Old Soldier Hails Black Draught Cure For Constipation
Beottville North Carolina veteran James Dickson at 67 recalls a 12 year struggle with constipation. He credits Thedford's Black Draught for relief after trying blood tablets. says two or three packages cured him and urges others to use it. Ad copy touts vegetable formula and low cost per dose. Tommy's Unsatisfactory Supplies ends with a shell hit and a grim quip about French matches and Belgian tobacco.
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Beottville
N. C
James Dickson
Thedford
Tommy
Grove's Tonic and scattered market notices
An advertisement page cites Grove's Whenever You Need a General Tonic with quinine and iron, claiming liver and blood benefits. It includes a health tip about avoiding doctors, mentions a new fire alarm box and cautions about quinine side effects. Miscellaneous lines reference tax talk, a cough remedy, and a Spartan Women note with Fermenina as a remedy for female disorders. A closing line notes a sedentary worker needs fat daily.
German Drive at Verdun-Bitter Fighting Fails in Surprise Assault
Allied lines report a German surprise offensive across a broad arc in France near Gouzencourt Moeuvres and Bourlon Wood. British gunners and infantry counterattacked to retake positions and recover guns while dealing with intense fighting and temporary envelopment in Gauche wood Gouzeaucourt Gennelin and La Vacquerie.
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France
Germany
Byng
Gouzencourt
Moeuvres
Bourlonwood
Vendhulle
Creveecouer
Bourlon Wood
Villere-Guislain
Gauche Wood
Gouzeaucourt
Gennelin and
la Vacquerie
Kaiser Realizes Defeat Foreshadowed by Peace Talks
Washington reports Vice President Marshall argues Germany seeks separate peace with Russia shows Kaiser concedes defeat. He says the war will be worth its cost if it unites Americans into real citizenship. He condemns pacifists and supports cancelling papers for nonparticipants.
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Washington
Marshall
Germany
Russia
Ameri Gina
America
Reduction of oleo tax recommended as war measure
The Internal Revenue Bureau urges cutting the 10 cent per pound tax on colored oleomargarine to boost food fat production and increase revenue. W H Osborn signs the report, with Daniel C Roper now commissioner. Also proposed is mobilization of tugboats and towboats on the Great Lakes and Atlantic coast to ease freight congestion by using inland waterways and barges.
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Revenue Bureau
Washington
Internal Revenue Bureau
W. H. Osborn
Daniel C. Roper
Great Lakes
Atlantic
Baker
Sergeant Rinehart Stricken in Toledo War Notes
Sergeant Rinehart, son of Mary Roberta Rineheart, noted novelist and writer on war conditions, was suddenly stricken with illness while attending an army event in Toledo Ohio.
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Rinehart
Toledo
Sergeant Rinehart
Mary Roberta Rineheart
Army
Italians Attack on Northern Front Reported Shift in Italian Offensive
Reports from Berlin and Rome indicate a probable Italian move against the Brenta Piave line as Anglo French forces arrive to operate as separate units. Berlin notes Italian attacks on Monte Tomba and the Brenta failed, while Rome cites heavy artillery fire along the front and strong Italian batteries firing on German positions near the lower Piave.
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Teutons
Albania
London
Berlin
Rome
Diaz
Piavé
Bretna
Pia
Blumer
Mayerole
the Brenta
Monte Tomba
Piave
Thanksgiving in France Brings Feasting and Football
American soldiers in France enjoyed a full Thanksgiving with turkey and sides, followed by a football game where the engineers beat the infantry. Thousands of American troops and about a thousand French soldiers watched, with both sides growing more enthusiastic as the match progressed. Instruction and drilling paused for the observance.
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France
Turkey
Engineers
Aviator O Brien Escapes Captivity Returns to London
Lieutenant Patrick O Brien of Momence Illinois the first American in the British flying corps to escape from Germany arrived in London after leaping from a speeding train. He evaded capture for seventy two days and nearly died from electrocution on the Holland frontier wires. He was toasted by fellow flyers who believed him dead after being reported missing on August 17 last. O Brien then went to Victoria British Columbia to join the Canadian army and next year planned to fly over German lines again showing marked daring in action.
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London
Patrick O’brien
Momence
Illinois
British Flying Corps
Germany
O’brien
Holland
O'Brien
Victoria
B. C
France
Tobacconist Leaves Vast Estate in New York
Oliver H. Payne, millionaire tobacconist, died June 27 leaving an estate exceeding $32,000,000 as reported by the deputy state controller in the surrogate's court. Aviation Camp For Montgomery Alabama Site announced by Chairman Dent of the House Military Committee.
