Described Death Trap Ship Probe by Fearless NY Engineer
A New York engineer, tasked after interned German ships were seized, explored a 45 by 70 by 50 foot sunken ship with only a flashlight. He uncovered hidden engine parts, sabotaged components, sawed bolts, coal blocks, and deadly traps that could unleash boilers, pipes, and blasts, with 36 hours to revive the main boilers at the navy yard.
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Toto
New York
Popular Science Monthly
Navy Yard
Sugar, Syrups, and Grover Creed Lift Rural Morale
In a rural-tinged piece from the U S Food Administration era, the text contrasts farm life with city life and urges farm youths to value work, nature, and self-reliance. It cites Edwin Osgood Grover’s creed emphasizing dignity of labor, opportunity on the farm, and the need for a square deal in all acts.
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U. S. Food Administration
Edwin Osgood Grover
Cardui praised by Marksville woman for back and side relief
Mrs Alice Johnson suffered a year of constant back and side pain and sleepless nights. After using Cardui she improved, could straighten up, and felt near full relief. She urges others with female complaints to try Cardui, stating thousands have benefited. NC-133.
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Alice Johnson
Cardui
H C Marten’s Great Gheap Hardware and Farm Goods
An assorted advertisement lists hardware and farm supplies including bar iron nails horse shoes iron kettles skillets waffle irons and chains, tools like saws mowers pumps and bolts, oils and paints, heavy emphasis on feed, animal care products, cleaners, and household items with mention of reduced prices and quick service for wallpaper and haying tools. The ad touts a large stock and special items such as the Perfection Blue Flame Wickless Oil Stove and a milk separator.
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Gleason
Minlee
Do Not Leave Telephone Receiver Off the Hook
When the receiver is left off the hook the line is out of commission and no calls can be made or received. This causes annoyance, time loss, potential money loss, and even fire risk due to carelessness. Always return the receiver to the hook after a conversation and remember to smile when you call.
We Buy Furs Hides Pelts and Junk for Cash
We pay the highest market price in cash for all kinds of furs hides pelts muskrat possum skins and other skins. We buy old metal rubber rags paper bones and junk and pay cash at top market rates. If you have anything to sell send word and we will come to buy it.
Tam o the Scoots reveals allied aviators tribute to a German ace
The tale in Everybody's by Edgar Wallace recounts Tam the Scot delivering a wreath to the tomb of German aviator Von Zeants. Tam boards Morane without warning, descent starts at high angle as antiaircraft fire clears the way, and the parachute opens for a ceremonial funeral tribute in the field.
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Tam O
Edgar Wallace
Everybody's
Tam
von Zeants
Behilt
Royal Flying Corps
Morane
Tve
Ludezeel
Cuid
Tarn
Recruit's peculiar marksmanship earns Buffalo medal
A Tennessee recruit mocked the sergeant by claiming daily squirrel shooting, then surprised all by firing ten shots center mass at 100 yards. His unexpected precision ended the lesson, and he later won the Buffalo medal for three consecutive years.
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Whendad
Fim
Jim
Jin
10000 Shark Hooks Made For Government Contract
The report says a New London Connecticut craftsman J W Fordham supplied 10000 shark hooks in three sizes for the United States government. He secured the contract and completed delivery to New York agents in about half the thirty day limit by keeping his workers busy day and night.
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Sam
J. W. Fordham
New London, Conn
Shaw's Cove
United States
Fordham
New York
Marine News
Hands and Feet at Edinbargh Crossing
A cabman is halted by a point duty policeman to allow a raffle to proceed. The cabman protests, claiming he did not see the officer’s raised hand and insisting he was being delayed as darkness falls. The garbled dialogue hints at tension between civilian and police over command and timing.
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Edinbargh
Delicate Youth and a Soldier Request
A letter to United States Marine Corps headquarters from a woman named Ment af Freen seeks discharge for her son, a blacksmith's helper described as weak and delicate, who is serving in the Marine Corps. The source notes his desire to remain at his last job and hints at family concerns about his fitness and welfare. A separate note mentions the bronze statue of Frederick the Great removed from near the war college and stored in a cellar, potentially long gone from public view.
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United States Marine Corpa
Washington
Frederick the Great
Kaiser
United States
War College
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