The Great War Gift Plea From a Loving Father
In a wartime appeal a father asks for wristlet watches and fine spectacles for soldiers going to the front. He notes sons and sweethearts serving the Empire and promises to resume optical department management as his son departs. The message blends patriotism with a personal plea for morale and practical gifts.
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A. Horner Fletcher
Wayside Jottings and Curious Wartime Snippets
A scattered narrative brimming with schoolroom games, a nurse patient exchange, and comical scraps. Characters like Signaller, Tompkins, and Lady Visitor appear in overheard vignettes amid partial dialogue and humorous asides. An advert for Dr Sheldon’s Magmatic Liniment closes with a medical pitch.
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