Wounded Men to London Hospital for Special Treatment
Maj J E Goldthwait US reserve army surgeon arrives from Europe with details on 1 350 wounded men sent for special treatment to a London hospital for crushed and broken bones. About 1000 expected to return to active duty at the front. Goldthwait among twenty American medical officers studying new wound treatment methods.
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London
J. E Geldthwait
United States Reserve
Europe
Goldthwait
France
England
Age of Weak Nerves Promises from Pink Pills
Dr Williams Pink Pills claimed to restore red blood and renew nervous energy. The ad described nervous exhaustion with pale faces, low mood, insomnia, tremors, poor appetite, and memory failure, asserting thousands cured and offering pills at 50 cents a box or six for $2.50 from The Williams Medicine Co. Brockville, Ont.
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Dr. Wiliams
Wr.op. Medicine Co
Brockville
Pinchot States War Time Duty to Farmers and Harvest Labor
Gifford Pinchot asserts the nation must guarantee farmers a fair price for crops and provide a reasonable harvest labor supply to win democracy in the war against Kaiserism. He adds the same applies in Canada.
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Gifford Pinchot
United States
Canada
German Herald Editor Joins First Selective Draft
Max F. Wolff, editor of the German Herald in New York, learned he was in the first selective draft and declared he would not seek exemption and would fight for the Stars and Stripes.
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Max F. Wolff
German Herald
New York
Stars and Stripes
Doubts on Jutland Victory Rise After German Reviews
The New York Times analyzes German wartime reviews of the Battle of Jutland, noting doubts about the claimed German victory. It questions why the Grand Fleet did not pursue further action, suggesting hesitation stems from fear of British feelings and from perceived German naval incompetence.
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Jutland
Germany
New York Times
Worm Exterminator Promises Sleep for Infants
Advertisement notes mother Graves offers a worm exterminator to clear stomach and intestines, claiming it restores health and eases fretfulness in infants who cry and lack sleep.
What Boche Means and the Use of Soldier Nicknames
The term Boche is an old French insult meaning thick headed, akin to bonehead. It traces to Italian boccia but its exact path to Germans is unclear, while Hun remains a reproachful label for German warfare and menace in Europe.
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France
Tommy Atkins
Johnny Rebs
Europe
Germany
Waste not a bite and save food in daily life
Do not waste food and use odds and ends to cut waste. In Chicago garbage dropped from many loads to 200 daily due to thrift preaching. Everyone should practice economy at home and everywhere to prevent famine and reduce waste. Take personal responsibility and act now.
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Chicago
Miller's Worm Powders Promised for Infants' Health
The notice urges mothers to protect infants from worms using Miller's Worm Powders. It claims the powder expels worms and acts as a health-giving medicine, aiding with ailments that weaken infants and threaten their lives.
One Good Turn Frees Line Between War Prisons
A French officer freed in 1870 writes home from Meister prison camp about the German commandant allowing extensive privileges for French prisoners. The commandant, now aged, funds tennis gear and nets from his own pocket, enabling inmates to play tennis.
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Oficer
Marcel Richard
Meister
Richard
Paris
Minard’s Liniment Cures Dandruff Lesson From War Peace Compare
The passage urges applying wartime social economy lessons to peacetime industry. It argues industrial and economic competition may push states to keep a food dictator and warns America not to surrender these lessons, citing the New York Tribune.
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America
New York Tribune
Remembering Good Intentions Need Backing by Deeds
A reflection notes that charitable aims require actual work to be realized. It cautions against praising intentions without accompanying actions and urges accountability through tangible positive results.
Millions of tins for the boys at the front urging biscuit supply
A wartime appeal exhorts readers to avoid tin use and sustain prompt biscuit shipments in paraffin lined cartons. It touts fresh biscuits without tins and urges continued support for delivering supplies to soldiers at the front.
Annamite Troops Make Fire Baptism On Western Front
Annamite volunteers from French Indochina have become the smallest fighters in World War I. They joined alongside Russians Canadians English Belgians and Australians in the Paris parade on July 14 1916. Initially used in rear services they soon earned a fighting role proving their place among front line troops.
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France
Indo- China
Aris
Hall's Catarrh Cure A Constitutional Remedy
There is widespread catarrh said to be incurable by local treatments. Hall's Catarrh Cure from F J Cheney Co Toledo Ohio is promoted as a constitutional remedy that works through the blood to affect mucous surfaces. A $100 reward for failure to cure is offered plus circulars and testimonials. Sold by druggists 75 cents. Hall's Family Pills for constipation.
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Hall
F. J. Cheney & Co
Yoleds
Ohio
Toledo
H Hall
Bet on Dying in Trench Hospital Story
A company officer cited for gallantry and awarded the Military Cross falls ill with pneumonia in the trenches. While under guard in base hospital he overhears a doctor and nurse discussing his prognosis. He finally jokes with the medical staff and survives.
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M.o.'s
Silent Contempt in Court Dramatizes Silent Defiance
An elderly lawyer, seated with his back to the magistrate, loudly claims he deserves contempt for remaining silent after a guilty verdict. The judge asks for meaning, and the attorney asserts contempt by silence, a counterintuitive act reflecting legal bravado and humor in a minor offense case.
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The
Atlanta Journal
Gratitude Words Echoes From Hatties Farewell Note
A fragmented line from a local page hints at gratitude toward those in Hatties community. The brief text suggests a reflective tone about kindness and appreciation in daily life.
Aviator Snatches Bullet From Sky Over German Lines
A British aviator flying low over German trenches spotted a bullet rising toward him. He calmly grabbed the ascending projectile at its peak and stored it in his pocket, a bold, cool act amid heavy anti aircraft fire.
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London
Pall Mall Gazette
Conquers Asthma With New Remedy Promise
Dr. J D P Kellogg's Asthma Remedy offers prompt relief and a new era of life for asthma sufferers. Systematic inhaling of the remedy's smoke or fumes is claimed to prevent re attacks and often cure permanently.
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Fougera Co
Sherman ST
New York
Lyman Geos
German Reichsbank Gold Holdings Drop in 1916 Losses
The New York World reports the Reichsbank built gold reserves through 1916 until June 15 but then forfeited 131,868,000 marks in a month. The loss eclipsed prior gains and reflected Germany’s exchange crisis and payments to neutrals. The piece also questions corruption expenditures in Russia during the period.
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Reichsbank
Germany
Reichsmark
Russia
New York World
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