Fall of Lemberg is Marked by Russian Front Advance
Petrograd reports the fall of Lemberg Lvov after a four day battle beginning August 29 near Zisczow and Golaya Gorka. Russian forces encircled the city and seized an administration center sixty miles southeast of Lvov while pushing toward Halicz and Galich.
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Lemberg
Double Quick
Lvov
Dniester
Halicz
Galich
Lembergr Lyov
Galicia
Hungary
Vienna
Cracow
War fugitives pictured by Brieux in vivid testimony
Paris dramatist Brieux witnessed a Chartres train arrival of fugitives and described their ordeal. Children weep or stare, elders sit in silence, women show signs of hardship. A mother carried two children as a boot torn by bloodied feet testified to violence and fear.
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Paris
M. Brieux
Chartres
M. Ttieux
Brieux
Dieuze Battle Report Claims German Signal With Funeral March
Paris reports that during fighting at Dieuze the Germans signaled for a masked battery to open fire by having a military band play Chopin's funeral March. The claim emphasizes German use of deception in the engagement.
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Paris
Dieuze
Chopin
No Camel Hair Brushes Explain Misnamed Hair Types
Striking note clarifies that no brushes are made from camel hair and that many so called camel hair brushes actually use squirrel tails. The piece traces naming history to a man named Camel and notes real camel hair brushes are scarce with only a couple known specimens.
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British Board of Trade
Unclear encounter referenced in verse fragment
A fragmentary passage describes an awkward fall as Kathryn and Jack Huggins meet, with oral rhythm suggesting social critique of a man aligned with tawdry sports and diminished self respect. The brief text reads as a personal vignette rather than a news event.
Coffee to Postum Change Sparks Lasting Health
A Springfield woman recounts nervousness and heart trouble eased after quitting coffee and using Postum. She notes years of doctor remedies failed until coffee elimination led to months of improvement, crediting Postum for rebuilding health. The ad promotes Regular and Instant Postum and mentions price and availability.
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Springfield
Postum
Postum Co
Battle Creek
Mich
Wellville
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Podolia
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Sereth
Gmelden
Luga
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Foullion
Wise
Vise
Belgium
RED Cross
Hamburg
New York
Kaiser’s War Fund
William
Danube
Ostermoor
Sena
Aumliky Eneaitie
P. O
Fifth Avenue
New York City
Kathryn
Jack Huggins
Kittye
Tinhorn Sports
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