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Newspaper
Riverdale Pointer
Location
Riverdale, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Mar 29, 1918
Page
10
Arthur Guy Empey, an American in Jersey City, moves to Mugland after Lusitania sinking and joins the British Army. He trains in Londoun, then France where he hears artillery and meets "cooties." His company goes to front-line trenches and he spends a turn on the fire step as bullets whiz overhead.
A first person account describes daily rations drawn by a lance corporal and private, the quarrel over bread portions, jam and onions, and the make shift trench meals. It covers trench rations, the quartermaster, and the humorous yet harsh realities of army subsistence under fire.
A soldier recalls attempting to clean a dixie with mud and water then finally shining it with mud after a tense moment with a cook. He spends days writing letters, chopping wood, and drawing coal, ending the day with tea and more chores.
In the next installment Empey recalls the first moment death lurked beside him as a comrade fell. He describes the shock and the fear that accompanies a soldier's brush with mortality and the toll it takes on morale.
Two privates with veteran stripes limp along London’s Regent Street when a twice wounded officer suddenly greets them with a cheerful recall of past times. He expresses hope they will soon be sent back to action and bids them good luck and cheer.
Advice on visiting an ill friend suggests serving nourishing broths soups and light puddings. Recommends wine jellies custards creamed meats and fruit baskets including grapefruit windarin oranges and white grapes to soothe and tempt the patient.
The London Chronicle describes ki as Navy cocoa used aboard ships. Princess Mary suggested it as an edible cocoa. Ki is served as fist dog water on Thursdays and at sea is drunk when possible. Sailors drink it diluted, with sugar and condensed milk, in large pitchers called ki boats arriving at midnight for gun crews.
Virginia representative Edward W. Saunders recounted a social tale about two men at lunch. A tramp enters a house, a fake call to police scares him away, and the thief returns later with two coats a hat and silverware. The anecdote illustrates foiled schemes and humor in political commentary.
A terse quip compares street brawls to forcing restraint while airing a social joke. The exchange hints at blunt moralizing about virtue and behavior using a wry contrast between fists and noble work. The snippets reflect a period voice with playful irony.
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