600 Bodies Recovered In Dardanelles Mine Sinking
Telegrams from Sofia report a British transport hit a mine near the Dardanelles and sank with 320 officers 1250 soldiers and 300 crew all drowned. Six hundred bodies recovered. Meantime Turkish forces on Gallipoli reportedly surrounded by allies with surrender imminent. Rovereto falls to Italian army as Austrians evacuate north toward Trent after destroying Italian monuments. Grodno, last Russian fortress in Poland, falls to German forces signaling a major eastern front setback.
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Union News Service
Rome
Sofia
Dardanelles
Gallipoli
Athens
Fournier
Rovereto
Trent
Adige
Riva
Lake di Garda
von Hindenburg
Grodno
Warsaw
Poland
Grudgo
Turkeys serious case 1 000 Christians in turmoil
A 1900s dispatch reports 1000 Christians fatally hurt and about 4000 more die of disease in Urumiah as Turkish occupation drives conversions and mass losses. Dr. William A. Shedd estimates 6500 Christian families harmed with $2.5 million in Christian losses and a $10,000 Presbyterian mission hit. Corroborating figures note many girls converted to Islam to escape violence and widespread starvation.
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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 Bernstorff Note
Washington notes Germany agrees to American terms for peace and to cease submarine attacks on merchant ships. Count von Bernstorff delivered the pledge to Secretary Lansing, signaling Wilson as the possible intermediary. The Kaiser, German officials, and ambassadors draft new terms as hopes rise that the war may end.
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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 Captured by Teutonic Forces
London reports Lutsk in Volhynia east of the Bug river was seized by Austro German troops. Lutsk, a 20,000 plus population fortress near Dubno and Kovac forms a triangle of fortresses. German tally claims 1,100,000 captured since May 2 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 Only at the Box Office Night
A sparse late scene in New York last winter shows a drunken patron begging for a real seat after packed crowds filled the venue. The box officer offers standing room for a dollar. The man adds another dollar and insists on a proper seat, unable to see the stage from the rear amid a hedge of heads.
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New York
Saturday Evening Post
Pigs as Marker of Status in Society Islands
In the Society islands pigs symbolize social rank among natives. Male pigs live tethered under a shelter and are highly cared for, while sows roam freely. Doctor Spelser notes a cruel practice of knocking out upper eyeteeth in males, causing grotesque dental growth and suffering.
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Society Islands
Doctor Spelser
Neglect Your Scalp With Cuticura Soap
An antique advertisement touts Cuticura Soap for cleansing and purifying the scalp to remove dandruff while the Cuticura Ointment soothes irritated skin. It warns dandruff and itching are hair destroyers and urges readers to get relief.
Sees Through Him and Loose Morals Reflected in Speech
A fragmentary piece notes how the line “you’re not so thick with Sam” hints at softened habits and late repentance. It observes that wealth intensifies abuse while dulling concern, and that imagination drives pleasures, hinting at cultural views on morality and conduct.
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Sam
Well chosen words surprise gift in a French town
An old Frenchman Le Blanc received a watch chain at a surprise party in a country town. The local paper noted his witty reply in response to the gift, but the reporter’s account revealed only the phrase Py chee, dat was a good one.
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le Blanc
High Finance
Mrs Up To Date boasts her business acumen after taking Willie to the movies and sending him home for an umbrella in the rain. Henry questions why they did not simply ride home for the ten cents. The exchange ends with Mrs Up To Date lamenting lack of credit.
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Henry
Willie
Politician Refuses Job to Private Secretary
A Louisville Courier-Journal note reports a young man asking a senator for a private secretary post. The senator replies that he has promised the position to his son, highlighting political family nepotism and patronage practices.
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Bealdes
Louisville Courier-Journal
Firet Trial Punchline in Courtroom Quip
A courtroom quip closes the scene as the judge admits trying a fountain pen and finding it guilty in a brisk exchange with the lawyer. The joke pivots on legal formalities and a pen as the defendant.
Luck Opposed Here's hard luck What’s the matter Nothing but soft drinks
A brief comic exchange noted as a lighthearted moment in the page. The captions imply a playful contrast between luck and a casual remark about soft drinks, reflecting local humor or human-interest snippets.
Fragmented Quotations and Satire Snippet
A garbled reflective piece opens with a quip about being head of the family and keeping it secret from a wife. It adds a wry remark on buried hopes, the guide and friend being sometimes mocked, and a cryptic line about Red archer the Mad ioe. The final jab notes it is impossible to fatten some women because they are dead.
Local Woman Praises Pinkham Medicine in Illinois Note
Mrs J F Johnson of Princeton Illinois writes of inflammatory head pains weakness and backache blamed on female trouble. She praises Lydia E Pinkham's Vegetable Compound and notes neighbors around her also use the remedy. She invites confidential advice from the Lydia E Pinkham Medicine Co Lynn Mass.
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Princeton
E. Pinkham
J. F. Johnson
R. No
Clinois. Com
Lydia E. Pinkham
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