See Here Private Hargrove in Army Life at Fort Bragg
Private Marion Hargrove recounts basic training at Fort Bragg with Battery A peers. He details cooks and KP life, the close bonds formed, homesickness, last party by the river near Fayetteville, and a raucous nightly banter among privates.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Private Hargrove
Marion Hargrove
Wien
Marion Margrove
North Carolina
Fort Brags
Private Six Ita
Sher
Hargrove
Junior
Shers
Columbus
Ohio
Maurice
Goldbricking
Maury
Celebrity Jokes and Anecdotes From Public Figures
A collection of light anecdotes and given tales about Al Smith, Fiorello LaGuardia, Fannie Hurst, Bernard Shaw, J. M. Farley, Marc Connolly, Caesar, and President Roosevelt. The quips cover politics, theater, boxing, and daily life, delivered in a playful old‑time style.
World War I Naval Battle Question
The prompt lists ten general knowledge questions about military history time zones and ship terms. It asks for the single most important naval WWI battle, historic population, training cost for a U.S. pilot, time difference New York to San Francisco, average meals by a U.S. soldier, scuttle butt on ships, largest U.S. Army hospital, top food crop by tonnage, definition of vellum, and submarine submersion time.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lot
Georgia
Ostar
Waldorf
Army
Didie
Hollywood
Holy Joe
Washington
U. S
New York
San Francisco
United States
The Answers 1 Jutland
The population was 3,929,000 and other figures include a trained pilot earning 27,000 dollars. It is 4 p m. The American soldier spends about 18 minutes at breakfast 19 at dinner and 17 at supper. A drinking fountain is present at Holleran General Hospital on Staten Island covering 383 acres and 43 brick buildings. Potato appears as a fine parchment variety. American submarines can submerge fully in 40 seconds when on alert with ballast tanks opened and power switched from Diesel to electric.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Private Hargrove
Fayetteville
Hargrove
Wesley Sager
Amsterdam
New York
Melvin Hart
Sager
Hart
Lager
Private Sager
Jim Carney
Jutland
Holleran General Hospital
Staten Island
Four Labor Secretaries Since 1913
The department of labor has had four secretaries in its 30 years of existence. William B. Wilson served 1913 to 1921, James J. Davis 1921 to 1930, William N. Doak 1930 to 1933, and Frances Perkins since 1933.
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Department of Labor
William B. Wilson
James J. Davis
William N. Doak
Frances Perkins
Here at Least We Have A Man of His Word
Jones recalls lending five dollars to Smith and notes the promise to be forever indebted. Smith shows surprise as Jones asserts that his friend has finally kept his word.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jones
Smith
Praise From the Worthy Quote Adage Latin Origin
A short Latin sourced saying extols praise from a worthy man as the greatest reward. It frames honor as earned, not given, implying merit defines approbation. The maxim echoes classical views on virtue, praise, and self-worth.
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Charlotte
Fort Knox
Battery A
Hell
Happy Menza
Buffalo
McGlauflin
Minnesota
Caisson
Private Carney
Ffty
White Waller Winchell
Harry Hershfield
Berle-Youngman-Jessel
AL Smith
O.K
LA Guardia
LaGuardia
Proletariat
Fannie Hurst
RB. N
Bernard Shaw
Lionel Barrymore
McBride
Lionel
MacDuff
McBrides
J ™ M Farley
Joe Louis
Polo Grounds
Jimmy Walker
Ilka Chase
Lwe
Marc Connolly
Caesar
Ireland
Clancy
Finnegan
Julius
Fin-negan
Forum
Roosevelt
Barbara Bell
Hme
Barbara Gell
Sewing Circle Pattern Dept
South Wells St
Chicago
Ebize
Spe
St.Joseph
Kellogg’s
Kelfoge
Navy Air Corps
Mes
Navy
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