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Newspaper
Indiana Progress
Location
Indiana, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Dec 25, 1918
Page
6
U S Public Health Service advises convalescents to have lungs examined and warns against tuberculosis risk from lingering colds. It notes nearly one million TB cases in the United States and cautions against unverified patent medicines.
Government warns that influenza weakens resistance and raises tuberculosis danger. Surgeon General Blue urges medical lung exams after flu, proper nutrition, fresh air, and avoiding patent cures. Emphasizes early TB is curable with care and cautions against false remedies.
A World War I letter from John B. Wolf, reported missing in action December 16, 1918, describes November 24, 1918 at Base Hospital No. 8b and recounts months of voyage, combat near Chateau-Thierry, Marne battles, gas attacks, air battles, the death of Quentin Roosevelt, and Wolf’s own injuries near the Oureq River while serving with an American unit.
Midway Island, a tiny Pacific atoll, became a vital relay station linking Asia and the United States. Once desolate, it now hosts a small, mainly transient population and a growing estate of engineering feats, with the American flag guarding its government house and a blossoming, if tiny, community.
Private John B. Wolf writes from Base Hospital No 36 near the Swiss border after evacuation and classification, recounting the destruction of Battalion HQ at Cormanna France, his longing to rejoin his company along with memories of July along the Marne, and Christmas wishes. He notes health is good and hopes to return soon, apologizing for infrequent letters due to censor restrictions.
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