War News From World Across the Fronts
A digest of global events notes Greece resisting invasion while appealing for more troops. Bulgarian and Ottoman actions unfold in the Balkans as Austro German losses in Serbia climb. Allied naval bombardments reach Bulgarian coast. British casualties mount. U S soldiers die in Mexico, and Loos war-era losses are reported. Economic moves include submarine activity and the Eastland disaster claims. Local crimes and notable births span the country, with political shifts in Mexico and Europe. Significant figures include Carranza, Wilson, Carson, and Lloyd George, among others.
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Nish
Serbia
Mediterranean
Berlin
Saloniki
United States
Ojo del Agua
Tages Zeitung
Loos
Belgium
Auk
Iris
Hamburg
Lloyd's
Count von Bernstorff
New York
Carranza
Mexico City
Wilson
London Daily Chronicle
Lord Northcliffe
Lord Miller
Edward Carson
David Lloyd George
Winston Spencer Churchill
Asquith
Edward Grey
Lord Kitchener
A. J. Balfour
Proclamation designates Thanksgiving Day 1915
President Wilson proclaims Thursday November 25 as a day of thanksgiving and prayer. He notes the nation has stayed at peace amid European war, asserts rights of mankind, and praises divine blessing, crops, and resources enabling sober national service and commerce. The proclamation is signed by Woodrow Wilson and Secretary of State Robert Lansing.
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Washington
Wilson
United States
Europe
Woodrow Wilson
United States of America
Robert Lansing
Miner’s Wife Fires on Intruder After Attempted Embrace
Mrs Angela Jacovella of Phippsburg Colorado shot and killed Gabriele Dominic, a miner, who forced entry into her home and tried to embrace her after being warned to leave. The struggle toppled the couple’s baby from her arms. Dominic, drunk, had a gun but did not use it.
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Phippsburg
Steamboat Springs
Colo
Angela Jacovella
Here
Gabriele Dominic
Dominic
Mra
Jacovetta
Mra. Jacovetta
Tuberculosis Origins and Myths Explained
The piece traces the term tubercle and tuberculosis, noting tuber roots of the word, historic names for the disease, and clarifies that TB is not hereditary or inherently contagious but promoted by poor sanitation and the tubercle bacillus. It cites Berlin congress authority and clarifies misbeliefs about transmission.
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Berlin
Virehow
Bacillus Ag
Thick lovely hair promise with Cuticura ad sample
An advertisement claims thick lovely hair results from using Cuticura Soap and Cuticura Ointment on dandruff itching and scalp irritation. It promises a clean healthy scalp and offers free samples by mail with a book, directing readers to mail a postcard to Cuticura Dept LY Boston. Sold everywhere.
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Cuticura
Dept. LY
Boston
Naval air service mechanics endure icy seas and hazards
Most naval air mechanics are accomplished swimmers with iron constitutions. When seaplanes are smashed they wade neck deep to maneuver crafts from shore. Plunging into icy water in dawn light is common as waves crash over them and planes toss about. Yet they carry out their hazardous duties cheerfully in true naval spirit.
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Iea
Naval Air
Naval Air Service
Force of Habit on a Country Road
An automobile driver signaled a bicycle rider to stop to ask directions. The rider shouted Whoa and, looking sheepish, said I thought I was riding a boree.
Nature Falls Into Line Amid War Time Language
A fragmentary clipping notes shifting wartime diction with quotes about adaptation and a khaki cloud, suggesting nature and language bending to conflict. The piece evokes how even elemental imagery reflects wartime exigencies.
Too Great a Risk in The Easygoing Man Adage
Fragmentary dialogue and an offhand proverb sketch appear in a page item. The excerpt contrasts reluctance to pay a bill with a quip about a ship coming in and a possible loss of a whip. The tone hints at a humorous or satirical caption from a historical column.
Mrs Thomson Praises Pinkham Vegetable Compound
Philadelphia woman aged 62 testifies change of life relief from six years of suffering. She reports no pains after using Lydia E Pinkham's Vegetable Compound and recommends it for other women. Her letter, written for confidential handling, is opened and answered by a woman.
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Lydia E. Pinkham
Philadelphia
Mrs. Thomson
W. Russell St
Megra
Pinkham
Lynn
Mae
Locusts Injure Olive Trees in Syria this Year
A report notes Locust swarms have seriously damaged olive groves in Syria this year affecting grocers and laundress markets. Ady is mentioned among local observers as noting the impact on agriculture and trade.
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Syria
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Salt Lake
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Cripple Creek
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William Armatead Campbell
Ralph Emerson Stevens
Charles Albert Stokes
Wyoming
Samuel Carson
Supreme Council of the
Mother Council of the World
Masoalo
James Blakeley
London
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Vatican
Japan
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Oscar Vitt
Detroit Tigers
San Francisco
Irene Freund
Oakland
Cal
Bryan Scott
Knox College
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Mexico
Republic
Adolfo Carillo
Los Angeles
Duffy Lewis
Elder
Boston Americans
Duffy
Max Lynar London
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Sheridan
Albert Barber
Eingle
State Hospital
Clearmont
Safi
Foley
Federa
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Ind
Pullman
San Antonio
Neuyo Laredo
Maporte
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Isam
Alo Pawenk
Teleo Tm
Kilm
Pbs
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Roar
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Dipa
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