Pioneer Courage and Health Ads in 1918 Page
A mosaic of old advertisements and snippets references doctors cures and tonics. It notes aloe remedies and Dr Pierce’s pills, Cuticura products, and a tale of a squire sharing rabbits, all in a dated print style. The fragmentary text reflects early 20th century consumer notices and humor.
Allied positions in Flanders strengthened by AP report
British lines held firm after a German attempt to widen the Lys salient. Haig’s forces withstood heavy assaults from Givenchy to Ypres and recaptured ground at Aiex Du Vinage farm. German losses were heavy as fighting subsided into artillery duels.
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France
Givenchy-La Bassee Canal
Flanders
Robecq
Lys
Aiex du Vinage Farm
Kemmel Hill
British Attack Around Givenchy and St Vincent Continues
British and German forces clash along a wide front from Givenchy to St Vincent with heavy bombardment and fierce fighting. Desperate German assaults near Hinges Hill fail as British artillery inflicts severe casualties and maintains positions despite pressure.
German Reserves Cut to Eight Hundred Forty Thousand
Washington April 19 British officials estimate Germany still fields about 70 divisions or 840,000 men as a fresh reserve on the western front, accounting for continued use of new German troops in battle.
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Washington, D. C
Germany
German Offensive Struggles Amid Mud and Losses Near Ypres
Reports from the front describe German troops advancing into British positions east of Ypres despite heavy casualties. Junior officers drive much of the attack while artillery hinders the enemy push through mud toward Passchendaele, with renewed massed assaults at Polygon Wood repelled by Allied fire.
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Ypres
Polygon Wood
Passchendaele
Army to Train 2.5 Million in Camps by 1918 End
Washington April 20 The quartermaster general’s department says equipment is being prepared for an army of 2.5 million in training camps by year’s end 1918 Estimates suggest a 1 million man increase in the armed forces in the next fiscal year The House military committee held talks with War Department officials and received a summary of the estimates.
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Washington, D. C
Quartermaster General's Department
Congress
House Military Committee
War Department
Women May Enroll in State Military Forces
Albany April 19 officials issued orders allowing women to join the state military forces. Women may become commission officers and members of the ambulance corps of the home defense reserve. The move enables women to undertake roles in the state militia structure and support services.
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Albany
N. Y
Home-Defense Reserve
Ajutant Bherrill
Refuse Pardons For Edith Cavell Friend
Geneva reports a plea for Mire Julian Wyas a 20 year old friend of Edith Cavell executed in Belgium. Wyas served 25 penal servitude for aiding Shely and is now in a Prussian prison. A Geneva petition by 000 women was sent to the crown princess of Germany but was rejected in a cold reply from Baron Von Stulpensel secretary to the crown princess.
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Geneva
Molli Cavell
Belgium
Germany
Mire Julian Wyas
Baron von Stulpensel
German Troop Strength on Eastern Front Reported
Washington reports from semi official sources that Germany has under six divisions on the Russian front totaling about 72 000 men while the force that captured Helsinki totals about 46 000. Other German units in Russia are under 100 000.
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Washington, D. C
Germany
Helingfors
Russia
Hungary
Brandenburg
Teuton
Kerensky
Generala” Semenoff
Kaledines
Alxieff
Savinkoff
Secretary admits handling of scandal at girls school
In Nebraska on April 19 Secretary A. J. Schlimann of the state school for Dee one testified before the board of control that she helped move Grace Moore, the alleged victim of the school bandmaster, to a maternity home in Kansas City and later to Colorado under Superintendent McMahon's direction, with expenses paid. She also confessed to not reporting her absence as required and said the girl was placed at the home under an assumed name while care was provided to shield her. Fagan remained at the home for a month more and was not discharged.
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Eee. Neb
A. J. Schlimann
Dee One
Board of Control
Grace Moore
Kansans City
Colorado
McMahon
Shane
Fagan
Rankin barred from speaking on Deer Lodge loan address
Miss Jeanette Rankin of Missoula was refused permission to speak in Deer Lodge for a Liberty loan address. A citizens meeting led by Senator Williams and HK. Larabie voted to block her talk due to associations in Butte with W. F. Dunne and Tom Campbell who led strikes last summer by the electricians and miners union.
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Deer Lodge
Mont
Jeanette Rankin
Missoula
Montana
Congress
Williams
HK. L. Larabie
Rane
Butte
W. F. Dunne
Tom Campbell
Electrician and Mine Metal Workers’ Union
Inventor Links Bolshevists to German Ammunition
New York April 19 Hudson Maxim inventor declares he believes a large share of German ammunition used on the west front is supplied by Bolshevists. He asserts Bolshevik support aids German forces in war materials.
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New York
Hudson Maxim
West Front
Extend Payment Time in Standing Rock Reservation
A written motion by Senator Sterling seeks to extend the time for payment or completion of a measure concerning Standing Rock Reservation. The text references April dates and the legislative action to extend the timeline for payment related to the Standing Rock matter.
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Standing Rock
Astington
PD C
Sterling
Big Drive in France Mentioned in Des Moines
Des Moines April 19. While discussing a major World War II era plan in a hotel W W Wooley new ruling attorney raised a statement and crumpled a slip to bis hall dead. He compared 6000 miles of railway and telegraph noise with 1000 miles of railways and 11000 miles of telegraph in 1861.
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Jied
France
Des Moines
Army division supply train to travel overland to the east
The highwave transport committee of the council of national defense announces an army division supply train of three cargo cars and two tank trucks will travel east from Detroit. They will move at night initially and in later trains to acquaint drivers with driving conditions and routes where most driving is done at night.
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Washington
Aighiwave Transport Committee
The
Ounell of National Defense
Detroit
Western Canada farm prosperity grows with rising wealth
The article notes vast 1917 income from wheat oats barley flax and rye reaching 270 million, plus Winnipeg livestock adding about 40 million and hogs over 11 million. Calgary Edmonton gains exceed 64 percent, reflecting widespread farmer wealth, land purchases, tractors, homes, and bonds.
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Western Canada
Winnipeg
Calgary
Edmonton
Victory
Alberta
Prairie Provinces
Canada
Price index review shows farm product price increases exceed household needs
Department of Label's review of Prices presents a 100 index as normal production for 1800s–1a0s. It notes farm products outpacing increases in household needs with grains fodder. dairy, meat, and building materials show sizable rises alongside implements. Advertisement.
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Department of Label
Not Against Him Reflects on Understanding Women
A Chicago Daily News quotation discusses gender perception, noting a man’s good qualities and the beauty of the average mind versus appearance. It comments on reading as mind furniture polish and how perspective can dull intellect in the parlor.
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Chicago Daily News
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