Observation Post Duty in No Man's Land Tales of Old Pepper
An American soldier in the British Army recounts trench life near Paris and No Man's Land. He describes observing posts in an orchard, endless shelling, and the danger of returning fire under Old Pepper's strict orders. He and a fellow bombardier secretly use Morse code to pass time and plan skirmishes to outwit command.
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Arthur Guy Empey
Jersey City
England
London
France
Kimpey
Empey
Chaplain
No Man’s Land
Vapor Baths in Lapland
In Lapland the bathhouse is a small two chamber building with an oven of heated stones. Bathers undress in the cool room, then enter the hot steam chamber where water is poured on the stones creating dense vapor. Attendants whip with leafy twigs, then wash with soap and cold water to finish the treatment.
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Frank Hedges Butler
Lapps
Clothespins as versatile child playthings
Clothespins offer varied entertainment for babies and children, from building fences and houses to assembling and disassembling play sets. Simple push toys, bouncing balls, and doll accessories help teach dressing skills and motor coordination through hands on practice.
French Invents Device Analyzing Furnace Gas Quality
A novel electrical apparatus has been invented in France to analyze and register the quality of furnace gases. The device promises improved monitoring and control of combustion processes.
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France
Two artillerymen outfox Old Pepper in daring trench ruse
In front of No Man's Land, Wilson and Cassell plot to fool Old Pepper by pretending a message originated at their post. The plan triggers a successful D 238 battery salvo that devastates Target 17 on the Bocies road, drawing a sharp reprimand and looming consequences for Old Pepper.
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Pepper
Cassell
Morse
Signalers
Captain A
Old Pepper
Fritz
King’s Arms
Rye Lane
Reichstag
O. S
Strom
Cassell O. K
H—L
Wilson
Brigade
Stick
Morse Brag and Military Mockery Breaks in the Dugout
The narrator recalls a tense wartime interview with Old Pepper and a harsh captain. Cassell’s sly wink and the sergeant major’s uproar foreshadow a brutal briefing. The captain dismisses Morse as a dead language and orders silence as the battery endures five weeks of fatigue.
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Pepper
England
Pve
Wilson
Yank
Mabie Joke About Fire Drill At Philadelphia School
The essayist Hamilton Mabie once attended a Philadelphia school where pupils always rehearsed a safe exit. When a teacher announced Mabie would speak, the class answered as they would if fire were breaking out, echoing their drill response.
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Hamilton W. Mabie
Mr. Mabie
Philadelphia
Lanterns and Fireworks Illuminate Chinese Cities
The piece describes a long standing Chinese passion for lanterns and fireworks. Lanterns appear at night across cities ports rivers and canals lighting doors pagodas shop fronts homes ships and travelers, creating a vivid nocturnal spectacle.
They Sure Would Homer VY Winn Speech Notes
Homer VY Winn told the Indianapolis Advertisers' club that salespeople are often unnatural and merchants do not act in stores as they do at home. A woman member added that if some did act naturally they would drive away their last customer.
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Homer VY. Winn
Indianapolis Advertisers’ Club
Kiven
First Springs Used on Railways
The first railway spring use dates to George Stephenson's September 1816 patent. The Agenoria, built by Foster and Rastrick in 1820, was the first locomotive with steel laminated springs on its leading wheels and is housed in the South Kensington museum, London.
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George Stephenson
Agenoria
Foster and Rastrick
South Kensington Museum
London
Hide Picture Wires as Wall Decoration Guide
The article advises avoiding visible wires when hanging pictures. It suggests hanging frames flush against walls to present them as true decorations and not as practical mounting artifacts.
Nervous Breakdown Reversed by Vegetable Compound
Newark woman Miss Kelly describes a three year battle with nervous breakdowns and daily headaches. After three days on Lydia E. Pinkham's Vegetable Compound she reports improvement, then full recovery and return to work, urging others to try the remedy.
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Miss Kelly
Lydia E. Pinkham
Newark
N. J
Lydia E. ‘Pinkham
Misga Kelly
14Th St., Newark
Nerve Testing Aerial Feats Of British Pilots At Front
A Philadelphia Public Ledger correspondent describes the British aviation corps chasing pilots undergoing extreme aerial gymnastics. The pilots perform loops and vertical climbs, pause perpendicularly, drop tail first with engines off, then roar back to life and soar again.
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Philadelphia Public Ledger
Lunatic’s Train of Thought In Modern Speech
A fragment suggests a quirky idea about a mind wandering off track in casual language. The line hints at humor or critique of unreliable thinking and creative digression. It uses concise wording to imply mental wandering without graphic detail.
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Jack Johnson
Paris
Tommy
Tie
Scotch Battalion
Battery
Berlin
Harry Cassell
D 238
Dn Auty
Lapland
Saiena
Hamilton Mabie
Land of Lanterns
Cuticura
Dept. E
Boston
Parker
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