Demand for War Nurses Grows Here and Abroad
The American Red Cross faces a vital nurse shortage as war demands swell. Miss Jane A. Delano explains that releasing nurses for military service creates civilian vacancies and urges public cooperation to care for the sick at home. Red Cross training expands, with 21 volunteer courses and a push to recruit educated young women into nursing, joining Army and Navy Nurse corps as needed.
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Jane A. Delano
Department of Nursing
American Red Cross
Miss Delano
Red Cross
Lfe
Elgillan
Surgeon General
United States
United States Army Nurse Corps
Navy Nurse Corps
United States Public Health Service
Army Nurse Corps
France
Roumania
Greece
Serbia
Guntry
Gur Tha
Pupl
Clara Noyes
Bellevue
New York
Bureau of
Field Nursing
The
Ikely
Josh
Young Wonden
National Defense
Committee On Nursing
Council of National Defense
Washington, D. C
Delano
Sted Cross
Ed Cross
United States Army
Army and Navy Nurse Corps
Butt
Washington
U.S
Army
Photographs of Lightning Tip for Capturing Storms
The article explains a simple method to photograph lightning by aiming a camera at the stormy sky and using a time exposure. It notes that after the first flash, the shutter should be closed immediately and the plate developed as usual, while acknowledging the flash may not strike exactly where aimed.
Dialogue Fragment Reveals 19th Century Speech Pattern
A fragmented dialogue shows characters including a young man described as a respectful French suitor. The exchange features dialect and miscommunication hints as an older woman questions methods of courting and etiquette.
Liberty Bonds and Duties in War Effort
An editorial urges Americans to meet three duties for victory: grow and conserve food, especially wheat meat and sugar. aid in shipping. and buy Liberty bonds. It argues democracy and liberty are tested in wartime and warns failure could seal destiny with skull and crossbones, while success brings glory.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hapsburg Liebe
Vigilantes
You must stop business as usual for liberty bonds
The speaker urges citizens to halt normal spending and redirect funds to war needs. With limited time and resources the nation must choose production for defense over consumer goods, urging people to buy liberty bonds to fund the government instead of direct Army purchases.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
France
Your Bond Buys Explosives and Duty at Home
The piece urges Americans to support Liberty Ponds and provide ammunition to match German fire as farmers use blasting materials for land work and soldiers face gas shells in France. It links home preparation with wartime sacrifice and the need to confront the Kaiser.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bond
America
France
We Are at War Bond Appeal Urges Farmers Support
A fragmented wartime plea urges farmers to buy bonds to support the army. It stresses rural detachment from the conflict risks and the need for funding and provisioning of the military machine. The message highlights Russia’s farming population and the duty of citizens to contribute financially.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bondal
Russia
Ely
Puyiar
Freezone Promises Painless Corn Removal
An advertisement touts Freezone as a cheap, painless treatment for all corn types and calluses. It claims drops of the solution instantly stop pain and allow the corn to be lifted off with the fingers, available from druggists for a few cents. The copy credits a Cincinnati genius as the inventor.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cincinnati
Longsighted and Healthful Advice for Everyday Living
An old ad style fragment praises June health and a physician remedy. It touts Dr Pierce’s Pellets for liver bowels and stomach and suggests one pellet as laxative and three as cathartic. It also makes a casual remark about talkative women being open faced.
Spring Fever and The Body as a Front for Health Tactics
The article warns of Spring Fever as a buildup of illness from winter confinement and poor diet. It promotes Dr. Pierce’s Golden Medical Discovery and Dr. Pierce’s Anurie as tonic and remedy to purify blood, boost energy, ease neuralgia, backache, and urinary issues, sold at drug stores.
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Oregon
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Sedo Cross
Susan
Roland G. Usher
the Vigilantes
Watson EF
Coleman
Washington, D.C
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Bess
Navy
Allen
Plattsburg
W. F. Young
P.D.F
Springfeld
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