Caring for the wounded in war medical corps reforms
The article details the expanded U S Army hospital corps, litter bearers, stewards, and first aid training across regular and National Guard forces. It explains field hospital setup, transport safety, and the improved system from Civil War times to reduce battlefield deaths. It notes officers like Colonel Burns praising the new approach and cites practical kits, procedures, and naval medical transport arrangements.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Medical Department
Army
United States Army
National Guard
Albert Sidney Johnson
Pittsburg
Johnston
Signal Corps
Geneva Cross
Hospital Corpa
Ior
Hospital Corps
Orderliea
Red Grass Brigade
How to Furnish a Veranda for Country Houses
Practical guide on turning a veranda into a weather resistant, stylish living space. Describes weather proof textiles and furniture, netting for insect protection, colored awning cloth curtains, Venetian blinds or rattan shades, and hammock options to create a comfortable outdoor room.
Fire Crackers in China
Fire crackers are widespread in China with a long history. They were likely used to scare away evil spirits at first, and now serve as a ceremonial reminder of good wishes at weddings, births, funerals, festivals, religious and civil events, New Year celebrations, and journeys.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
China
Youngest Captain Smith at Camp Alger noted in story
The youngest Captain in the Fifty-ninth Indiana Volunteers is Captain Smith of Company D now at Camp Alger Virginia in a feature titled An Expensive Tomb. The piece also notes the Hamilton tomb in Great Britain costing more than one million dollars.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Smith
Company D
One Hundred and Fifty-ninth Regiment, Indiana Volunteers
Camp Alger, Va
Great Britain
Duke of Hamilton
Literacy Rise Since the Queen's Ascension
More than forty per cent of Britons could not write at home when the Queen ascended the throne. The proportion in that condition has now been reduced to seven per cent.
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Cuba Libre
Jacksonville
Fla
Mans
Guild
New Orleans
Holcomb
Nebraska
Corbin
War Paragraphs Chronicle Cuban and Philippine Fronts
War department abandons Tampa camp amid suspected yellow fever cases. Alger notes possible 25 000 Spanish prisoners to be shipped to Spain. Santiago reports and Dewey telegrams show orderly but cautious progress. Ships, transports, and Cuban negotiations shape the Manila and Santiago actions. A Confederate Veterans pledge loyal support while Garcia contemplates withdrawal.
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War Department
Tampa
Fla
Alger
Spain
Shafter
Toral
Santiago
Madrid
Philippine Islands
Dewey
Phillipines
Annapolis
Cervera
United States
Boston
Long
Porto Rico
Massachusetts
Atlanta
United Confederate Veterans
New York Journal
Garcia
San Francisco Examiner
Hong Kong
Manila
Lazelle
Maddox
Eighteenth Infantry
Geddes
Nebraska
Wiseband
Colorado
General Shafter
General Garcia
Lome
Fragmented 1900s health ads and curiosities mix
A murky collection from a newspaper page offers a mock dialogue on perception with a Chicago Tribune quote, then shifts to speculative China prospects, then a flood of early 20th century ads. It promotes Hostetter’s tonics, Cascarets, Laxative Bromo Quinine, Mrs Winslow’s Syrup, Lyon tobacco, and Cascarets again, ending with dubious longevity claims.
A Wonderful Clock in a Japanese Treaty Port
A remarkable three by five foot clock in a town hall within a Japanese treaty port displays a noonday landscape. Plum blossoms in the foreground, a blooming cherry tree, a crystal cascade, a stream between rocks and islands, and a sky with a golden sun. The clock marks each hour with a creeping tortoise, a plumage bird sings at hour end, and a motioned mouse darts over the hill to the garden before vanishing.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
San Francisco Chronicle
Woman’s Blues and a Wise Remedy Revealed
A letter from Mrs Pinkham promotes Lydia E Pinkham’s Vegetable Compound as a cure for female ailments. The piece warns that the blues signal disease, urges readers to seek advice from Mrs Pinkham, and cites Lydia B Bennett of Kansas describing recovery after treatment. More than a million women reportedly benefited.
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Lynn
Magss
Lydia B. Pinkham
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Urol Sam
Cusal uBe
Cena
Cuba
FE. Ross Smith
Washington, Ind
Volunteer Army
S. M. Smith
Koroman
Plover
New York
Henry Brown
Olivette
Georgia
Brown
Fernandina
Johnny
Chicago Tribune
America
Costa Rica
India
Lyon deCo
lWcents
Hood
Bliss GO
Washington
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