600 Bodies Recovered After British Transport Sinks
Telegrams report a British transport struck a mine off the Dardanelles and sank with 320 officers 1250 soldiers and 300 crew all drowned. Six hundred bodies recovered. Also, near Gallipoli an Allied surge surrounds a Turkish force near surrender. Rovereto falls as Austrians retreat toward Trent. Grodno captured, marking twelfth fortress loss.
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Union News Service
Rome
Sofia
Dardanelles
Gallipoli
Athens
Fournier
Rovereto
Trent
Adige
Riva
Lake di Garda
Turks Murder 1 000 Christians
A report from Dr. William A. Shedd of Urumiah states at least 1,000 Christians were killed and about 4,000 died of disease during Turkish occupation. Of 6,500 Christian families, all but 1,000 were robbed, with total Christian losses estimated at 2,500,000 dollars and mission losses over 10,000. More than 100 Christian girls reportedly became Moslems to escape violence.
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New York
Urumiah
J. L. Caldwell
Teheran
William A. Shedd
Presbyterian Board of Foreign Missions
Presbyterian Mission
Germany ready to make peace says Von Bernstorff note
Washington reports Germany pledges no more American lives will be sacrificed and full reparation for losses in submarine warfare. Count von Bernstorff arrives from New York and delivers a note to Secretary Lansing claiming Wilson alone can broker peace with the Allies. The German offer signals a possible end to the war and places Wilson as intermediary.
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Union News
Washington
Germany
Dent Wilson
Count von Bernstorff
New York
Lansing
Wilson
Count von Bernatorff
Kaiser
State Department
von Bernstorff
Lusitania
J. Bernstorpf
Lanning
Lutsk Fortress Falls to Teutons near Lutsk
The Austrian war office reports the Russian fortress of Lutsk in Volhynia has fallen to Teutonic forces. Lutsk lies about sixty miles east of the Bug river and forms part of a triangle with Dubno and Kovac. German figures claim over 1,100,000 captured since May with at least 300,000 wounded or killed.
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London
Lutsk
Austrian War Office
Volhynia
Bug
Russia
Brent-Litovak
Dubno
Kovac
Standing Room for a Dollar in Packed New York Theater
A wobbly patron in New York last winter demanded a good seat at the box office. Told only standing room remained, he paid a dollar. After failing to see the show, he returned and paid another dollar to seek a better view, insisting on a real seat.
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New York
Saturday Evening Post
Pigs as Position Symbol in Society Islands
In the Society islands male pigs symbolize status among natives as carefully tended beings. Males are tethered for life under roofs while sows roam free. cruelty in tooth removal by locals damages pigs, with upper eyeteeth knocked out and lower teeth overgrowing, causing long suffering.
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Society Islands
Doctor Spelser
Neglect Your Scalp With Cuticura Soap Promotion
Cleanse and purify the scalp of dandruff with Cuticura Soap while the Ointment soothes irritated skin. Dandruff and itching are described as hair destroyers in the ad copy. Get no more with these products for scalp care.
Sees Through Him and the Mending Theory
The piece notes the idea that never being too late to mend shapes habits and social views. It observes that wealth correlates with mistreatment and indifference, and that imagination drives enjoyable experiences.
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Sam
Well-Chosen Words From Le Blanc Watch Gift
In a country town an old Frenchman Le Blanc received a surprise watch chain. The local paper noted his "well-chosen words" response when asked what he said. He snatched the chain and exclaimed a humorous remark about the gift.
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le Blanc
High Finance
Mrs Up to date brags about managing money after taking Willie to the movies and giving ten cents for an umbrella. Henry questions why they did not ride home for the fare. The exchange ends with Mrs Up to date seeking credit for her efforts.
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Henry
Willie
Bealdes Refuses Job To Senator's Secretary
A Louisville Courier Journal excerpt notes a young man’s request for a private secretary position with a senator. Bealdes replies he has promised the post to his son, reflecting political patronage expectations and family ties in government employment.
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Bealdes
Louisville Courier-Journal
Trial Humor as Judge Finds Fountain Pen Guilty
A courtroom quip turns on a joke about a fountain pen. The lawyer asks if the judge tried one and the judge confirms experiences with the pen, humorously declaring it guilty.
Luck Opposed Here’s hard luck in a soda contest
An odd brief reports a lighthearted clash over soft drinks with phrases like Here’s hard luck and What’s the matter Nothing but soft drinks suggesting a playful, informal event or moment.
Fragmented Scrap of Wit and Wry Observations
A string of aphorisms and playful lines on family roles and social manners. It playfully notes secrecy in domestic life, the futility of buried hopes, the value of guidance from unlikely sources, and a jab about weight loss with a macabre twist.
In All Our Neighborhood Praises Pinkham Medicine
A Princeton Illinois reader testimonial extols Lydia E. Pinkham's Vegetable Compound for inflammatory female trouble and headaches. The note claims broad local use and asks for confidential advice from the Pinkham company in Lynn Massachusetts.
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Princeton
E. Pinkham
J. F. Johnson
R. No
Clinois. Com
Lydia E. Pinkham
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Denver
Ouray
Matthew Cohen
Colfax
A. E. Taylor
Express
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Teutons
U.S
Count
Kaiger
Petrograd
Galicia
Indases Childrens
Castoria
Astoria
Castor
Diao
Camntaua Company
Haw Yornerry
Red ‘Archer
Lydia
Burlington Skokerage Company
Sioux City
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