Caring for Wounded from Overseas
A detailed portrait of United States Army Hospital No. 1 on Gun Hill Road in the Bronx. The piece explains the hospital’s origins tied to Columbia University, its 1,100 beds with potential for 5,000, and its role as a clearing house for wounded soldiers from camps to overseas. It describes wards, surgical and medical care, patient life, and staff dedication amid wartime strain.
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Merica
Europe
United States Army Hospital No. 1
Gun Hill Road
Bainbridge Avenue
Bronx
New York
Gun Hill
Atlantic
Columbia University
Columbia
War Department
University
College of Physicians and Surgeons
Medical School
Douglas F. Duval
Duval
Army
Long Island
Norfolk
Ds Od
Rise in Western Canada land values drives farming boom
The Calgary Herald notes a strong land rush as demand for wheat land and grazing properties surges. Prices have risen 10 to 15 dollars per acre with some districts seeing wheat land values approach 100 dollars an acre. Beef pork and mutton prices also climb, encouraging investment and larger yields amid postwar market shifts.
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Canada
Calgary Herald
Alberta
House of Lords Dies Hard Repeats Past Debate
The piece recalls past calls to abolish the House of Lords as a lingering issue, noting sixty years of repeated assertions that the Lords are on their last legs. It argues that despite changes, the persistent cry for reform remains as strong as ever.
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House of Lords
Thomas Babington Macaulay
Swamp Root for Kidney Ailments Ad
There is one medicine that stands out for kidney and bladder cures Dr Kilmer's Swamp Root. It is mild healing and widely prescribed. Sold in drug stores in two bottle sizes. Request a sample by mailing ten cents to Elmer & Co. Binghamton NY, with the paper name.
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Kilmer
Elmer & Co
Binghamton, N. Y
Remarkable Gleanings by Maj Palmer on war correspondents
Maj Frederick Palmer discusses the vocation of war correspondents noting how experience shapes the craft. He recalls a beardless reporter asking a wounded soldier how he was injured, who replies he fell into a shell hole when the barrage lifted, illustrating frontline reporting hazards.
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Frederick Palmer
New
Reception scene with guardsman and watermelon minister
A Washington reception included a colored official who oversees cars being told to call the Guatemalan minister. He confirms understanding and responds in a formal tone, then shouts a quirky line about a watermelon minister.
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Washington
Tautos
Flattery Bridges to Favor in Social Graces
A reflective line contrasts flattery as a bridge to approval with home as a harbor, suggesting analysis sees domestic space as a place of shelter rather than a mere structure. The tone hints at social dynamics and personal perception rather than a concrete event.
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Great Army Hospital
Battle Front
Sosie OF
Piany
Big Hospital
All
Western
F. Farmer
Vienna
Libby
M‘neill & Libby
Chicago
Sappho
Marine Corps
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