15 Aug 1918
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Newspaper
Batesville Tribune
Location
Batesville, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Aug 15, 1918
Page
1
Allied forces press on at Picardy with American British and French units advancing toward Hray-Sur-Somme and near Lihons. Australian and Canadian troops reportedly capture Chaulnes, while German attacks north of Kemmel are repulsed.
British tanks operating south of the Amiens Roye road advance amid heavy machine gun fire from a town. Five armored tanks charged into second story positions and crushed the houses killing German gunners, then rolled on to flatten nine more structures, wiping out the enemy in the village.
In Indianapolis on August 12 a mother and her eight year old son Bertha Viola Smith and John William Smith drowned in Eagle Creek near Morris street. They went swimming while the father was away and were found in the creek with the boy in his mother's arms. Police reported two bodies seen in the water and the cause believed to be the boy’s depth. The father Everitt Barton Smith was notified by a neighbor.
Meriem and Korak reunite with Tarzan and Jane Greystoke after stopping Tantor and aiding Meriem. A mysterious Englishman Jack reveals himself as Meriem’s savior and father figure, while a French general confirms Meriem’s true parentage and vows.
The United States government to stage the largest war trophies exposition in Grant Park from Labor Day to September 15. Seventeen carloads of German and allied war material will be shown with front line trenches and No Man's Land recreated. France Britain Canada Italy and Belgium participate. Admission is low and no sales are made.
Mrs. Kooppe lmann of McLean Nebraska reports a healthy baby girl and improved health after using Lydia E Pinkham's Vegetable Compound. The letter extols relief from displacements inflammation ulceration irregularities backache headaches nervousness and the blues and invites others to seek guidance from Lydia E Pinkham Medicine Co Lynn Mass.
Squeeze juice of two lemons into three ounces of orchard white to make a quarter pint freckle sunburn and tan lotion. Grocers sell lemons and drug stores offer orchard white for a few cents. Massage onto face neck and hands to fade freckles sunburn and tan and whiten skin. claims harmless.
A Denver Post column excerpt portrays a proud new mother praising her neighbor's baby as heavenly and cherubic while dismissing her own child as far less impressive in comparison, revealing playful neighborly rivalry.
A performer Miss Skreecher played solo when she punctured the roof during a concert. A bald headed man staggered toward the exit as a friend whispered jokes about his condition. He blamed a high C sickness as the cause of his stumble and retreat.
A brief exchange shows a resident asking about cutting grass and a reply implying the action is refused. The terse dialogue reflects a local dispute over property maintenance and notice.
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