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Newspaper
Browning Leader Record
Location
Browning, Missouri, United States of America
Date
Aug 01, 1918
Page
7
Arthur Guy Empey, an American who joined the British army, serves in France. He experiences front line trenches, listening posts, and observation posts as bullets fly and comrades fall, witnessing a chaplain rescue wounded men under fire.
In a WWI reminiscence, a former Yank soldier recalls Old Scotty a deaf, fearless marksman from the Northwest Mounted Police who joined a cavalry regiment in America. He earns sniper duties, notches German kills, and spins plainside yarns while the narrator chronicles patrols, wire cutting, and a makeshift theater project with fellow soldiers.
In chapter XVII, a patrol forms after ten lieutenants report me for a reconnaissance run. At 11 30 that night twelve men plus the lieutenant and I go out in front in No Man's Land to cruise the dark and observe.
A soldier recounts a perilous crossing of German lines using torn tunic and center wire. He avoids capture by replying to a dawn guard and tumbling into his trench, shaken yet safe after a tense escape aided by a rum drink.
The article notes Empey staging a play despite challenges and reports strong success. a follow up will cover the next installment detailing further developments.
The article notes rising land prices in Western Canada driven by crop demand and railway proximity. It profiles buyers like O F Malmberg of Blackie Alberta and Peter A Klassen of Herbert Sask, who moved from Kansas and leverage large acreages, with lands yielding 25 to 40 bushels per acre. It compares Canada’s average farm values to 1916 figures and highlights low entry costs drawing investors to vast prairie tracts.
A brief garden note reports a current cutworm infestation. The exchange hints at ongoing pest pressure affecting crops and gardening efforts.
A brief medical note reports that kidney trouble often causes serious backache. The snippet mentions an ancient claim about a self smoking gun invented in France in 1769.
An old advertisement touts Castoria as a safe remedy for infant deaths, claiming many deaths before age five can be prevented. It warns against false tinctures and asserts Castoria carries the genuine signature of Chas. H. Fletcher with no narcotics.
Heat can worsen stomach troubles and dehydration after meals. The ad urges using EATONIC tablets to absorb harmful gases and acids, claim quick relief from indigestion, heartburn, sour stomach, and bloating, and suggests two tablets after meals for ongoing comfort.
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