Vanishing Fleets tale opens with U S and Japan near war
A Washington arrival of a wartime tale leads to Japan declaring war and capturing the Philippines as a radioplane powered plot unfolds. Royalty and American leaders meet in the White House seeking peace and a postwar alliance.
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Washington
United States
Japan
Guy Hillier
Norma Roberts
Inventor Roberts
Philippines
England
Florida
Hawai
Tokyo
Hilfer
Kaiser
King Edward
Bevins
Thames
Roberts
Nippon Supreme
America
Berlin
Edward
Lights in the Night Chapter XXII
The king and British delegation land at a New York hotel after a Washington to New York flight. In a private top floor naval club, Admiral Barr greets the monarch who declares the U.S. conference results will be announced soon and praises the allied submission to a superior power.
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America
Admiralty
Miss Roberts
Admiral Fields
Washington
Secretary of the Navy
White House
England
United States of America
London
Bevins
Atlantic
New York
Central Park
Roberts
Naval Club
Jimmy
Barr
United States
Jeptha Hiram's Son Pursues Sculpture Career
A judge notes Jeptha Hiram's son plans to become a sculptor, calling it an odd path for a man. He comments he would not choose that line yet respects the ambition to pursue sculpture over subjugation.
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Hiram
Jeptha
Points for Soldiers and Sailors and Their Heirs Column Notice
Information for soldiers and sailors and their heirs who are invited to use this column for pension matters. Letters with full name and address should be sent to C. E. Jones Washington D. C. Replies will quote only correspondents' initials.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
C. E. Jones
Washington, D. C
Pension inquiries on Spanish American War injuries and minors
Letters discuss ongoing pension issues from the Spanish American War. Questions cover increasing disability pensions under general law, eligibility and required medical affidavits, and how renewals are evaluated. Other items explain $100 monthly pensions for total loss conditions, and minors' pensions of $12 plus $2 under guardian care until age 16.
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New York Ave
N. W
E. C
Chalfonte
Atlantic City
N. C
Washington
D. C
Spain
Henry T. P
Pension Bureau
Pension for widow's children in Trenton Missouri case
The minor children are entitled to a $30 per month pension plus $2 per month for each child from the widow’s death until each reaches age 16. The pension is paid to the legal guardian.
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Trenton
Henry X. X
Naid
General Grants First Cigarette Story Recounted
The reminiscence notes how Grants father first tried smoking at West Point to circumvent a rule. Cadet days made him ill, and he quit on leaving the academy. He later smoked Mexican cigars during the Mexican War, quit again in the North, and resumed after Fort Donelson.
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United States
Gen. Grant
West Point
North
Fort Donaldson
Dusty Dodgework Gets Short Sitdown
Dusty Dodgework warns against pulling smoke too far as he emphasizes a brisk, concise style in a rural setting. The speaker asserts a preference for compact phrasing and direct action over drawn out smoke.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dusty
A Cure For Colds and Grip
An advertisement promotes Lane's Pleasant Tablets to stop a cold at the first sniffle with a 25 cent price. Druggists and dealers supply them, or send to Orator F. Woodward of Le Roy New York for a free sample.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
F. Woodward
le Roy
N. Y
Garfield Tea Promoted by Dairy Maid Theme
An advertisement touts Garfield Tea as a healthful remedy for constipation liver and kidney issues. It claims a dairy maid can read taste and adapt positions with a society queen while urging readers to buy at drug stores.
Lydia E Pinkham’s Vegetable Compound Praised in Ads
Sufferers from female troubles across towns report cures by Lydia E Pinkham’s Vegetable Compound. Ads claim relief from ulceration, displacements, fibroid tumors, irregularities, backache, and nervous prostration after thirty years of use. Free advice offered from Mrs Pinkham in Lynn Massachusetts.
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Bardstown
Lydia E. Pinkham
Jooseph Hall
Christiana
Tenn
Mars
Mary Woop
R.F.D
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Bae
Roy Norton
China
A. E. Jones
Hamilton L. D
Ower
A.J Tower Co
Poston, USA
Tower Canadian Co. Limited
Toronto
Canada
Underwood
Wood Typewriter Company, Inc
Cuba
East Cuba CO
Petsoir
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