Pictorial Phases of Year's Events Abroad
A 1916 survey recalls major war fronts from France to the Aegean. German offensives on the Cham, Vimy ridge, and Verdun. Somme battles. Russian advances and setbacks. the Jutland fleet clash. Italian Isonzo and Goritz actions. Romania’s 1916 entry and failure. Lloyd George’s rise. and notable deaths including Joseph and Metchnikoff.
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France
Five Mile
Cham
Vimy Ridge
Ypres
Belgium
Verdun
Somme
Peronne
Bapaume
Contalmaison
Combles
Baraume
Lloyd
Lieuj-George
Jutland
Isonzo
Goritz
Trentino
Austria
Italy
Trieste
Gallipoli
Kutel-Amara
Servia
Montenegro
Greece
Saloniki
Sussex
Atlantic
Kitchener
Ireland
Japan
Russia
China
Yuan Shih Kai
Franz Joseph
Carmen Sylva
Metchnikoff
Mounet-Sully
Bienkiewicz
Casement Wes
Pearse
Am I My Brother's Keeper Poem on Charity for Albania
A Nineteenth Century style poem by Mrs N H Witherspoon urges Americans to share their wealth with starving Albanians. It contrasts feasting at home with orphans abroad, invokes biblical images, and calls for Christian charity and world service. It ends with a plea to awaken a spirit of giving beyond borders.
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Mra. N. H. Witherspoon
Peace? You bet for whom in a rowdy cheer?
A playful local item notes festive mood and rivalry banter among youths at a community event with spirited chants and a joking call for celebration.
Blanket Sterilization Service Promises Germ Reduction
A local ad urges readers to consider disease germs in wool blankets and promotes washing and sterilizing them in a scientific method. Call 15 for details on protection for you and your family.
Wilson calls for peace terms discussion with neutrals
President Wilson urged belligerents and neutrals to avow their views on peace terms without offering mediation. The move surprised official Washington and the diplomatic corps as notes were sent to all sides, drawing mixed reactions from Teutonic Powers and Entente diplomats.
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Wilson
Washington
United States
President's call for soundings toward peace
The President argues he is not proposing peace or mediation but aims to take soundings with neutral nations and belligerents to gauge how near a peaceful haven may be. He hopes his spirit and aims will be understood and a response will illuminate world affairs.
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Heaven
Christmas cheer fuels hogs and shoe repair ad
Pass along the Christmas cheer. Only pigs hog it all for themselves. Take your old shoes to J. T. Brunner he does the work by hand and makes them look as good as new.
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J. T. Brunner
Vinol Restores Strength After Grippe in Canton
A 75 year old Canton woman credits Vinol with restoring strength after La Grippe. She says it cured her cough and built up her health, calling Vinol unequalled for chronic coughs colds or bronchitis and offers a money back guarantee through Bassett Drug Co. mt Sterling ky.
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Canton
Vincl
Lizzm Balpwin
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