Over the Top By an American Soldier Empey War Memoir
An American soldier recalls early trench life in World War I, detailing discipline in the British Army, front-line duties, and punishment types. He shares machine gun drills, trench warfare improvisations, and a bold ruse to trap a German gun crew by mimicking its firing tune, ending with a celebrated battalion tactic.
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Jersey
Emper
Empey
Tommy
Fritz
France
No Man's Land
Phen
O. C
C. B
Lever
Wwe
Tommy Nees
Gas Attacks and Spies Through the Trench Warfare
A British corporal recounts gas attacks, shell bursts, and a dangerous spy hunt in No Man's Land. He and partner Atwell face gas helmets, ambulance crashes, and a mistaken arrest of Brigadier General Old Pepper by a raw Royal Irish rifles private. The chase ends without capturing the spy as rumors swirl and wartime dangers mount.
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Fritz
Tommy
No Man's Land
Atwell
England
Marne
Aisne
Neuve Chapelle
New York
Royal Engineers
Royal Irish Rifles
Old Pepper
Catarrhal Deafness and Cure Claim by Hall's Catarrhene
An advertisement argues catarrhal deafness cannot be cured by local treatments and must be treated constitutionally. It attributes deafness to inflammation of the Eustachian tube and claims Hisil's Catarrh Medicine cures through the blood, offering up to one hundred dollars for any uncurable case and promoting free medical care.
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Hisil
Hall
Cuenet CO
Toleda
Thorough Work How Moulion Citizens Can Find Freedom
Kidney troubles and backache are linked by unitary disorders. Dean’s Kidney Pills claim tested success with thousands of testimonials. Mrs C D Phillips from Cypress says two boxes strengthened her kidneys and stopped attacks. Foster Milburn Co. distributed them nationwide.
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Dean
C_D Phillips
Irvin & N
Cypress
Florence
Ala
Boe
Foster-Milburn Co. Miers
Buffalo
N. Y
Headache relief claim for Vir Hepatica advertised
An advertisement claims Vir Hepatica cures headaches and related ailments by purifying the system. It cites H. S. Cope of Alton Park Tennessee as a testimonial and urges readers to buy on recommendation to improve bowels and kidneys and overall health.
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H. S. Cope
Alton Park
Tenn
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Arthur Guy Empey
Ynopsis
No Man’s Land
Tat
Division
Blood Hounds
Courtland
Alabama
T. E. Norwood
J. C. Kumpe
C. M. Sherrod
Lawrence County
J. E. Kumpe
Sandlin-Cowan Drug Co
Monuton
Pippen
Cardus
William Eversole
Hazel Patch
Cardui
Thomas E. Kilby
Kilby
Kilby Car & Foundry Co
Anniston, Ale
Charley Bibb
Aia
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