From Blighty Billets To France Aboard The Trains
The memoir recounts being posted to a training depot and issued heavy marching order equipment. The author endures cooties and rough billets, recalls life aboard a troop train, Rouen arrival, ten days of trench warfare drills, and the march toward the front with vivid notes on gear and living conditions.
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Tommy
United States Cavalry
France
M. O
Southampton
Bill
Jim
Sergeant Empey Details Trench Arrival and Jersey City Wish
In the forthcoming installment Ser geant Empey recounts achieving his long held aim by arriving at a first line trench. He also expresses a longing to be back in Jersey City.
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Arthur Guy Empey
Jersey City
England
Patagonia
Germany
Tommy Gen- Sie
Sergeant Empey
War in France Tests Patience of New York Socialite
A New York society woman stranded in France complains at a small inn about eggs delayed. The innkeeper responds that all must endure wartime shortages, while recounting the innkeeper’s losses including three sons who went to war and one who died, the latest being the youngest.
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Tommy
France
New York
Germany
Before You Fool With A Fool Be Sure You Have One
A Kansas City Star quip features a suave literary purveyor arguing with Festus Pester about reading wisdom. The exchange centers on flattery and perception, suggesting caution before underestimating someone.
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Kansas City Star
Hall's Catarrh Medicine Promise and Reward
An advertisement touts Hall's Catarrh Medicine as a constitutional remedy for catarrh. It claims internal action via the blood on mucous surfaces, offers a $100 reward for any case it cannot cure, lists druggists price 76 cents, and provides testimonials from F. J. Cheney & Co. of Toledo Ohio.
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Hall
F. J. Cheney & Co
Toledo
Ohio
Debt in Witty Exchange Over Ten Dollar Omission
A man complains to Brown about repayment of ten dollars, but Brown excuses inability to pay while admitting frequent theater outings. The debtor notes the theater visits as a coping tactic to forget the owed money.
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Brown
Cuticura Remedies Promoted in Short Advertisement
A compact ad urges using Cuticura Ointment for pimples with a five minute wash using Cuticura Soap and hot water. It offers free samples from Cuticura, Dept. X, Boston, and lists prices for Soap and Ointment.
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Dept. X
Boston
Health survey finds high disease rate in Framingham group
A recent examination of 1700 men women and children in Framingham Mass shows 82 percent found to have some form of disease. The large-scale health screening highlights widespread illness among participants.
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Framingham
Mass
Woman Fails to Convert Man Without Debate
A woman cannot sway a man without presenting a reasoned argument, suggesting the case remains hopeless without substantive discussion. The remark highlights the need for persuasive dialogue to reach agreement.
Adam Enjoys Spare Rib With Apple Sauce Dish
A brief note records Adam eating a spare rib served with apple sauce. The simple meal choice highlights a plain dining moment without additional context or details.
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Adam
American War Savings Drive Outpaces English Campaign
The national savings committee reports the American war savings drive already leads the English campaign in weekly treasury receipts, showing stronger early momentum for U S war financing.
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America
Treasury
National Savings Committee
What does it profit a man to have brains if he does not use them
The question poses a broader moral about intellect and action. It argues that knowledge without application yields little value, urging individuals to apply reasoning to daily life and decisions.
Memory of the old tree and chestnut in poverty talk
The speakers recall telling stories under a tree, noting it was a chestnut. They reflect that the worst part of poverty is the monotony it brings.
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Ita
Rito
Castoria
U.s.marine Band
Batonic
Wm. A. San’ Og Fo
U. S. Marine Caye
U.S. Navy
Marine Bai
Seaton
Genel Baal
Hellam
Lydia E. Pinkham
E. R. Cruminsge
R. No. 1
Lowell
Mich
Elise Herm
Lowell, Mich
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