill, bedspread trimmed with five inch muslin frills, and a monogram alphabet from a companion booklet are featured. Books offer patterns and transfers for a small price.
Watchmaker Keeps Word As Man Demands Service
A furious customer storms into a watch-repair shop claiming his watch wasn’t fixed after a month. The shopkeeper cites staff shortages and wartime parts delays, then calmly reminds the man that watches will be repaired while you wait, sparking a sharp retort. The customer ends with a grudging acceptance as the watchmaker replies, You’re waiting.
Wife and husband quip over courting in old exchange
In a domestic quip, Mrs Brown says T didn't run after you during courting. Her husband replies with a fable about a trap and a mouse, illustrating pursuit and capture. The exchange reflects playful marital banter in a period voice.
Marry in haste, repent at leisure says two women
Two women comment on the saying that marriage brings no leisure after tying the knot. They argue the maxim misstates the life of married couples and suggest different views on timing and happiness.
Dusty chair under scrutiny in domestic exchange
Mrs Jones reproves a maid for dust on a chair while the servant defends the condition, noting the chair is so uncomfortable that no one sits in it.
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Mrs. Jones
The Kind Bill Figuratively Defined by Two Men
A wry exchange contrasts John with another man as Bob explains how one pursues while the other is John. The remark frames John as a cautious, elusive figure in a playful banter.
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Joseph
Bill
John
Bob
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