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Newspaper
Silver Lake Record
Location
Silver Lake, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Jun 13, 1918
Page
3
In a trench diary excerpt, Empey recalls attempts to clean a dingy dixie with mud and water. He notes cooks’ scolding, the daily chores of letters and coal, and the back‑and‑forth chores of tea duty amid frontline life.
The narrative describes daily rations issued by a quartermaster to 19 men, disputes over bread and jam, and the gambling style raffle for items. It explains trench life including emergency rations, trench pudding, and the lure of Lonely Soldier parcels from England.
The guide explains timing for cutting oats in hard dough, methods for mowing binding or header harvesting, and how to shock with round or long stacks. It covers capping, shock layouts, weather protection, stacking costs, and the choice between threshing from the shock or from stacks, plus postharvest handling.
An advertisement touts GOLD MEDAL Haarlem Oil Capsules as a proven Holland remedy for kidney and bladder disorders and related pains. It claims centuries of use, direct import from Holland, ease of use, and a money back guarantee if not effective.
An American soldier in France sat down to dinner with a fork but no knife. After a misstep he asked a waitress for a knife, then after another pause he pointed to the fork and spoke of fiancee. The waitress returned with a knife.
An advertisement touts Othinc-double strength as a guaranteed treatment to remove freckles. It advises applying a small amount twice daily, noting most users need no more than one ounce for a clear complexion and offering money back if freckles persist.
A witty exchange about counting buttons on a wife’s dress prompts a playful digression on domestic tasks. The dialogue then shifts to a political joke about Swedes colonizing a South Sea island owned by France.
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