Health gains praised at army training camps says surgeon general
Maj Gen Merrille W Mreland reports a quarter of a million trainees left camps healthier and better trained. Regular routines and wholesome food improve fitness, with 47 of 1121 applicants rejected for physical defects. Coffee and meat meals support morale, while on march rations stay simple. Regular camp totals: 7,606 trainees in Reserve G I camps, 37,500 in Citizens Military Training, 15,700 in Officers Reserve Corps, remainder in National Guard encampments.
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Merrille W. Mreland
Ireland
War Department
Giicos
Citizens Monry
Officers Reserve Corps
Brains Drug Store Promotes Rexall Sundries
Local Hayward shop Brains Drug Store on B and Castro streets advertises a wide range of goods including greeting cards drugs sundries toilet articles stationery cigars tobacco cigarettes and candies offering full service at the Rexall Store.
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Rexall
B and
Castro Streets
Hayward
Vitamins and The Human Race
The article traces key accidental discoveries that advanced human health including Columbus and aniline dyes, bird disease linked to polished rice, and the missing link tying food to health the vitamin. It notes beri-beri suppression with whole grain and credits the discovery of the vitamin as essential to feeding the world.
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Columbus
India
America
Perkis
Japan
Russia
Beriberi
Ancient Surgical Tools Like Those Now in Use
Report notes probes and forceps found in Pompeii show pre 79 AD surgeons used instruments similar in form to modern tools though iron lacked flexibility. Amputation was rare due to limited blood circulation knowledge, with early surgery dating to Alexander the Great era and even Egypt 5,000 to 6,000 years ago.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pompeii
London
Vesuvius
Popular Science Monthly
Alexander the Great
Mediterranean
Egypt
Gainsborough Portrait The Blue Boy painted in 1779
The Blue Bar portrait by Gainsborough, a 1779 work of Jonathan But tail, features blue and brown tones. It counters Sir Joshua Reynolds’s discourse on color, favoring cool blues with warm masses to achieve harmony. The text also reflects on friendship and trust.
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Gainsborough
Jonathan Buttail
London
Sir Joshua Reynolds
Rubens
Titian
Dionh Mutoch Craik
What We Know About Cancer From Early Warnings to Modern Insight
A compilation discusses precancerous stages and early warning signs such as sores and lumps. It notes no cure exists historically and highlights limited gains from surgery and radiation. The piece blends cancer facts with a Capper’s Weekly reflection on human progress and knowledge.
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Tnlon
Japanese Bathing Habits Stun Visitor With Twice Daily Denial
A visitor encounters a humorous exchange about personal cleanliness in Japan. A native apologizes for seeming untidy and explains summer bathing daily while the winter reply reveals bathing four or five times daily, delivered with a typical smile.
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Japan
Attractive pond designs and cement tips from Hayward Co
A booklet at the Hayward Building Material Co offers many pond designs and guidance on cement usage. The ad mentions stores at 464 Atherton Street and 971 3B Street Hayward for shopping days and bar gains galore.
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Iit
Hayward Building Material Co
Phope Hayward
Atherton Street
Jackson
Kelly Res
3B Street
Hayward
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Darneal
James Collins & Co
Castro Street
Res
Front Streets
Hunt Bros. Packing Co
Southern Pacific
Goodway
Jenny-Wren
Bell Peppers
Goodway Meat Department
W.c.hamilton’s Fresh & Smoked Meats
J Smderice & Green
Africa
Capper
Soares’ Food Stores
Calo
del Monte Oleomargerine
Soares
Bac
Cluff
M.S. Spares Food Stores
Med
Size River
Post
Bran
Gravenstein
Watkins St
Centerville
Old State
Ph. Hayward
Castro St
4Th St
Ashland Ave
Ashland
Washington Ave
Cor. Ross
San Leandro
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