What a Red Cross Nurse Must Know and Do
In 1917 guidance outlines strict eligibility for Red Cross nurses including two years hospital training, age 25 to under 40, nursing registration if required, and endorsements from relevant bodies. It notes nurses may serve at the front and recounts the dangers and heroism of American nurses, with examples from Misses Helen Scott and Rachel Torrance and others aiding Allied forces.
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Jane A. Delano
National Committee
Red Cross Nursing Service
Red Cross
American Nurses’ Association
Committee On Red Cross Nursing Service
Aids Ney
Iainve
Tno
Pershing
Mongolia
Tun Maloh
Washington
Legion
Chicago
Serbia
Belgrade
Redross
Topf
Tuid Ocean
Bemuia
Helen Scott
Wiinels
Hachel Torrance
New York
United States
Congress of the
America
New York Herald
Man Who Saved Belgium Hoover Early Stanford Pioneer
Herbert C. Hoover, a Stanford University first student and later mining engineer, built finances for the student body, worked in Nevada and Broken Hill, then led relief efforts for Belgium during World War I, coordinating American relief at the Savoy hotel and directing roughly 6,000 Americans home and millions in aid.
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Herbert C. Hoover
Stanford University
Encina Hell
Department of Geology and Mining
Hoover
Mining Corporation
Nevada County
California
Broken Hill
New South Wales
D. P. Mitchell
China
Mitchell
Melbourne
David Starr Jordin
Sunset Magazine
Agricola
Mount Sinai
Europe
Bavaria
Saxony
France
Hoovers
Savoy Hotel
Belgium
Sarples
America
Fossil fish ichthyo oil found in Texas
Discoveries in Texas reveal fossil fish yielding ichthyo oil once sourced only from Austria. The report notes limited birth registration across states, Chalmette hosts the world’s largest sugar refinery near New Orleans, and other varied tech notes include an autopod trial and theaters with changing orchestras.
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Texas
Austria
Washington Post Office
Chalmette
Mississippi River
New Orleans
National Forests of the West
Army Threats Spark Arrests For Speaking Out
A judge notes arrests of individuals accused of making threats against the army as tensions rise. Mrs. Flynt J. Biskett proclaims a desire to enlist, while Lthiot Pi seeks a cook role amid public discourse on service.
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Flynt J. Biskett
Lthiot Pi
Mammoth Discovery Mentioned in Hindenburg Trenches
Cumulative discovery hints at a mammoth in the Hindenburg trenches in France. Earlier notes suggest researchers recognized a large fossil find long before formal confirmation.
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Hindenburg
France
Uses for family umbrella in novel home hacks
A Poplar Mechanics Magazine item presents two umbrella based ideas. A portable tent for changing clothes uses inverted umbrella with muslin strips tied to ribs. A compact clothes dryer uses twine rings and the umbrella to provide drying space indoors.
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Poplar Mechanics
Life in the big city a grim portrait from Kansas City
In a stark scene from the Kansas City Star a speaker recalls the vast crowd on Grand avenue and nocturnal hazards. The dialogue mentions sewer blasts, footpad attacks, tenants leaping from windows, elevators plunging, and a city that seems perilously alive amid booming car traffic.
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Kansas City
Riley Rezzidew
Grand Avenue
Burt Blurt
Kay Lee
Kansas City Star
Had Short Memory. Landlord And Pat In A Whisky Jest
The landlord asks Pat to judge two bottles of whisky. Pat sips both, proclaims both good, and requests a refill, admitting he has forgotten the taste of the first. The exchange unfolds with light Irish humor.
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Pat
Time for the Lecture. You’re not going so early
A fragment mentions Baltimore, Nd, to tax cattle per head yearly amid party talk. The terse line hints at a warning about sleep and personal duties, with no clear event or date. Entities include Baltimore and Nd., suggesting a regional note from a 19th or early 20th century ledger or column.
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Tye
Baltimore
Regimental Chosen Few Step Forward In Fatal Stand
A grim commander recruits twelve volunteers from a regiment to hold a position until wiped out. One bidder fears certain death, but faces the menacing demand that they indeed gave their lives for their country. The exchange hinges on misheard vows between life and wife.
Mathematician Wanted in Potato Loss Discussion
Mrs Corntossel complains about damaged potatoes and asks for Josh to help solve the loss. Farmer Corntossel agrees they have studied higher mathematics to figure out how to save the peeling and kitchen waste from the carload of potatoes.
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Mrs. Corntossel
Farmer Corntossel
Josh
Breathing Lesson Quips From Classic Puck Exchange
In a playful riff, Mrs. Maloney cautions about sharp learning while a student quips that breathing air both ways has been long attempted. The exchange centers on teaching gas exchange concepts in a whimsical, period voice.
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Maloney, Jr
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Enew
York
York City
Bright
Dean
Iowa
Rachel Carr
Seventh St
Oskaloosa
Alonzo Adams
Osceola
Ald
Doan
Foster-Milburn Co
Buffalo, N. Y
Mfg
Ince
Long Beach
Cal
Isa
Ilmer
Dr. Kilmer & Co
Binghamton
U. S
Cutter Laboratory
Berkeley
Jil
Daley
Jon
Ces
Harold Somers
DE Kalb Ave
Broonlyn
Isles
Dossa
Dromatts
Bettie
Besy Aris Wingng Co
Asing
Towmp
Des Moines
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