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Newspaper
Brimfield News
Location
Brimfield, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Dec 12, 1918
Page
2
An eyewitness account from a German officer describes the invasion of Belgium and the brutal bombardment of Liège. German troops enter frontier villages, terrorize civilians, and assault forts with heavy artillery and Zeppelins. The narrative details street fighting, civilian casualties, and the decisive German capture of Liège with thousands dead.
The narration recalls Belgian civilians and soldiers subjected to atrocities as Germans advance through Belgium and Luxembourg. A wounded comrade describes indiscriminate killings and arson in street fighting, while refugees face hunger and hostility. The account ends with Neuve Chateau scenes and a note on later German mercy orders.
A fragmented reminiscence on schoolboy gaffes and amusing quips. The piece notes common misprints and curiosities, including claims Homer was written by another named person and a whimsical definition of bede as Adam Bede. It references public fascination and a final anticlimactic gravity joke.
Holsteins sale near Polo yields 69 head averaging $454. Chicago Federation of Labor backs Independent Labor party while influenza toll rises to 20 at Pana and public gatherings end. Lincoln gas rates approved retroactive to Oct 1 1918, and Chicago budget projections top 385 million for 1919.
An wartime era appeal praising women’s war-service spirit, urging use of Favorite Prescription to treat menstrual pain nervousness headaches and related symptoms. It promotes tablet and liquid forms and mentions Doctor Pierce’s Invalids' Hotel in Buffalo New York and the Pleasant Pellets for liver and bowel issues.
Fragmentary OCR suggests a debate over authorship and credibility. The text mentions Doctor Pierce’s Pleasant Pellets and a claim about authorship by Smith, noting footnotes as implying support. Details are unclear, but the exchange centers on medical product promotion and disputed authorship.
An advertisement touts Dr Kilmer Swamp Root as a premier cure for kidney liver and bladder ailments. It claims mild immediate effects from a vegetable compound and urges testing with a ten cent sample request to Dr Emmet Co of Binghamton. It closes with a coffee anecdote from the Louisville Courier Journal.
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