Empey and Comrade On Listening Post Duty At Front
Arthur Guy Empey describes his early World War I experiences in France after enlisting with the British Army. He recalls trench life, digging in No Man's Land, handling gas, witnessing a decomposed enemy body, listening for mines, and enduring harsh rain, mud, and shelling with comrade Wheeler as they wait for relief on a grim night.
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Arthur Guy Empey
Jersey City
England
London
France
Empey
Chaplain
No Man’s Land
Tommy
Morning rest at the front and a bomber’s warning
In Chapter XV the narrator details sixteen days in rest billets then return to the front. A bomber is announced as a general utility man. Empey and Wheeler are chosen to listen at night, but Fritz opens fire with a machine gun, and the narrator enjoys a brief moment as the target ducks for cover.
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Empey
Wheeler
Fritz
First in the Dugout Near Advanced Post
The narrator moves into a dry roomy machine gunners dugout near an artillery observation post and marks his name on a cot. Two Royal Field Artillery men, including Bombardier Wilson, share the space when off duty and become friendly. Wilson recalls a past stunt his battery pulled on Old Pepper.
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Royal Field Artillery
Bombardier Wilson
Pepper
Spraying Potatoes With A Power Outfit
United States Department of Agriculture prepared article explains spraying to reduce the yearly loss of over 100 million bushels in potatoes. It lists insects and diseases such as Colorado potato beetle late blight blister beetles flea beetles cutworms and plant lice and notes Bordeaux mixture arsenate of lead nicotine sulphate and emulsions as control methods. It also mentions jarring driving crop rotation and clean cultural practices as aids.
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United States Department of Agriculture
Colorado
Keep Farm Records to Show Activities and Profits
The article urges farmers to maintain yearly cash records by farm activity to reveal which divisions generate income and what costs they incur. It cautions against hasty conclusions, notes that seemingly minor ventures can outsize obvious ones, and emphasizes comparing years to spot problems while correcting misjudgments. It also advocates enforcing labor norms and portraying patriotism through farm productivity.
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United States Department of Agriculture
Idler Must Work or Fight War Duty Prompt
Government mandates draft age citizens to work and fight, urging self-respect and vigilance against idlers. Readers are advised to report loafers to sheriffs or police and insist vagrancy laws be strictly enforced in their communities.
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United States Department of Agriculture
United States
Cities Must Help in Time of Farm Labor Strain
Quote from Clarence Ousley assistant secretary of agriculture urging urban workers to assist farmers during seasonal labor shortages as nations at war have done. Prepared by the USDA, the piece argues cities should mobilize office and shop workers to harvest crops if needed.
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United States Department of Agriculture
Clarence Ousley
Secretary of Agriculture
Farm Machinery Great Aid
A government official notes farm machinery increases productivity, allowing one worker to do the work of two. He cites examples across the corn belt including a teen boy driving four horses with a two furrow plow and others using manure spreaders, binders, harvesters, milking machines, tractors, and hay tools to reduce labor needs.
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United States Department of Agriculture
Corn Belt
G. I. Christie
Secretary of Agriculture
Department
Ousley
War Savings stamps proposed for fair premiums
The Lake Charles Louisiana chamber of commerce bureau of agriculture urges paying all premium awards at fairs with War Savings stamps. A resolution endorsing the plan was adopted and sent to federal and state officials and fair associations nationwide.
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United States
Women farmers of western Canada prove vital partners in war effort
On a train from Edmonton to Winnipeg a veteran wears a Distinguished Service Medal and recalls how his farm wife kept production steady during 1914 to 1917. Manitoba’s Miss Clara Forward and Miss Beatrice Forward run a successful mixed herd, while Miss R. M. Hillman farms 1120 acres in Saskatchewan with fine Percheron stock. The piece lauds diverse prairie women who manage accounts, cut costs, and advise on farm work, proving a versatile and essential contribution to prosperity.
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Edmonton
Winnipeg
Canada
Oak Lake District
Manitoba
Clara
Beatrice Forward
Brandon
R. M. Hillman
Keeler
Saskatchewan
Imagination Not Romance in Married Life
A dialogue contrasts romance with imagination after marriage. She asks if people lose imagination. He doubts romance fades but suggests explanations require creativity.
Home Remedy Freckle and Tan Lotion Advertisement
A vintage advertisement promotes mixing lemon juice with three ounces of Orchard White to create a cheap facial lotion. It claims to remove freckles sunburn windburn and tan, leaving skin clear and white. The ad emphasizes harmlessness and urges shoppers to buy lemons and Orchard White at local stores.
Rewtal Viewed As A Self Starter Despite Old Fashioned Image
The speaker defends Mr Rewtal, noting he is old fashioned yet a self starter. A friend counters by imagining a man visiting and leaving at ten. The exchange focuses on reputation and initiative in a skeptical stance.
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Myrt
Mr. Rewtal
Gert
Comfort Baby's Skin With Cuticura Soap and Ointment
Red, rough and itching skin eased by hot baths with Cuticura Soap and touches of Cuticura Ointment. Sleep for baby and rest for mother. Free samples via Cuticura Dept X Boston. Soap 25, Ointment 25 and 50.
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Dept. X
Boston
English Words on Increase in Vocabulary Growth
The note discusses growth in English vocabulary with a focus on the term grown and a fragmentary reference to WOFdS. It highlights how vocabulary expands through usage and exposure, suggesting ongoing linguistic development.
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Red Cross
Ral
Jupiter Pluvius
Bowies
Yank
Woolworth
Niagara Falls
Listening Post
Ing
Bureau of Agriculture of
Lake Charles
Louisiana
Western
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