Belgians Need Aid As Winter War Brings Higher Relief Demand
Havre Oct. 15 The fifth winter of war will bring greater demands for civilian relief in Belgium according to Lieut. Ernest D. P. Bicknell American Red Cross commissioner for Belgium He said the commission has supplied more than 100000 dollars worth of clothing to Belgian refugees in the last nine months There are more Belgian refugees in France now than at any time during the war
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Havre
Belgium
Ernest DP. Bicknell
Red Asmy
France
Bicknell
American Red Cross
Glass of Salts Cleans Kidneys Urine Pain Relief
A vintage medical advertisement advises using Jad Salts to cleanse and stimulate clogged kidneys by drinking four ounces in water each morning. It claims the drink neutralizes urine acids, reduces bladder weakness, and promotes healthy kidney function with ample water.
Old Time Jacobs Tlaiment Backache Remedy
A small trial bottle of a familiar backache remedy promises quick relief. Rub a little into the pain and, by the count of fifty, soreness and stiffness should ease without skin irritation.
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Jacobs
Charters Filed and Promotions Noted in Austin Dispatch
In Austin Charters filed for Continental Gasoline and Oil Company of Texarkana with 10000 capital by Louis Heilbron B O Palmer and EB Palmer all Bowie County names. Empire Bottling Works El Paso raises capital from 60000 to 100000. Mrs Sidney Morey learns husband promoted to full colonel after serving as captain with Pershing in Mexico and one year in France.
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Austin
Tex
Continental Gasoline and Oil Company of
Texarkana
Louis Heilbron
B. OM. Palmer
EB. Palmer
Bowie County
Empire Bottling Works
el Paso
Morey
Sidney Morey
Col. Morey
General Pershing
France
Barber Proclaims Home Hair Dye For Graying Locks
New York barber A. EH. O'Brien promotes a home remedy using Orlex powder. He claims dissolving in water and applying through the hair can instantly darken gray or faded hair to brown or light brown, with a gold bond guarantee asserting safety from silver or other harmful derivatives. He says it does not rub off or leave sticky residue and can make a person appear twenty years younger.
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A. EH. O'Brien
New York City
Dro Bells Pine-Race Honey Remedy Ad
Cold suffering is described as dangerous with relief promised by Dro Bells Pine-Race Honey. Grippy weather signals orning ahead for relief from stuffed head cough and throat irritation. Product advertised as quick acting and suitable for all ages with prices listed at 800 600 and 5120.
Dead Germans Mark Path of Our Fighter
W B Bailey recounts the Argonne forest battle where American and French forces broke German lines. The piece highlights relentless fighting, heavy machine gun barrages, and vast debris as soldiers pushed through trenches, barbed wire, and ruined terrain to mark the German retreat.
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Werbert Bailey
Sarestonianl
The
Public Ledger Co
Arane
Argonne Forest
Aire Vally
Biiarville
Four de Parisi
Jin Harazee
Mis Point
Vane
Wildermiss
Atek
Sonn
England
Singapore
America
Briarville
Apremont
Charlevaux
Remains of Horrors Mark Five Days of Siege in Forest
A correspondent recalls the brutal five day siege in a forest near Binarville, describing bloodstained bandages, discarded gear, and buried and unburied American and German dead. He notes water bottles filled at night, dugouts, and improvised German monuments, with campfires lighting the forest as the war endures.
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America
Knights of Columbus
Binarville
Few "49ers" Living Gather in San Francisco Reunion
Eleven remaining California pioneers met in San Francisco to toast early days, representing the final small group of the Society of Californian Pioneers once numbering about eight thousand. The reunion honored veteran members of the 1860 San Francisco law-and-order campaign. Liquor for Personal Use Not Barred. The Arkansas court ruled personal possession of intoxicants does not violate the state’s dry law.
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San Francisco
California
Hey
Society of Californian Pioneers
V Lance
la Rock
Ark
Oet
State Supreme Court
Lar Burton
Advance of Allies frees thousands of French civilians
Special dispatch reports Allied advance in the Le Cateau area rescuing large numbers of French civilians from hunger and danger. Mobain alone yields about 4000 rescued, with others in Candry Bolin Sel vigus and Cannery. Germans evacuated personnel and gardens as troops moved forward causing dramatic civilian relief and bizarre wartime incidents.
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Perry Robinson
London Times
San Autonio Linke
Paradelphiq Public Ledger
Mobain
Iminy
One Mier Killed in Airplate Fall Near Big Bethel
Xewnort News reports Lieut. FY Glover of Bel Ie Kansas killed and Leuk Maar Espey of Lo ganyport injured in an airplate fall near Big Bethel York County Monday. Oysters killed by seaweed ravages described as a wide impact on oyster beds, with weed acting like a balloon raising oysters and causing mass losses across reefs.
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Mier
Xewnort News
FY Glover
Bel Ie
Kans
Leuk
Maar
American Divisions Praised In Foreign Legion’s Eighth Citation
American divisions in the French Army were cited for the eighth time in general orders. The Moroccan division led a major offensive with Zouaves and Legion units, capturing prisoners, munitions, and machine guns while driving enemy back along a 6.6 mile front. American allies aided for the first time, signaling a likely victory and uniting the Star Spangled Banner with France’s colors.
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Foreign Legion
Actives
Tilgry
Aivanveg
Nelssons-Chateau Thierry
United States
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