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Newspaper
The Weekly Times Record
Location
Valley City, North Dakota, United States of America
Date
Sep 24, 1914
Page
6
The report notes ongoing heavy fighting between invaders and allies with no change in the overall situation, though progress on the left wing is claimed and a lull in battle is observed. An old remedy testimonial is cited, and Siegfried Pharmacy promotes Chamberlain’s Colic Cholera and Diarrhoea Remedy.
London reports a major ongoing clash stretching from Noyon on the Oise to the Meuse near Verdun. German forces fortified north of the Aisne and in the Champagne plains and Argonne mountains. Allied reports say German counterattacks were repulsed at points, while the German staff claims the opposite. Western wings bear heavy fighting as von Kluck and von Buelow face outflanking risks, with Italy leaning to armed neutrality and Romania in a similar stance.
Nine people are confirmed dead and more than 15 injured after an Illinois freight collided with a street car carrying about 30 passengers near a Memphis suburb. The crash hurled the freight cars over an embankment and threw several passengers from the locomotive fender into a ditch. All victims are local residents. Nearby Valley City residents note the new dam on the river above the sewer outlet, a sight to see and a source of local pride.
Mandan dispatch reports three men, John Voes Otto Voes and Herman Voes, seriously injured when a steam threshing engine exploded near Carson. John suffered a broken arm a crushed foot and severe steam scalds. Otto sustained severe scalds and injuries from engine fragments. The first two were hospitalized in critical condition.
A home economizing guide explains making light dumplings for stews and fricasseed chicken using KC Baking Powder. It outlines ingredients and method, notes leftovers from affordable cuts, and cites The Cook's Book by Janet McKenzie Hill as a source.
Arneson Hardware passes into the hands of The Veblen Myhro Aldahl Co. of Minneapolis. T. T. Veblen will hold the controlling interest as the new company opens an archway into the Myhro Aldab Mercantile Co. A 10 percent cash discount applies to stoves paints and most hardware except nails wire guns and ammunition. Old accounts and debts of the former firm are taken over by the new corporation.
London Sept 18. The British army in France and the French armies in close touch with it report steady progress since Sept 10. On Sept 13 strong resistance but long range gunfire dominated a 15 mile front, with the official press bureau noting continued advance against the enemy. Mr O S Mason left for Chicago Saturday night to handle business in the dairy trade.
Duncan McDonald, Barnes County pioneer and Valley City builder, dies at a Compton California sanitarium from paralysis and complications. Born 1845 in Scotland, he relocated to Barnes County in 1880, later living mostly in Hollywood, California. Survived by widow Elizabeth Jane Couse and seven children, three living in Hollywood, Valley City, and Hollywood. Funeral Wednesday at Hollywood cemetery with Masonic service. former county treasurer and state legislator, active in public life and several fraternal orders.
An advertisement extols Chamberlain's Liniment for muscle pains rheumatism lumbago and backache. It touts favorable results from sufferers who have used it and notes availability at Siegfried Pharmacy.
Mrs Elizabeth Reuther of Washington DC writes in praise of Peruna as a splendid medicine for catarrh and stomach trouble. She says a several month course restored her health and she has felt splendid since, using it for colds and when needed and recommending it to neighbors.
An official press bureau statement from London on September 1 reports there is no notable change in the situation this afternoon. Allied cavalry have shown some activity but, at present, no definite result is evident.
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