Surrender at Przemysl Altered War Fronts and Naval Losses
The six month siege of Przemysl ends with a Russian victory and 9 Austrian generals plus 35000 officers and men captured. British and French warships suffer heavy losses at Dardanelles as Turkish forts inflict damage. The Dresden and Drama engage British forces near Juan Fernandez. German sea warfare harms English coasts with merchant ships sunk. Russian advances threaten Memel and Warsaw. German defense shifts south of the Vistula as a Turkish Armenian front advances.
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Przemysl
Dardanelles
Irresistible
Ocean
Bouvet
Juan Fernandez Island
Dresden
Glasgow
English
Beachy Head
London
British Admiralty
Germany
Memel
Baltic
East Prussia
von Hindenburg
Petrograd
Warsaw
Vistula
Armenia
Black Sea
Outgrown Methods Move Bristol Toward Progress
A letter to the editor criticizes the Bristol town government as outdated and calls for modern reform. The writer laments obstruction by calamity howlers, praises local leadership like LeBaron Colt, and urges unity to spur growth amid a building boom and charitable aid nationwide.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
the Phoenix
Phenix
Bristol
LeBaron C. Colt
National India Rubber Company
Dr King’s New Discovery Promises Fast Cold Relief
Suffering from coughs and colds due to neglect leads to weakness and potential epidemics. The ad claims early use of Dr King’s New Discovery clears the head, improves breathing, and boosts vitality with the first dose, urging readers to buy a bottle today.
Remarkable Tonoline Tablets Promise Rapid Weight Gain
An advertisement touts Tonoline Tablets as a miracle weight and nerve strength builder claiming users gain forty pounds in forty days. It cites a well known man as swayed by the treatment, noting increased nutrition, red blood cells, muscle mass, and a beauty effect for thin women. The 50 day course costs $1 and is available from druggists or mailed by the Merital Proprietary Co. Boston, Mass.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
George
Merital Proprietary Co
Boston
Have You Tried Wood Life Polishes and Preserves
An advertisement touts Wood Life for polishing and preserving furniture and woodwork, claiming it removes grease and ink spots easily. The pitch targets homemakers and prices each bottle at 25 cents.
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Washington
Bay
Lowney
Sunkist
George Washington
Siegler
Rumford
J- F. Gilroy
Yourself
Ness
Hathaway's
Axminster
Crex
Bradford Street
Frog Jellow Grocery Store
Dill
Sauer Kraut
Phoenix
Butler’s
Adams
Methodist Church
Men's Union
Men’s Union
First Congregational Church
Samuel Lindsay
Mr. Lindsay
Belvedere
W. M. Connery
Hope Drug Company
Trudell Bros
Pure Food Store
Edmond
C. C. Parson’s
TaMolsio Royal
Royal Scarlet
Robin Hood
Charles A. Johnson
A. J. King & CO
Rivieria Brand
France
Ralston’s
California
N. B. C. Zwieback
Dr. Johnson
Newman Bros
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