Depew First Front Line Experience at Dixmude
Albert N. Depew narrates his wartime path from chief petty officer and navy marksman to joining the Foreign Legion. He serves aboard the Cassard before transferring to the land forces and seeing action on the Flanders front.
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Albert N. Depews
France
H Battlesh
Sir Cassard
Sal
Depew
Dixmude
Albert N. Depew
United States Navy
Navy
Foreign Legion
Flanders Front
Life in the Dixmude trenches and daily front-line routine
A veteran recalls distance in trenches to reduce casualties and describes German camouflage, rotation between front line and reserve trenches, billets, clothing inspections, and identity disks. He notes cooties, lice, and pest life, food, safety drills, and the grind of daily siege duty amid bombardment and occasional emergencies.
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Nan
Dixmude
Snipers and Siege Life on the Front Lines
A first person account describes elite snipers enjoying privileges and night patrols, how they hid in shell craters to shoot German troops, and their pride in kills. The writer discusses phrases like Carry on used by British troops, listening posts in No Man's Land, and experiences with French and British artillery including the Verdun era 70s and T guns.
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Fritz
Mills
Frits
Whosia
Sergeant Jacks
No Man's Land
Verdun
Ginger Brown and the 75mm gun at Dixmude
The narrator recalls Pal Brown, a tall red headed sergeant in the Legion who pretends to be dopey but masters gunnery. Brown leads a surprise exercise at Dixmude with the “75” howitzer, setting fuse ranges and firing twelve shots while the narrator watches in awe.
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Brown
Infantry
Legion
United States Infantry
Dixmude Brown
Fritz
Dopey Brown
Dixmude
Merchant of Venice Seen by Vauxhall Students
A senior boy from Vauxhall school and a literary class member visited the old Vic to view The Merchant of Venice. In the Shylock court scene a bright Cockney boy cried out to the judge to ask for his meat card.
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Vauxhall School
Old Vic
Shylock
London
Turtle Eggs Describe Damp Parchment Texture And Numbers
The eggs of the turtle vary from sixty to one hundred, and at that they resemble damp parchment in their texture.
Businessman hires office man to save summer workload
A Columbus, Ohio businessman with heavy summer orders kept his two stenographers from taking vacations by hiring a young office man. The plan relied on the two stenographers competing for his attention, ensuring steady work. The German businessman aims to seize South American trade from his Yankee rival.
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Columbus
Ohio
Minneapolis Journal
Hold on dar sah interrogates over two dollars for hair remedy
A confrontation unfolds as Brother Nappy demands repayment for a supposed miracle hair straightening product. The other man insists the remedy was guaranteed, though it failed to untwist the hair. The exchange grows menacing with threats of violence.
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Dean
Nebraska
Harriet -Co
McLane and
Venteenth Sts
Cary
Brother Nappy
Kansas City Star
Red Cross Ball Blue Advertises American Made Cleaners
The notice promotes Red Cross Ball Blue as an American made cleaner. It emphasizes staining removal and household use, presenting it as a reliable product for laundry and whitening tasks.
Man in a Dazed State on Beat After Blow
Patrolman reports a man found dazed on the beat saying something struck him. The inspector asks for details while the man seems unaware of the exact cause and jokes that it could be a political landslide.
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Kansas City Journal
Rich Man Accepts Pen Nies in Change
A wealthy man accepts the small coins offered as change, not declining the pen nicks. The incident highlights frugality and polite commerce in a humorous exchange.
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Dean's
Virus Foster-Milburn CO
Buffalo
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