Indomitable American Fighters Reach Home Wounded
An eyewitness account describes the first trainload of American wounded arriving from Chateau-Thierry. A Chicago teenager bore a gunshot injury and hunger, while Red Cross aid rushed to feed and comfort the exhausted, as ambulances formed a somber procession to base hospitals and a cemetery. Soldiers from Kentucky and Illinois recount fierce counterattacks, German deception, and the relentless American resolve that carried the river-crossing drive.
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Faris
United States
Chateau-Thierry
Chicago
Red Cross
America
Louis Cooke
Rayville
Alea
Daring river crossing ends in heavy casualties and fires
Eye witnesses recount a brutal river battle as German forces attempted pontoon crossings. Artillery and rifle fire decimated the crossing party, with about 3,000 Fritzies reported across and 1,500 captured, 500 killed, while American marksmen and artillerymen contributed critical actions. One sharpshooter earned applause for twenty eight confirmed hits.
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Sturtz
Paris
Frank Hogar
Galveston
Tex
Germany
N. G. Ramono
James L. Paul
Spruce Street
Philadelphia
Paul
French refugee children enjoy outings with American sailors
French orphans adopted by American sailors join outings as their tall guardians escort the tots Mignonette Lulu and others through French villages. American sailors and soldiers have become a popular presence, bringing happiness to the many children in war torn areas.
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Mignonette
Lulu
France
Turks quit work on unholy ground
Antigo Wis A series of mis fortunes including the drowning of one worker and the murder of another led Turkish railway laborers employed at Monico to demand transfer to another place they called unholy ground Their request was granted.
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Antigo
Wis
Monico
Judge Delays Ruling In Provoking Charge Case
In Bellaire Ohio judge did not address the complainant or defendant by name as Walter Zharickosowsky had Salunnas Voiceilj chowonishwiski arrested on a charge of provoking him. He repeated the names several times and then took the case under advisement.
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Bellaire
Walter Zharickosowsky
Salunnas Voiceiljchowonishwiski
Strike Big Gas Pocket Fairmont Wa Va Ai 18000 POO Eat
Readable fragments indicate a news item about a major gas pocket discovery around Fairmont or Fairmont area with a 18 000 figure and a POO reference. Details are unclear but point to energy results or extraction notes.
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Fairmont
Freezone Promises Quick Corn Relief With No Pain
Ad touts Freezone medicine to instantly ease corn pain and let it be removed by fingers. Claims a small bottle costs only a few cents and works on hard, soft, and toe corn and calluses with no irritation. Notes discovery by a Cincinnati genius. Also mentions Danish laundry soap famine.
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Cincinnati
Castoria warning and Cuticura remedies ad note
Advertisement urges mothers to inspect Castoria for GF Signature a LLL and notes 30 years use. Mentions Cuticura Soap and Ointment for skin itch and disfigurement with hot baths and gentle applications. Provides address for free samples and lists prices 25 for Soap Ointment 25 and 50. Mentions a cholera epicdemic in Petrograd.
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Fletcher
Dept. X
Boston
Peterson's Ointment Promoted for Skin Ailments
Advertised claim byWm J Nichols and Major Charles E Whitney tout Peterson's Ointment as a cure for ulcers eczema and skin diseases. The ad promises a 30 cent box with a money back guarantee if not effective and notes availability from all druggists and mail order from Peterson Bros Buffalo NY.
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Peterson
Wm. J. Nichols
Wilder St
Rochester
N. Y
Charles E. Whitney
Vineyard Haven
Mass
J. L. Weiss
Cuylerville
Peterson Bros
Buffalo
Adv
German Mark Question Sparks Quick Exchange
A humorous exchange contrasts two kinds of marks with a quip about a book obliged to stand for the Kaiser’s government. The joke highlights economic and political humor in a concise dialogue.
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Youngstown
Hall's Catarrh Medicine Ad Claims Cure Guarantee
Frank J. Cheney of F. J. Cheney & Co. swears as senior partner that the firm will pay $100 for any catarrh case not cured by Hall's Catarrh Medicine. The oath was sworn December 6, 1886 in Toledo Ohio. the medicine is claimed to act through the blood on mucous surfaces.
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State of Ohio
Toledo
Lucas County
Frank J. Cheney
F. J. Cheney & Co
Hall
A. D
Sealy A. W. Gleason
Ohio
Old Mates at Odds and Hanoverian Colors Clash
The piece recalls a shock when British battalions bearing Gibraltar on their colors met Hanoverian units with the same distinction at La Cateau. It notes their mutual debts to George III and Eliott's defense of the rock, while a humor inset observes a gentleman lamenting sugar from a casual pratfall.
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la Cateau
Gibraltar
George III
England
Hanover
Eliott
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Elmer Sturtz
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Mrs. Sterritt
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