Government pays war risk insurance for Japan on S S America
Washington disclosure reveals U S government backing for Japanese war risk insurance on the S S America as Axis funds debate rages. Cabinet division over freezing German Italian funds shows Hull and Jones favor leniency while others push tight controls. Food aid plans for Britain include 15 million tomato cases and 50 million pounds of cheese amid a 1940 level $12.0 billion U S food bill. Mayor LaGuardia declines FDR Civil Defense Commission post.
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Everglades sugar industry center of employment in 1940
A feature on Florida's Everglades transforming from wasteland to a sugar producing region. Ten United States Sugar plantation operations employ over 5,000 people, spending more than 1.5 million dollars on materials in 1940. The Clewiston harvest process includes cane cutting, wagon transport, railroad shipment, and refining to white sugar.
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The
Ellsworth and His Zouaves a Civil War Hero Remembered
Ephraim Ellsworth charted a meteoric rise from Chicago Zouave cadets to colonel of the Fire Zouaves in New York. He died May 24 1861 in Alexandria after tearing down a Confederate flag, wounding the nation with Lincoln's sorrowful, personal letter to his parents.
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Ephraim ‘Elmer - Ellsworth
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Pattern No. 8936 for large women slips and panties
Pattern No 8936 designed for sizes 36 to 52 offers a comfortable bust fit with underarm and waistline darts and a slim silhouette. Includes built up shoulders strap style and slim hip patterned panties. Requires 4 1 2 yards of 39 inch material. Order details follow.
Sewing Circle Pattern Dept. Raam 1794 Chicago
Enclose 15 cents for each pattern with size and address details. Pattern dept notice notes Chicago location and request for customer information.
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Sewing Circle Pattern Dept
Raam 1794
Even Court Ruling Couldn't Make Absent Plaintiff Talk
A barrister browbeats a witness in a case asking what the plaintiff said. The other side objects that conversation evidence is inadmissible, a half hour of argument follows, and the court later deems the question proper. The witness replies the plaintiff wasn't at home.
Two Escapes From Time The Night Mare Quote
A Baudelaire quote on time describes two escapes from a nightmare: pleasure and work. It asserts pleasure amuses while work fortifies, urging a choice between them.
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Baudelaire
Misfit Chit Chat and Military Gags on Route March
A string of light anecdotes and quips unfolds from country living nostalgia to a chiropodist origin tale. A recruit avoids a march while the sergeant humorously questions the plan.
The Good Are Few They Are Scarce as Thebes Gates
A compact reflection on virtue notes that genuinely good people are rare, likening their number to the gates of Thebes or the mouths of the Nile and suggesting such virtue is scarce in society.
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Thebes
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First-born wonder over a seven dollar cat
A mother watches a new father meet their first-born and overhears his bewildered remark about how anyone could make a cat for seven dollars, revealing playful love and disbelief.
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