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Newspaper
Oxford Eagle
Location
Oxford, Mississippi, United States of America
Date
Jun 13, 1918
Page
4
A World War I diary recounts a reconnaissance patrol led by an officer. In the dark they encounter a Bowie party, suffer casualties, and withdraw with crucial intelligence on German wire and lanes as machine guns open fire. The writer narrowly survives a risky return to trenches.
A WWI unit forms a stock company inside a French village billet to stage a two act farce titled The Diamond Palace Seloon. Abe Switch leads the cast in Bowery and saloon scenes while Tom Twistem and Fillem Up back the ruse. Despite rival company Blighty What Hopes, the crew premieres amid makeshift staging and an improvised rope-access balcony. The performance draws crowds, suffers a bottle-smashing accident, yet proves a hit with new troops passing through.
A unit member recalls a perilous night escape through a wire lane, tumbling into a trench, and surviving the clash, only to be steadied by a ration of rum after the ordeal. The encounter leaves the witness shaken but unharmed.
A cryptic note asserts no coats are to depart without consent and urges flawless work to satisfy a critic. The message hints at careful handling and customer approval for the task at hand.
The Old Reliable Co cleaners and dyers advertises services with location three doors east of the First National Bank and proclaims good as the name will clean it.
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