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Newspaper
Paoli Republican
Location
Paoli, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Dec 11, 1918
Page
2
The report lists 3,145 ships sunk by submarine and mine warfare. It notes Russia denying 1.5 million prisoners and discusses military demobilization, war debts, and leadership changes in the United States and Europe, including Baker, Lovett, and Garfield. It also covers sugar policy, army organization, and new international orders amid postwar tensions.
A British admiralty letter commends the Persie crew after the September torpedoing. The Third Army now controls about 400 square miles of German territory with many towns. American occupation reports note peaceful entry with no demonstrations as Major General Dickman’s forces advance 12 miles to Radgen and Naurholzbach along the Saar, Saarburg, and Treves line.
The items cover a bank robbery loot valued at $100000 and casualties from four Pompton Lakes explosions. Also noted are a streetcar strike ending with female conductors removed, American cruisers’ Lima arrival, Schwab’s Atlantic City speech, Berger seat protest, Peres held for Whiting murder, rivet and caulking wage rise, U S voyage to Cherbourg, and Oklahoma endorsing woman suffrage in the constitution.
Indiana health officials warn influenza and pneumonia may persist through winter with an expected January death toll around 183. Forty six counties report 2710 new cases. Vigo Rush Johnson Noble Decatur Laporte Elkhart LaGrange Wells Cass show notable counts while others are lower.
A vintage medical ad urges mothers to use California Syrup of Figs for sick children showing tongue signs. It promises gentle cleansing of stomach and bowels within hours, claiming no griping and easy acceptance by kids. The note warns to ask the bottle from the California Fig Syrup Company and to beware counterfeits.
A London correspondent notes the duchess of Marlborough still looks young beside her two soldier sons, the marquis of Blandford and Lord Ivor Spencer-Churchill, at a charity concert. The duchess retains her wit and quips about a planned barefoot Persian dance and a luncheon spill leading to a grand moment.
Advertisement for Pape’s Diapepsin promises instant relief from indigestion belching gas acids and sourness. It claims tablets stop dyspepsia pain immediately and are pleasant harmless and inexpensive at drug stores.
Mrs. Church notes authorities have ordered owners to install escapes in the apartments. Mrs. Gotham cheers and suggests it will provide space for flower boxes and milk bottles.
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