Indomitable American Spirit At Chateau Thiery Wounded Train
Readers hear vivid accounts from soldiers at the front about courage and sacrifice. A nineteen year old Chicagoan wounded in France asks only water and rest as Red Cross teams aid the injured. Ambulances pass in a somber procession toward a cemetery while Americans rally on the riverfront and push back German forces with grit and resolve.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Faris
United States
Chateau-Thierry
Chicago
Red Cross
America
Louis Cooke
Rayville
Across the Rhine the Bridges Fall in a Raging River Battle
Eyewitness reports describe a brutal river crossing as two bridges collapse mid river amid heavy German crossings. American artillery and sharpshooters praised for rapid, decisive fire as hundreds of enemy troops are killed or captured and several soldiers endure injuries.
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Heinie
Anton Zolnowski
Turner Avenue
Chicago
Zainowski
Zolnowski
Elmer Sturtz
Wellsburg
Sturtz
Jackies Captivate Kiddies With French Child Friends
French refugees and orphans adopted by American sailors are taken on an outing by their tall guardians. Mignonette Lulu and others are very happy as American sailors and soldiers win the hearts of the French children in village life.
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Mignonette
Lulu
France
Turks Quit Work on Unholy Ground
Antigo Wisconsin reports Turkish railway laborers at Monico withdrew after a span of misfortunes including the drowning of a worker and the murder of another. They demanded transfer to a different location, calling the site "unholy ground," and their request was granted.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Antigo
Wis
Monico
Judge Delays Ruling In Provocation Case In Bellaire
In Bellaire Ohio judge Wen not address the complainant or the defendant by name in a case involving Walter Zharickosowsky who had Salunnas Voiceilj chowonishwiski arrested on a charge of provoking him. The judge tried the names several times and then took the case under advisement.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bellaire
Walter Zharickosowsky
Salunnas Voiceiljchowonishwiski
Freezone promises instant corn relief and painless removal
An advertisement touts Freezone as a quick cure for hard and soft corns and calluses. It claims instant pain relief with a drop applied to the corn and future lifting with fingers, noting a cheap price from druggists. A regional note mentions a soap shortage in Copenhagen and Danish cities.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cincinnati
Castoria Ad and Health Note Appears in Ad Fragment
The fragment urges mothers to examine Castoria bottles for the signature and notes Castoria has been used for over 30 years. It promotes Cuticura Soap and Ointment for skin troubles with suggested hot baths and gentle applications. mentions free samples from Cuticura Dept X Boston and prices 25 cents for soap and 25 and 50 cents for ointment. Also a brief line about Petrograd facing an Asiatic cholera epidemic.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fletcher
Dept. X
Boston
Old Sores and Eczema Vanish with Petersons Ointment
An advertisement touts Petersons Ointment as a cure for ulcers eczema pimples and skin diseases. It cites testimonials from Wm J Nichols Major Charles E Whitney and Mrs J L Weiss and notes a 30 cent box with money back guarantee. Available at druggists and by mail 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
Hall's Catarrh Medicine Ad Shaped by 19th Century Ad
An 1886 Toledo advertisement features Frank J. Cheney promising one hundred dollars for untreatable catarrh and describing Hall's Catarrh Medicine as a blood acting remedy. The piece includes a notarized oath and notes testimonials, with a closing quip on men dying young if forced to make a living.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
State of Ohio
Toledo
Lucas County
Frank J. Cheney
F. J. Cheney & Co
Hall
A. D
A. W. Gleason
FR. J. Cheney & Co
Ohio
Doan's Kidney Pills Featured In Patient Testimony
A reader recounts kidney trouble with severe urination, feverish nights, and profuse sweating. After using Doan's Kidney Pills, they improved within weeks and stayed cured after about a dozen boxes.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Abou Doan
Old Mates At Odds And Other Snippets
The page presents a mix of quips and brief items: a Birmingham Age-Herald remark on a man scooping sugar off pavement with lamentations, notes on British and Hanoverian units at La Cateau, a London Spectator mention of Gibraltar and Eliott’s defense, and a jest about makeup and a revue.
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Birmingham Age-Herald
la Cateau
Gibraltar
George III
England
Hanover
Eliott
of the Rock
London
Spectator
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Pep
Samuel
Marne
Lonnie Shelton
Burdine
Shelton
Mr. Bowie
Kentucky
Arthur Baker
Doorway
Kaiituckee
Baker
Paris
Frank Hogar
Galveston
Tex
Germany
N. G. Rameno
James IL. Paul
No. 730
Spruce Street
Philadelphia
Paul
Jackies
Fairmont
Copenhagen
Petrograd
Youngstown
Mrs. Sterritt
Doan
Ans Foster-Milburn CO
Buffalo, N
Lydia E. Pinkham
Dastemper
Spohn Medical Co
Goshen, Ind
Etta Dorion
Ogdensburg
Marie Boyp
St. St
N. E
Canton, Ohio
Lydia E.pinkham
Eatonic
Eatonic Remedy Co
Wabash Ave
Jack
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