Adventures of Pat O’Brien in War Time Escape Narrative
A wartime memoir outline recounts Pat O’Brien’s Royal Flying Corps career from Canada to France, his downing and capture, and his daring escape across enemy lines. It details prison camp, starvation rations, map theft, a 40 mph train jump, days of concealment, river swims, and aid from Belgian locals as he nears Holland.
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Royal Flying Corps
Canada
France
Courtrai
Night Escape from the Belgian Dutch Border Barrier
The narrator recounts a perilous attempt to breach the Belgium Holland border barrier during 1917. He designs a rope ladder and then digs under the live electric fence, crawling to freedom in Holland after a brutal sequence of near captures and hazards.
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North Star
Holland
Belgium
Liberty
Advice to flu convalescents and tuberculosis warnings
U S Public Health Service warns the public against tuberculosis noting one million cases in the United States. Influenza convalescents should have lungs examined as lingering colds can signal tuberculosis. No cause for alarm if tuberculosis is recognized early. patent medicines are not to be trusted.
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United States
New York
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Department of Health
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Beware tuberculosis after influenza and how to prevent it
Public health guidance urges people recovering from flu to avoid self diagnosis and seek medical lung exams at monthly intervals. Emphasizes strengthening through proper living, nutrition, and fresh air while warning against patent medicines.
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