Empey Narow Escape While On Patrol in No Man's Land
The narrative follows Arthur Guy Empey, an American who joined the British Army after the Lusitania sinking, training in France and facing frontline fire. It recounts encounters with comrade Old Scotty, a sharpshooter, their patrols in No Man's Land, a dangerous wiring party, and the perilous crawl back to trenches amid barbed wire and shelling.
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Empey
NO Man’s Land
Arthur Guy Empey
Jersey City
England
London
France
Chaplain
No Man's Land
Our
Staged Under Fire to Rest Billets and Stage a Farce
In a WWI memoir, troops in reserve billets plan a two act comedy "The Roane Palace Saloon" as Tommy turns actor. Empey outlines creating a makeshift stage, sourcing props from attic scavenging, and casting a 20 strong stock company led by Abe Switch from Pumpkinville Center Tennessee.
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Tommy
America
Empey & Wallace Theatrical Co
Roane Palace
London
David Belasco
Bowery
New York
Diamond Palace Saloon
Abe Switch
Pumpkinville Center
Tenn
Diamond Palace
Tom Twistem
Fillem Up
Abe
Tom
Fillem
Pair facts select better dairy cows
The United States Department of Agriculture urges raising only top heifer calves to improve dairy herds. A cow-testing association records milk and butterfat for culling decisions, with 472 associations and 961,881 cows tracked last year.
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United States Department of Agriculture
United States
Out in Front on Recon Patrol in No Man's Land
After ten lieutenants from our section volunteered, I was assigned to a six Mills bomb reconnaissance patrol. At 11:80 that night twelve men plus our lieutenant moved out in front into No Man's Land.
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No Man’s Land
Noon arities and German iron in a dramatic trench escape
A soldier describes slipping behind German lines at noon and tearing his tunic on barbed wire. He dodges bullets, crashes into his own trench, answers a sentry with the password, and survives after a nervous hour with a rum flush.
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Tanic
Cable Wire Mass Estimated Reaches From Earth to Moon
An estimate claims the total wire in the world’s submarine cables since 1857 would span from the earth to the moon, considering cave and sheath coverings. The figure highlights the vast scale of oceanic telecommunication infrastructure.
Proper Churning Temperatures for Butter Quality
The text explains optimal churning temperatures to produce firm butter granules. It notes 52–60 F in summer and 58–60 F in winter, with 62 F in winter yielding quick buttermilk cream but firmer granules. It warns against too low or too high temps, and against warming cream or using hot wash water, which harms butter texture and quality.
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United States Department of Agriculture
Too Much to Ask Lady and Clerk Scene
A humorous courtroom exchange where a woman seeks approval for a request. The clerk points out a seven day return period while the lady struggles to decide, and the judge presides over the moment.
Notable old ads and quips in a fragmented page
A collage of vintage ad lines and conversational snippets. Red Cross Ball Blue promises whiter clothes, a couple discusses impertinence, Cuticura promotes sore hand care with sample offers, and a partial reflected bargain note hints at price cuts from five to seventy‑five cents.
Battery searchlight advances yield 458000 candlepower
Improved pocket flash swing operation with two or three dry cells now delivers a battery searchlight reaching 2000 feet to half a mile on six volts. An adjustable focus single shell reflector and a nitrogen filled tungsten lamp produce high candlepower, with tests showing 458 000 candlepower.
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Turtteryopers Sted
Seureluight
Swamp-Root promoted for women kidney trouble ads
An advertisement urges women to consider Dr Kilmer’s Swamp-Root for kidney and bladder complaints. It claims many illnesses stem from kidney trouble and promotes sample bottles by mail from Binghamton New York. The ad ends with a note about microbes in everyday life.
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Kilmera
Pr. & Co
Binghamton
N. Y
Canada enacts law on refusal to work with fines and jail
The Canadian government approved a measure imposing fines or imprisonment for those who refuse to work. In the United States Navy, enrollment exceeds 4000 Jews, reflecting diverse recruitment.
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United States Navy
Food Rations For a Hard Working Man
A daily dietary plan outlines required intakes for a working man. He needs 12 ounces of a mix of meat poultry cheese dried vegetables fish or eggs. Each glass of milk adds an ounce. Soldiers require four pounds of fresh fruit and vegetables weekly, ¾ cup fat, 1½ pounds bread or cereal, and 2 ounces sugar or a third cup syrup to maintain energy and warmth.
Freckles广告引发的自我救赎与前线故事
广告声称 Otbine 双效可去除雀斑并承诺钱返后，搭配战地故事讲述一位将军从前线传来的简短对话。军官在电话中汇报战况，最终传来“太迟，再见”之语，展现战争残酷对日常美之追求的对照。
Humorous Exchange On Perfume Tastes From Cumrox
Mr Cumrox notes evening scent as mint and morning aroma as ham and eggs in a playful aside. The comment reflects a humorous take on personal preferences amid aging.
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Mr. Cumrox
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Scott
Scotty
Northwest
Northwest Mounted Police
Rockies
Scotland Yard
Old Scotty
Mr. Atkins
Ananias
Jersey
Ouch
Dept. X. Boston
Libby
McNeill & Libby
Chicago
Freemont
Rane
Lydia E. Pinkham
Mra M. Goppin
Napoleon St
Fremont, C
North Haven
Conn
Mia
Provence
Box 197
Lydia E. Pinkhams
Lydia E.pinkham Medicine CO
Lynn
Mass
Bostoi
Fletcher
Picardy
Rine
Sanitarium
Sulpho Saline Springs
C. W. Pyerett
Linco
Daley
Semat Marold Somers
DE Kale Ave
Brooklyn
N.Y
Leipe
CAR Bomale CO
Lincoln
New
Florida
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