Dr Abernethys Niece Describes German War Brutality
Miss Bertie Boekbinder, from Antwerp with her grandparents, writes Dr Arthur Talmage Abernethy of Rutherford College condemning German conduct as a violation of chivalry and a menace to the innocent. She says ram shells fell on them and the suspense is too horrible to detail.
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Abernethy
Arthur ‘Talmage Abernethy
Rutherford College
Bertie Boekbinder
Boekbinder
Antwerp
Belgium
Dr. Abernethy
Holland
Iris
Europe
Carolina Man With Puzzling Stomach Disease Wins Relief
W R Davenport of Parker North Carolina suffered a mysterious stomach ailment termed Steatarrh. He found relief after trying Mayr's Wonderful Stomach Remedy, with testimonials saying it cleanses the digestive tract, relieves stomach liver and bowel troubles, and has saved lives and avoided surgeries. Local druggists advertise Blayt's Wonderful Stomach Remedy as sold nationwide.
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Carolina
W.R. Davenport
Parker
Elief
Davenport
Maye
Mayr
Belgium Bombardment and Allied Counterattacks Across Front
A reader recounts August bombardments causing many deaths and injuries, shifting fronts near the Somme and Aisne. Reports describe German and Belgian actions, bayonet charges, and French gains as leaders like General Joffre attempts to tilt the line. The piece notes rising casualties on both sides and cites sources including Le Matin and the Democrat.
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Joffre
Battle Rages as Allies Hold Off German Onslaught
London reports from Bordeaux quote a Times correspondent detailing near simultaneous clashes as rival armies push toward each other. Ample German fury meets firm Allied defense with trenches close by and gains shifting along the Oise and north of the Somme. The center remains the focal point as both sides jockey for leverage. The passage notes the advancing Allied line and a renewed, center-focused German effort.
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London
Bordeaux
Times
Furthr
Oise
Somme
Piles Cured in a Vox4 Days Slee Flends Money 1 Baz
Piles cured in a brief medical claim featuring a mysterious vox4 days sleeper remedy. The fragment references financial loss and a single unit labeled baz, with no clear patient or provider names or dates.
Servian Troops Gain in Bosnia and Ada Tzigalia
A Nish dated dispatch reports Servian forces advancing in Bosnia occupying Ro mountain near Sarajevo and driving Austrians from Ada Tzigalia and Ada Mala with heavy losses. Austrians push north to cross the Save and Danube. Belgrade front sees limited changes. Rev J H Shuford to preach for colored Gran ite Falls church on first Sunday in October afternoon. Burdock Blood Bitters ad promotes blood purification for $1.00.
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Havas
Nish
Bosnia
Ro Mountain
Sarajevo
Bigrade
Ada Tzigalia
Ada Mala
Save
Danube
Servia
Belgrade
J. H. Shuford
Granite Falls
Carlton
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Lowe & CO
Lowe & Company, Inc
R. Davenport
J. H. Southworth
Selz Royal Blue” Shoe Store
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Engtenig
Tate
Caalons
St. Menehould
Vouziers
Charleroi
East Prussia
Democrat
Lutz’s Drug Store
Phortes
KNOX
Hamrick
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