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Newspaper
Boston Post
Location
Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Mar 23, 1916
Page
7
A home produced cough syrup using 2 1/2 ounces Pinex with plain sugar syrup makes a pint of remedy claimed to relieve a cough within 24 hours. The ad promotes Pinex as a concentrated Norway pine extract and urges asking druggists for two and a half ounces of Pinex with a money back guarantee.
Mrs. W H Knight of Newbury Massachusetts reports eczema on her baby's face and knees cleared after using Cuticura Soap and Ointment. She notes prior salves failed and recommends daily use to keep skin young.
An aging complexion can be improved by nightly mercorized wax to peel away dead skin and reveal a fresh underlying tone. Freckles blotches and surface flaws fade as discarded skin is removed. A facial lotion of saxolite in hazel is advised to erase wrinkles.
Advertisement claims rheumatism roots in high uric acid with no universal cure. It endorses anti-kamma tablets as a preferred pain reliever and nervine calmer, suitable for headaches and neuralgia. Mentions Dr W S Schultze’s view and urges readers to send for A K Tablets in quantity.
French and German artillery clash near Verdun as French hold at Malancourt and push in Argonne. Russian offensive intensifies north of Postavy with heavy losses for Germans, three German trench lines captured at Lake Narocz. Ispahan seized by Russians, Czernowitz abandoned by Austrians, Italian front attacked but repelled, Galloper lightship torpedoed near Thames.
An 1880s style notice claims dyspepsia in women differs from common indigestion and is relieved by Lydia E. Pinkham's Vegetable Compound. It quotes Mrs. Nellie Williams of New Albany Indiana praising the remedy after back and side pain and bloating subsided and strength returned.
Official reports say Germans launch a large assault between Avocourt Wood and Malancourt northwest of Verdun. They are repulsed on most of the front but take a foothold on Haucourt Hill amid ongoing French and Allied bombardments in Belgium and the Argonne.
Berlin reports no success for Russians in their extended offensive. On the western front, unwounded prisoners total 58 officers and 2914 men after recapture efforts. French attacks near Ober sept repulsed with losses. Aerial combats claim three enemy planes felled, Boelke and Parschaul each credited. On the eastern front, Russian attacks widen with multiple counterattacks yielding prisoner tallies and heavy enemy losses. Balkan front remains unchanged.
London announces two enemy mine explosions caused no casualties among British troops. Grenade actions occurred in mine craters northeast of Vermelles but did not alter the frontline. British guns and trench mortars bombarded enemy positions southwest of Wez- Marquart.
In a testimonial MO C Miller of Greenville Texas reports severe lumbago affecting kidneys and bladder. After using Dr Kilmer’s Swamp Root the pain subsides quickly and Miller recommends the remedy. Verified by Notary I L Bowman on February 6 1915.
A drugstore advertisement invites readers to request a sample bottle of Swamp Root from Dr. Kilmer & Co. in Binghamton New York by sending ten cents. It promises a booklet on kidneys and bladder and notes regular bottle sizes of fifty cents and one dollar available at drug stores.
Paris dispatch reports Belgian artillery and French defense hindering German assaults along the Verdun front. German forces gained a footing on the Haucourt hill near Malancourt while overall infantry actions were limited and artillery duels continued east of the Meuse.
Petrograd dispatch reports a broad Russian front offensive with gains across Riga and Mintzinny sectors, capturing villages, trenches, and equipment. Operations include gas attacks and heavy artillery with prisoners and materiel seized, plus a Persian front advance to Ishpahan and welcome from locals.
The article outlines informal negotiations between Germany and the Entente as military outcomes influence peace prospects. It details German aims to withdraw to European frontiers, restore Belgium, Poland as a buffer, and return colonies, with Russia, the Balkans, and the near east as key focal points.
A Bucharest despatch via Amsterdam reports Turks have evacuated Erzinjan, the Asian Minor fortress about 120 miles west of Erzurum, according to a Central News forwarding.
The Anti-Tuberculosis Society contrasts three minute deaths in the U S with a call to prevent consumption. It urges daily use of Scott's Emulsion after meals to enrich blood, strengthen lungs and throat, and promote health, noting the product is alcohol free and urging against substitutes.
London reports the Galloper lightship at Goodwins Sands mouth torpedoed and sunk. The Dutch steamer Amstelland, en route to Amsterdam, found only a mast above water at the spot. British circles say German submarines may have laid mines between the Thames mouth and the Galloper.
Reports from Palembang captain to the admiralty claim his liner was struck by two torpedoes fore and aft with a suspected third hit amidships. The chief officer and boatswain corroborate seeing the torpedo streaks as the ship slowed near the first warning.
A report states the Tubantia likely fell to a torpedo from a German destroyer near the Dutch coast. Debris and a bulging forward bulkhead followed an explosion after a prior depositions showed no damage. Naval officers note German claims of no nearby mines or submarines may be accurate.
Noel Pemberton-Billing charged inefficiency in Britain's air defence in the Commons and called deaths of airmen murders. Harold Tennant dismissed the charges as absurd and said front-line commanders were satisfied with the air service. In the Lords the Duke of Devonshire said no record shows a life lost due to a faulty machine, and Baron Beresford apologized for his statement after retracting his source.
Reuters dispatch reports the 7000 ton German steamship Esperanza sunk by a Russian warship off Kali Arka near the Romanian coast in the Black Sea. The vessel was laden with food for Constantinople and the crew were captured. The note also mentions the sinking of several small sailing ships carrying food cargoes.
London March 22 The prize court heard the Crown seek condemnation of the Hamburg American liners Prinz Adalbert and Micronprinzess in Cecilie seized at Falmouth at the start of the war. The attorney general said both cases would proceed similarly.
Official communique notes enemy infantry detachments conducting several minor surprise assaults along multiple valleys and heights near Ribot and Tolmino. All attacks were repulsed. later patrol advances failed. Artillery duels persisted amid bad weather.
An advertisement promotes Bisulated Magnesia as a cure for sour stomach heartburn and stomach irritation caused by excess acidity. It claims neutralizing stomach acid prevents ulcers and stops the need for medications, advising a teaspoonful after meals and again after fifteen minutes if needed.
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