German Offensive Wanes as Allied Forces Hold Front
From Paris to London reports say German divisions multiplied on the Somme front while French troops south of St. Quentin strengthen positions on the Oise left bank. Observers warn losses tops 450 000 in six days with German attempts to widen the salient failing, as American units join British and French in the Roye region.
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London
Somme
Paris
St. Quentin
Oise
Noyon
War Office
The
Braye-Sur-Somme
Chaulnes
Roye
France
Cambrai
Albert
al- Ned
von Hindenburg
Olse River
Berlin
Sal
Trent
Entente
Cologne
War costs under estimates and bonds debate
The article reports Secretary McAdoo and House Ways and Means Chairman Kitchin outlining a new Liberty Loan totaling 3 billion dollars with 4 percent interest, plus plans to issue up to 8.166 billion dollars in bonds across the three Liberty Loans, and potential conversion of earlier bonds. It also notes German Bolshevik fighting in Ukraine and a fatal raid near Marfa Texas where Glenn Nevill, 18, and two Mexicans were killed.
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Waallington
Treasty
McAdoo
Claude Kitchin
House ‘Ways ‘and -Means
Marfa
Tex
Glenn Nevill
Nevill
van, Horn
Texas
August Flower as a Household Digestive Remedy
Green's August Flower advertised as a world renowned remedy for constipation and digestive troubles. It claims to relieve indigestion nervous dyspepsia headaches and stomach upset with a gentle laxative effect. The ad urges readers to ask their druggist and notes bold sales in many countries.
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Green
Stephens Responds to Weight Claim With Sharp Retort
Heavy Editorial notes that Alexander H. Stephens, former Confederate vice president and Georgia congressman, weighed 90 pounds according to a newspaper item. He demanded a retraction stating no weight is 04 pounds, quipping that the editor likely had one of his editorials in his pocket when he last tried the scales.
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Alexander H
Stephens
Congress
Georgia
Government Control Aims Cited By Student In Dinner Talk
While eating, Bet tle brandished a knife and recalled a Rich ards incident where a girl dined with a knife. She warned that saying the government will pursue you is against the law, reflecting a belief in official overreach.
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Bettle
Lemon skin softener advertised with lemons and orchard white
Ad offers a lemon skin softener recipe using two lemons and three ounces of orchard white to make a quarter pint lotion that promises whitening and softening of skin. It urges daily facial massage and notes the lotion keeps for months. Other ads and humor bits follow.
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Marvelius
Fee
Heroine Mother Tames Field Through Hard Work
Fragmented U S era style piece recalls a mother who sowed and toiled with horses and plows, not a new woman. It contrasts tractor feats with mule power, shares household scenes and comments on widowhood, plum pudding, and the Red Cross bag blue detergent for crisp laundry.
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Philadelphia Public Ledger
Quote on antitrust laws with biting sarcasm
A fragmentary dialogue mocks future antitrust laws described as having teeth. The exchange notes sarcasm about enforcement and bite in enforcement mechanisms.
Untitled Scribble Notices a Confusing Market Note
A garbled clipping from a local paper presents unclear lines about a person and event, with stray phrases and misspellings offering little coherent detail beyond a vague political or cultural reference.
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Tee
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Ukraine
Réuter
Petrograd
Bolsheviks
Wherson
Dr. Pierce
New York
Castoria
Pan
Canada
U. S
Itre
Manitoba
Saskatchewan
Gunepen
Ottawa
W. W. Bennett
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Omaha
Aaa
Charile
Pennywise
Aimeult
Lontaville Coure
DR. Price
OWDER
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Chicago
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