Germans Suffer Terrific Losses In Somme Battle
Details of the first week of the Somme offensive show German casualties likely around 250 000 with high German engagement and British counter offensives. British lines held firm in key sectors near Bullecourt Croiselles Vaulx and Peronne amid heavy fighting and tank action. The Kaiser celebrated battlefield progress with a general jubilation and honors to Hindenburg.
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London
France
Somme
Cambrai
Bullecourt
Nogueil
Croiselles
Fontainelles
Cherissy
Henin-sur- Cojeul
Henin Hill
Teutons
St. Leger
Vaux
Vraucourt
Vaulx
Mory
Peronne
Tremenaous
Urvillers
Essigny
St. Quentin
Roisel
Gozeaucourt
Epephy
Arras
Bapaume
Cojeul
Sensee
Gauche Wood
Chapel Hill
Peronne-Ham-Chauny
Kaiser
von Hindenburg
Hindenburg
Wilhelm
Time to Watch Them
A clipped quotation from a historical clipping notes that while Gallantry in politics exists, when politicians show it they may be preparing to trick or harm voters, a sentiment echoing watchdog commentary.
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New York Herald
Houston Post
Handicap in Struggle
A reflective aphorism contrasts players who prize the game with those chasing the prize, warning that excessive love of either leads to losing both.
Prune Growers Seek New Markets After War Disrupts Hamburg Trade
Portland growers report Hamburg was the main buyer for Northwestern and California prunes before the war. With that market closed, they scramble to find alternative outlets to absorb the surplus left by boarding house demand dropping.
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Portland
Ore
Northwestern
California
Hamburg
Germany
War on Magpies Campaign Declared in Colorado
Denver the state has declared war on magpies. Walter B. Fraser, state game and fish commissioner, leads the campaign. He calls the bird the Hun of the bird world and says they serve no useful purpose and seem bent on disturbing the peace.
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Denver
Colo
Colorado
Walter B. Fraser
Soldiers Become Loggers in Washington Forests
Raymond Washington reports experienced regular army engineers working with Loyal Legion loggers cutting spruce for airplane construction in the forests near Raymond.
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Raymond
Wash
Regular Army
Washington
Loyal Legion
Telegraphing limits in overhead lines revealed
In practical conditions double current Rey Morse apparatus can operate about 400 miles of aerial wire. The highest permissible voltage in use is 120.
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Rey- Morse
Birds of Nebraska Localities Harbor at Most Two Hundred Species
Nebraska hosts 400 bird species but no single locality is home to more than about 200 species. The note highlights regional diversity while noting limits on local abundance.
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Nebraska
March to Victory Through Blood Health Claims
An appeal extols blood tonic therapy and dietary measures to improve heart and nerve strength. It promotes Dr. Pierce's Golden Medical Discovery and Anuric as remedies, urging readers to mail ten or sixty cents to Buffalo, New York for trial bottles.
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Dr. Pierce
Golden Medical Discovery
Buffalo
N. Y
Pierce
Doctor Pierce
Invalids’ Hotel and Surgical Institute
Nebuchadnezzar and BE initials spark Courier Journal quip
A witty Louisville Courier Journal exchange questions the initials E and BE in a self styled name. The quip riffs on the Biblical Nebuchadnezzar and reads as light humor about eccentric signatures.
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Nebuchadnezzar
Louisville Courier-Journal
Red Cross Bag Blue Ad Invites Sparkling Whites
An advertisement urges readers to choose Red Cross Bag Blue for beautiful clear white clothes. Found in grocer sections, it promises bright results and easy use.
Chestnut Humor Appeals in Public Frameling
A quirky old saying appears in fragmented prose about family lineage and health, noting that public laughter at women is contrasted with private home behavior and labeling certain phrases as chestnut expressions.
Change in the Farmer's Life
A tradition of hard work and evolving farming roles is described as farmers become the nation's business leaders. Advancements in machinery and science cut production costs, expand acreage, and boost Western Canada lands attracting American settlers amid rising crop values and land prices.
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Western Canada
Canada Lands
Western
Canada
United States
America
Practical tips on saving water and soap usage
The notice advises using rain water when possible and softening hard water by boiling and airing. It promotes drying soap between uses to save soap, storing bars with air space in a warm area, and recommends Dr. Pierce's Pleasant Pellets to regulate liver, bowels and stomach.
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Dr. Pierce
Farewell Tour Reflections and Quotations
Speaker declares completion of a farewell tour and asks about its success. A proverb contrasts lazy wishes with earned rewards. A critic notes a witty entertainer speaks little yet observes closely.
When a Man Claims He Understands Women
A man who says he understands women is instantly seen as an easy mark and dismissed as insincere. The remark frames gender dynamics with humor and skepticism in a brief social observation.
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Wis
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Felpet
Manitoba
Saskatchewan
Alberta
Evsivive Cecalwao
Doan
Bright
J. K. May
Main
St. Sterling
Eac
Foster-Milburn CO
Lee
Lee Poultry
GEO, H, Lee CO
Dept
Omaha
Kodaks
Denver Photo Materials Co
Eastman Kodak Co
16Th Street
Platte River Cattle Co
Union Pene
Wilson
J. H. Wilson
Saddlery CO
W.N. U
Harvard
Yale
Swift & Company
Union Stock Yards
Chicago
U.S. A
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