British Blundered At Neuve Chapelle
New York April 27. American observer R Knowles cites British losses at Neuve Chapelle around 10 000 killed and wounded from both sides totals near 20 000. He notes three generals recalled due to command blunders causing friendly fire and miscoalition. Harrisonburg engineer N Wilson Davis visits as a witness in a city suit.
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New York
Liverpool
Neuve Chapelle
N. Wilson Davis
Harrisonburg
John Coe
Straw Hats Trend In 1915 Summer Style Outlook
As warm weather returns straw hats vanish from shop windows and reappear on men’s heads. Hats range in kind and price with no single trend dominating while fashion for women’s summer wear remains more defined by Parisian standards than men’s haberdashery. Rural homemade hats once common are recalled as country boys wore rye stalk strips tied with tape before summer outings.
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Milady
War Fronts Roar as Allies Press Ypres and Meuse
British admiralty reports a general assault on the Dardanelles by land and sea. Heavy fighting rages around Ypres as French officials say Allies push Germans back. Berlin claims Germans hold Lizerne despite Belgian retake reports. Austria-Hungary touts gains in the Carpathians, while Russians retreat near Uzsok Pass. Kronprinz Wilhelm to be interned at Newport News.
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Ypres
Belgium
French War Office
Berlin
Lizerne
Carpathians
Vienna
Uzsok Pass
Meuse Heights
Vosges
Hartmans-Westerkopf
Kronprinz
Wilhelm
Newport News
Spring Disking Versus Plowing for Oats in Kansas Experiments
Kansas State Agricultural College agronomy tests compare spring disking with fall and spring plowing for oats. Results show disking nearly matches plowing for yield, with fall plowing offering faster soil drying and earlier seeding, while shallow spring plowing or thorough disking may improve seedbed in wet springs.
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Agronomy
Kansas State Agricultural College
Kansas
Winchester Circuit Sermons and Communion Schedule
The Winchester circuit announces preaching and communion next Sunday with services at Sunrise 10:30 a.m. Mount Zion 3:00 p.m. and Mount Pleasant 7:30 p.m. led by Rev. W. H. Sampsell.
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Mount Zion
Mount Pleasant
Polish Author Details Persecution of Jews in Poland
Polish author reports 6,500,000 suffering under oppression including severe prejudice. Jews flee Warsaw region while Catholics escape more freely. Relief by War Citizens' Committee is limited for Jews, prompting a Jews free committee led by Baron Gunzzure. Poles receive only four cents daily. food scarcity is widespread amid German and Austrian control. The Russian-occupied areas show different treatment but Jews face persecution in Galicia under Austrian rule.
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Poland
Warsaw
Citizens’ Committee
Aother
Baron Gunzzure
Galicia
Austria
Berkeley Springs man killed when auto overturns near Lovers Leap
Jacob Ambrose aged 25 of Berkeley Springs was instantly killed when his automobile overturned returning home from Hagerstown. His neck was broken and chest crushed as he lay under the car. found by motorists near Lover's Leap about a mile from the Potomac river. He is survived by his parents and four siblings. Mrs. Dellinger of Dodson, Md., visits relatives in Berkeley Springs. Also a testimonial praises Chamberlain's Liniment for rheumatism.
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Jacob ‘Ambrose
George H. Ambrose
Berkeley Springs
Baltimore and Ohio Railroad
Rey Optimise Thought.
The line asserts that a person who reveals his own secret will hardly gain the trust of another. It centers on caution in sharing confidential matters and the risk of eroding credibility. In moral terms it cautions against self-incrimination by disclosure.
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Rey
Hall's Catarrh Cure and Family Pills Adverts
Catarrh cannot be cured by local applications and requires internal remedies. Hall's Catarrh Cure is said to act on blood and mucous surfaces and is presented as a trusted prescription. The ad promotes testimonials, Toledo Ohio suppliers, and urges sending for information.
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Sta
F. J. Cueney & Co
Props
Toledo
Hall
Cleaning House: Household Supplies Listed for Sale
An itemized list includes Methaline moth balls red cedar fakes chloride lime carbolic acid copperas sulphur and formaldehyde candles insect powder camphor Black Flag Insectine Jap a Lac wood stains paints brushes alabastine and related goods.
Dairy Farming Preserves Soil Fertility and Returns Fertilizer
The article argues dairy farming uniquely sustains soil fertility. It notes that selling milk or dairy products returns most fertilizing elements to the soil as manure, making fertility gain rather than loss. It compares fertilizer value: butter, milk, and wheat per ton, highlighting dairy’s superior soil nutrients.
Baltimore and Ohio tests new two and a half cent fare law
The Baltimore and Ohio Railroad will challenge West Virginia's two and a half cent per mile passenger rate as confiscatory. Beginning May 1 the Valley division will use 2 12 cents a mile with redeemable tickets similar to Norfolk and Western to passengers on West Virginia trains.
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Baltimore and Ohio Railroad
West Virginia
Norfolk and Western Railway
Norfolk and Western
Valley Division
Plain Clothes Men Target Auto Speeders In Winchester
Plain clothes police will patrol Winchester this summer to curb speeding and reckless driving in city limits. Authorities warn violations of automobile regulations will be severely dealt with as officers plan intensified enforcement to break up the errant behavior.
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Winchester
Bae
Beton
Chamberlain's Cough Remedy Expands Nationally
From a small beginning the sale and use of this remedy has extended to all parts of the United States and many foreign countries. When you have need of such a medicine give Chamberlain's Cough Remedy a trial and you will understand why.
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United States
Stray roan colt from Summit Point farm sought
A male roan colt about to turn four strayed from Harry Albin's farm near Summit Point. A liberal reward is offered for information leading to recovery. Contact GEO W. Kremer for tips or whereabouts.
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Harry Albin
Summit Point
W. Kremer
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