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Glenn H. Curtis is building two special type flying boats for the Yale Unit of the Aero Coast Patrol, which are being made after suggestions given to him by the Yale Unit. Special points to be emphasized in these boats are increases in speed, seaworthiness, cruising radius, climbing ability and lifting power...
...opened this week at the Park Square, is another of Oliver Morosco's clever, frank, and somewhat unrefined musical farces. Like "So Long Letty," which was here a short time ago, this piece treats of western life in the rough, and like it, was produced first on the Pacific coast and then brought here. That it contains a wealth of vulgar humor there is no denying; but the vulgarity, or frankness as it might better be called, is introduced as the means rather than...
...town on the coast of New England there is a fine avenue of elms reaching from the shore in the centre of the town, back to a hill which lies on the outskirts of the town. In the slope of this hill, practically on the axis of the avenue, there is a spring near which there was signed a treaty between the first inhabitants of the town and the Indians, by which the lands of the town were acquired by the white men. This spring and the land about it has been in private possession for many years...
...What do the men at the front eat? The food is extraordinarily good and plentiful and speaks well for the marvellous organization of the supply department. The supplies are brought from the sea coast bases to within ten miles of the front, and are taken from there, under cover of night, by regimental trucks to within 500 yards of the front line trenches. I have never known the supplies to fall to arrive each night, no matter how severe the battle was raging...
...with pride in our mutual Americanism that we recognize Leland Stanford's praiseworthy contribution of men. As one nation from coast to coast our men are going forth to perform a great, unselfish work. This newest enlistment is typical of the generosity of the boundless West...