Germans Suffer Terrific Losses In Somme Battle Report
London reports the first week of the Somme battle brings severe fighting with German casualties around 250 000. British troops hold firm amid heavy counterattacks and fierce assaults around Bullecourt Croiselles Vaulx St Leger Vaux and Peronne as tanks and heavy guns shape intense frontline actions. The Kaiser celebrates battlefield progress with jubilation and awards 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
Gallantry in Politics According to Editors
A quotation from the Houston Post contrasts the New York Herald’s view on gallantry in politics. It suggests that when politicians show courage they may be preparing to deceive or betray the public.
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New York Herald
Houston Post
Handicap in Struggle
A reflective line notes players balance between game and prize, warning that focusing too much on one may cost the other. The quip captures a sports moral about competition and reward.
Prune Growers Seek New Markets After War Disrupts Hamburg Trade
Portland prune growers report Hamburg, Germany was the main buyer of Northwestern and California prunes before the war. With that market closed, growers search for alternative buyers to absorb a large surplus unused by boarding house residents.
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Portland
Ore
Northwestern
California
Hamburg
Germany
War on Magpies Declared in Colorado
Denver announces a war on magpies with Walter B. Fraser, state game and fish commissioner, directing the campaign. He calls the magpie the Hun of the bird world and says they have no useful purpose and aim to disturb the peace.
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Denver
Colo
Colorado
Walter B. Fraser
Soldiers Become Loggers in Raymond WA Forests
Several regimental engineers from the regular army work with Loyal Legion loggers in Raymond Washington forests shaping spruce for airplane construction.
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Raymond
Wash
Regular Army
Washington
Loyal Legion
Telegraphing Limits for Aerial Wires Under Double Current Rey Morse
In practical overhead telegraph systems the maximum operable length of aerial wire with double current Rey Morse apparatus is about 400 miles. The highest permissible voltage in use is 120.
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Rey- Morse
Birds of Nebraska Habitat Range
The article notes Nebraska hosts about 400 bird species, yet no single locality supports more than about 200 species. It highlights regional diversity and distribution limits for avian life.
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Nebraska
March to Victory Blood Health Tonic Ad
The item promotes Dr. Pierce's Golden Medical Discovery as a spring tonic to cleanse blood and support heart and nerves. It urges readers to use Blood root and related herbs, and offers tablets or liquid form with a 60 cent vial order from Buffalo New York. It also recommends Anuric for uric acid and kidney concerns with a ten cent trial package.
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Dr. Pierce
Golden Medical Discovery
Buffalo
N. Y
Pierce
Doctor Pierce
Invalids’ Hotel and Surgical Institute
Nebuchadnezzar Alias Sparks Courier Journal QnA
A humorous exchange notes a man signing as E Nebuchadnezzar Wombat and ponders what BE and EE could mean. The Louisville Courier Journal frames the quip as playful wordplay on grand names and initials.
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Nebuchadnezzar
Louisville Courier-Journal
Red Cross Bag Blue Ad Promotes Clean White Clothes
An advertisement urges shoppers to use Red Cross Bag Blue for beautiful clear white clothes and notes it is available at all good grocers.
Chestnut quip on family ties in old sayings
A fragment hints at a humorous exchange about family trees and lineage. It contrasts a public image with private realities and notes about women who laugh publicly versus privately, reflecting old style aphorisms.
Change In The Farmer's Life
A historical overview argues farming has evolved from hard labor to a recognized business. It highlights increased efficiency, machinery, and scientific farming boosting production and lowering costs. The piece cites Western Canada as a growth area with rising land values, population shifts, and strong agricultural output into 1917.
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Western Canada
Canada Lands
Western
Canada
United States
America
Saving Soap and Water With Simple Home Practices
The article advises using rain water when possible and softening hard water by boiling then air exposure. It promotes drying soap between uses to save soap and suggests placing bars in an airing cupboard. It also endorses Dr. Pierce's Pleasant Pellets for liver, bowels and stomach regulation.
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Dr. Pierce
Farewell Tour Reflections and Wise Words
The speaker declares completion of a farewell tour while noting others seek easy wins. A quip contrasts lazy effort with ambition, and a calm critic remarks that entertaining people talk little yet listen well.
Man’s claim to understand women labeled as easy mark
A man who says he understands women is quickly branded an easy mark. The remark plays on stereotypes and hints at manipulation or overconfidence in social insight.
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David Roberts
Antise and Flushing
Win Sr
Grand Avenue
Waukewha
Wis
American Flag Mfg. CO
Easton, Pa
Parker
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
Wareers
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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