Verdun Battle Dominates War Front in Europe
Armies clash as German command presses toward Verdun with heavy bombardment and fierce infantry assaults. French lines withdraw at points while Paris reports rising losses and growing German gains on a widening front from Malancourt to Etain. Meanwhile Italian forces seize Callo Lugana terrain and advance toward Trent as Zeppelin airship losses mount. Russian forces push from Erzerum and along the Black Sea coast to hinder Turkish retreats.
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Verdun
Ornes
Samogneux
Malancourt
Etain
Eget
French War Office
Geome
Paris
Artois
France
Champagne
Meuse
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Souchez
Callo
Lugana
Roncegno
Ronchi
Trent
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Brabant
le Roi
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Diarbek
Th Bagdad
Syria
Black Sea
Widje
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Trebizond
Cardus praised by Laurel woman for woman’s medicine
Mrs Martha A Corbin of Laurel Mississippi writes that persistent side pain head ache back ache dizziness and swelling improved after taking Cardul. She notes relief began after a half bottle and fully after two bottles and recommends the medicine for women. Cardus is sold by all druggists.
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Laurel
Martha A. Corbin
Cardus
Listening patrols guard trenches with odd duties near farms
An officer questions a listening patrol on rounds at an empty farm. The patroller explains they are alert for any attack and, when the hen cackles, they “pinch the egg.” The exchange highlights humorous mishearing and wartime slang in a quiet encounter.
Danderine Promise for Dandruff Free Hair
Advertisement touts Knowlton's Dandeline as a quick remedy for dandruff and hair loss. It claims immediate effect with shinier, fuller hair after a few weeks, urging readers to buy a 25 cent bottle from any store to prove its claims.
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Knowlton
Adv
European War A Year Ago This Week
Recap of February 23 1915 actions across Europe and beyond. German west of Vosges advances, French forced back. French take German trenches in Champagne. Russians push on western front. British and Austrians report gains and defeats. American Red Cross sends supplies to Serbia and Germany.
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Vosges
American Red Cross
Serbia
Germany
Frontline Moves Across Europe and Near East
Russians advance from Nie men and Dniester as Austro German forces are pushed back in Salicia. German forts at Osso wetz demolished while Russians defeat Turks in the Caucasus. Allied fleet silences three inner forts at the Dardanelles. Germany changes relief ship rules. Heavy fighting near Basra on the Persian Gulf.
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Dardanelles
Germany
World War I Update From Front Lines
Hard fighting in the Vosges roils as German forces spray French with burning oil and chemicals. Russians check Austrian drive in Bukowina while German U-8 sinks to British destroyers. Allies land at Sedda Bahr in the Dardanelles as German armies in the north are split by Russian advances. Turks abandon Egypt campaign and Smyrna is bombarded as Ostend loses a French ammunition ship. Zeppelin raids over Calais fail and L-8 wrecks near Tirlemont.
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Ostend
Calais
Tirlemont
Gentle chat and a shinny tale from a bustling home
A mother scolds Harold after a black eye from shinny. Harold explains it was rough play. The dialogue lightly touches on flu remedies and a playful mention of lineage and pets, with a nod to Puck and period humor.
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Harold
Eastern Front and Dardanelles Clash Report
Russians attacked in eastern front center and advanced in North Poland while Austrians retreated in East Galicia. British warships bombarded the Dardanelles forts and shelled Smyrna, silencing forts at the Asia Minor port. Allies' landing party at the Dardanelles suffered heavy losses.
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Poland
Dardanelles
Asia Minor
Smyrna
Swamp Root praised for kidney relief by Texas user
A Texas resident from Eagle Lake reports relief from gravel stones after using Dr Kilmer's Swamp Root. The testimonial, sworn January 13 1915 by Notary W F Wecker Colorado Co Texas, promotes samples and a booklet from Kilmer Co Binghamton NY and notes available bottle sizes.
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Kilmer
A. D
Eagle Lake
Texas
W. F. B. Weeker
Notary Public
Colorado Co
Dr. Kilmer & Co
Binghamton
N. Y
Adv
Shipping Pigs in Baskets
Domestic animals endure harsh transport in the East with fowls tied by the legs and pigs shipped singly in wicker baskets. Pigs are driven by water dousing and minimal care, often left without food during long journeys on steamers or barges in the Straits Settlements.
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East
Straits Settlements
Popular Science Monthly
Banana Flour Boosts Puerto Rico Wealth and U.S. Market
Banana flour is being produced on a large scale and imported to the United States from Puerto Rico. The industry has significantly increased Puerto Rico’s wealth and provides the United States with a new table product.
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United States
Porto Rico
Land in Ceylon Acres Traced for Cultivation
Of Ceylon 16 307 840 acres lie in the island lawful domain with about 2 876 000 acres cultivated.
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Ceylon
Dust Indoors: The Worst Kind Lurks Within Walls
The piece claims indoor dust is the worst kind, spreading germ laden matter from human bodies as it fills rooms and contaminates living spaces. It emphasizes dust as a health hazard confined to interior environments.
Calomel health scare prompts Dodson's Liver Tone pitch
An advertisement assault warns calomel as mercury causing sickness and bone necrosis. It promotes Dodson's Liver Tone a vegetable remedy that promises to cleanse the liver and bowels, guarantee relief by morning, and safe for children with a pleasant taste.
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Dodson
Physician of the Old Time in Cartoons Magazine
Helena Smith Dayton recalls Doc Robinson as a genial physician who avoided formal exams and surveying tools. He listened to patients, joked with families, offered peppermint to children, and shared a warm, communal bedside manner during his visits on the Cedar Mill road.
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Doc Robinson
Margaret
Kit
Cedar Mill Road
Helena Smith- Dayton
Cartoons Magazine
Lost Inscriptions of Etruscans and Hittites Examined
A historical note discusses two ancient civilizations, the Etruscans of Tuscany in Italy and the Hittites in Palestine, whose inscriptions remain unreadable. It notes scholars have yet to decipher them but hopes for a bilingual key like the Rosetta Stone.
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Italy
Tuscany
Palestine
Joshua
In Egypt 1799 Key to Hieroglyphics Found
Christian Herald notes that a discovery in Egypt in 1799 served as a key to deciphering hieroglyphics. It compares this to the Maya inscriptions at ruins in Yucatan puzzling scientists in the modern era.
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Egypt
New World
Yucatan
Christian Herald
Human nature and sensitivity on a street car
A Detroit Free Press observation on human nature notes people are overly sensitive. A street car rear platform exchange sees two men tease a red-nosed man who protests. The taunter jokes about remedy and insults, then exits, remarking on the oddity of sensitivity.
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Detroit Free Press
New Arsenal for Greek Navy Estimated at 14 Million
Much preliminary work has been completed on a proposed new arsenal for the Greek navy to replace Salamis. The project is estimated to cost 14 million dollars and is being overseen by British engineers.
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Salamis
Weight of His Automobile With Mortgage Questioned
The dialogue asks for the weight of the automobile including the mortgage as implied by Greene and Redd. The line hints at a humorous or ironic exchange about asset value and burden.
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Redd
Greene
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