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Newspaper
Boston Post
Location
Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Dec 12, 1914
Page
5
Russian forces stop several German columns near Warsaw and along the Lodz Lowicz line after fierce fighting. Reports say seven German assaults were repulsed with heavy losses as the Russians counter attacked and captured guns and prisoners.
Churchill cables Japanese minister praising the destruction of Scharnhorst Gneisenau Leipzig and Nürnberg. He notes four months of Allied Pacific operations ending with the German base at Tsingtau captured and expelled. He credits Japanese and Australian fleets and calls for safe sea commerce.
An old musterole ointment ad touts quick relief for croup and cold symptoms in children and adults. It claims non blistering mustard oil formula, lists many conditions, and promotes 25c 50c and hospital sizes with a Cleveland OH source.
Advertises Dr Edwards Olive Tablets as a mild laxative and liver aid, claiming quicker relief without calomel’s dental harm. Promotes improved mood and energy when constipated. notes product by The Olive Tablet Company of Columbus Ohio with pricing at 10 and 2 cents per box, available from all druggists.
Paris reports a French official summary noting a violent German attack near Ypres was repulsed and trenches previously claimed as lost were recaptured. It adds continued progress toward the enemy lines with multiple region updates, including Arras Juvincourt Varennes and Meuse areas.
Berlin dispatch reports the German high command saying it has made progress on both sides of the Argonne forest and in Flanders while repulsing French attacks in the Woevre region. It notes no change east of the Masurian lakes and progress in northern Poland with no news from southern Poland.
The Russian general staff reports Dec 10 offensives repulsed in the Mlana region with pursuing actions and seven enemy assaults repelled. North of Lowicz fierce night attacks ended in German losses. South of Cracow the offensive continued, with several guns, mitrailleuses, and up to 2000 prisoners captured. No major changes on the rest of the front.
Starkville Mississippi December 11 two Black defendants Henry Seals and Peter Lehlan were saved from execution minutes before the hanging when a stay on an appeal bond was issued.
Midnight darkness settled over Philadelphia as clouds lowered and still air dimmed the city. From 3 o clock on lamps, streetcars, and autos needed headlights and stores kept lights on, an unprecedented phenomenon for the city.
An unnamed North Reading benefactor offers $10,000 to fund a new school if the town adopts the donor’s suggested name. The idea of renaming the town has been discussed previously.
Druggists refund money if PAZO OINTMENT fails to cure itching bleeding or protruding piles. First application gives relief. Ad shows price 50 cents.
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