See Here Private Hargrove' Army Diary at Fort Bragg
Private Marion Hargrove records army life at Fort Bragg with humor and sharp observation. He details KP duties as a cook, sunburn, morale, and the contrast between training camp routines and civilian life, including a comical critique of mess hall quirks and camp culture.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Marion Hargrove
North Carolina
Fort Bragg
Hargrove
Joe Gantt
Liberty
South Carolina
Citizen Army
Joe
Gantt
Pleurodynia outbreak in Brooklyn reported with quick recovery
An epidemic of pleurodynia in Brooklyn began in July 1942 in Red Hook. At Long Island College Hospital 166 cases were observed with 40 admissions. Adults show abdominal and chest pain. children have fever and breathing difficulty. many infants had convulsions that quickly subsided.
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England
Brooklyn
N. Y
Red Hook
Long Island College Hospital
Norway
United States
Causes of Hoarseness and Chronic Head Pains
Question and answer format advises seeing a physician for hoarseness to prevent lingering symptoms and recommends a throat specialist if needed. For years of head pain, suggests over a hundred possible causes and using X rays to locate the source if related organs are normal.
FIRST AID TO THE AILING HOUSE
A home owners column by Roger B. Whitman WIN Features urges readers to prioritize keeping existing equipment in good repair and to maximize limited resources during hard times. It frames household upkeep as essential wartime effort and offers practical tips for caring for what you own.
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Gertrude
Lemon and water as natural bowel stimulant wake-up drink
A vintage health note promotes lemon and water as a morning wake-up drink. It claims citrus supports digestion, boosts vitamin C intake, fights fatigue, and aids elimination using a Sunkist lemon in water each morning.
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Sunkist
California
Burmese Alphabet Officially Lists 19 Letters
A linguistic note confirms the Burmese alphabet contains 19 letters. Scholars cite script tradition and historical usage as the basis for this count, detailing the core consonants and vowel signs that compose standard Burmese writing.
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Private Hargrove
Droschniop
Menza
Kvate Sher
Army
Signal Corps
McGlauflin
Roff
Cleveland James Farmer
Hoss Cavalry
Boss
Ward Beecher Threatt
Battery A
Sher
Paris
Ikem
Western
Dr. Barton
By Roger B. Whitman
Roger B. Whitman
WIN Features
South Wells St
Chicago
St. Joseph
U. S
B. F. Goodrich Company
Bfgoodrich
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