United States Shipping Board trains thousands for merchant marine
The United States Shipping Board expands training for American merchant crews as wartime shipbuilding surges.Recruiting jumps in September show a 491 percent rise, with recruits assigned as sailors cooks and stewards to training ships in Boston New York Norfolk New Orleans San Francisco Seattle and Cleveland. The merchant marine operates separately from the navy under board control and will expand crew sizes after the war.
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United States Shipping Board
Macing
United States of America
Washington
Heard
Boston
New York
Norfolk
New Orleana
San Francisco
Seattle
Cleveland
Railroad Administration
Shipping Board
Edward N. Hurley
Chicago
Centrol Ia
Europe
Emergency Fleet Corporation
Charles M. Schwab
Merchant Marine
Ma‘rine
Recruitment Drive Builds American Merchant Marine Network
The United States Shipping Board enlarges its merchant marine by recruiting through 6854 drugstore enroll‑ing agents, training 9,000 men monthly in 12 ships and numerous schools. Recruits sign contracts, train as sailors, cooks, firemen, or fremen, and serve under the board for the war’s duration. Officers and crews are prepared in 32 technical schools with ongoing citizen eligibility and strong pay, bonuses, and life insurance.
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United States Shipping Board
Boston
New York
Norfolk
New Orleans
San Francisco
Seattle
Cleveland
Shipping Board
Ech
Merchant Marine
Bse
Chicago
Recruiting Service
Sam
Tig
Noremor
Europe
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Washington, Waterways and the Chesapeake Canal
The passage notes that George Washington helped initiate a canal linking the Chesapeake Bay to the Ohio, a project not completed in his lifetime. It describes the ongoing canal's current activity under railroad control with boats and crews, recalling the era when hundreds of boats operated daily. Walter Harrington in the American Review of Reviews.
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Pushel
George Washington
Wis
Revolutionary Army
Chesapeake Bay
Ohio
Cramberland
Georgetown
District of Columbia
Potampe
Walter Harrington
American Review of Reviews
Rookie at Camp Zachary Taylor Meets Abstract Rank Jumble
A new recruit at Camp Zachary Taylor mistakes rank titles in a humorous, confused exchange with a captain. The recruit greets as general and colonel, while the officer corrects with a Caesar-like stare, highlighting a comic mixup of military hierarchy.
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Zachary Taylor
Tenna Faryead
Rockle
Julius Caesar
Milkweed Friends Teach Kindness to Children
In a whimsical tale, Milkweed plants Milly and Mamie discuss friendships with children and butterflies. They explain how pods, seeds, and nectar link plants to farmers and pollinators, while celebrating communal care and shared meals.
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Melly
Seyter
Mike
Milly
Adiled Wolly
Mamie
Manta
Mill
Minute Milkweed
Mr. Wind
Twins Rescue Baby With Cream Feed
Viola and Ruth, five year old twins, face a crying infant after their mother leaves. Ruth suggests using their mother's cold cream as a substitute for milk and the sisters plan to feed the baby with it while awaiting the mother’s return.
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Viola
Ruth
Betty Falls From Bed Frightens Mother
A four and a half year old girl named Betty woke after falling from her bed. Her mother rushed to her and Betty sleepily replied that she slipped off the sheets, easing the scare with a humorous retort.
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Betty
Bealy
Bobby's Clever Scheme
A playful scene shows Uncle Betty praising a plan by Bobby and his little brother, as they plot to surprise Mog't i. The dialogue hints at a doctor’s instruction to prevent meals between meals.
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Bobby
Betty
Floating islands of Loch Lomond and Gatun compared
The piece describes three Loch Lomond wonders and floating islands in Lake Gatun Panama Canal Zone. Floating islands form from vegetation and soil loosened by rising water, drifting on the surface with grasses. The largest Gatun island covered about three acres and many have been towed over the spillway toward the Atlantic.
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Loch Lomond
Scotland
White Nile
Lake Gutun
Panama Canal Zone
Lake Gatun
Atlantic Ocean
Chagres River
Pope's Diapepsin promises instant indigestion relief
An advertise claim touts Pope's Diapepsin tablets as the quick fix for stomach upset including gas acidity heartburn and dyspepsia with relief as soon as the tablet is taken. The ad notes the product costs little at drug stores and includes a humorous joke about family life and a pun on ailments.
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Pope
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