Dor Food Bane Territorial Bound For War
A Canadian private Ernest W Dodge of the No 4 section Div Amm Canadian Contingent writes from Otterpool Camp near Shorncliffe about crowded quarters and poor rations aboard a troop ship en route to France and the Dardanelles. He recalls rough seas, a misera ble voyage, delays, and the mood of fellow soldiers as they head to the war front.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ernest W. Ddge
B. W. Dodge
State Street
Dodge
Hodge
Otterpool
Shornecliffe
France
Eles
Dardanelles
England
Montreal
Quebec
Cab Agt
Port Arthur
University of Toronto General Hospital Corps
St. Lat
St. Lawrence
Cape Race
Gulf
Newfoundland
Tman
English Camp Life Notes and Milk Horns Tales
In a long, wandering diary style report a Canadian officer details arrival in England, seeing naval preparations, transport by rail across England, and camp life with bread and water rations. He mentions McGill Hospital corps nearby, aeroplanes, zeppelins, and pride in England while praising Plymouth Sound and the countryside. The piece includes a short cultural note about Japan’s first milk drinker and a description of the horned lark and its perceived mischief and value to farmers.
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England
Canada
London
McGill Hospital Corps
Hich
Plymouth Sound
Army Post Office
Ernest
Mr. Tsuboi
Hepburn
Japan
Tempering Steel Through the Ages
The note comments that in tempering steel we have not advanced beyond techniques used by ancestors around five millennia ago, highlighting stagnation in metallurgical practice.
Ex Governor Baldwin Among Those Finfor Icy Sidewalks
New Haven reports up to Saturday night a total of 450 notices were sent from the city attorney’s office for delinquent snow cleanings. Names include Simeon Baldwin of Wall Street as the efforts by four precincts police and Mayor Frank Rice aim to curb sidewalk accidents and fines, part of a broader push after last winter’s costly incidents. A Stamford villa of John C. Jhrlaub, a New York importer, was destroyed by fire causing $25,000 in losses. Arrangements for Manila railroad purchase are mentioned.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New Haven
Simeon Baldwin
Wall Street
Frank Rice
John C. “Jhrlaub
New York
Stamford
Conn
Fie
Also Mentioned on This Page
Trip
Plymouth
Drake’s Island
Drake's Monument
Woodrow Wilson
Edith Bolling Galt
Waltug
Nelson
Horned Lark
Satan
Jark
Rogues’ Gallery
Philadelphia
Ferch Piano Company
America
Schumann & Son
Milton
R. S. Howard
Gordon &Sons
Bridgeport
F. J. Fotch Piano CO
Noble Avenue
Stillman Street
Baldwin
Manila
Nunnold
Fairfield Avenue
Lyon & Grumman Company
Fairfield Ave
Middle Street
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