DOING HER HUSBAND'S WORK IN Havre STREET CONDUCTOR WOMAN
A Havre woman takes her husband’s job as streetcar conductor while he serves at the front fighting the Germans. England unveils new war song by Sir Frederic Cowen and Harold Begbie urging enlistment with the verse Fall In describing duty versus hesitation. Prussia mandates annual professional inspection of lightning rods on government buildings by an expert electrician.
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Havre
England
London
Sir Frederic Cowen
Harold Begbie
Sonny
Prussia
Joking With Death at Mons Described by American Chaplain
Rev. James Malloy, who served with a British regiment in France, recounts vivid battle scenes at Mons. He notes soldiers laughing and singing between volleys despite heavy shelling, the German assault, and the night air war with 35 Allied aeroplanes guiding artillery and tracking German positions.
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New York
James Malloy
Trenton
N. J
France
Mauretania
Tipperary
Mons
Warning to Civilians in Occupied France Proclaimed
Proclamations posted in German occupied towns promise protection of private property and peaceful citizens while stating any anti German activity will be met with death. Authorities warn arms must be surrendered and acts harming Germans will be punished by shooting or burning.
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Henry L. Perry
International News Service
Bordeaux
France
War Office
Abbes Brave Fight Keeps Germans From Retreat Amid Cathedral Fire
London reports from Daily Mail staff describe Abbe Gamu leading wounded Germans and French helpers through a blazing cathedral under enemy shellfire. After rescuing the injured, he organized a return to safety at the Hotel de Ville while a hostile crowd attacked.
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London
Daily Mail
Abbe Gamu
France
Hotel de Ville
No Thought of Surrender in Helgoland Battle
A gun-room officer aboard a battle cruiser recalls the sinking of a German cruiser off Helgoland. He describes its dire state, the sinking stern first, and the loss of its crew, while noting the Germans’ guts and the enemy submarines that passed nearby. He reports no Allied losses and several near misses.
Black Cat Witnesses Helgoland Sea Fight Mascot Tale
Alfred Bishop recalls a black cat aboard a British cruiser witnessing a battle off Helgoland as the fleet sunk several German ships. The cat rode the deck beside the main gun, remained calm, and became wildly popular despite the danger. The crew says the cat licked itself and was kissed by all after the fighting.
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Helgoland
London
Alfred Bishop
Bishop
Lydia E. Pinkham’s Vegetable Compound Endorsed by Girls
In Sterling Connecticut Miss Bertha A Peeloquin praises relief from fainting and female weakness after using Lydia E. Pinkham’s Vegetable Compound. Massena New York resident Lovisa Myres reports anemia and exhaustion improved, with doctors noting no cure. The ad urges young girls to seek restoration from painful periods and related symptoms.
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Sterling, Conn
Lydia R. Pinkham
Bertha A. Peeloquin
Massena
N. Y
Lydia E. Pinkham
Anyon
Miss Lovisa Myres
Massena, N.Y
Belgium's wealth estimate and Madagascar bean export note
The item notes Belgium's estimated national wealth at 9 billion dollars for the prior year and reports Madagascar exporting 7 539 metric tons of lima beans during the same period. It also includes an advertisement claim for Tetterine eczema treatment from The Shuptrine Co with a Miss A B King testimonial.
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Louis
Vernon St
St. Louis
A. B. King
Shuptrine Co
Savannah
Tetterine
Shuptrine
Madagascar
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