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Newspaper
Paoli Republican
Location
Paoli, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Dec 04, 1918
Page
5
Albert N. Depew recounts his U S Navy career rising to chief petty officer first class gunner. He leaves for France with a plan to enlist as World War I begins shortly after his honorable discharge.
The narrator describes joining the French Foreign Legion in January 1915 after skeptical enlistment in St Nazaire. He serves as gunner aboard the Cassard, notes differences with American ships, learns hammock making, and earns three gunnery bars and 250 francs after scoring three direct hits in eight miles at eight knots. He spends leave with his grandmother in St Nazaire and reflects on the morale-boosting value of a mother’s smile from home for soldiers facing harsh war conditions.
The narrator details leaving on a fourteen day leave to join a legion detachment bound for Flanders. He describes travel by rail from Brent through La Havre and St. Pol to Bergues and then by truck to Dixmude. He notes meals at stations, French girls serving soldiers, and the morale boost from fighting for them.
A narrator recounts his World War I experience with the French Foreign Legion, noting cultural differences, attention to recruits, and the harsh realities of front trench warfare. He describes French women, travel to Dixmude, and the perilous, single-file trench system with constant shelling.
Depew describes his debut on the front line trenches at Dixmude and explains how the British Tommies “carry on.” The account appears in the next installment.
In a Boston lecture Thomas W. Lawson says green speculators are more suspicious than seasoned ones. He likens them to a farmer who refuses to take change at New York, insisting on keeping it at the station.
A French botanist reports discovering a plant in Africa that coughs to clear dust from its leaf pores, describing it as a novel self cleaning mechanism observed in the wild.
A widow mother recalls infertility and illness after marriage. Lydia E Pinkham’s Vegetable Compound helped restore health, enabling her to perform housework and raise a child. The note reflects common hope for many women desiring children.
A London Answers excerpt recounts a flirtatious woman and a handsome captain. He recalls aging heartbreak from a past railway journey with a pretty girl, noting he spoke to no one and gave no hint of romance during the trip.
A London Tit-Bits item plays with mistaken day names in a humorous dialogue. The Khaki Gentleman corrects a character’s mix up about Saturday, revealing Harold as his name while a heroine with many admirers jokes about the days of the week.
A witty remark asserts that Smith's assertion of authorship lacks support until footnotes prove otherwise. The exchange hinges on footnotes as conclusive evidence, suggesting scholarly dispute over literary attribution.
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