Germans Retreat as Allied Forces Drive Fronts Across Europe
German troops pull back across multiple fronts as the Entente powers press offensives from France to Italy and the Near East. In France Haig’s forces push toward Valenciennes amid stubborn German resistance, while Austrian and Italian fronts see heavy losses and advances toward the Adriatic and Montenegro borders. British operations clear Turkish positions in Syria and Mesopotamia, with other theaters reporting continuing Allied gains.
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New York
Germany
Austria
Turkey
France
Italy
Albania
Montenegro
Syria
Meseopotamia
Flanders
Valenciennes
Marshal Haig
Mons
Maubeuge
Belgium
Verdun
Ludendorff resigns shocks German public
Amsterdam report says Ludendorff’s resignation strips the military of political influence, prompting questions about Hindenburg’s fate and possible succession. Vorwaerts notes further reforms ahead as Essen papers edge toward naming the next target and Lossberg as Ludendorff’s successor. The piece contrasts with U S reactions on Liebenfels case and Verdun area artillery.
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Amsterdam
von Hindenburg
Germany
Ludendorff
Vorwaerts
Berlin
Westphalian Zeitung
Essen
Essen Allgemeine Zeitung
General von Lossberg
Sixth Army
Proclamation on Cook County creation in Georgia
State of Georgia proclamations proposes an amendment to the constitution to create Cook County from part of Berrien County with Adel as county seat. The amendment targets Paragraph 2, Section 1, Article 11 and will be voted on at the general election on November 5, 1918.
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State of Georgia
Atlanta
Georgia
Berrien County
Cook County
Adel
Senate
House of Representatives of
General Assembly
People of
Cook
Berrien
Towit
Willacoochee
Lowndes
Willacoochee River
Tift
Berrien and
Lowndes and
Naw
Cook County Proposed by Georgia Legislature to Form New County
Georgia lawmakers propose adding Cook County carved from Berrien and other adjacent counties with Adel as county seat. The amendment details boundaries, election timing, officer slate, and consolidation rules for the new county’s creation and governance.
Georgia to create Cook County by constitutional amendment
The 1918 proposal to form Cook County in Georgia outlines how the new county will be governed. It covers districting, court terms, militia duties, applicability of state laws, debt authority, election procedures, and gubernatorial proclamation tasks for ratification by voters in the November 5, 1918 election.
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Southern Judicial Circuit
General Assembly
Cook
General Assembly of Georgia
Georgia
Secretary of State
State of Georgia
State of
Hugh M. Dorsey
Cheap Lemon Juice Freckle and Tan Remover
An old advertisement touts a cheap skin whitening remedy using two lemons and three ounces of orchard white to make a quarter pint lotion. It promises to lighten freckles and blemishes on face neck arms and hands, claiming the mix is harmless and inexpensive.
Contagion and the Spread of Emotions Across People
A reflective piece explores how contagion extends beyond disease to emotions and behaviors. It considers how smiles, frowns, kindness, and fault-finding travel between individuals, prompting readers to examine the contagions they carry daily.
Beware Calomel and Try Liver Tone Instead
An old time health ad warns against calomel a mercurial laxative saying it makes you sick and loses a day. It promotes Ison's Liver Tone a vegetable liver remedy claimed to start the liver without side effects and safe for adults and children.
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Peruna
Anna
Ohio
Manalin
A. Runkle
Present and Future Reflections on Happiness and Suffering
A concise meditation on agency over daily happiness and the impact of our actions on others. It considers that personal happiness and others' fate hinge largely on our choices each day.
Women and corn relief advertised for feet
The Cincinnati authority warns that wearing high heels can worsen corns and cause infections. A drug store remedy called reezone, a quarter ounce applied to the corn, supposedly removes the entire corn with no pain as it dries into a sticky shriveling substance.
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Cincinnati
Georgia Taylor County dismission for Mary E Turner estate
W G Hill administrator of Mary E Turner estate petitions for dismission after full administration. Court cites all concerned to show cause why administrator should not be discharged and receive Letters of Dismission on the first Monday in November 1918. Dated October 7 1918. A H Riley Ordinary.
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Georgia
Taylor County
W G Hill
Mary E. Turner
A. H. Riley
W. B. Ingram
Mary Ingram
Ian
Guardian cites discharge of duties for Mary Ingram case
W B Ingram guardian of Mary Ingram petitions the court claiming full discharge of duties and cites all persons to show cause why he should not be discharged on the first Monday in November, A H Riley.
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Neisler Fruit & Land
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F. O. B. Flint
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C. B. Marshall
Piave River
Debeny
High Dudgeon
Liebenfels
Washington
Johann Klattenhoff
Paul Wierse
Charleston
S. C
Supreme Court
Blattenhoff
Wierse
U. S
Longuyon
Vois de Rocade
Jersey
Chatarro
New Jersey
Barnegate
Forked River
N .J
Third Naval District
H. B. Strange
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