American Enlistee Describes Lusitania War Journey
Arthur Guy Empey an American from Jersey City volunteers for the British Army after the Lusitania sinking. He trains in France, experiences trench life hears gunfire sees comrades fall and witnesses a chaplain's brave rescues. He serves as a trench digger and observer before returning to rest billets to write and stage a play.
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Arthur Guy Empey
Jersey City
England
London
France
Buiper
Finpey
Vick
Fanpey
No Man's Land
Empey
Trench Vignettes and a Bavarian Prisoner’s Tales
A World War I frontline diary recounts Tommy hiding letters and sweets in a stake to the enemy lines and trading small gestures with prisoners. Carl Schmidt, a Bavarian on loan from New York experiences, shares his wartime memory of Coney Island games and London ruins. A German sniper payment joke is exchanged before prisoners are moved to the rear.
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Tommy
London
Bizhty
Laver
Fritz
Revlin
Donally
Flower
Bosintean
Tsomy
Ieritz
Carl Schmidt
Sixty-sixth
Bavarian Light Infantry
New York
Coney Island
Hans Wagner
Russell
Germany
St. Paul’s Cathedral
War and Raid Test Courage At Front-Line Trench
The brigade sends sixteen men to machine gunnery school and joins the machine gun company. In front-line action a raid against German positions yields sixty company tors and four Lewis guns. Prisoners are captured and treated with restraint as shellfire and nerves test men under fire.
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Csein
Lac
Machine Tian School
St. Omvar
Spd
Coursino
Janvine
Pos Lon
Lewis Gurcoors
Germin Hines
Wrecked German Officers Die Near No Man's Land 1916
In a foxhole tale a German captain and an unteroffizier venture across No Man's Land to mock English sentries with a champagne fueled bet. A misstep leads to a fatal exchange. the captain is killed by a sentry's bullet and a bomb ends the mission. Both bodies are buried in the small trench cemetery with makeshift crosses.
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Interoffizier
Empey Leads Gun Crew Over the Top in trench assault
A dramatic World War I incident follows Empey and his machine-gun company as they go over the top in a costly but successful attack on German trenches. The narrative promises further dramatic details in the next installment.
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Empey
Be Above Gossip Says New York Evening Mail
The New York Evening Mail urges avoiding gossip and cruel truths. It praises silence about unverified rumors and advises extending charitable doubt to those involved.
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New York Evening Mail
His Duty Done at Christmas Family Farewells
The family shows warm sentiment as grandchildren greet and part from relatives. Fred and Albert hurry to catch their train home after Christmas. Albert teases Fred for being slow as they prepare to depart.
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Fred
Albert
Farmers Need City Help in War Time Labor Drive
Urban business leaders are urged to mobilize town workers to volunteer on farms to aid harvests and planting. Clarence Ousley cites local commercial clubs should appoint a labor committee to canvass willing workers and coordinate with farmers and agrarian agents for needed help during peak seasons.
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Freedom of America
Judement
Bill Brown
Commercial Club
Board of Trade
Clarence Oussey
Grange
Co-Operative
Farm and City Man Urges Duty to the Farm
A patriotic message urges readers to reflect on the farm’s contribution to their strength and business. It stresses the farm’s dire need for labor and calls for repayment to the country through service, not mere payments to the farm.
Farm Labor Problem Requires City Support and Cooperation
The notice urges readers to study the farm labor issue and its impact beyond farmers, calling on urban residents to assist in solutions. It directs writing to the Department of Agriculture in Washington, for a copy titled The Farm Labor Problem Man power Sufficient if Properly Mobilized by Cooperation and Community Action.
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Department of Agriculture
Washington, D. C
Western Canada crops promise record harvest this year
Federally backed optimism spreads across the Prairie Provinces as April seeding goes smoothly. Farmers report ideal conditions with early May completion on wheat, oats and barley, and abundant soil moisture aiding germination. J D McGregor of the Federal Food Board predicts an enormous crop if weather stays favorable.
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Western
Canada
J. D. McGregor
Federal Food Board
Calgary
Prairie Provinces
Food Control Board
McGregor
Different Circumstances Dialogue Between Lovers
A couple discusses changing finances and affection as paydays approach and expenses rise. He notes love remains, but money limits gifts after midmonth. She questions shifting feelings amid dwindling funds and prior generosity.
Cuticura Ad Promises Dandruff Cure Kit
An ad offers Cuticura Ointment for scalp itching and dandruff with a routine of applying the ointment then washing with Cuticura Soap. Free samples available by writing Cuticura Dept. X in Boston. Soap and Ointment sold at druggists or by mail at 25 cents and 50 cents.
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Dept. X
Boston
Had Her Choice War Time Gift Dilemma
The daughter loves white shoes but polish and cleaners are costly during wartime. On her birthday her father offers a choice: keep white shoes with ongoing polish costs or continue music lessons, but not both due to tight finances.
Show a little pep helps recruit learn sentry halt
An officer drills slow recruits and urges one boy to add force to his sentry call. The boy repeats the command with sharper delivery after the officer claps and orders Show a little pep.
Ready to Hand
A brief Baltimore American item notes a story night moment with a reference to the Dipper guiding some observation or event. The fragment suggests a literary or atmospheric note tied to nightlife or early astronomy in a city context.
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Baltimore American
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Blighty
Special Information Service
United States Department of Agriculture
Clarence Ousley
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