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Attempted Murder in Whitechapel Annie Farmer
Immense Excitement
Great excitement was caused once again in the East End of London on Wednesday by the attempted murder of a woman in the district of the recent Whitechapel atrocities. The woman’s name is Annie Farmer, and is over 30 years of age.
She met a man on Wednesday morning near [...]

This little satire, written by Louis Syberkrop on 28th June, 1917, was printed as a propaganda pamphlet issued to help persuade America to join France, England and Russia against Germany. The composition was said to have “become an elephant on his hands”. Letters were pouring in from every State of the Union and Canada inquiring [...]

The Jolly Fisherman Seals
Following the paragraph in our columns last week, pointing out that the Advancement Association had secured a quantity of Jolly Fisherman Seals, and asking householders and tradesmen to obtain them free of charge, and place them on all correspondence, nearly 10,000 have been issued to applicants.
It is hoped that all householders will [...]

World War 1 British Soldier Koyli Ernest Whitaker

Ernest was born in 1897 of Walter and Harriett Whitaker nee Pitts. He became a private in the KOYLI ’s (King’s Own Yorkshire Light Infantry), fighting for his country during World War 1.Whilst he was in service in India, he kept a diary; it makes quite poignant reading!
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