Cap'n Ben's Spy Glass Returns a Heroic Tale
An elderly sailor on a Boston station meeting recounts sending a spyglass to the U S Navy during the war. He receives a letter from Commander J R E describing the glass saving lives aboard the destroyer J It closes with Cap'n Ben inviting a return visit next summer.
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Boston
New England
Cap'n Ben
Market District
Ben
Cap’n Ben
Uncle Sam
Washington
Germany
Navy Department
Roosevelt
Glass
Mr. Benj. F. Buck
U. S
U. S. Navy
Cap
Letter From a Mother to a Soldier Son
By EDNA H. M'COY of the Vigilantes this heartfelt verse salutes a son in wartime. The mother writes of home happiness pride in the boy and the pride of a Service Flag star while acknowledging the war’s grim toll.
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Edna H. M’coy
The
Vigilantes
Laddie
Sis
Whose boots do you black and why it matters
An essay extols bootblacks as a national institution while urging readers to consider their wartime value. It questions whether polishing boots serves the war effort or if individuals should instead contribute directly, ending with a call to choose personal effort over luxury as the Kaiser's arrival looms.
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Europe
Germany
America
Pater
Familias
Webster
Rome
Dancing Sport Fish Come Alive on Seashore Tale
A whimsical dialogue unfolds among rubber sport fish objects lined along the seashore. The red fish fears being blown up like automobile tires while blue and yellow fish try to calm it, and a playful rhyme emerges as part of their exchanges.
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Daddy
Red Fish
Ocean
The Kitchen Cabinet On Cookery Art And Hospitality
A compiled essay on cookery as a fine art and social duty praises cookery’s role in civilization. It urges educated women to master balanced meals, feeding the sick and needy, while exploring recipes, canning, preserves, and hospitality tips with poems and dialogues scattered through the text.
The SnaKy Peace A Fable
A fable narrated by Eugene H Blake features a snake that swallows a squirrel and tries to shift blame to a man with a stick. The squirrel demands justice and urges peaceful discussion in a hollow log. The snake betrays its agreement, biting the man instead, prompting commentary on peace conferences.
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Eugene H. Blake
the Vigilantes
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