War Front News Roundup From Trentino To Verdun
Italians claim progress in Trentino while Germans retake Thiaumont and Russians push toward Riga. British report gains near Somme defenses, Verdun battles intensify, and eastern fronts show notable Teuton losses. Also noted are civilian incidents, health scares, and political-military appointments in the United States and Mexico.
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Union News Service
Trentino
Contalmaison
Galician
Thiaumont
Riga
Verdun
London
Petrograd
Teuton
Jiminez
Villista
Carranza
Mexico City
Mexico
Somme
Global War News and Shipping Incidents Reported
Reports from Galicia describe a major German victory over Russia as the Gannet sinks off England unarmed. An earthquake in Sicily near Caltanissetta kills nearly 300. Shackleton reaches Puenta Arenas, Chile. Carranza proclaims a national holiday in Argentina’s centenary year. Mexican legations planned for Central America. Western fronts mobilize with guardsmen moving toward the border. In sports, Western League standings and boxing results headline a busy notes page.
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Caltanissetta
Sicily
Rome
Edward Grey
London Daily Chronicle
Flora
England
Elsinore
Swinemuende
Ernest Shackleton
Puenta Arenas
Chile
Earl Kitchener
Earl of Derby
Central America
Costa Rica
Honduras
Mexico
Salvador
Nicaragua
Guatemala
Rockies
Oregon
California
Utah
International Line
Western Canada a land of vast wheat opportunities for settlers
The article extols Western Canada as a wheat powerhouse with averages well above U S figures and argues 160 acre homesteads can be secured free. It highlights Manitoba Saskatchewan and Alberta as agricultural frontiers with 180 million acres of arable land and high yields, urging migration and noting education and tax benefits for settlers.
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Western Canada
North American
Cnada
Manitoba
Saskatchewan
Alberta
Minnesota
Iowa
Wisconsin
Illinois
Indiana
Canada
United States
North Dakota
Proverbial Reflections on Pride and Marriage Folly
A compact saying explores pride and humility noting that pride may precede decline. A lighter moral suggests a wife’s pride ends before tears begin, and a man loses self possession after marriage.
After a mil lon and the fortune-hunter dialog
A fragmented ad style snippet features back-and-forth lines about fortunes, rent, and a landlord. It includes quoted exchanges referencing Willie-Pa, Mr Rosleigh, Red Cross Bag Blue, and salary raises. The text resembles newspaper dialogue fragments from Boston papers.
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Willie
Rosleigh
Boston Transcript
Free Book Offer on Rheumatism Causes and Cure
An advertisement offers a free book titled Rheumatism Its Cause and Cure by Jesse de Case of Brockton Massachusetts. The notice claims the book is wonderful and free, inviting readers to write for the copy.
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Jesse de Case
Dept. C. W
Brockton
Mase
Sure Proof of Love and a Bridge Ace Ad
A Detroit Free Press quote describes a woman asserting certainty of a lover's feelings after a bridge game admission. The ad references Cross Bag Blue detergent for wash day, promoting whiter clothes and grocery availability.
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Sam
Detroit Free Press
Emile
Ady
Home Practice Quote Reflects Battle of Woes at Home
A domestic exchange hints at a father and mother teaching a son about conflict and pride. The speaker notes letting the father have a fighting chance in any argument, suggesting family dynamics and gender roles in a domestic scene.
Then can a pupil become your pupil for 100 lessons
A humorous line from Puck depicts a great artist offering training to any seeker with a standard 100 lesson rate and a $2 extra to secure a favorite pupil. The playful exchange highlights valuation of instruction and exclusivity in art education.
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Puck
Kidney Medicine Praised By Druggist In Ad
A 1915 advertisement features Dr Kilmer Co promoting Swamp Root with claims from a Dr Bee and Chas Fraser praising its kidney remedy. The copy invites readers to send ten cents for a sample and notes available bottle sizes at drug stores.
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Chas. Fraser
Okla
Board Pharmacy
Dec
Red Rock
Dr. Kilmer & Co
Inghamtes N. Y
Woman Seeks Help After Husband, Deaf, Vanishes
A Massachusetts woman bursts into a police station in a confused fashion seeking a river search for her missing husband who threatened suicide. When asked for a description she replies with a surprising detail, he is deaf, highlighting the unusual clue in the case.
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Massachusetts
Benevolent Society Recovers Letter of Needy Family
A Providence society received a letter about an impoverished young man supporting his widowed mother and two sisters. The secretary noted on the margin that the circumstances appeared exaggerated, prompting scrutiny of the appeal's truthfulness.
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Benevolent Societies of Providence
Morning Mail
Rubber stump marks initials on golf balls
A new rubber stump invention enables players to stamp initials on golf balls. The device offers a simple marking method and aims to prevent misplacing balls during play.
Lydia E Pinkham’s Vegetable Compound touted for relief
An Virginia reader, Mrs Lena Wynn of Richmond, reports relief from hot flashes dizziness and nervousness after seven bottles and endorses Lydia E Pinkham’s Vegetable Compound as a remedy during change of life. The ad lists symptoms including headaches backaches heart palpitations and irregularities and urges use of the product.
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Mond
Lydia E. Pinkham
Lena Wynn
E. O Street
Richmond
Lydia E
In Suspense Senator Sorghum Hints at Election Impact
In suspense dialogue Senator Sorghum dodges location specifics for summer plans saying he may not know where he is until election returns come in next November. He implies ongoing uncertainty tied to political timing and results.
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Senator Sorghum
Change of Scene as Cure Alleged by Doctor
A doctor urges a patient to an entire change of scene, insisting it is the only cure. The patient queries the plan while the physician presses for the accusation, in a dialogue excerpt reported by the New York Globe.
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New York
Springfield
Chicago
John Dill Robertson
New Orleans
Gulf States
Bond
Miss
Central Army Division
Wyoming
Cheyenne
New York Globe
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Freddie Welsh
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Kansas City
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Oklahoma
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Carrigal
Washington, D.C
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