Depew’s First Front Line Experience at Dixmude
Albert N. Depew recalls his naval service rising to chief petty officer and first class gunner. After honorable discharge he sails to France to enlist, joins the Foreign Legion, serves aboard the dreadnought Cassard, earns high honors for marksmanship, then shifts to land forces on the Flanders front.
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Albert N. Depew
United States Navy
Navy
France
Foreign Legion
Flanders Front
Front Line Trench Life and Sniping Tales of World War I
A first person account details trench life from bunkers to billets, mess gear and lice in No Man's Land. It describes communication trenches, front and reserve lines, discipline, and the daily routine, including snipers, fatigue parties, and improvised cooking. It notes the French 75mm and 76mm guns, their rapid fire, and impact on battles including Verdun.
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Dixmude
du Ty
Fritz
Frits
Mills
Whosis
Jacke
No Man's Land
Verdun
Krupp
Ginger Brown and the 75s at Dixmude Front
The narrator recalls comrade Ginger Brown a tall red headed infantry sergeant who fools around at Dixmude and secretly trains on a 75mm gun. Brown guides the narrator to a ruined house where the crew prepares the artillery, fires twelve shots, and earns praise from the captain.
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Brown
Infantry
Legion
United States Infantry
Dix
Dopey Brown
Dixmude
Old Fritz
Soldiers of fortune vow vengeance as Belgians shield troops
Gunner Depew recounts in the next installment how members of the Foreign Legion refuse to risk civilians and insist on facing German fire themselves. The piece highlights the grim wartime code of soldiers of fortune and the Belgian women and children used as shields.
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Foreign Legion
Gunner Depew
Merchant of Venice sparked by cockney pupil on meat card
A London Tit-Bite item recounts senior boys from a Vauxhall school visiting the Old Vic to see The Merchant of Venice. In the court scene a cockney boy calls out to the judge to demand Shylock’s meat card, reflecting audience folk humor.
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Vauxhall
Old Vic
Shylock
London
Turtle Egge Evolution of Turtle Egg Count and Texture
The eggs of the turtle vary from 60 to 100 in number and begin as damp parchment in their temperate state.
The Making of Medicine
A lab visit describes the careful extraction of medicinal properties from herbs and roots. It notes sterilization pasteurization and sterile sealing, claiming Lydia E. Pinkham’s Vegetable Compound has restored women to health and cites letters as attestations.
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Labora
Lydia
Pinkham
Heater Looks Like Ruler for Outdoor Construction Work
A new flat heater design resembles a ruler and is aimed at outdoor construction tasks. Two foot long heating units, three sixteenths of an inch thick, fit into small spaces and warm feet via a perforated plate. Steel outer casing protects a flat wound heating element insulated by mica. Units work on AC or DC and can be connected in circuits for multiple units.
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Popular Science Monthly
Fiayers
Money Talks Say It All Across City Headlines
A sharp quote from a Louisville Courier-Journal item reflects on financial influence, noting that money seems to speak loudly enough for even powerful figures to hear. The line highlights broader concerns about money in politics and public life.
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Kaiser
Louisville Courier-Journal
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