The Red Cross as the Long Arm of Mercy
A reverent tribute extols the Red Cross as the world's strongest charity, uniting humanity in service. It advocates universal enrollment, stresses relief across wars and disasters, and lauds its efficiency, purity, and reach from battlefield hospitals to famine and plague zones.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Red Cross
Dr. Jekyll
Mr. Hyde
Emerson
Humanity
Mercy
Japan
Chita
Cuba
India
Italy
Poland
Servia
Belgium
Seven Seas
The Scarlet Cross Vigilantes War Poem
A dramatic poem fragment speaks of the Scarlet Cross as a beacon for healing and protection. It pledges to guard women and save children and towns shattered by war while healing broken souls scarred by grief and hate.
War Canteen Worker Notes Shared Hard Times
A letter from Hed Crous Canteen worker Helen McElhone describes bombardment conditions and daily duties in a French town. She recalls patients and troops, the strain of exhaustion, and the mix of frank humor and resolve as American and French soldiers cope with hunger and separation.
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Helen McElhone
The Spending of Your Hundred Million Dollars
The article examines how the Red Cross directs over a hundred million dollars in wartime relief. It highlights how funds reach France Italy and Russia, aiding children and troops, with millions spent on hospitals beds nurses and reconstruction. It notes the vast scale of operations including transport and daily supplies for Paris hospitals and foreign relief programs.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Red Crom
American Red Cross
Italy
Murphy
Red Cross
Europe
Itewm
Paris
Fcc
General PeriMag era public figures move to top positions
A fragment notes shifts in leadership with a person moving to top roles in another organization since the General PeriMag period. It highlights organizational changes without detailed names or dates.
Compare Your Baby's First Four Years With This
In 1918 Httte Marie was born near Mezleres in the Ardennes. Her father died at the Marne in 1914. Marie and her mother hid in the village as it came under German control. In 1915 a church poster led to the mother’s disappearance with other women. 1916 sees Marie surviving with aid from elderly villagers. 1917 she is transported with children and elders to Evain, where the Red Cross cared for her and helped with her recovery in France. The text highlights the Red Cross’s Evian work and calls for continued support.
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Marie
Marne
Germany
Switzerland
France
Evinn
Evian
Red Cross
Red Crom
Red Cross Children's Hospital
Murtes
Evion
Birg
Sister
Walt
Walto
Ale
Ming
The Train That Saved a Nation
A dramatic account from Roumania where the starving city of Jassy witnesses a miracle as a lifeline arrives. The story frames a nation at risk from Kaiser forces and famine, with America distant and aid seeming impossible until a pivotal railway effort brings hope.
Back Your Soldier Boy With Grit Not Sobs
A wartime feature reflects on the role of women at home boosting morale and supporting troops. Letters from camp reveal personal sacrifice and community drives, with Mormon relief workers and Red Cross efforts among the readers’ voices.
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Scarlet Cross
Margaret Widdemer
Vigilantes
Four
Nona
Barle-Duc
Severa
Hhs
Tiree Freach Caotinieres
No Man’s Land
Petrograd
Stontoria
United States
Pale
General PeriMag
Httte Marie
Mezleres
Roumeania
Roumania
Little Kingdom
Kaiser
Ines
Roumapia
America
Kaleer
Jassy
Mormon Girls’ League
Salter
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