American Red Cross base hospitals lead Europe war effort
The Red Cross built and equipped 36 base hospitals to support American troops in Europe. Each hospital requires 23 surgeons, 2 dentists, 75 nurses, 150 privates, and large stocks of bandages and dressings. Field and evacuation units bridge front lines to rear-base hospitals, where proper care and facilities help save limbs and lives. Community volunteers must supply and train more materials to prevent supply gaps and needless losses.
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American Red Cross
America
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Jefferson Randolph Kean
U.S. A. Medical Corps
Military Relief of the Red Cross
Europe
France
Red Cross
Lttle
How a Mother Saved Her Son
A Spanish anarchist Manuel Fernandez joins a plot to assassinate a sovereign but recoils, seeking his mother Senora Fernandez who conceives a plan to fake his death. She arranges a corpse, bombs, and a wired switch to trigger an explosion, then hides the truth as authorities accept the death. The tale ends with Manuel’s escape to New York and his mother’s secret success.
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Europe
Manuel Fernandez
Manuel
Senora Fernandez
Mantel
Fernandez
Benora Fernandez
Fernanden
Gibraltar
America
Genoa
New York
Senor Fernandez
Algerica
Return From Oblivion A Ghostly Warning Aboard a Boston Excursion Boat
A steamer owner recounts a near shipwreck after a sleepless pre voyage, when a red haired man warned him to steer clear of Folly Point. The stranger turns out to be his old friend Dick Atherton, presumed dead after a shipwreck, who reveals he boarded to surprise him and confirm their youthful pact about spirits.
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Dick Atherton
Boston Harbor
Capé Ann
Boston
Cape Ann
Thatcher
Tom
Folly Point
Thompson
Molly Point
Tye
Ike
Reddy
Atherton
Tio
Japan
Puffing Up the Oyster Adulteration Warned by Department
Washington agriculture officials warn that four quarts of oysters mixed with one quart of fresh water and left to stand can appear as five quarts. The process, affecting shelled and half shell oysters, makes products look plump while hiding water, and is illegal under the food and drugs act.
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Washington
Department of Agriculture
Law of Motion Noted in Ball Thrown During Walk
A Philadelphia Prev item explains that a ball thrown into the air while moving shares the motion of the thrower. If moving forward then stopping as the ball is released, it lands some distance away. Even from a standing start, the earth and thrower move with the planet while the ball is in air.
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Poe
Philadelphia
Enormous Petticoat and Hoop Fashion of the Eighteenth Century
A fragmentary note recalls English pamphlets from 1174 praising extravagant hoop skirts. It mentions whalebone hoops described as filling spaces of six men, and a 17th century Connoisseur writer noting hoops that could expand from a butter churn to three hogsheads in circumference.
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England
King's Eyes Opened to Who Comes to Worship
A tale recounts Louis XIV discovering a sparsely attended chapel when encloser almoner announced the king was absent to reveal those who worshipped God versus those who flatter the king. The anecdote highlights court intrigue and genuine devotion in a single Sunday scene.
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Louis XIV
Memory Training Quip Cited by Senator Sorghum
Washington Star quotes Senator Sorghum declaring his plan to train memory. He jokes about finding a system to remember what to forget, highlighting a playful exchange on memory and forgetfulness.
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Senator Sorghum
Washington Star
Death on the Cross in Ancient Empires
The article notes crucifixion as a widespread execution method across many ancient nations, with frequent use in Assyria Carthage and the Norman empire.
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Assyria
Carthaginia
Noman Empire
His Treat. Bacon-Been to see da doctor?
Fragmentary chatter mentions a doctor visit and a self pay twist. The garbled note hints at a casual exchange about treatment and payment, with unclear names or places.
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Egbert
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