Empey and Comrade Survive Listening Post Duty at Front
American exiled in Jersey City Arthur Guy Empey enlists with the British Army. He recalls trench life in France, a gas dugout accident, a listening post night under shellfire, and relief by a comrade as rain-soaked patrols test nerve and endurance.
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Arthur Guy Empey
Jersey City
England
London
France
Empey
Chaplain
No Man’s Land
Homber
Wheeler
Fritz
Jupiter Pluvius
No Man's Land
Bowies
Woolworth
Mingara Falls
Myte
Listening Post Frontline Memo Chapter XV
The author recalls waking at six in the morning to rest billets after travel, where sixteen days were spent digging roads drilling and other fatigues before returning to the front-line trench. The night passes with no events until the next afternoon when something unfolds.
First Come Gets The Good Dugout In Battery D 238 Tale
The author recalls moving into a dry comfortable machine gunners dugout near an artillery post. He signs in with name and number, and shares how two Royal Field Artillery men, including Bombardier Wilson of Battery D 238, become friendly. Wilson describes a past stunt on Old Pepper, recounted in his own words.
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R. E’s
Royal Field Artillery
Bombardier Wilson
Pepper
Targets miss as men barred from shelling Fritz says Empey
In the next installment Empey explains that despite excellent targets, men are not allowed to shell Fritz. The note emphasizes restrictions affecting operation and morale during the engagement.
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Fritz
Empey
Present hunting visit goes astray in shopping hour
Miss Smith visits Mrs. Jones to help choose gifts. The maid says Mrs. Jones is out shopping and will be home later, revealing a mix up as the mistress had told the maid she was always home to her.
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Tommy
Twans
Long Ride Before Him
A village innkeeper bets a boastful cyclist he cannot ride until the church clock strikes six. The rider speeds off as time nears five, but learns later the church clock never strikes. The tale from London Tit-Bits highlights pride and deception in a humorous roadside wager.
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London
Two Kinds of Reformers in the Nation’s Debate
The Atchison Globe argues for balanced reform. It contrasts positive reformers who advocate constructive change with negative reformers who oppose everything. It frames reformers as heirs to the Declaration and the Constitution and calls for more constructive voices in public life.
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United States
Atchison Globe
Lydia E Pinkham Remedy Claims Cure for Woman Ailments
Mrs A W Binzer of Black River Falls Wisconsin credits Lydia E Pinkham's Vegetable Compound with avoiding an operation for organic troubles and back pain after doctors in Eau Claire urged it. The ad urges other women to try the root and herb remedy for inflammation ulcers displacements backache nervousness irregularities and bilnea and offers advice from Pinkham Medicine Co Lynn Massachusetts.
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River Falls
Wis
Lydia
Eau Claire
Lydia E. Pinkham
A. W. Binzer
Black River Falls
The Honest Lawyer Advice From a Father to Son
A New York lawyer recalls a bank president and his son before the son heads West to start his own business. The father urges lifelong honesty and then adds a practical note about studying corporation law to see what business choices can remain honest.
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New York
West
Graybeard
Harper’s Magazine
Parson Confronts Goat Over Vote Sale in Kansas City Star
The Parson Bagster accuses Goat Simmons of selling a vote to Honorable Thomas Rott. Simmons admits the theft but says he redeemed himself by voting for the younger gentleman, restoring conscience. The Kansas City Star notes Bige amid laughter and ghosts of hosts.
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Parson Bagster
Thomas Rott
Pahson
Goat Simmons
Leman
Kansas City
Star
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