Empey and Comrades Repulse a German Gas Attack
Arthur Guy Empey, an American in Jersey City, joins the British in World War I. He trains in France, endures gas and trench warfare, witnesses casualties, and serves in front-line duties before returning behind the lines to a dangerous intelligence assignment. Two fellow recruits face risky front-line work as they ride an ambulance through shelling and observe German bombardment.
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Arthur Guy Empey
Jersey City
England
London
France
Empey
Piek
No Man's Land
Crermnan
Jiunac Tommy
Qurgun
Wolk
Fritz
Tommy
No. 2
Saipe
Yank
Division
Atwell
M. I
Empey Describes Duty In Firing Squad Scene
In the next installment, Empey is called to perform duty as a firing squad member and provides a description of the execution detailing the tense duties and formal proceedings surrounding the act.
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Empey
Traits of Bird Lovers in Hyde Park Ashore
A London winter scene shows humble bird feeders in Hyde Park finding joy in feeding pigeons. A couple described as family-like to the birds say the animals recognize them and would miss a daily ritual. A Swedish engineer's stoking device makes 1.3 tons of pulverized peat equal to a ton of coal in locomotive power.
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London
Hyde Park
Eggs by Motor Truck Arrives Faster With Less Breakage
Vineland and Millville farmers ship eggs directly to New York City dealers by motor truck, reducing breakage and transit time. A 140 mile trip in 15 hours yielded no broken eggs, with NYC dealers paying premiums for motor truck deliveries. The venture plans to expand to fruits, vegetables, and poultry.
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Vineland
Millville
New Jersey
New York City
Bureau of Markets
United States Department of Agriculture
New York
Philadelphia
Train for Hard Work in Your Town
A call to start physical training classes to harden town and city men for emergency farm labor. Kansas City led with a loyal fitness program ahead of harvest, spreading across Kansas. Volunteers from towns prepared for the physical strain to harvest the wheat and support the front. Start a class, find a square or lot, and assemble a leader to teach exercises. Be ready to work or fight when called, and build fitness for effective field labor.
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Kansas City
Kansas
Sam
Kansas Towns Rally for Wheat Harvest Help
Kansas answered the call for increased food production by planting more wheat and mobilizing urban volunteers for farm labor during the harvest. The statewide campaign, launched at a Kansas City conference in late May, brings town and city residents into farm work under guidance from the United States Department of Agriculture.
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Kansas
Uncle Sam
Kansas City
United States Department of Agriculture
Improved Uniform International Sunday School Lesson
The lesson outlines a religious study led by Rev. P. B. Fitzwater at Moody Bible Institute in Chicago. It presents a weekly Sunday school topic, framed for instruction and moral guidance. The article emphasizes T teaches and aims to align readers with Biblical principles.
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P. B. Fitzwater
D. D
Moody Bible Institute of Chicago
Western Newspaper Union
Lesson topics for June 30 gospel study
A compiled guide for Sunday school lessons based on the golden text and key events from Jesus life. It outlines senior and junior strategies using maps, recalls in chronological order his healings, transfiguration, crucifixion, and teachings. The coach emphasizes central truths and personal faith in Christ.
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Palestine
Jesus
Tyre
Sidon
Decapolis
Christ
Peter
James
John
Jesus Christ
Temple
House of God
House of Prayer
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Marne
Aisne
Neuve Chapelle
Special Information Service
Improved Uniform International
Our Redeemer
Lord
God
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