Christmas in barracks as Tommy Atkins feasts
A vivid account of British soldiers Christmas in barracks. Tomm y Atkins organizes rooms for dinner with bunting and mottoes dedicated to officers. The meal features roast beef, turkey, puddings and pies, followed by toasts, songs, and stories of regimental glory.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tony Atkins
Tommy
Feach
Guy Bunting
Foss
Thomas
Cone
Ean
Pearson's Weekly
Maillot's Quest Ended Bleeding in Malaria Fight
Historical notes recount Dr Maillot, a French physician, championing quinine to treat fevers and reduce mortality in Algeria's troops. He replaced bleeding with quinine, cutting hospital deaths from one in three and a half to one in forty six over years, earning recognition after decades of opposition. Also covered: Christmas toy making in Europe, Tyrol, and Switzerland, where wood carvers rely on winter demand for handmade toys, supplying global markets.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Quin
Maillot
Paris
France
Algeria
Broussais
Bone
Mailloth
Legion of ‘Tonor
Pearson's Weekly
Germany
Switzerland
America
Switzerlng
Tyrol
South
New York Mall
Express
William & Co
Torture of a Preacher and Hamlet Mosaic in a Harpersville Note
A battered clipping blends a tale of Rev. C. D. Moore's torture alleged from a lingering cough cured by Dr Kong New Discovery with Hamlet lore. It asserts dates and sources for Shakespearean history and mentions Ash's services in tinning, plumbing and heating.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
C. D. Moore
Baptist Church
Harpersville
N. Y
Mayo
Geo. D. Stroh
West Pittston
Women Workers and Christmas Tales Across Worlds
A collage of 19th century social notes on women workers physical labor compared to miners, a Hawaiian Christmas contrast with New York, and a child’s tale of a caterpillar who imagines a winter house. Includes remedies for coughs and a brief story about an unexpected forest visitor.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hawaii
Honolulu
New York
Also Mentioned on This Page
Mmy Atkins
Edward
White House
Christman
Adam
Brooklyn
DeWitt
Medical Science
Hamlet
Denmark
Belle Forest
Laertes
Ophelia
Shakespeare
Darnley
Editow
Mary Stuart
Lord Bothwell
Elsinore
Ash's
ST. Nick
Posey
The
Melba
Pingree
Keith's
Just “Wright
P. Korrect
London
Nichol
Kennedys
T. J. Yates
Paps
Archie
May
Papa
Santa
Edison Phonograph
Garrison
North Main Street
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