Women urged to study medical guide and home remedies
Advertisement extols women to learn household health care and use Dr. Pierce products from Buffalo New York. It promotes Common Sense Medical Adviser with chapters on First Aid Hygiene and women’s diseases, plus Dr. Pierce tonics and Pleasant Pellets. It claims benefits for nervousness dizziness backache and midlife complaints.
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Common Sense Medical Adviser
Washington Street
Buffalo
N. C
Pierce
N. Y
Omar
Belgian Coast Holds as Allied Offensives Break German Line
In early stages of the Meuse front shift, Belgian Flanders evacuates under pressure while British French and American forces push to widen the break from the frontier to the Meuse. German resistance tightens along a shrinking corridor as Allied offensives advance. Macedonia Albania and Serbia report Allied gains and turning fortunes across the theater.
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Germany
England
North Sea
Calaia
Belgian Flanders
Meuse
Belgium
Foch
Ses
Holland
Meuse Rive
Macedonia
Albania
Serbia
Syria
Allenby
Scaim
Genare
Washington Sees Shifts in Germany Ahead of Peace Move
Reports from Washington indicate new information on developments shaping Germany and the future path toward peace. Observers note the situation remains unsettled as officials assess next steps and potential outcomes.
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Washington
Germany
American Army advances northwest of Verdun gains positions
American forces push north of Roimange and seize Hantheville as artillery and infantry repulse German machine gun units. Northwest of Grand Pre the Americans capture Talma farm amid stiff resistance and continued assault.
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Germn
Roinmange
Hantheville
Grand Pre
Ameriana
Talma Farm
Czecho Slovak Nation Declares Independence
The Czecho Slovak nation declares independence, renouncing the Habsburg rule and outlining principles for a new republic. Recognized by the United States and Entente allies, the declaration was issued in Paris and sent to President Wilson as the de facto government forms.
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Washington
California Syrup of Figs Promoted for Constipation Relief
A vintage advertisement urges mothers to use California Syrup of Figs for sick or constipated children. It claims a coated tongue signals illness and promises gentle, quick relief within hours without griping. The ad warns buyers to insist on the California Fig Syrup Company product and to beware of counterfeit imitators.
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California
California Pig Syrup Company
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Heat Stroke Theory Questioned by British Doctor
The Newark News reports Dr C EL HE Milner in Mesopotamia found a parasite in heat stroke victims. Quinine reportedly cut mortality from over 16 percent to under 7 percent as a treatment. The piece cites a novel explanation and a note on blame when wind loosens a hat.
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Mesopotamia
C. EL HE Milner
Malachi Par
Newark News
Germans in retreat as Allies press western Flanders pocket
Forces on a 40 mile front from the North Sea to Lille drive German units backward. British, French and Belgian troops close on Lille and Ghent while American and French attacks north of the Oise and Serre rivers tighten pressure. Bruges near capture and Ostend in British hands as the German line is reconstituted west of Antwerp.
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Belgium
Lille
France
Cambrai
Oise
Serre
Inon
Champagne
Meuse
Belgian Flanders
Scheldt
Sea
Antwerp
Ostend
Bruges
Roulers
Ghent
Flanders
Submarines Ordered Back to Bases Amid War News
Amsterdam reports a German admiralty wireless order directing submarines to return to base. Berlin dispatches show anti Wilson sentiment spreading from military to peace factions. The Zeitung Am Mittag accuses Wilson of a death blow to a league of nations and seeks armament. Cologne Gazette publishes conservative manifesto urging total war after Wilson’s reply.
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Handelsblad
Berlin
Herr Gothein
Reichstag
Zeintung Am Mittag
Wilson
League of Nations
Germany
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Friedrich von Wentarp
Quic Conclusion of War Not Looked For by Experts
London experts believe a quick end to the war is unlikely and would rely on political and moral factors, not military. They note the Western Front is not perilous overall though some fronts show danger in spots. The German retreat to the Haring line occurred with Allied pressure, but losses of prisoners and guns were comparatively small for the scale of the operation.
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London
Reconstruction Fund Aims to Rebuild World Jewry
New York reports a fund possibly reaching 1,990,000,000 to finance the reconstruction of the Jewry of the world. The joint distribution committee of the American funds for Jewish war sufferers plans this vast humanitarian project described as the largest ever attempted by individual effort. Success is confidently predicted.
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New York
Whch
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German Press Prints Wilson Reply In Full
Amsterdam reports that Rheinish and Berlin newspapers printed Wilson's reply in full. They label it a trap or evasions and call it a rude answer. Some papers refrain from comment, advising to leave it to the supreme army command.
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Rheinish
Berlin
Presient Wilson
Wileson
Supreme Army Command
Just Once Try Dodson's Liver Tone Ad
Dodson's Liver Tone is promoted as a safe, vegetable alternative to calomel for liver and bowel relief. The ad urges readers to try a spoonful, promises quick energy, and guarantees satisfaction or money back. It touts safety for children and claims it keeps the whole family well.
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Dodson
Wintersmite Tone Shifts as War Drives Accessory Decline
London jeweller notes fashion shifts driven by war watches and cuff links. Civilians sell watches to buy timepieces for officers while shirt cuffs button at the wrist. Khaki shirts and worn links fade, as public taste moves from jewelry to practicality amid conflict.
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London
England
West End
Haarlem Oil Capsules Promised to Cure Back Aches
An advertisement claims GOLD MEDAL Haarlem Oil Capsules relieve backache and urinary symptoms linked to bladder or kidney infection. It urges readers to buy from a druggist, promises quick renewal of health in 24 hours, and offers money back if they do not help.
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