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New York
Oliver H. Payne
Montgomery
Washington
Ala
Dent
House Military Committee
J L Luckenbach Confirms Submarine Chaseoff French Coast
The American steamship J L Luckenbach arrived at the Atlantic port and verified it was involved in a running fight with a submarine while approaching the French coast on December 19. A Pacific Port reports the first wooden ship launched under wartime merchant fleet plans. The Weasel wis...
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Atlantic
J. L. Luckenbach
Pacific
North Mississippi Conference appoints ministers in diverse districts
The North Mississippi Methodist Episcopal South conference appointed ministers for the coming year, naming presiding elders T H Lipscomb and others. Jack Wilson of Grenada was chosen to lead a fund drive for the superannuated endowment, working without salary, while W L Duren resigned from the missions board and B P Jaco was elected as successor.
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Oxford
North Mississippi
Methodist Episcopal Church
South
Jack Wilson
Grenada
W. L. Duren
Board of Missions
B. P. Jaco
W. H. Monneger
Judge Ellis Forms Home Guard in Biloxi
Judge I B Ellis organizes a Mississippi home guards company at Biloxi with state authorization to replace the State Militia. The move follows legislative action empowering local defense units. The article notes the location and purpose but ends prematurely.
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Judge Ellis
I. B. Ellis
Mississippi Home Guards
Biloxi
Mississippi Plans State Centennial Exercises December 10
Mississippi educators urged public school ceremonies on December 10 to mark the state's 100th anniversary in the Union. The program includes patriotic songs, discussions on Mississippi’s past and present, wartime contributions, a reading of enlistment rolls, and a benediction.
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Jackson
Mississippi
Bond
America
Mississippi World News Patchwork From Civil War Era Items
A collage of Mississippi notes reports Red Cross shipments to New Orleans relief efforts and local tax levies in Yazoo City. It also covers arrests of alien enemies in Pascagoula Moss Point and Canton, a Magnolia Baptist revival led by Rev W A McComb, and a German named Otto J Grosch detained in Meridian. Additional items include eclipse viewing arrangements by Prof G L Harrell, a controversial sheriff action in Pickens County, a Meridian shooting incident, Jackson church dedications, Mississippi College literary society elections, a Coldwater Red Cross fundraising method, a preliminary trial outcome at Aberdeen, a fatal Pototoc shooting, and campus theater at the Mississippi Industrial Institute and College.
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Bay St. Louis
Red Cross
New Orleans
Board of Supervisors
Meridian
Oakland Heights
Pascagoula
Moss Point
Canton
U. S
Galloway Memorial Methodist Church
Jackson
Bishop Hendrix
Kansas City
Alfred Franklin Smith
St. Louis
Bishop Galloway
Saree the
Philomathean Literary Society
Mississippi College
Luther P. Lane
A. B. Massey
A. B. Russell
D. P. Dunn
Ross Anderson
Marshal
J. O. Gordon
Maee
Cold Water
Coldwater Bottom
J. W. Knight
Aberdeen
Charles C. Fleming
Knight
Fleming
Gattleman
Eere
Frank Stanlin
Pontotoc
Will Jones
Mississippi Industrial Institute and College
Kitty Mackay
Anufic and Dr Pierce Remedies Promote Kidney Health
Local supporters testify to results from Anufic and Dr Pierce remedies for kidney and bladder disorders. An article urges readers to try Anuric double strength to eliminate uric acid, citing testimonials from Buffalo, New York.
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Anufic
Doctor Pierce
Buffalo
N. Y
Bagshaw
Ely Tee Cave
Invalids
Women at War Aid Effort Aims Four Million Expended
The Young Women's Christian Association plans to spend four million dollars in one year to aid women and girls affected by war. The organization, with 50 years of experience, formed a war work council within two months of war’s start. Hostess houses at training camps, emergency housing for women replacing men in industry, and cafeterias for women in France and Russia are among its chief needs and actions. Twenty workers are already in Europe with more expected.
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Young Woman's Christian Association
New York
War Work Council
Europe
France
Russia
Kidney Trouble Not Easily Recognized Ad
An examining physician for a major life insurance company notes many insurance rejections stem from hidden kidney trouble. The piece promotes Dr Kilmer Swamp Root, claiming herbal strength and success. Readers are urged to try a sample by mailing ten cents to Dr Kilmer & Co.
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Minent Life Insurance
Expediency and Youth in a City Voice Ad
A dialogue on changing minds shows cautious political shifts as a Republican senator notes how public credit often goes to a change in stance. The piece links this theme to a broad moral about expediency and the era of youth. An advertisement touts La Creole Hair Dressing as a remedy for gray hair with a bold claim of youth enhancement.
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Senator Sorghum
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