The War Beauty Myth in Wartime America
Elizabeth Van Benthuysen surveys gendered wartime realities as soldiers depart for camp and civilian life shifts. The piece contrasts male idealization with lived experiences of women and rural life, noting uniforms, social roles, and the allure of romance amid disruption. It highlights attitudes toward feminine beauty and the wartime gaze on women in uniformed service and society.
War weary hero and his homebound longing for love
A fragmented wartime monologue blends admiration for a brave soldier with domestic yearnings. The speaker contrasts the soldier’s grim frontline nights with a hopeful homecoming, urging the beloved to focus on appearances and the promise of reunion while invoking war’s toll and romance.
How War Drove Science to the Great Potash Problem
The article traces potash losses in blast furnace gas and the chase for recovery methods. Investigators boost potash yield by gas washing, oil precipitation, and dust collection, then expand to salt additions and by product recovery from allied industries. A cold water wash of wool scouring yields nearly pure potash. salt processes spread beyond blast furnaces to cement works.
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