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Newspaper
Barre Daily Times
Location
Barre, Vermont, United States of America
Date
Jun 28, 1918
Page
2
An old advertisement touts Hood's Pills as a remedy to liver trouble causing jaundice and constipation. It claims the pills stimulate liver function, relieve biliousness and yellowness, and warns against harsh side effects. The firm listed is C. L Hood & Co of Lowell Massachusetts.
Washington June 25 The army casualty list today shows 46 women divided as killed in action 24 died of wounds 4 died of disease 3 wounded severely 22 wounded degree undetermined 2 prisoner 1. Floyd Gibbons Chicago Tribune correspondent named wounded degree undetermined. List includes officers and enlisted men with hometowns and units. Prisoner Elmer J Prosper Philadelphia. Uncalled for letters Barre post office week ending June 27 list names of men and women.
A parent reports eczema on the face of a child oozing and crusting, severe itching and sleepless nights. After using Cuticura Soap and Ointment the skin improves, with a testimonial from Leeing St Winooski Vermont dated ca 1917.
A local shaft exemption board enforcing the work or fight order ordered four men to quit their jobs and seek war essential work. One was told to enter a uniform. The actions targeted a packing house salesman and a jewelry store clerk among others in Los Angeles.
A long catalog of adult non fiction titles and authors. The list includes work by Pringle Alex McAdie Helen Robertson and many others covering history warfare biographies travel and culture. It notes numerous titles from World War I to contemporary topics and features authors such as John Buchan Kipling James Joyce and Wodehouse among many others.
London reports a Milan dispatch stating Germany and the Bolshevik government nearly agreed to cooperate to curb Polish nationalist aims. The Cracow paper The Nation's Voice describes a treaty granting German-led control in Poland, Russian influence through agitators, and coordination to suppress Polish forces and deter allied investment.
Washington reports a new shipbuilding record from Portland Maine as the freight steamer Bassum, launched, had its machinery installed within 96 minutes. Chairman Hurley sent a congratulatory telegram to the builders.
Washington June 28 suffrage advocates say a Senate filibuster against the federal woman suffrage amendment emerged late yesterday as Senator Reed of Missouri opened a long prepared speech on the army appropriation bill seeking to prevent moving the amendment to the army bill.
Ashington June 28 The House ways and means committee drafted a new bond bill authorizing $8 billion in Liberty bonds in addition to existing authorizations. The bill plans for October issuance and a possible subsequent issue when needed, with outstanding authorizations for further bonds and estimates around $6 billion for the next round.
Pittsburg June 25 Hans Wagner former big league baseball star enlisted with the home defense police of Allegheny county and was sworn in as an officer with jurisdiction in Carnegie his hometown.
The American troops in the Chateau-Thierry sector push the Germans back two miles on a two mile front at dawn, taking prisoners. The advance earns praise from the Berlin press, noting American training and a strong line north west of Chateau Thierry as German reports admit limits on their offensive.
An advertisement recounts a boy’s recovery after illness using Vinol tonic. It claims medicines failed but Vinol restored energy, color, and vitality. The message urges readers to try Vinol claiming it benefits children and endorses local druggists and physicians.
Paris and London dispatches report Nicholas Romanoff, former Russian emperor, assassinated between Ekaterinburg and Perm. Telegrams signed Telifteherin and from Mafin cite confirmation. Russian foreign minister M. Tchitcherin allegedly wired Darmstadt with the murder update.
In Rome on June 28 during the Piave celebration a crowd rushed Capitoline hills and burst into the former German embassy palace. Portraits of the German emperor were torn down and the German flag was raised over the building, now German property.
At a Washington conference of the council of national defense women’s committee Mr Hoover cited the steady meat and wheat supplies from America as crucial to ally morale. He noted English ration cuts eased and urged American families to keep saving wheat to sustain Western Europe.
Mrs Lena Bartlett and Mr Henry L Nixon share excerpts from Al l 4m B Nixon describing life in France and the front. He notes camping like provisions, trees unlike Vermont, multiple front experiences totaling over 40 days, and letters home about photos, ration items, and morale. He mentions Y M C A and Salvation Army aid, limited mail, and the desire to finish duties with the 26th division while enduring shelling and weather.
The note suggests expecting more mail soon though workers on the lines cannot promise much. It conveys a cautious tone about forthcoming correspondence while acknowledging work constraints. The statement emphasizes limited anticipation and ongoing activity without specific names or dates.
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