Timely Warning and Odd Bits From The Front
The page recaps a wartime anecdote about a gunner nearly disarming a weapon on the western front before a wounded soldier stops him. It also offers a brash quip about neighbors’ concern when someone is ill and a riddle about a boy requesting butter on both sides at dinner.
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Tim” Healy
Bobby
Love and plans collide in family cash talk
Dialogue snippet shows Mrs Grimm and a suitor joking about marriage and money. The exchange hints at a future union framed around paying cash and firm family expectations.
Empey's First Over the Top Charge in Brutal Frontline Fight
In a brutal No Man's Land charge, a sergeant named Warren in Empey's battalion dies on the fire step just before relief. The narrative recounts the bombardment, the mud, and the bayonet clash as the men advance, one wounded in the shoulder and head, with Empey eventually mortally hopeful for return to the front.
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Empey
Warren
England
Waterloo Station
London
Tommy
Quewers
No Man's Land
Pain
Frits
No Man’s Land
Empey Joins The Death by Own Action Club
A cliffhanger stanza teases Empey joining a perilous club as the next installment promises thrilling details and a continue date.
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Empey
Western Canada's crop outlook and optimism for record harvest
The piece notes favorable weather in Western Canada boosting seed-bed conditions and moisture, with early May wheat seeding and larger oat barley plantings. Mr. J. D. McGregor predicts an enormous crop if weather remains favorable, citing excellent prairie conditions observed across the Food Control Board.
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Canada
J. D. McGregor
Federal Food Board
Western Canada
Calgary
Prairie Provinces
Food Control Board
McGregor
Soldier recalls France cigarette light request in wartime tale
A returned soldier recounts signaling a Frenchman for a light and receiving a wry response in fluent English. A second excerpt labels a woman as wise by the company she avoids, then notes peace and reason prevailing in Collins prose.
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France
Washington Herald
Eatonic relief promises fast comfort for indigestion
H L Kramer promotes EATONIC tablets as a quick remedy for indigestion sour stomach heartburn and bloating. The ad claims neutralizes acids aids digestion and improves appetite with one or two tablets after meals. Genuine EATONIC bears the name on each tablet sold by druggists or via Eatonic Remedy Co. Chicago Tl.
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H. L. Kramer
Kramer
Eatonic
Eatonic Remedy Co
Chicago
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