Raid at Ostend Sinks Vindictive Blockade Aims
British admiralty recounts a night raid on Ostend to block the port entrance by sinking the cruiser Vindictive. The operation relied on a smoke screen, coordinated motor boats, air bombardment, and minor pier torpedoing to impede German defenses and hinder large ships.
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Ostend
Ostend Harbor
Sir Robert Keyes
Wobert Lynes
Tuinkirk
Calais
Flanders
Royal Marine Artillery
Lirewise
William R. Slayter
Albert L. Poland
Sublieut
Angus H. MacLachan
Godsal
Counterfeiter Shortage Result of War Says Secret Service
Secret service operatives report a wartime shortage of counterfeiters including the famous ten dollar note. They believe foreign members were rounded up in mobilization and Americans drafted. They warn that new talent could emerge and the currency remains under strict scrutiny nationwide.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Secret Service
Fabricated Vessels Boost Britain Ship Output
London reports a new class of fabricated ships built from components manufactured inland. These ships, larger than many standard vessels, have no curved frames and aim to speed production by using bridge building yards and land engine factories. The new method is expected to raise Britain’s ship tonnage.
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London
Great Britain
Yare
Indiana News Roundup Hits War, Prohibition and Schools
Indiana towns report draft labor shifts and school cuts as 1918 war effort tightens. Elkhart pares staff. Indianapolis halves day. farmers and Red Cross drive mobilize. Accidents from storms and a notable murder trial verdict ripple through communities.
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Hartford
Indiana State Farm
Indianapolis
Lake County
James W. Vansandt
Carbon
Brazil
Grover Jackson
Ralph Baker
Fort Wayne
Niles
Mich
Victoria Drescher
Dorothy
Terre Haute
Evansville
William McGrew
East
Louisiana Street
Freezone claims painless corn removal for a few cents
An advertisement touts Freezone as a cheap, painless remedy to remove hard and soft corns and corns between the toes. It promises quick relief with no soreness and urges readers to keep a bottle on hand.
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Cincinnati
Adv
Militarist logic sparks wartime debate at New York congress
British delegate Appleton told a New York trade union congress that militarism and war cannot be defeated by logic. He ridiculed the idea that the world needs standing armies, likening it to a lecturer arguing water is essential to swimming or else people would drown.
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Appleton
New York
Peterson's Ointment touted as cure for ulcers eczema and piles
Advert mentions dramatic leg ulcer cure and claims for Peterson's Ointment for skin diseases, itching, and burns. Includes testimonials from Wm J Nichols and Major Charles E Whitney and others. Sold by Peterson Bros Buffalo New York with money back guarantee if no improvement.
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Peterson
Wm. J. Nichols
Wilder St
Rochester
N. Y
Charles E. Whitney
Vineyard Haven
Mass
J. Ja Weiss
Cuylerville
Peterson Bros
Buffalo
Adv
Substitution Delivers Salted Truth About Food Costs
A dialogue contrasts frugal living with high prices as residents joke about butter shortages. The exchange highlights growing concern over affordability and lifestyle limits in tough economic times.
Nervous Weakness Relief Reported by Philadelphia Mother
A Philadelphia mother describes severe nervous exhaustion and backache, worsened by overwork, and credits Lydia E. Pinkham’s Vegetable Compound with restoring health. The letter cites improved appetite, energy, and absence of distress after using the remedy for a week.
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Lydia E. Pinkham
Philadelphia
North Taylor St
Philadelphis Pa
Orion
Worthline
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Helleyne
Crutchley
William A. Bury
Crutchiey
MacLachlan
Mary A. Frickhoeffer
Charleston
Louisville
National Army
Shelby County Conscription Board
Myrtle O'Bryan
E. A. Graf
Huntington
Wabash
Red Cross
St. Paul
Shelbyville
Clinton County
Cass County
Young America
Eugene Etter
John Etter
Marion
Marion County Council of Defense
Indiana
H. H. Friedley
Red Cross War Fund
Madison County
Anderson and Vicinity
Ilinois Central
Rock Island
American Steel and Wire Company
Ellswort Thorpe
Christian Church
Ligonier
Engle Lake
A. E. Grubbs
United Brothern Church
Ligonter
Thorpe
Noblesville
United States Quartermaster’s
Jeffersonville
Nanella Coots
Cecil I. Detrick
Detrick
Quartermaster’s Depot
Rush County
American Red Cross
H. E. Barnard
C. A. Garner
Anderson
W. J. Black
Portland Cement Mills
Louisville Cement Company
David S. Cook
Springsteen
Young Women’s Christain Association
Muncie
Sergt
Joseph Finney
Central Refining Company
Lawrenceville
A. B. Bement
Pike County
Port Barker
Petersburg
South Kokomo
Ira Nicholson
Nicholson
William H Winegardner
George
W. Brathwait
Bush
H. 8. Jackson
Purdue
University
Allen
Daisy Fly Killer
ERS
Caakby Proms
Ave
Brooklyn
M Vs
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