Damascus Fall Recounted by Australian Forces
A Sydney Morning Herald account recalls the Australian advance from Tiberias to Damascus, detailing encirclement and rear-guard victories. General Hodgson directs Third and Fifth Light Horse brigades as Turkish forces, demoralized, surrender near the city after intense fighting and mass captures.
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Sydney
Damascus
Sydney Morning Herald
Tiberias
Lake Huleh
Jordan
Tenth Light Horse
Fourteenth Light Horse
Whuneitra
Sasa
Hedjaz Rand
Aman
Hodgson
Third Light Horse
Onslow
Dumar
Napoleon
Fall of the ancient city and bloodless victory at Barada Gorge
The narrative describes Tillman’s successor guiding a 6 000 strong column toward Beyrut. Turkish and German forces surrender after intense street fighting as 20 000 enemies are captured. A massive fire at the wireless station accompanies the collapse of resistance and dawn sees surrenders.
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Barada
Beyrut
Fourteenth Regiment
Kuneitra
Desert Mounted Corps
Tumulty
Fox
Co. R. Sibbs
Riverside County
Blind Girl Reads Raised Print With Her Lips
Director Edward W. Allen of the Perkins Institution addresses service members who lost sight in war, praising resilience and urging wounded heroes to stay hopeful. He notes that overcoming obstacles turns stumbling blocks into stepping stones at the Massachusetts School for the Blind.
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Boston
Edward WW. Allen
Perkins Institution
Massachusetts School For the Blind
Allen
Man in jail aids president over tax sale
George A. Fox, jailed for obtaining money by false pretenses, paid delinquent taxes to save President Wilson’s Riverside County ranch from sale. He sent a telegram of thanks to J. P. Tumulty, secretary to the president. The tax bill totaled $37.21 for a 61 acre parcel bought before Wilson’s presidency.
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Los Angeles
Cal
George A. Fox
President Wilson
Riverside County
Vox
J. P. Tumulty
Fighter Lives 35 Days in Hole Hidden from Germans in War
London report tells how Private Peters and a comrade hid for five weeks in a sunken road dugout near Croiselles in 1917. They endured scarcity, shrapnel, and near capture while feeding and sheltering a wounded captain and fellow soldier before Peters was eventually captured and later repatriated.
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Hole
London
Peters
Croiselles
Germany
Taylor
No Man's Land
Indiana Wheat Harvest Presses Ahead Across State
Indiana reports show widespread wheat harvests underway with yields forecast near 19 bushels an acre in Fayette county and strong activity in Wells, Kosciusko, and Bartholomew counties. Army worm damage in Kosciusko and scale in Delaware County threaten portions of crops while wool pooling proceeds in several towns and new oil prospects emerge in Sullivan.
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Fort Wahyne
Municipal League of Indiana
South Bend
Salem
Connersville
Fayette County
Alexandria
Monroe Township
Boston
Farmers’ Federation
Shelbyville
Shelby County
Boonvilles
Warsaw
Kosciusko
Sullivan
Emory Smith
Shelburn
Dodd Bridge
Sullivan County
Middle West
Seymour
Rider Packing Company
American Tomato Products Company
Kurtz
Freetown
Jackson County
Brazil
FF. D. McCrea
United States Department of Labor
Columbus
Bartholomew County
Deadar County
Indianapolis
Goodrich
Jesse E. Eschbach
Republian
State Board of Accounts
Glen van Auken
Public Service Commission
Princeton
Indiana
Kentucky
Greensburg
Laporte
Buechner
Farmers’ Association
Alpqco
Greensburgh
Margaret Patrick
Franklin
Bloomington
Indiana University
Bluffton
Wells County
Rochester
Lake Manitou
Greenfield
Ievansville
Green River
Marion
B. H. Hasemeier
Richmoni
Indiana State Sunday School Association
Hasemeier
General Assembly of
Shelby Circuit Court
State Election Commission
J. S. Hubbard
Todiana
Owensville
Gibson County
Wabash Township
Evansville
Southern Indiana Grain Dealers’ Association
Muncie
William M. Collins
Collins
L. Ert Stuck
United States
Oat
New Albany
Board of Review
Floyd County
Georgetown
Rushville
Rush County
Brooksville
Bava
How This Nervous Woman Got Well
A testimonial from Mrs. Alice Heatner of Christopher Illinois describes four years of irregularities weakness and nervousness. After failing with two doctors she credits Lydia E Pinkham's Vegetable Compound with restoring her health and regularity.
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Christopher
Lydia E. Pinkham
Alice, Heatner
Caught the Craze and a Grim Grasshopper Tale
A reader recalls a strange incident involving two grasshoppers. The first asks about a brother while the second replies the brother drowned while trying to be a grasshopper. The fragment preserves a curious local anecdote with minimal context.
Farm land prospects offered by U S Railroad Admin
J L Edwards of the U S Railroad Administration announces free information to homeseekers on farming opportunities. The agency offers no sales or loans, only guidance, and requests that interested parties specify the state of interest for detailed data from Washington DC.
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U. S. Railroad Administration
J. L. Edwards
U. & Railroad Administration
Washington, D. C
Ady
Man of Letters and Tiny Ads in Buffalo Paper
A fragmented Buffalo Express item remarks on a man of letters and a thriving mail order business. An advertisement touts Allen's Foot Powder to relieve foot pain and swelling, promising comfort for tired feet and easy walking. A final line notes a shark’s teeth can move, and a quip about карьер and money-making.
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Man of Letters
Surel
Buffalo Express
Allen
Kase
Walking & Galight
Adv
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Pursut
Camel Corps
Tillman
N. B. Dial
Laurens
8. C
California
Wilson Ranch
Panama Canal
Atlante
Colon Harbor
Atlantic
Indiana State News
Batonic
Atonic
Banner Lye
MARS
Wnes
Penn Chemical Works Philadelphia Caa
W.N. Y
Cincinnati
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