Well Paid and Cared For in the Regular Army
Edward B. Clark argues for joining the United States Army during wartime, detailing full care including food clothing lodging and medical attendance. He explains career paths from private to officer, pay scales, retirement benefits, and historic examples like Lt Gen Adna Chaffee to illustrate merit-based advancement and the army’s long tradition of service.
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Edward B. Clark
Washington
Stiamdin Army
National Army
Regular Army
Navy
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Commissionen
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United States Army
Hils
Thanay
Aviation Corps
Tallogaif
United States
Adna Rt
Chaffee
Army of the
Recruitme
Sixth Cavalry
John 3. Pershing
France
Hying Heutenant
West Point
L Army
Till He Come: The Lord's Supper as Signpost to Christ's Return
A devotional piece argues the Lord's Supper points both to Calvary and to Jesus Christ's second coming. It contrasts Christ's personal return with the coming of the Holy Spirit, cites scripture from John Acts Thessalonians and Revelation, and urges readiness for the awaited return as foretold in Hebrews and other letters.
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Christ
Calvary
John the Evangelist
Patmos
Jesus
Thessmoniea
Jesus Christ
Galilee
Paul
Thessalonians
Second Thessalonians
Peter
John
David Friedrich Strauss
Mountain Cabin Watch Pranks End in Honest Promise
Jill and Jack, on their first mountain vacation, playfully reset their watches to stretch time and meals. After a candlelit confession, they abandon the ruse, agreeing to cook together and stop fibbing, embracing camp life’s rhythm and honesty.
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Jack
Jack Nast
Tack
JJ Nest
Jil
Jin
Dill
Fill
Job applicant brags of energy and ambition in odd exchange
An applicant tells a boss he is a "human dynamic" with energy and initiative. The boss questions the claim as the applicant seeks a job paying only 122 a week, noting experts say enough men capable of earning 10000, 15000, and 20000 annually are scarce.
A Quiet Peace Offering Turns Into Celery Calamity
A friend advised Jagsby to bring home flowers to smooth over a late stay, but he learned next morning that the bouquet was actually celery, making the ruse fail and provoke confusion.
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Frien
Jagsby
Reformers Fail To Spare Speech Seeker
A reformer’s fate is sealed by his silence as he mourns his lot when not allowed to speak. The remark reflects discomfiture at being denied a chance to address an audience.
Entertainer Discusses Pet Alligator In Interviews
In a playful remark about a popular dancer, the humorist notes that after a stage tumble she remains able to speak at length about her pet alligator to reporters who visit her dressing room, suggesting she keeps calm and chatty despite the spill.
Brought Home to Her By The Last Chance Poem Recital
Miss Seretenf delivers a reading of The Last Chance and reflects on fifteen years on the carpet. The poem's grave significance unsettles the performer as onlookers note the emotional impact of the piece.
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Miss Seretenf
Figures of Speech Dialog Teases Mr Glithers
Tommy Twobble quips about Mr Glithers while teasing his family for a laugh. The exchange reveals a running joke about Glithers being a bearcat and the varying opinions of his parents on his character.
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Glithers
Tommy Twobble
Tommy
Life in decadent Rome quoted by patricians dialogue
A fragment notes life in ancient Rome described as fast and profligate. Two patricians pause in the street to talk at length, a scene reflecting social ease and safety concerns with modern roads implied but not stated.
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Rome
The Brute and the Sleep Talk Exchange
A playful dialogue shows a wife recalling half an hour of sleep talk and a husband thanking her for her restraint. The exchange, framed as a domestic vignette, hints at humorous chemistry between spouses without explicit detail.
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Howard
Relief at Last Amid Dark Humor in Firing Squad Quote
A terse exchange contrasts ritual bravado with hardship as two speakers discuss facing a firing squad. The dialogue notes a life spent seeking a square meal, implying resignation to peril. The line references Mexican workers facing execution with unusual calm.
4 Proof He has plenty of horse senge
The passage presents a quip about a man who supposedly has plenty of horse sense but never bets on horses, highlighting a pun on horse sense and betting behavior.
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Moody Bible Institute
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