War's crack of caste crumbling in British army trenches
A vivid reminiscence of American Arthur Guy Empey in the British Army during World War I. It recounts trench life from training in France to front-line dangers, officers’ servants, and cross-cultural dynamics among English Irish Scots and colonial troops. The piece notes King George’s empathy, the evolving class barriers, and the varied German troop types from Prussians to Saxons.
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Arthur Guy Empey
Jersey City
England
London
France
Empey
No Man’s Land
Winston Churchill
O. S
Jones
George
Red Cross
Tommy
Albert
Belgium
Inglishman
Iritz
New Zealand
Fritz
Berlin
Erin’s Isle
Empey Interview Link Hints at New York Connection
An interview unfolds as Empey questions a German prisoner and discovers he hails from New York. The article teases the next installment for further details on this unlikely cross Atlantic link.
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Empey
New York
Theory of America arrival by land bridge debated
The Chicago Examiner cites Professor Wissler questioning direct descent from Asiatic Mongolian and suggesting the possibility that the American type diverged into strains reaching Asia. The note ponders primitive man crossing via a land bridge from Asia to America or vice versa.
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America
Tablelands
Asia
Wissler
New World
Chicago Examiner
Volunteers to Help Farmers During War Time
City men urged to close shops and join farm labor effort. Clarence Ousley cites a plan for local chambers to form labor committees, canvass business workers with farm experience, and assign volunteers to farms during planting, cultivating, and harvest periods to sustain national food production.
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Commercial Club
Board of Trade
Clarence Oustey
Grange
Co-Operative
Farm and City Man Urges Duty to the Farm
A persuasive appeal asks city residents to reflect on their debt to farming for food and strength. It argues farms power both homes and businesses and calls for patriotic service by aiding the farm with labor and support in this era of unprecedented need.
Farm Labor Problem and Municipal Cooperation
The farm labor problem affects both farmers and city residents and requires city involvement in solving it. Request a copy of The Farm Labor Problem— Power Sufficient is Properly Mobilized by Cooperation and Community Action from the Department of Agriculture in Washington DC.
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Department of Agriculture
Washington, D. C
Nervous mothers find relief with Lydia Pinkham's remedy
Philadelphia woman Mia J Worthline recounts chronic tiredness backache and nervous indigestion. After one week on Lydia Pinkham's Vegetable Compound she improved, continuing three months to feel well and eat normally. The letter promotes the remedy for overworked mothers and similar conditions.
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Philadelphia
Lydia KE
Pinkham
Mia
J. Worthline
North Taylor St
Lydia Pinkham
No Fool Like an Old Fool in the Duck Decoy Tale
A humorous local note describes the near sighted Mr. Duck attempting to flirt with a decoy, provoking lighthearted commentary on gullibility and showy courtship. The scene plays to a quaint town paper vibe with playful mischief and familiar animal characters.
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Turtle
Mr. Duck
Toads Were Crafty and the Lazy Fisherman Tale
The Indianapolis News recounts a tale from a superior court clerk about a lazy fisherman who tied shin gles with toads as bait. He napped on the riverbank and woke to find the toads perched on the shingles rather than catching fish.
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Dan Linus
Superior Court
Indianapolis News
Unusual millinery byways in wartime New York
War economies spark odd headgear as gilded chicken feet and walnuts headline bold millinery. A Broadway woman appears in a bonnet trimmed with cracked English walnuts, while another wears a single alligator skin merry widow with a gray squirrel garnish. New York women display novel hat ideas.
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Abe
Mawrus
Milady
Broadway
New York
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Freedom of America
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Lydia E. Pinkham
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Magnuson X-Ray CO
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