From Mufti to Khaki in a London Recruiting Tale
A U S recruit narrator recounts leaving New York for London to join the British army. He negotiates enlistment, meets officers, and attempts a recruiting push on Tottenham Court Road aided by a red white blue rosette, with mixed success and a lesson in Yankee bravado.
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Tottentian Court
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Tndside
Tommy Atkins
Tie
Miyte
Tommy
Royal Fusiliers
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Ile
Leutenant
Mufti
Empey
Tottenham Court Road
Ogden
Utah
New York
England
Great Drive for Shipyard Volunteers Forms to Speed War
A public service reserve named United States Shipyard Volunteers of the Public Service Reserve is formed to recruit up to 150000 volunteers across trades to finish the massive shipbuilding program. Pay follows prevailing shipyard wages, housing is planned, and enrollment steps include visiting local agents or writing to Edward N Hurley.
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Public Service Reserve
America
Department of Labor
Council of National Defense
Shipping Board
State Council of Defense
Edward N. Hurley
United States Shipping Board
Washington
U. S
Hurley
United States Shipyard Volunteers of Public Service Reserve
United States
Over the Top true story of trench warfare
Foreword introduces Empey a U S sergeant who joined World War I early and describes his account of frontline fighting in France. The narrative blends grim details with thrilling moments and a humorous touch reflecting his firsthand experiences.
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Empey
Empey Encounters New Friends in France Training
In training quarters Empey hears distant gunfire in France and meets the local cooties. The article previews further experiences in the next installment.
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France
Empey
Newport's News Receives News From Home
In Virginia's early days colonists awaited ships from England. A crowd gathered near the place now named for Captain Newport to hear Newport's news as his return was anticipated.
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Virginia
Captain Newport
England
Newport
Life's Inspirations Warn Against Quiet Selfishness
A reflection on the joy of inspiring others through acts of courage and kindness. The piece asserts that genuine success comes only when one’s life spreads inspiration, urging lasting impact over personal comfort.
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Inother
Just Human Nature in a City Observation
In a Dallas News item a man’s character is shown by choosing to risk a $50 loss in a speculation rather than pay 60 cents for a pocket hole repair.
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Dallaa News
English Hedgerows Will Be Cut Under New Farm Program
The article notes drastic changes to hedges and trees as the agricultural program this year requires removal to enable plowing. Many fear loss of privacy and beauty, though some see an American landscape ideal with open homes and fewer fences. Sir Herbert Tree praised the American system, but English opinion fears trespass and damaged privacy.
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Thenglish
Freckles Vanish With Ethine-Double Strength Therapy
A plainspoken advertisement urges readers to use ethine double strength to remove freckles. Apply a small amount night and morning from a druggist, promising disappearance of dark spots and light ones, with a money back guarantee if no results.
Mayors Speech on War Prices Sparks Plain Talk at Dinner
New York Mayor Mitchel urged efforts to cut wartime prices to prewar levels during a dinner. A club scene followed with a humorous exchange about how to halve living costs. Josh suggested using ordinary shears as a joking method to reduce bills.
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Iix
Mitchel
New York
Josh
Tean
Hall's Catarrh Medicine Offered As Internal Cure
Advertisement claims catarrh is incurable by local applications but can be cured internally. It asserts Hall’s Catarrh Medicine purifies blood and acts on mucous surfaces. Includes promotion by F. Cheney & Co. of Toledo Ohio and offers testimonials.
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Lian
Hall
F. T Cheney & Co
Props
Toledo
Gone Away and the Missing Boy Paul in Sunday School
A story notes Robert and Paul as inseparable friends. Robert’s mother asks about Paul after Sunday school, discovering Paul is missing and that he, or his friend Tite, has gone to Antonh. The text includes an advertisement for Cuticura remedies and a curiously garbled aside.
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Robert
Paul
Tite
Antonh
Suna Hays
Spring health tonic and house cleaning advice
A period voice extols Dr. Pierce's Golden Medical Discovery as a blood and nerve tonic to boost vigor for spring. It recommends laxative Dr. Pierce's Pleasant Pellets for weekly colon cleansing and urges readers to begin a spring house cleaning to expel poisons and stay well.
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Dr. Pierce
Nature's Remedy NR Tablets Advertisement Claim
This ad touts Nature's Remedy NR Tablets as a tonic for digestion and elimination, promising relief from headaches dizziness and fatigue after a week of nightly use. It claims lasting benefit without daily use and urges purchase via druggist guarantees.
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