War Memoir Revels in British Army Caste Erosion Abroad
An American writer describes serving as a private in the British Army during World War I. He details trench life, officers servants, and mixed attitudes among English Irish Scottish and colonial troops. The piece notes King George and Winston Churchill, plus a tribute to Anzac troops and Saxon, Bavarian and Prussian rivals, culminating in warnings about treachery in the Saxon ranks.
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Synopsia
Lusitania
Arthur Guy Empey
Jersey City
England
Entete
London
France
Empey
No Man's Land
Winston Churchill
O.S
Jones
George
Tommy
Albert
Belgium
Nothce
Fritz
Trention
King George
Berlin
Enything
Erin's Isle
Empey Interview Reveals German Prisoner From New York
Empey questions a German prisoner and learns he hails from New York. The interview is described as an interesting lead into the next installment.
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Empey
New York
Theory on how humans first reached America debated
The article cites a theory that primitive man crossed a land bridge from Asia’s tablelands to North America in search of new hunting grounds. Professor Wissier warns against assuming direct descent from current Asiatic Mongolian peoples, noting a remote differentiation between populations.
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America
Tablelands
Asia
Professor Wissier
New World
Allied Air Power Prompts Major Offensive Talk
Reported shifts in Allied air strength and recent battlefield strokes suggest General Foch may launch a major operation. Washington notes American air support has pressured German lines around Chateau Thierry and aided French and British offensives on the Somme and in Flanders.
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Washington
Foch
Chateau Thierry
Solomons
Somme
Flannders
Record coinage in fiscal year ends at 3¢ and up in 1918
Washington mint reports a record total of 714,139,119 new coins worth 43,596,895 dollars for the year ending 1918. Pennies surged to 528,351,479 pieces while nickels barely rose. Silver and other coins also increased with 24,705,440 half dollars and 6,223,406 quarters produced, plus 116,455,500 new dimes.
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Washington
United States Mint
Mohammed V of Turkey Dies After Coup in 1909
A Constantinople dispatch reports Sultan Mohammed V, the thirty fifth Ottoman ruler and descendant of the House of Osman, has died. He seized the throne in 1909 via coup after decades of imprisonment by Abdul II, supported by the Young Turks who hailed him as a reform champion.
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Amsterdam
Mohammed
Turkey
Osman
Sultan
Abdul
Constantinople
Investigation Into Fire Destroys Orange Plant and Vessels
Officials from the department of justice with Texas and Louisiana officers conduct a tight inquiry into a fire that wiped out the Orange maritime corporation plant on the Louisiana Sabine river bank. The disaster left two 2,200 ton schooners incomplete and worth about 225000 each, total losses near 1 million dollars. Two men are under arrest and held. Charred bodies of two men, one possibly a New York contractor and an elderly man, are found.
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Orange
Department of Justice
Texas
Louisiana
Fie
Orange Maritime ‘Corporation
Sabine River
New York
Merchants Oppose War Time Gift Cards Exchange Idea
The council of national defense suggests limiting Christmas gifts to cards and letters as a wartime measure. Merchants nationwide oppose the plan, arguing current government regulation already controls non essentials at production origins.
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New York
Council of National Defense
Retail Ary Goods Association
Woolen goods profiteering warned by industries board
Washington reports continued woolens rationing led the industries board to notify dealers that profiteering harms public welfare and violates the president's industrial policy. A prior warning warned drastic action if speculation did not cease.
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Washington
The
Industries Board
Rankin Announces Run for Republican Senate Nomination
Miss Jeanette Rankin of Montana announces candidacy for the Republican nomination to replace Senator Walsh. Primaries are set for August 27 with no other Republican candidate expected at present. London dispatch reports Dublin police raids at Ballinasloe extending into Roscommon and adjoining counties with limited resistance.
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Washington
Jeanette Rankin
Montana
Senate
Walsh
London
Dubin
Ballinasioe
Roscommon
Kinks
The Piano at the Front
From France Lieut Reginald B Jones, formerly organist at Newport Mont Commercial Street Baptist Church, recalls an open air service as shells whistled overhead. A damaged old plane served as a shelter with seven holes, mended with wire and string, yet hearts singing hearty despite discords.
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Reginald B. Jones
Commercial Street Baptist Church
Newport
Mont
France
Kidney Trouble Often Unrecognized in Insurance Applicants
An examining physician for a major life insurer notes kidney disease is common in Americans and often undetected among insured applicants. He cites Swamp Root as a widely used herbal remedy and urges readers to try it, offering sample bottles via Dr Kilmer Co. and drugstores.
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Kilmer
Hughes
Dr. & Co
Bineba RY
Nero Fiddled While Rome Burned Quip Draws Laughs
A witty exchange contrasts Nero’s alleged inaction with a jab about his amateur incendiary role. The Count von Schrecklich remarks the emperor made no special plans to destroy cathedrals or hospitals.
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Nero
Rome
Count von Schrecklich
Red Cross Service Season Aims for Volunteers
Young man asked where he would go this summer and answered to France if possible. The piece highlights the Red Cross service drive and the season's objective for volunteers.
Just His Little Mistake in Nursing Adventures
Anonymous author recalls a wartime tale in a clearing hospital in France. A wounded brother of hers rinses mud in a kitchen bucket and, after a slip of the sink, contaminates the drinking water with dirty wash water turning coffee night into a dubious moment.
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Aother Per Riod
France
FRECKLES FADING FIX PROMISES CLEAR SKIN
An old cure advertises Othine double strength to remove freckles with an ounce applied in the morning promising dramatic whitening. The pitch claims even stubborn spots will vanish, urging readers to insist on the double strength product if others fail. Goose fought hunter after a night light incident at Grand Lake New foundland. A large automatic water pan for furnaces is shown in Poplar Mechanics Magazine, eight quarts capacity with auto refill and fire-pot contact for rapid evaporation.
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Wight
Poplar Mechanics
Forgotten item spurs a recruit's dramatic bracelette moment
A recruiting office scene features a smartly dressed man boasting wealth symbols while the sergeant detects a missing bracelet. The anecdote is paired with short notices on diaries, itchy scalps, and a humorous car-ownership record, all framed in compact old newspaper style.
War Effort Exchange Ponders Duties
A worker asks what to do while a shirker replies he helps win the war. The worker then questions which side is aiding, naming Piyleaf as the point of discussion in a terse wartime exchange.
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Piyleaf
When our Eves Need Care Try Marine Urine Remedy
A fragmented health note suggests a unconventional remedy labeled marine urine for women. The readable portions mention care needs and a teetering condition but lack clear instructions or safety context. Cited phrases imply a home care remedy discussion without verified medical guidance.
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Siguature
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G. J. English
Springfield
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St. Louisa
N. E. Calmes
Marion, Ky
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