Empey’s Frontline Odyssey in the British Army
Empey tells of his enlistment as a private in the British army amid Lusitania sinking era upheaval. He trains in London and France, learns trench life, serves on the fire step, and shadows officers amid bombardment. He notes Chaplain rescues, digs No Man’s Land trenches, and records a costly assault and a death sentence.
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Lusitania
Manpey
Jersey City
Cod
London
Quirters
Prameoe
No Man’s Land
Lacilia
Billers Empey
Vinpes
Enipey
Casattack
Tie
Kitchener
Zeppelin
Ike
Eveugh
Albert Lloyd
Lloyd
Aldershot
Ainde Ge
Ronge
Loyd
Lloyd's Company
Slere
France
The Coward of War Ends in France
A World War I deserter named Albert Lloyd is tracked in a true account of fear and duty. The narrative follows his slow fall from courage to execution by his own hand and the grim aftermath as the system prints him in casualty reports.
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Rann Dow
Tor
Tre
Ecommand
Renmieimber
Ripe
Viethaus
Buseley
Chew
France
West
Ian
Albert Lloyd
London
Drafted to the Front Lloyd's first days in trench warfare
Lloyd joins a Battalion bound for the trenches near Frevent. After training at Rouen he learns the danger of shelling and trench mortars. Overwhelmed by fear he escapes the frontline and hides in the village as guns grow louder, then flees through the siege-ravaged terrain.
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Rouen
Frevent
Lloyd
PD Company
Lloydside
Fritz
Empey Learns a Yellow Streak Turns White
In the next installment Empey shares an unusual tale about a streak of yellow that unexpectedly becomes white revealing a curious transformation.
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Empey
Tommy
Best Materiel for Splints Emphasizes Wire Netting
Galvanized wire netting is praised as superior to wood for surgical splints being strong light non absorbent and easily sterilized. The woven tempered wire splints shape to fit and bind tightly around the injured limb while offering ventilation.
Cottage Cheese Club Sandwich and Frugal Breakfast Tips
A vintage home economics column advocates economical meals for war-time use. It covers oats with top milk, corn flour cakes, fried corn mush, and meat or fruit add-ins. It also recommends plenty of vegetables, light meals for slimmers, and a Cottage Cheese Club Sandwich recipe with watercress and salad dressing. It closes with a poetic line about human discontent across seasons.
Simple Camp Life Teaches Self Reliance and Frugal Meals
A nostalgic treatise extols camping as a test of ingenuity. It praises camp cooks using bacon, fish, mushrooms, and wild foods prepared over fire with stones, sticks, and ashes. It warns against modern conveniences and urges enjoying simple outdoor meals and childlike appreciation.
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Tle
Dodson's Liver Tone Replaces Calomel for Quick Relief
Local druggists report calomel sales fall as Dodson's Liver Tone gains popularity. Advertised as safe and effective for liver sluggishness and constipation, the vegetable remedy promises easy relief without griping or upset. Money back guarantee if it fails to help. Take one spoonful at night and wake refreshed.
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Dodson
Ady
Grove's Tasteless Chill Tonic Tablets Arrive
Tablet version offers the same medicinal effects as Grove's Tasteless Chill Tonic in bottles priced at 60c. The tablets provide a travel friendly, swallowable option for those preferring tablets over syrup. A brief society note mentions Maj. Frederick Patner meeting an old friend in Paris and a tank front suggestion for service. St. Paul railway terminals will be enlarged at a cost of $1,000,000.
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Grove
Frederick Patner
Military
Paris
Ine Ste. Anne
Palmer
George
Washington Star
St. Paul Railway
Kidney Trouble Backache Remedy Ad Offers Swamp Root
An old advertisement promotes Dr Kilmer s Swamp Root as a physician approved kidney and bladder remedy. It claims quick results and wide availability with a mail sample offer to Dr Kilmer Co Binghamton NY. The ad invites readers to buy medium or large bottles at local druggists.
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Dr. Kilmer & Co
Binghamton, N. Y
Ady
Hazardous World Dialogue Between Father And Son
A wary father warns of a dangerous world as a boy muses about idling time and a future possible presidency. The elder notes they have escaped harm, while the son accepts risk and pursues his own path.
Pa’s Riddling Exchange Sparks Cheese Quip
In a playful exchange, Pa jokes about Germany’s national scent being the smell of Im burger cheese, prompting a lighthearted moment about international foods and humor.
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Germany
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Klocyewaki & Co
Washington, D
Richmond
E. Cary
Richmond, Va
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Alabama Agency Co
Avondale
Ala
ONG
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Dortond Bee
W. N. U. Charlotte
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