Marines World Tour Tales From the Pacific Front
A letter from a Marine describes travels across the Caribbean and Europe with vivid notes on Cham Cham Cha Chas on Charlotte Amalie, Bluebeard and Blackbeard castles, and locals. He recounts life in Neuenahr and Brohl near the Rhine, meeting Captain Stone, dining in a castle, and exploring jungles, beaches, and a Spanish prison with vivid details of sights, people, and culinary and cultural impressions. The narrative shifts from humorous nicknames to reflections on landscapes, architecture, and wartime postings in 1940s settings.
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Bluebeard
France
Virgin Islands
Lester F. Scott
Thirty-fifth Company
United States Marines
Charlotte
Amalie
United States
Leeward Islands
Charlotte-Amalle
Blackbeard
Rhineland
America
Paris
Ponce de Leon
Florida
Neuenahr
Wienbergen
Brohl
Captain Stone
Rhine
Philippines
States
How Germany Looks to a Marine Crossing the Rhine
Lieut Carrol J Single of the Sixth Marines writes to his Stockton California parents describing observations from near the German border. He notes the mood and scene of civilians and troops as the Rhine crossing and German towns unfold, offering a soldier’s personal impression from the front.
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Germany
Rhine
Lieut
Carrol J. Single
Sixth Regiment of Marines
Stockton
Cal
On Guam a Marine Describes Duty and Delay Aboard Ship
Corporal Fred G. Taylor recalls inspecting baggage of returning servicemen on Guam and waiting for the ship’s quartermaster to sign the manifest after a social engagement on shore. The captain failed to appear delaying formalities.
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Ufe
Guam
Corp
Fred G. Taylor
South Sea
Corporal Taylor
Lake That Disappears in Georgia’s Viadosta Area
A three mile long lake near Viadosta Georgia vanishes every three to four years regardless of weather. It measures about three quarters of a mile wide with an average depth of 12 feet. Subterranean passages drain the water leaving a Mammoth basin and sandy beach. After two to three weeks the lake fades, then water returns in a month or so to restore the same expanse.
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Georgia
Viadosta
Next Scientific Triumph
A Thrift Magazine quips that after crossing the Atlantic the era of major scientific triumphs may stall until a durable full-dress shirt stud is invented, one that won’t explode during moments of perceived importance.
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Atlantic Ocean
Thrift Magazine
Why Drugists Recommend Swamp-Root
For many years druggists have watched the remarkable record of Dr Kilmer's Swamp-Root the kidney liver and bladder medicine. It is a physician's prescription and strengthening medicine that helps the organs do the work nature intended. It has stood the test of years and is sold by all druggists on its merit. If you wish to test the preparation send ten cents for a sample bottle to Dr Kilmer Co. Binghamton NY and mention this paper.
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Kilmer
Dr. Kilmer & Co
Binghamton, N. Y
Flu Paris Wig Makers See Boom in Philadelphia
Wig makers in Philadelphia say business has tripled since October as influenza drives demand for artificial hair. Supplies of human hair are scarce while patients visit shops seeking life like toupees. Anthony Buch notes widespread hair loss and poor elasticity of salvaged hair.
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Philadelphia
Anthony Buch
Castoria Signatures and a Punctuation Twist
Old telegram joke shows a London lawyer's family telegram mispunctuated. it hints at a relative ill and an absurd timing notice. The quip relies on missing punctuation to alter meaning and reveal expectations and miscommunication.
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London
North
Matilda
Sign at Park Place escalator warns umbrellas and canes
The Park Place subway escalator is complete but the warning sign about not resting umbrellas and canes on the escalator sits at the top. Escalator design makes the message unreadable to riders until they pass the forbidden area. New York Evening Post.
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Park Place
New York Evening Post
Fire Water and Salted Fortunes in Shared Tales
A fragment reflects on名 Becker’s quip about fire water and its double meaning. The phrase “many a man salts away money” hints at wealth built from others’ tears and the moral underside of a community’s lore.
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Globe and Anchor
Inalgria
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Bronx
Danees
Mothera
Fletcher
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OLD Kentucky Mfg. Co., Inc
Paducah, Ky
Reston
Ornam
Skiby Ar
GRACE
Chicago
Jackson Boulevard
Clark Street
Armisticer
Weat 39Th St
New York
N.Y
Carbo Steel
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Cucace
Geo F Brooks
Own
Missoula
Mont
Eastern
Colorado
MACK
Columbus
Neb
Saka Air
Western
Canada
Dominion
Manitoba
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Alberta
Cchewan
Alberts
Ottawa, Ia
C. J. Broughton
W. Adams Street
M. W. Macinnes
Jefferson Avenue
Detroit
Mich
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Clcage
Ray
Hitachi
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