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Newspaper
Waterloo Evening Courier
Location
Waterloo, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jul 04, 1918
Page
7
In pouring rain six soldiers sleep near the sunlit horizon awaiting the momentous start of the war. Cant. I R McLendon and a French colonel prepare the 75mm gun. The first shot screams into German territory signaling America’s entry and vengeance for Lusitania and Belgian outrages.
A vivid WWI reminiscence from Corporal Osborne Dexvarila of the Sixth United States Field Artillery describing the first shot into No Man's Land, the reaction in France, early battlefield duties behind the lines, and the infantry’s arrival with Pershing’s forces. The piece recalls trench training with Alpine Chasseurs, the care for the gun decked with flowers, and early experiences before the doughboys fully joined.
An OCR fragment recalls World War II era vignettes including grenade fishing attempts by Americans, a wood cutting detail for a soldier with a rifle, and letters home. It also follows messages from Corporal Roy De Camp and Edward J. Riley describing frontline life, the Seventy-seventh field artillery, and U.S. military activity in France and England.
Letters from Llewellyn Boggs describe crossing the Atlantic in a large convoy, French billets, language learning, and assignments with the ordnance unit in a French village. Refugee relief work in Paris expands as Red Cross funds rise, while wounded soldiers and transport details color the ongoing war effort.
Meager report from Christiania details German submarine U boats showing a seized Norwegian steamship Norefos as a tow and prize, with a film crew aboard. The Norefos was captured near the Canary Islands, towed for two weeks, refueled, and later scuttled after three bombs exploded in its hold. Norwegian crew survived, spent months at sea, and were rescued by a French steamer before reaching Christiania.
A poem by Edwin Davies SchooonMARKET recalling wartime mobilization and moral duty. Questions readers about their choices during a world crisis, urging action, charity, and faith as nations stood united against aggression. Describes drums, bugles, and the call to serve, with imagery of crosses, suffering, and the imagined righteousness of sacrifice.
Uncle Harry recalls the Fourth of July, the travel from past to present, and contrasts relations with Great Britain in 1776. He notes Hessian troops and harsh rule under George III, with English opposition to the war, as a reflection on freedom and shared aims in France today.
A narrator recounts gratitude to France and Lafayette, notes German states in the era of the American Revolution, and comments on Prussia under Frederick the Great. He hopes for victory of liberty as nearly a million Americans prepare to join European battle lines and for peace by the next Fourth of July.
The fragment hints that only three of the original thirteen states ratified the constitution unanimously before Delaware New Jersey and Georgia. It references a transcript or commentary by a rich or worried figure and mentions heirs and gloom over the situation.
The speaker describes serving in the supply company and the army. He notes having better pay and a fine group of officers while expressing hope to see the country after the fighting ends. He mentions limited ability to communicate with people due to language barriers.
The article suggests constipation stems from dehydration in the digestive tract and advises drinking water, eating raw fruits, and exercising outdoors. It recommends mild laxatives and warns against harsh purgatives that dehydrate the system, endorsing Chamberlain's Tablets as easy to take and pleasant in effect.
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