Plant Juice hailed as a godsend by Medford resident
Mrs Mary Tucker of Medford Massachusetts testifies after 17 years of indigestion and weight loss that Plant Juice relieved her symptoms. She credits the remedy with allowing her to eat again sleep well and end stomach pains. The Plant Juice Man promotes the product at Houghton and Dutton Co. store drug department.
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Mary Tucker
No. 31
Cross Street
Medford
Mass
Houghton & Dutton Co
Lydia E Pinkham Vegetable Compound Proven Effective
A letter from Denison Texas attests to relief from nervousness dizziness heat flashes and headaches after using Lydia E Pinkham's Vegetable Compound. Mrs G O Lowery describes improved health and urges others to try the remedy. The note supports the product's established reputation among many grateful women.
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Lydia E. Pinkham
Dennison
Texas
Pinkhams
Pinkham
G. O. Lowery
Barrett Rose
Denison
Baby Healed From Severe Eczema After Cuticura Use
Mrs Agnes Charbonneau reports her six month old baby suffered extensive eczema, scratching causing bleeding. After trying various ointments, Cuticura Soap and Ointment healed the child with no scars, and samples are offered by Cuticura Department H.
Turks Routed on the Tigris
London reports Kut el Amara on the Tigris has fallen to British forces. In a House of Commons statement, Andrew Bonar Law said Turkish troops are in full retreat toward Baghaialah, about 24 miles west of Kut el Amara, and are being pursued by British cavalry.
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London
Kut-el-Amara
Tigris
House of Commons
Andrew 3Onar Law
British War Council
Baghailah
Turkish positions on Tigris secured as Kut-el-Amara falls
The Mesopotamian expeditionary force reports the capture of Turkish positions from Sanna yat to Kut el Amara after rapid river crossing at Shumran and a day of intense fighting. Kut el Amara passes automatically into British hands with 1730 prisoners taken including a regimental commander and German officers.
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Baghailah
Kut-el-Amara
Tigris
Sannaiyat
Makhailat
Suwada
Ataba-Marshmagasis
Samaiyat
Kut
Germans Claim Sinking of 4 998 500 Tons
Berlin reports central powers have destroyed or condemned as prizes merchant shipping aggregating 4 998 500 tons owned by entente and neutral nations since the war began. The figures were officially announced today.
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Berlin
Sayville
British Advance Reaches Two Miles Along Ancre Front
The British report from headquarters in France says forces advanced two miles along the Ancre River and extend a front of about 11 miles. The advance occurred by night as part of ongoing operations in the area.
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Ancre Valley
London
Ancre River
France
Allied push on the Somme and Arras fronts advances
Allied forces maintained movements on both banks of the Ancre with an 11 mile advance from Gueudecourt to south of Gommecourt reaching two miles deep. They occupied Butte de Warlen court and villages Warlen court Eaucourt Pys and Maurmont and neared Lebarque Irles Puiseux au Mont. A dawn attack south of the Somme repelled with losses. a raid north of Arras took 24 prisoners. enemy trenches west of Monchy aux Bois and Lens entered. air war claims one German plane destroyed and another damaged.
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Ancre
Gueudecourt
Gommecourt
Serre
Butte de Warlencourt
Warlencourt-Eaucourt
Pys
Maurmont
Lebarque
Irles
Puiseux Au Mont
Somme
Arras
Monchy Aux Bois
Lens
Ypres
Galena Fired On By Submarine Off Havre
The American bark Galena arrived in New York from Rouen and reported being fired on by a German U boat about 20 miles off Havre on November 27. Two British destroyers appeared, aiding the vessel and likely saving it from destruction. The Galena had sailed November 1 with an oil cargo for France.
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New York
Galena
Rouen
France
Havre
Freighters Arrive From U Boat Zone
Two freight steamships the Falkland of Norway from Manchester and the Manxman of Britain from Genoa arrived after passing the German submarine zone. The Belgian steamship Escaut sailed for an unnamed European port. The White Star Lapland reached Liverpool safely with 91 passengers of whom 25 Americans are aboard. The French Espagne arrived at Bordeaux after leaving New York on February 14 with 114 passengers including 67 Americans.
