Adventure Magazine, Mid-September 1917 — page 188: what you’re looking at

Machine-transcribed from the original scan — historical spelling and the odd misread are preserved.

186 Life at the U. S. Naval Academy, by Commander Ralph Earle. The making of an American Navy officer. Gives the duties of a midshipman in the Naval Academy. Alsoa historical sketch and pointers for candidate for admission. 1917—G. P. Putnam’s Sons, New York City. $2.00. Periodicals Army and Navy Journal. Weekly. $6.00. 20 Vesey St., New York, N. Y. Army and Navy News. Monthly. $1.00. Chronicle Bldg., San Francisco, Calif. Army and Navy Magazine. ‘N. W., Washington, D. C. Army and Navy Register. Weekly. $3.00. 511 Eleventh St., N. W., Washington, D. C. Infantry Journal. Bi-monthly. Bldg., Washington, D. C. Journal of the U. S. Cavalry Association. $2.50. Fort Leavenworth, Kans. Monthly. $3.00. 606 F St., $3.00. Union Trust Quarterly. Adventure Journal of the U. S. Artillery. Bi-monthly. $2.50. Fortress Monroe, Va. Field Artillery Journal, Quarterly. $3.00. Room 495, War Department, Washington, D. C. Journal of the Military Service Institute. $3.00. Governors Island, N. Y. 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