Wartime whimsy and crowd tricks across distant papers
A collage of jokes anecdotes and brief notes from Sydney Melbourne and New York punchlines about wartime economy casual mischief a court case in Sydney and playful poems. It includes quips about a wife turning informer a money hunt in Sydney and a magistrate railing against bottle throwing at police.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Apscirees
Sydney
Paris
Sydmey
Bates
Themerlves
Sydper
Melbourne
War era miscellany and verse amid wartime chatter
A collage of wartime notes, poems, and humorous vignettes from various columns. It mixes feminist war work references, domestic humor, a tale of a soldier and his plan, alcohol and temperance anecdotes, a WWI themed poem about rain and mud, and brief anecdotes from soldiers and homefront readers. It preserves period voice with scattered named places and publications.
Food in the Trenches Reveals War Time Food Resilience
The article recalls how hunger, cold, and mud defined trench life in 1915 and praises British ingenuity in delivering hot meals. It highlights front line kitchens, improvised carriers, and two large thermal vessels that brought warmth and sustenance to exhausted soldiers, boosting morale amid harsh winter conditions.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Arua
Uorpa
Corialis
Sapar
Enowe
Somme
The Night Scout in a Deadly Forest Ambush
A Canadian infantry officer, Poe Walker, plans a dawn raid behind enemy lines to test defenses near Petrograd. He crawls through darkness, wrestles with nerves, and unexpectedly falls into a trench while aiming to outsmart a wary foe in a tense wartime scene.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Seth Auker
Canada
Woodcradt
Poe Walker
Pug
Walker
Petrograd
Sound of the can and change in New Zealand ships
Fragmentary OCR notes describe conscionable change in New Zealand shipping, with references to soldiers, priests, and a wary view of a new era. Mention of Sir James Allen and Rev Stephen Herat, plus a discussion of morale, warfare imagery, and a wreck scene. The text is garbled, but conveys wartime attitudes and local reactions.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wis
Kees
New Zealand
Gore
Tom Bale
Marehos
Oo Coe
James Alien
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Hie Hinderburg
Hillie
Tucker
United States
Boston “Transcript
Howard
Cowart
Papil
David
Boye Dininzoner
Bors
Sir George Younghusband
New York
Deseret “News
Eden
Maude
Ket
Vietory
Lene
Collingwood
Lewisville
Coasier Journal
Mike
Old Palma
Janke
Jndee
Pemain
Artes
Anindl
Robert N. Service
Hubby
Perth
Sunday Times
GC Grey
London
Garth
Gomethine Lke
Fina
Oher
France
H. FR. Wakefield
Laon
Haan
Mole
Lee
Weil
Ali
Utt
Erie
Tiaie Croyt
Hug
Les
Dturies Wien
Eee
Gudao Ak
Zealan
Stephen Heraton
Jones
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