Remaking of war cripples at Walter Reed hospital
A vivid account of reconstruction at Walter Reed under Col Schreiner showing physical therapy, vocational training, and mind training for amputees and wounded soldiers. Maj. Baldwin directs trades in carpentry, jewelry, metalwork, printing, electronics, and more as the Red Cross supports recreation and insurance links, illustrating a threefold transformation from injury to life anew.
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Washington
Walter Reed Hospital
Col. E. R. Schreiner
Walter Reed
Medical Department of
Army
Ulike
Maj
B. T. Baldwin
S.C
U. S.A
Walter
Baldwin
Aca
Bollera
American Red Cross
Atta Boy
Camp Meigs
Washington Theater
Frank Tinney
God
Weasel
Pop
Red Cross
Medical Department of the
How Could It Be Lateman Buys a Lifetime Clock
Lateman tests many clocks in a shop before choosing one he doubts will last a lifetime. The salesman insists the timepiece is long lasting, prompting Lateman to quip that its hours are numbered, implying an ironic view of longevity.
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Washington
Red Cross
Keith
Mount Vernon
Jim
Medical Department
Army
The
Lateman
Acknowledgment of Motion Picture Aid to Agriculture
The annual report notes valuable assistance from the motion picture industry in propagating food production and conservation messages. Films produced by the Agriculture Department reached about 500,000 people at local events and around 4,000,000 at theaters, aiding farm labor recruitment and disaster prevention efforts.
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Secretary of Agriculture
Department of Agriculture
Congress
Farm Machinery Maintenance Notes From Archive
Guidelines outline tractor and implement upkeep from bearings to lubrication. Emphasizes learning adjustments and purposes, tightening bolts, painting, greasing landsides mold boards and disks when stored, and ensuring gears shafts and frictions are addressed.
Cooperative credit unions urged to aid small farmers
The secretary of agriculture backs personal credit unions to assist farmers on small scales lacking banking access. He notes many farmers know little about finance and seek banker sympathy. Emphasis on education, better farming, marketing, and local merchant support, with North Carolina cited for rural credit unions.
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United States Department of Agriculture
Secretary of Agriculture
North Carolina
State College of Agriculture
Prepare for Ice Harvest Across Quiet Winter Ponds
The piece urges final prep for ice harvesting with tools ready and sharp. It suggests coordinating with neighbors to share one pond and set of tools, stressing dry sawdust as insulation and likening the effort to a winter picnic.
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United States Department of Agriculture
Poison Plant Threat to San Juan Livestock Hits Range
County agent warns stockmen in La Plata district New Mexico about whirl ed milkweed poison risks after discovering the plant. Meetings were held and committees appointed to inspect 20 000 acres to help locate and avoid the weed and prevent further losses of sheep and cattle.
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United States Department of Agriculture
San Juan
New Mexico
la Plata
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Father
Siracle
Marian Bonsall Davis
Sfatients
Inijured Miuscles
San Juan County
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