Imagined Bomber Briefing Reveals Yawata Mission Details
Washington Digest recounts a post graduate Army Air Forces briefing in Orlando describing daylight precision bombing of Yawata steel works. The session uses map routes, assembly points, altitude cues, and IP markers to simulate a coordinated attack with meteorological data, enemy defenses, and submarine liaison.
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War Bonds Are Your Safest Investment, Buy All You Can
Walter A Shead argues war bonds are safe and essential. He notes about 85 million Americans own 41 billion in bonds and 137 billion in other securities, highlighting strong government backing and a history of no repudiation. He compares redemptions to insurance lapses and stresses payroll savings growth and broad public participation.
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Legal Reserve Life Insurance
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Work or else bill bogs down in the senate
The piece notes the stalled “work or else” bill in senate discussions and cites January 8 remarks by General Yamashita claiming Japanese forces could strike Luzon in a single move. It comments on prophets, French banks holding fake Reichsmarks, and silvery ball bearings for cars amid wartime scarcity.
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Public Debt Limit Hike Planned for Seventh War Loan
Treasury officials say the public debt ceiling must be raised to 300 billion dollars for the seventh war loan. The current maturity value debt stands around 241.02 billion with about 18.98 billion of headroom before the 260 billion limit, as analysts anticipate two boosts before mid 1946 to exceed 300 billion.
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Snapshots of Big Shots and Buried Histories
The piece notes Poe as a four dollar a year man who spent a decade on The Raven earning ten dollars. It cites his Bronx honeymoon cottage rent of three dollars a month and its status as a shrine. It mentions Marconi at twenty seven, facing death threats from cranks who claimed electrical waves harmed nerves and sleep.
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Barnum’s Folly and Fortune Fuel a Famous Barnumism
The article recounts P. T. Barnum’s rise and fall through ventures like bear's grease hair tonic, illustrated bibles, a faulty fire extinguisher, and a half million bankruptcy. He later toured with a lecture on “How to Make Money” earning about $1000 nightly, giving birth to the famous Barnumism.
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Notable Wits and Wonders From The Greats Told In Tales
A collection of vivid anecdotes about historic figures including Alexander Dumas Woolworth George Gershwin Isaac Newton Samuel Johnson Byron Schiller Richelieu Beau Brummel Beethoven Mozart Chopin and others. The sketches span debts fame quirks marriages and odd habits highlighting fame and folly across centuries.
Bush Telegraph of Afric Still Mystery to Whites
A historical note describes the African bush telegraph as a natural drum system, not Morse code. A scientist claims white observers cannot understand the drumming, which can convey intricate meanings and coordinate tribes, weddings, and events across regions.
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