London Times Personal Ads Inspire Novelists Notes
A newspaper column argues that the London Times personal ads offer rich material for fiction and humor. It cites entries about a peace with a third party, a Bank of England note gift, an unclaimed pet goat, and a Savoy hotel card inquiry, then closes with a Dickensian quip about Dick Whittington.
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London Times
West End
Dickens
Bank of England
Neustrelitz Prison Camp Harshness and Hunger Tales
A veteran recalls Neustrelitz, where Russians faced harsher treatment than others, barbed wire crowds mocked prisoners, and scarce rations forced men to lash belts for extra meals. Sentries drilled weak men, and a brutal train journey culminated in a grim Minden stop where a lone cigarette became a treasured memory.
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Fritz
Neustreiitz
Germany
Neustrelitz
Foreign Legion
Dixmude
Zuruck
Neustrelits
Wittenberg
Essen
Yarrowdale
Joe Joins Army Prompting Barracks Service Flag
A private from the quartermaster corps at Camp Pike asked for a transfer to the artillery and was granted it. After he left, his bunk mate raised a service flag showing one star in front of their barracks to signify that Joe has joined the army.
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Portsmouth
England
Army
Quartermaster's Corps
Camp Pike
Artillery
Joe
Vegetable Compound Restores Health of Oregon Farm Woman
Mrs Alters of R R 4 Oregon Illinois says Lydia E Pinkham's Vegetable Compound cured her organic troubles that kept her from working on her small farm where she raises 600 chickens annually. She credits the remedy with restoring strength and urges others to seek advice from Lydia E Pinkham Medicine Co. Lynn Massachusetts for 40 years of experience.
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Oregon
Ill
Lydia E. Pinkeham
D Anters
R. R
Lydia E. Pinkham
A Real Man Pocket Knife Dilemma
Seven year old Joseph McKee of Terre Haute insists a real man carries a pocket knife. His mother forbids the blade fearing harm, but he asks permission to bring the knife to a matinee saying a real man should have one in his pocket.
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Joseph McKee
Terre Haute
Joseph
Granulated Eyelids Spurred by Roman Eye Balsam Trial
A fragment notes relief overnight from granulated eyelids and sites with Roman Eye Balsam. One trial proves its merit though the advertiser is not overly pleased. A quoted exchange questions women voting and the impact on marital arguments.
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