Empey recalls hospital life and wartime rescue tales
Arthur Guy Empey recounts experiences in French and British hospitals, escape attempts from ward bounds, a fall into an old well, and a notable operation by Dr Frost to improve a facial scar. He praises nurses, blood transfusions, bone and tissue donations, and the Allied spirit, ending with encouragement about facing wartime duties.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Doctor Frost
Palmer
Cambridge Military Hospital
Aldershot
Paignton
Munsey Ward
Steve Brodie
New York
England
Red Cross
To Outwit the Pickpocket haunting fear tale
A fragmented item notes fear of being held up by a pickpocket. The text mentions evasive tactics and a peculiar phrase about eft and a strange encounter. Limited readable details prevent full reconstruction.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Eft
Denniless
Popular Science Monthly Uses Safe Device Practices
A brief note from Popular Science Monthly discusses device safety and practical usage tips. It emphasizes cautious handling and adherence to manufacturer guidelines to prevent hazards.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Popular
Science Monthly
We May Not Be Cable to Endure War Against Us
Fragmentary lines discuss strengthening forces amid conflict. The excerpt hints at resistance and resilience, urging unity and bolstered defense without detailing concrete actions or participants.
Apple of Sodom and Dead Sea Notes Stir Geographical Curiosity
The Dead Sea lies in southeast Palestine fed by the Jordan with no outlet and a high saline content. Nearby Udsum rocks, Sodom’s site, and the Apple of Sodom fruit are described, along with buoyant waters and biblical geography. Spain’s wartime arming of volunteers is noted amid calls for Berlin’s stance on neutrality.
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Dead Sea
Palestine
Sea of Lot
Jordan
Udsum
Sodom
Mediterranean
Making the Dandelion Beautiful
The chrysanthemum lineage traces to a wild plant no larger than a dandelion. It notes the dandelion grows rapidly and blooms luxuriantly under cheesecloth shade, highlighting surprising bloom potential of wild plants.
New Book Mark Describes Movable Celluloid Panel
A new bookmark features a celluloid panel set in a ribbon strand with openings showing alterable references. Pointers let users adjust the panel, a mechanism described as eg lined for the device.
Need for Discipline in Vigilant Self-Management
A reflection on constant vigilance and the price of discipline in maintaining self control and authority. The text highlights stubborn persistence in asserting and managing personal conduct as essential to rightful stewardship.
Romeo Was Clad in Khaki
A reader letter in Outlook discusses patriotic zeal for soldiers and the need for sympathetic imagination. It cites a homesick lad who seeks home comforts or exotic experiences, and includes a personal note from a soldier to a waitress with humorous identification about a hand under the dish.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Romeo
So-and-So
Siam Adopts Philippine sanitary house in Bangkok build
Siam has adopted the Philippine model sanitary house and Bangkok contractors are starting construction under Philippine health service guidance. Siamese delegations, including Prince Rangsit, have studied Philippine methods in Manila due to similar climate and health challenges.
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Siam
Bangkok
Philippine Health Service
Philippines
Manila
Prince Rangsit
Casadepaga Head Rock in Alaska Resembles Portrait
A crumbled schist formation on a 2000 foot Se ward peninsula hill near Alaska resembles a man's profile. The Big Head or Casadepaga Head is described with a periwig like last century styling and a face about eight feet thick noted by locals.
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Cornwallis
Seward Peninsula
Alaska
Face as Mirror of Heart Revealed in Expressions
The text asserts that a person's face reflects inner character, claiming study of faces reveals truth about their heart. It warns that the face cannot deceive if one observes it closely, noting how deception attempts can be betrayed by facial cues.
Jacob's vision at Bethel and vow on the road
A lesson on Jacob fleeing Esau highlights his Bethel vision. The Prophet notes a ladder to heaven, angels and divine presence, and Jacob's vow to dedicate himself worship and possessions to God, with God's covenant promise reaffirmed.
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Rebekah
Jacob
Esau
Isaac
Bethel
Haran
God
John
Patmos
Stephen
Heaven
John Bunyan
Bedford
Earth
Jesus Christ
Christ
Abraham W
Meditation as pathway to gospel life
The text argues meditation on the life of Jesus deepens Christian experience. It contrasts vague recollection with steady reflection, suggesting a real but subtle transfusion of the gospel into daily life through meditative practice.
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Jesus
BH. P. “Liddon
California Syrup of Figs Advised for Sick Children
A historic advertisement urges mothers to give California Syrup of Figs to treat feverish, cross, or constipated children. It claims quick relief, gentle cleansing of the bowels, and stresses buying only from the California Fig Syrup Company to avoid counterfeits.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
California
Eges
California Fig Syrup Company
Trench Smoking Soldier Sparks Quiet Moral Debate
In the trenches one man stood out by smoking nonstop. When asked why he kept lighting up, he said there wasn’t a blaze match to spare and if he quit, the others would have no smoke.
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American Women
Corporal Cook
Ginger” Phillips
Yank
Purse
New York
Atlantic
Port Rait
Hall's Catarrh Medicine Promises Internal Cure
Claiming local applications cannot reach catarrh, Hall's Catarrh Medicine is advertised as an internal remedy that purges blood and cleanses mucous surfaces. The advertisement cites tonic, blood-purifying ingredients and urges druggists to stock at 75 cents with testimonials available.
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Hall
J. Cheney & Co
Props
Toledo
Frantic Courtship and Quick Marriage Tale
Two women recount a hasty marriage to a sergeant. The first says she married him two days after meeting and three before he sailed. The second notes his looks and agrees with the brief romance.
Cuticura Promotes Daily Skin Care For Eczema And Rashes
An advertisement touts Cuticura as a daily toilet preparation to heal eczema and itchy burning rashes and prevent pimples. Free samples offered by Cuticura Dept Boston. available at druggists or by mail. Soap 25 cents Ointment 25 and 50 cents.
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Dept
Boston
Quiet Domestic Exchange Between Mrs Oldwed and Mr Oldwed
A fragment presents Mrs Oldwed asking if she is dearer, answered by Mr Oldwed that everything is dearer nowadays, reflecting a domestic dialogue tone from the period.
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Mrs. Oldwed
Mr. Oldwed
Health Talk on Fight Against Influenza and Remedies
An old enemy returns as influenza looms. The piece urges a strong fight, stressing three C s a clean mouth clean skin and clean bowels. It recommends laxatives like Dr Pierce s Pleasant Pellets May apple aloe jalap root and hot lemonade and bed rest. It also suggests Anuric tablets to flush kidneys and remove uric acid with lemonade.
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Pierce
Jbpotha
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Arthur Guy Empey
France
Tommy
Jake
Harvard Unit
Frost
Jack Frost
Spain
Foreign Legion
Paria
Berlin
Germany
Christian Science Monitor
Khaki
Baf Kover
P. B. Fitzwater
D. D
Smoody Bible Institute of Chicago
Western Newspaper Union
Lee H. Smith
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