Health Hints From Aged Letters On Sleep And Cold
A collection of practical health tips discusses avoiding heavy bedclothes, using a lamp for steady heat, and precautions after swallowing poison. It covers remedies for colds, vomiting, angina pectoris, sleep posture, and early forms of wireless correspondence for ships, noting costs and general advice.
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Blue Jacket
Oll Ehips
Channel
Baltic
The Gross Dogs feature at the Edinburgh Review
A feature on ambulance dogs trained for military service by Major EF Huntonville Richardson of Forfarhire. The piece traces dogs’ roles in South Africa Manchuria and other theaters, noting their use by German and French forces and efforts at Netley and Splon Kop.
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Edinirgh
Royal Review of Volunteers
EF. Huntonville Richardson
Carnoustie
Forfarahire
Thurston
Army Medical Service
Cape Carta
Magliesberg
South Africa
Richardson
Manchuria
China
Peking
Count Walderses
Germany
Axtenleben
Italy
France
Switzerland
Spain
Holland
Japan
Netley
Splon Kopaid
Navy Daily Paper Reports Jack Learns News
A British sailor notes the Poldhu telegram from Cornwall and the Baltic fleet’s role in staying informed on current events. He observes wireless telegraphy supports more than signaling, with daily summaries of significant happenings reaching ships at sea.
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Jack
Poldhu
Cornwall
Baltic
Our Prettier Houses and The Rise of Simple Villa Homes
The nation favors modest villa residences with simple lines and good proportion. While occasional architectural monstrosities appear, the small, well proportioned house is becoming the rule, as reflected in Country Life.
SAILING ON A RAILWAY
The single line branch of the London Tilbury and Southend Railway to Thames Haven is closed for traffic. Inhabitants may travel by tramcar over the branch. A mast and sail allow a trolley to move with the wind, reaching twenty to twenty-five miles per hour.
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London
Tibury and Southend
Thames Haven
Tilbury and Southend
Carl
Railway Magazine
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Dee
Indigo
Serge
Pitt Street Hordern’s
Federal Tailors and Clothiers
Pitt St
Sydney
Brown
NAVY
DR. Waugh