The Fusilier Giants Under Fire in the First World War
Private Empey recalls seven teen months in the British Army trenches in France. He and American companion Alexander Stewart amuse troops with improvised baseball, securing equipment via a reader-backed appeal. The plan collapses under wartime danger, injuries, and Stewart’s arrest for a gas helmet incident, ending with their unit’s heavy losses and the Giants’ demise on the western front.
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Mr. Empey
France
Alexander Stewart
Stewart
Tommy
United States
Oto 2
Yank
London
Corporal Watking
Steve Brodie
John McGraw
Erie
Perkins
Tony McGinny
Erkiss
Fawnee
Royal Irish Rifles
Curly
Mike
King's Arms
Ouse
Rye Inne
John MacGraw
Gilly Sunday
John Mcthaw
New York Giants
Ruy
Hogland
American Cricketers Being Sent Over By A Mr. McGraw
Tommies
Erin
New York Pipers
New York
Tom
Une
D'Umpey
America
McGraw
Giants
Lome Plate
Mr. Jinx
Maple Leafs
Stein
Musiller Giants
Distorted Rhyme Reflects On Folly And Cleverness
A brief verse notes a fool who laughs at folly yet remains unaware while a wiga figure sees Tolly but hides it. The fragment hints at knowledge and pretended ignorance amid clever critique.
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Tolly
The Joy of Motherhood in Ellensburg Washington
A testimonial from Mrs. O. Johnson of Ellensburg recounts how Lydia E. Pinkham's Vegetable Compound relieved her functional disorders after marriage and enabled her to have a child. The ad urges other women with similar issues to seek guidance and try the product, citing 40 years of experience.
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Ellensburg
Wash
Lydia E. Pinkham
Lydia B. Pinkham
Johnson
Filensburg
Wath
Lydia Pinkham
Lydia 5
Pinkham Medicine Co
Lynn
Mass
Faithful Old Manuel and Personified Worlds
A quirky dialogue echoes in Boston Tran script where Solttigrs are named Yommy Alkhim and sailors are Jackie, inviting personification of Industrials workers. Manuel Laher is mentioned as a recurring figure in the exchange.
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Manuel
Solttigrs
Yommy
Alkhim
Jackie
Manuel Laher
Boston Transcript
Cuticura Remedy Adpromises Dandruff Relief
Old advertisement copy touts Cuticura Olntment to rub into the scalp for dry flakes, followed by Cuticura Soap shampoo with hot water. Free samples offered via Cuticura Dept. X Boston, pricing listed as Soap 25 cents, Ointment 25 and 50 cents.
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Dept. X
Boston
Of Greater Difficulty in Reading
Catherine struggles with the word have in her primer yet recalls longer words like mamma school and kitty. She asks why she cannot remember have and says thrive up in lots harder word to get negotiated with.
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Catherine
Cathare
Kitty
Poor Solomon and the court stenographer mishearings
A court stenographer reports Solomon in a mood after four moving picture shows and six musical comedies in a week. He insists there is nothing new under the sun. The chamberlain questions what caused the mood.
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Solomon
Pack of Liars in Towlinville War Rumors
Wash Gulliger of Rumpus Ridge reports chaos in Towlinville after a night in the county seat. He describes bells, torches, whistles, and armed locals, noting confusion and entangled remarks about a supposed event as he arrived.
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Towlinville
Kangsas City
Stor
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