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Newspaper
The Evening Press
Location
Middletown, Connecticut, United States of America
Date
May 15, 1918
Page
8
An essay discusses how war injuries reframe disability, praising the blind for heightened senses and Braille literacy while detailing efforts to rehabilitate mutilated veterans with prosthetics, plastic surgery, and social support. It urges society to restore usefulness and dignity, emphasizing happiness and freedom as core rights.
A Red Cross letter describes postwar challenges in a French town. German prisoners work under guard amid vast barbed wire laid from Belgium to Switzerland. The writer notes acres of wire around iron stakes and crosses, hidden hazards like unexploded shells, and the task of removing such remnants after the war.
A poetic plea frames the Red Cross asking for volunteers to bring aid and healing. It speaks of leaving a shelter to serve amid ruined towns, comforting children, repairing homes, guiding the blind, and mending wounds in a world torn by war. The Cross promises strength from human hearts if given.
In a parlor talk at our house, Eyes O Blue and Touslehead learn about the Red Cross and the war effort. The family plans to sacrifice savings and clothing to support mercy work, with Eyes O Blue and Touslehead showing shy smiles at the idea of helping the Red Cross.
The Red Cross reports about 20,000 of the nation’s trained nurses enrolled as Red Cross nurses to support Army and Navy Nurse Corps deployments. With 30,000 nurses needed for active duty this year, more mobilization is required, as Surgeon General Gorgas aims to recruit 5,000 by June and reach 12,000 detailed by spring.
John Madison sails for service as family finances falter after his father’s pneumonia and Henry’s accident. Home Service aims to safeguard the soldier’s home life and raise living standards, boosting morale by ensuring loved ones are cared for in the soldier’s absence.
A neighborly woman Mrs Lane reads a wartime letter that details medical feeding of wounded soldiers. The piece contrasts rising prices and her family’s tight finances with the sacrifice others endure, stirring her to sob as she contemplates if her own son were at war. She resolves to mirror the generosity others show toward front-line men.
A young American Quaker describes a Red Cross station found underground. He notes hard work laying slates on a wounded woman’s house, the cold mornings, and injuries from shrapnel. The family, with three children, endured a wet home after a shell damaged the roof. Earlier, five volunteers walked to the first line trenches and encountered a Red Cross dressing station at a town along the way.
A brief memoir fragment recounts a young couple barred by a father from marrying, war separates them, and a small inheritance prompts reliance on Home Service for guidance and support. The speaker reflects on secrecy and family tension while seeking help to navigate life after marriage and wartime disruption.
A fragment describes a chaotic European aid plan by inexperienced Americans during relief work for Serbia. It recalls misdirected shipments including six men’s suits and lingerie that barely aided the destitute, while true needs like genuine comforts and usable supplies were scarce.
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