Why the Red Cross Needs Your Help
A vivid account from World War I era sources explains the Red Cross relief work in France and Evian. It describes Belgian and French civilians, many children, suffering from German occupation and famine, and details Red Cross efforts to provide meals, medical care, clothing, baths, and tuberculosis treatment while planning a winter relief push. Noted workers William Allen White, Henry Alt en, and L. D. Wishard report on the scope, urging support as the US enters a more comprehensive aid phase to sustain soldiers and families alike.
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France
United States
War Council
Red Rosa
Paria
Red Cross
Evian
Belgium
Hoya
Red Cross Works
Lake Geneva
Switzerland
Bentdea
Red Cross Ia
Tom Automobiles
William Allen White
Kansas
Henry J. Alten
Tourn
Inspoc Lon
Frances
Thair
Iet
Pershing
Petain
M. P. Murphy
Mr. White
L. D. Wishard
California
Wilson
American Red Cross
West
Red Croga
Wishard
General Pershing Os
Winhard
Washington
Mr. Wishard
A Bomb Raid by Shell Light in the French Trench System
In Cornhill Magazine Boyd Cable recounts a dusk raid by English forces on German trenches in France. Infantry move under shellfire, breach broken wires, and seize prisoners as a prepared German defense folds under rapid, planned assault.
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France
Cornhill
Boyd Cable
Ehella
Eafety
Eslence
Writing implement made from wax and pumice ink mix
A new device by William C Geer of Akron Quebec adapts wax and pumice stone with ink to replace pens and pencils. The wax pumice core provides a cellular ink filled structure when heated then cooled, delivering a uniform ink supply.
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Whiliam C. Geer
Akron
Popular Science Monthly
Soldier Scrapbook Ideas For Wounded Troops
A note on starting scrapbooks for the wounded, tracing Kipling’s early effort in England. The piece suggests collecting jokes and pictures for “Sammie” scrapbooks as a morale boost and remembrance.
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Sammie
Kipling
England
Too Bad Fool Arthur Severs Jocular Vein in New York
Owen Johnson, the novelist, observed a pompous artist in a New York restaurant acting solemnly alone. He notes the once humorous figure has gained vogue and now takes himself and his work very seriously.
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New York
Owen Johnson
Arthur
Point of View Dialogue in Construction Scene
A fragment shows a contractor and a man named Mike discussing fairness as a bishop appears, with the Seishiman carrying a hod and climbing a ladder. The dialogue hints at unequal burdens and personal strains amid work.
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Mike
Seishiman
Government payroll boom shows at Washington and nationwide
About 20 000 new workers added to federal payrolls since war began in Washington. Civil service reports show 120 000 to 126 000 new field and departmental appointments scheduled, with the War Department leading in clerical additions. Navy adds 2 500 including 800 yeo women. Food Administration nearly 1 000. War Trade Board over 700. CN Defense and Red Cross about 1 400 split between them.
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Abhington
Washington
Civil Service Commission
Civil Service
War Department
Navy Department
Navy
Food Administration
War Trade Board
Fuel Administration
Council of National Defense
The
Red Cross
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Helpful Hints and Economies From a Vintage Page
A dispersed OCR page offers common sense tips on cooking and household care. It includes recipes and ideas for saving energy in kitchens and homes, from saving vegetable water to improving bake surfaces and using glycerine in jelly. It also mentions weathering care for plants and simple fixups for everyday items.
Silk Stockings Spark a Grim Travel Plan
A woman buys black silk stockings for a long train trip amid a melodramatic tale of a wreck where silk stockings are linked to a better hospital, a votive grave, and a friend urging disposal of her belongings. The dialogue hints at vanity and superstition surrounding death and burial.
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Jen
Make-Believe Nurses Parade In Enchanted Land
In a dreamlike Kingdom of Childhood scene two real nurses, Mameelle and Rosabel, push toy doll carriages along a glamorous Make-Believe high road. The world around them hums with children, garlands, and playful chatter as the wall of time keeps outsiders away.
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Thuthie
Susie
Mimselle
Rosabel
Mameelle
Make-Believe
Atlantis
Capital Officials Warn Against Goats and Horseflesh Meat Substitutions
Washington health officer Wm. C. Woodward warns dealers against substituting goat meat or horseflesh for lamb, mutton, or beef. Offenders face drastic punishment as the health department urges immediate action to curb this wartime diversion and protect unsuspecting buyers.
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Wm. C. Woodward
Woodward
Washington
Health Department
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Sam
Ete. Fey
James Mackintosh
Paul Alsh
Inman
Verona
Dows
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