18 Nov 1914
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Newspaper
News
Location
Frederick, Maryland, United States of America
Date
Nov 18, 1914
Page
1
Shoes for all. Children Gun Metal Shoes priced from 8 to 48 cents, Boys Logan Shoes 98 cents to 1.65 dollars. Men's Work Shoes 1.60 to 1.98 dollars, ladies Flexible Sole Shoes at 2.25 dollars, value up to 3.00 dollars.
Massive sale lists men s overcoats from 7 50 to 9 98 and suits at 5 50 to 9 98 with discounts from 12 00 15 00. Girls coats 2 48 and 2 98 to 4 25 plus baby coats 1 50 white lambs down styles and blue kersey fabrics noted.
Rubber and gum boots advertised with several styles and prices. Duck vamp rolled edge gum boot at 2.79, felt boots at 1.98, Arctic double sole at 1.39, all claimed one third less than competitors. Also ladies suits offered at 10.00 in fine serge.
Germans split the Russian army near Wiecklawek on the Vistula in Russian Poland. About 23,000 Russians were reported captured as General von Hindenburg’s forces drove them south toward Kutno. The Petrograd note warns of German advances through the Vistula valley and fears for Plock and Lipno regions.
A vintage ad copy invites readers to call at The New Buffalo tonight for the best of everything. A courteous waiter will answer every question. The display window is highlighted to attract customers, promising a returning experience with friendly service.
Color in cheeks and yellow skin signal poor appetite and bad taste. Dr Edwards Olive Tablets, a vegetable compound, claim to purify the liver and bowels like calomel with no dangerous effects. Millions buy them at 10 and 25 cents per box, nightly use advised by the Olive Tablet Company.
General Timan von Sanders Pasha was named commander in chief of the Turkish army now facing Russia. A photograph from Berlin shows the move declared checked with German losses. Cracow’s fall looms as Russians advance rapidly toward Silesia. East Prussia shifts as battles rage along the Masurian lakes and Vistula to Warta in a grand engagement with German forces.
American tourist Edward A. Filene predicts passive Belgian resistance to German occupation, saying Belgians are overpowered but not conquered. He notes a scholar’s remark that Germans may win but not Belgium’s honor. Also mentions near Baltic naval movements and a 19th century remedy advertisement from Hall's.
Nov. 18 reports from the battlefront say Allied forces have gained ground toward the Meuse while British artillery inflicted heavy losses on German troops. French officials note advances at Armentieres and Arras as German assaults wane, with continued artillery exchanges along Dixmude to Nieuwpoort and around Ypres. The Tennessee incident in Turkish waters is also reported, with a dispatch detailing orders and harbor entry discussions.
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