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NEWS AT A GLANCE

Monday, September 11, 2017

. Miss Mary Elsen, of Chicago, is suing Dr. Charles Weser, a local doctor, for 60 breaches of promise during a four years’ courtship. — The Nelson Evening Mail, June 22 1912 . Soldiers are quite fond of children. Chopsticks are the reason the Chinese never invented custard. The senior members of the House of Commons are not […]

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NEWS AT A GLANCE

Monday, January 23, 2017

. Omnibuses in Holland are fitted with letter-boxes. — The Nelson Evening Mail, July 13 1908 . A ‘havelock’ is the flap of cloth that hangs down from a soldier’s kepi, to protect the neck. Donald Trump’s inauguration as the 45th president of the United States drew bigger crowds to Washington DC than any previous inauguration. The […]

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Afghan IV

Wednesday, October 16, 2013

  for Frank Ledwidge, Lt Cmdr (Ret.), RNR I came. I saw. I concurred.

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The soldier (after Brooke)

Tuesday, October 23, 2012

If I should die, think only this of me: I never finished watching all of Borgen…

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Sir Jacob Astley’s prayer

Tuesday, November 30, 2010

‘March on boys!’ quoth Sir Jacob Astley, neglecting to remember that an army marches, famously, on its stomach.

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Rain

Thursday, November 11, 2010

Rain is – as they say in the army – ‘just wet. It ‘ll dry, you bastards!’

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