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New York
Manchester
Genoa
Escaut
Europe
Lapland
White Star Line
Liverpool
Espagne
Bordeaux
Eastern Front and Western Front War News In Brief
Russian scouting detachments in the Carpathians report success with trench penetrations and prisoners. In the Caucasus a surprise Russian attack dispersed a Turkish patrol near Lake Van. French detachments breached German lines near Ville-sur-Tourbe and Tahure, took prisoners, and attacked a salient. German reconnoitering detachments conducted operations between the Meuse and Moselle.
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Carpathians
Jablanitza
Caucasus
Lake van
Petrograd
Ville-sur-Tourbe
Verdun
Paris
Belgium
Malancourt Wood
Tahure
Cernay
Champagne
Meuse
Moselle
Berlin
American Fugitive Harry Wood Expelled From Denmark
The Berlingske Tidende reports Harry Wood, an alleged American arrested in Cartagena Spain tied to a pro German plot, had a mysterious Denmark run in the war’s early year. He left Denmark at police request, living at a Copenhagen hotel while feigning American appearance and conversing in German.
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Copenhagen
London
Berlingske Tidende
Harry Wood
Cartagena
Spain
Denmark
Wood
Gerard Party Reaches Corunna Amid Madrid Stopover
Ambassador Gerard and his party have arrived in Corunna from Madrid via Paris according to the Corunna governor. They will depart by steamer from Corunna to the United States after leaving Madrid yesterday afternoon.
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Madrid
Paris
Gerard
Corunna
United States
Germans Shell British Coast and British War Loan Victory
German destroyers shelled Broadstairs and Margate injuring one woman and one child and damaging houses. In the House of Commons Sir Edward Carson reported the engagement with German destroyers in the English Channel and later the triumphant raising of Britain's third war loan exceeding 5 billion dollars with over 5 million subscribers despite higher banker expectations.
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London
Broadstairs
Margate
House of Commons
Edward Carson
Admiralty
English Channel
England
Isle of Thanet
North Sea
North Foreland
Ramsgate
Yarrowdale Prisoners Are Again Released
Ambassador Willard in Madrid cabled that 72 American sailors from the prize ship Yarrowdale have been released by Germany on February 16. No details were given about their current whereabouts or the delay in Berlin’s response to earlier release requests.
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Washington
Willard
Madrid
Germany
Berlin
Spanish Parliament adjourns indefinitely in Madrid decree
Premier Count de Romanones read a decree adjourning indefinitely the sessions of parliament. The measure triggered protests from the opposition as reported from Madrid via Paris on February 2.
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Madrid
Paris
Count de Romanones
More Us Ambulance Men Arrive in France
Paris reports fifty American university men recruited for the ambulance field service have reached the city aboard the Espagne from New York. Including future arrivals, a total of about 400 ambulances will be in commission at the front.
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Paris
American Ambulance Field Service
New York
United States
Germans See End of War Despatch From Copenhagen
A Copenhagen despatch reports Danish firms were told German shipping companies will ship cargoes from Hamburg to American ports. Danes are invited to place orders while doubts linger about an early war end. Germany cites intensified submarine warfare as a reason for a quick conclusion and says ships will be used at the earliest moment.
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London
Exchange
Copenhagen
Hamburg
Germany
Slight Damage Reported on liner Celtic in Collision
Officers of the British steamer Canada arriving from Liverpool reported slight damage to the White Star line steamship Celtic after a collision near Portland Maine. The Canada noted the incident occurred February 26 and involved minor hull damage with no casualties reported.
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Celtic
Portland
Canada
Liverpool
White Star Line
Celtic Returns To Liverpool After Mine Hit
The Celtic struck a mine on February 14 and was confined to her No 1 hold before returning to Liverpool under her own steam.
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Celtic
Liverpool
Better Than Calomel Dr Edwards Olive Tablets
A historical ad touts Dr Edwards' Olive Tablets as a mild laxative and liver aid replacing calomel. It claims quick relief from constipation, improved mood, and no tooth damage, with 10c and 25c prices.
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Dr. Edwards
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