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Newspaper
Pendleton Eagle Valley News
Location
Pendleton, Oregon, United States of America
Date
May 21, 1918
Page
10
A man reflects on the impact of global turmoil on children and his own sense of duty. He recalls the hopeful gaze of a small boy and the weight of leaving him a world to endure. He contemplates fighting with money and faith, then turning to the Red Cross, the Liberty Loan, and the needs of children at the cribside.
A fragment of a patriotic verse from an American soldier who died nobly in battle surfaces. The poem honors sacrifice and faith, promising dawn after night and freedom's crowning hour, urging future generations to remember the heritage seen in the heavens.
Edward N. Hurley, chairman of the United States Shipping Board, urges universal support for the American Red Cross second war fund of 100 million dollars. He says every citizen must contribute spontaneously to back U S forces in Europe and strengthen postwar peace efforts through Red Cross relief and welfare work.
The article portrays the American Red Cross in Evian and nearby areas aiding French civilians starving and suffering from tuberculosis caused by German invasion. It highlights hospitals for children, convalescent facilities, ambulance work, and nurses handling heavy caseloads to avert France becoming a graveyard.
A fragmented article describes how a sock knitting machine replaces romance with efficiency. It details the Red Cross workrooms at 20 East Thirty-eighth Street and private homes where machines knit socks, showing the tension between traditional courtship and industrial life, including the process of threading, ribbing, and assembly and the impact on couples and family life.
A wartime home front note describes a husband serving over a year, family strain with a twelve year old, and a new baby. The speaker seeks through Red Cross help to secure a higher allowance, faces issues with a son’s conduct, and visits a clinic to address weakened conditions following injuries or illness, illustrating wartime home front challenges.
Fragmented text describes Captain Roosevelt and his son being harmed, Ned Cross aid, and a hospital in Groton Massachusetts. Mentions Captain Roosevelt and replacement of a water cake plate, with war era injuries and tribute to his father, Lt. Colonel Theodor Roosevelt.
A Philadelphia North American correspondent reports on wartime nurse roles and Red Cross aid. Described are nurses cheerful and competent at the front, with mentions of duty in the Philippines and China, and the care of war orphans. Also notes on Red Cross organization and overseas logistics.
Fragmentary wartime reminiscence recounts Billy Jones in a French front line firefight. A comrade carried him from No Man's Land to trenches and a field hospital before a Red Cross nurse aided his return to health. The piece honors soldiers, Red Cross workers, and the push to protect democracy.
A Red Cross appeal extols vast wartime aid to France and allies. It lists hospital support, shelters, medical centers, warehouses, and transport capacity, highlighting thousands of children aided, hospitals operated, and supplies received in Paris. It urges concerted American sacrifice to secure victory.
Antoine, a broken farmer, stares over ruined fields scarred by disease and neglect. A visitor arrives in a tractor horse, promising to till with a multi-furrow plow as sons are missing and the land waits for revival. The scene blends hardship with a glimmer of hope as spring begins.
A four year old girl named Marcelle, found near Evian at the Casino, awaits examination by the American Red Cross. When asked for her name she answered I do not know, creating a moment of confusion as Red Cross workers try to identify her mother among a crowd of relatives.
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