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Newspaper
Paris Post
Location
Paris, Idaho, United States of America
Date
Oct 28, 1918
Page
6
A publisher describes Gunner Depew as a non fiction war narrative about an American youth with a unique fighting career. The foreword promises a thrilling true story including experiences and battles and the conditions in ashih prison camps. It urges every American to read to the end.
The narrator recounts early life near Walston Pennsylvania and a boyhood wish to become a sailor. He sails as cabin boy on the Therifus then helmsman on the Southern Down, later joins the US Navy, earns repeated promotions, and earns a nickname Chink after a first fight with a marine. He describes differences among navies, gunnery skill, and a stint in the Canadian Army before returning to St Nazaire aboard the Virginian with four friends, two of whom do not return. He visits a German prisoner and a French prison camp, notes conditions and food, and reflects on choosing service over the war’s comforts.
Chapter II recalls an ex-chief petty officer discharged in 1914 talks of looming war and German atrocities in Belgium. He notes skepticism about early reports, ties to Alsace origin on his mother’s side, and plans to loaf briefly before rejoining the service as global conflict rises.
Gunner Depew on the French ship Cassard demonstrates marksmanship for which American gunners are famed. He then leaves his vessel to enter the trenches. Don’t miss the next installment.
A fragment recalls Scottish folk humor about fearing weather and sea danger. A storyteller mentions a summer gale in the year 12 before a great storm, describing wind stripping corn and a rising sea as locals warn each other to be cautious.
The passage explains that when the new moon appears in the west the old moon in the young phase is seen to a dim extent. This earthlight makes the part of the moon not lit by sunlight faintly visible, producing a partial glow on the crescent.
An article reports that researchers at the Royal College of Science in Toronto claim a way to harness concentrated sunlight for industrial tasks. Experiments show focused rays melting a lead bar at temperatures below freezing to a shallow depth in seconds.
A garbled report describes Tracy with a puppy on a lawn and a friendly dog approaching. Lucy intervenes, reassuring the pup and the household about harmless behavior amid a confusing, splintered narration.
A dated culinary excerpt lists several hearty stews and dishes. It includes Chill Con Carne with lean beef, kidney beans, and tomatoes. Mutton Stew with carrots and potatoes. Begune liver with onions. and Hamburg steak topped with salt pork. Guidance on removing gamey flavors and serving suggestions accompany each dish.
This piece outlines multiple salad ideas emphasizing fruits like pineapple and strawberries, greens such as spinach and lettuce, and additions including cheese, celery, onions, chives, and nuts. It suggests dressings ranging from French to mayonnaise and offers quick mixes like onion-sour cream and chopped pepper variants.
A weary office worker finds escape in a vivid dream of wild places. He imagines clear rivers, meadows, and pine scents, then abruptly leaves the city for a railroad station heading to freedom. The dream ends with him starting a new life as his own boss, smiling again.
A Wide World Magazine piece credits Italian forces with inventing new body shield designs during trench warfare. It describes single and two man armored shields worn by infantry, offering head and vital organ protection and integrated firing openings. The article notes the device could be deployed from a standing or prone position and carried on the back for mobility.
The readable fragments mention a city girl and berries with unusual wording and stray phrases. No coherent event or identifiable persons beyond generic terms. The item appears damaged or nonsensical, lacking a clear news fact or reportable action.
The text describes burial customs in England noting that graves are dug in soil in open churchyards or in crypts beneath the floor. Some crypts function as large vaults with shelves for coffins and may be divided into small stone walled vaults.
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