War veteran's account reveals class barriers in British Army
Immersive reminiscence follows Arthur Guy Empey, an American in Jersey City, who travels to England to enlist. He trains near London and serves in France, witnessing front-line life, trench peril, and improvised warfare as a private.
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Lusitiana
Armericnan
Arthur Guy Empey
Jersey City
England
London
France
Chaya
No Man's Land
Mavittta
Warfront Tales and Wedding Pageantry in Wartime
Readings mix trench realism with homefront glamour as soldiers and nurses clash with a German threat and a British trench life described with vivid detail. In calmer sections, wedding pageantry and couture for bridesmaids, gowns, hats, and veils highlight society’s wartime adaptations and hopes.
Empey Interrogates German Prisoner Finds New York Link
Empey questions a German prisoner and discovers he hails from New York. The full interview is continued in the next installment.
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Empey
New York
Theory on American Nind Origins Stirring Debate
According to a theory discussed in the Chicago Examiner, primitive people may have reached America via a land bridge from Asia in search of hunting grounds. Professor Wissler cautions that the new world native is not a direct descendant of ancient Asiatic populations, suggesting divergence rather than direct lineage.
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America
Tablelands
Asia
Professor Wissler
New World
Chicago
Taffeta Coats and Summer Wraps Feature Rich Textures
A fashion focus on taffeta coats for midsummer with velvet trim and dark shaded options. Describes wool velours, silk jersey, pongee, and black satin combinations, detailing collar styles, waist effects, and decorative borders. Notes dressy capes in black satin with colored satin, and fringed finishes for lighter models.
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Evlors
Shades and color effects in fabrics
The text discusses how different materials influence shades and color appearance. It notes that bright reds and blues look vivid in crepe or homespun but require exact shade matching in satin or velvet. Browns and blacks look dull unless satin or velvet is used.
How Mrs Boyd Avoided an Operation in Canton
Canton Ohio woman Mrs Marig Boyd describes relief from a female trouble after using Lydia E Pinkham's Vegetable Compound. Doctors had said operation was necessary, but the remedy enabled her to perform housework and avoid surgery. The ad urges others to try the product and seek the company for advice if complications exist.
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Canton
Ohio
Lydia E. Pinkham
Marig Boyp
6Th St
N. E
Lydia J
Pinkham Medicine Co
Lynn
Mass
Grim humor in trenches and a prankish poker tale
The account relays Captain Leonard C. Wells of Baltimore who let trench lice bite him to study trench fever and calls war grimly humorous. It also recounts a New York doughboys poker game during bombardment when a grenade killed a player and a comrade nonchalantly kept the last hand, saying it didn’t matter he had four Kings.
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Leonard C. Wells
Baltimore
New York
East Side
Bul
Isverything Comes To Him Who Waits
A playful adage notes that patience pays, but a hustler often lands the first prize. It contrasts waiting with busy effort, suggesting diligence yields earlier rewards for the proactive individual.
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Lim
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Seoteh
Davonet
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Tie
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Prussien
le Ostheles Dbs
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LOORE
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Noah
Noai Products Corp
Richmond
Virginia
North Carolina
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ATVI
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Chatsworth
Kodaks & Supplies
Galeski Optical Co
Richmond, Va
Richmond Bag Com
E. Cary
W.N. U
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