German war report cites Allied gains and German retreats
Paris dispatch summarizes official notices from Bordeaux and Paris on Allied advances and German withdrawals. It notes enemy retreats along the Vesle and Meurthe fronts, Russian victory in Galicia, Belgian offensives, and Vatican urging peace. German hopes center on Verdun and Koenigsberg defenses, with mixed reports on eastern progress and naval activity.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Paris
Antiens
Tre
Soissone
Sherms
Vesle
Marne
Vieims
Seoand
Revieny
Jirahante-Roi
Argonne
Meurthe
St. Die
Scineville
Draon
le Tape
Baccarat
Ramireville Numeny
Pontaoysson
Livre
Galicia
Bordeaux
Af ‘Cr
Alexandre Millerand
Joffre
Oureq
Verdun
Austria
East Prussia
Washington
Rome
Benedict XV
Petrograd
Allenstein
Koenigsberg
Koenigaberg
Alle
Rotterdam
Semlin
Austria-Hungary
Bervia
Sarajevo
Boense
Refugees Flee France by Cattle Car to England
London report notes American and English refugees escaping France by rudimentary cattle car transport. A Willenden shopkeeper offered tokens of relief and crude fare as families sought passage, amid scarce provisions and growing hardship.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
France
London
Willenden
Gone But Not Forgotten. Gay Fares. Night Life in Berlin.
A compact notice highlights cultural events and theatrical pieces titled Gone But Not Forgotten, Gay Fares, and Night Life in Berlin. It notes a nostalgic, international arts focus with likely performances or reminiscences, reflecting a wartime or postwar era mood.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Berlin
England
Skin Trouble on Hands in Cassville Missouri
A Cassville resident Ray Bryant describes years of a ringworm like hand condition. He reports blisters rough cracked skin and soreness that limited work. He credits Cuticura Soap and Ointment with complete recovery after using a sample and purchases. The ad promotes Cuticura products worldwide with a brief testimonial and a mailing address for samples.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cassville
Ray Bryant
Dept. L
Boston
Ady
Breakfast Invitations and Friendship Tests
A humorous sketch contrasts fishing luck with humor about friendship. It recalls Macaulay on breakfast as a supreme test of friendship and quips on wedding and divorce lines. The piece ends with a wry note that some people could write all they know on a post card.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mr. Dustin Stax
Macaulay
Harriet Beecher Stowe
Coffee Destroys Health. Postum Rebuilds It Claims
A Springfield woman recounts years of nervousness and heart trouble eased after stopping coffee and using Postum. She credits coffee avoidance for improved health over 6 to 8 months, urging readers to try Postum as a coffee alternative sold in Regular and Instant forms with similar per cup cost.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Springfield
Ill
Postum Co
Battle Creek
Mich
Postum Ja
Tittle
Wellville
Gronera
Fletcher
Casting Lot: Odd Snippet From Ancient Page
Fragmented lines show dialog on marriage fear and changing attitudes toward single life. An ad for Castoria warns parents to check signatures on bottles. A grim note mentions an Ohio couple waking from a dream and marrying, then dying.
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Fetheat
Kaiser
Tirlemont
Haelen
Antwerp
Meuse
Poult Prats
Regulator
Pratts Poultry Regulator
Pratts
Pratt
Philadelphia
Food Company
Chicago
Toronto
Maud
Shea
Fedsons
Mall Broo Marine Hye Remsar Ge
Ghrlcage
Ohio
Dean
Iowa
Woodruff
Superior St
Wollam City
Towa
Doan
Osco
Troujak
Truss
Foster-M" Turn CO
Buffalo, N.Y
Natelgaial
Alice
Absorbine, JR
W.f.young
P.O.F
Temple St
Mass
Carter
Mit
Lions
Ld Garett
Opiter,Laboratory
Burkeley
Cal
Praduainn
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