Great Western First Aid Lecture in Waterloo
Stoup of Dew Moines, train master for Great Western, lectured and demonstrated first aid to about twenty five Waterloo freight office employees. He showed bandage making, bleeding control, fracture care, wound care, stretcher construction, and practical steps to handle injuries until a doctor arrives. The talk linked safety to lower accident rates, noting a one third decline.
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Ble. Stoup
Dew Moines
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Great Western
Waterloo
Stoup
Steun
Pension scheme faces rail workers reform clash
The proposed retroactive pension law for Argentine railway workers would fund pensions via a 3 percent wage deduction. No funds are set aside yet, risking layoffs and wider costs. Railway companies, pushing higher freight rates up to 10 percent, oppose the plan. The law targets full pension after thirty years of service across multiple lines.
Mrs Galt Un Neutral Buys Trousseau in Paris
Paris reports show Mrs Woodrow Wilson selecting gowns from Paris shops with gowns inspired by wartime events. Paris mannequins pose as proxies dressing the future First Lady, reflecting a chic stance tied to Allied support while America stays neutral.
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Paris
Woodrow Wilson
Trousseau
Joffre
Marne
Anti-Bodho
Maurice Donnay
Europe
America
Rue de la Paix
Germans Lose 210000 Men in October War Losses
London reports the official casualty lists show German losses for October exceed 200000 across Prussia Wurtemberg Savarig and Saxony. By early November Prussia alone was estimated over 2 million. Oct 23 casualty figure alone hits 10000 with many from guard grenadiers fusileers infantry reserves landwehr and artillery units.
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London
Prussia
Wurtemberg
Savarig
Saxony
Landwehr
Noted U S Doctor Dying of Plague in Porto Rico
Washington telegraph reports Dr Henry R Carter famed yellow fever expert of the United States public health service is dying in Porto Rico from dengue a deadly disease he was sent to eliminate there. Yellow fever had been reported in the island before his arrival.
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Washington, D. C
Henry R. Carter
United States Public Health Service
Porto Rico
Dengue Outbreak Tied to Porto Rico Study Victim
Dr. quarter investigated reported cages not yellow fever but dengue or breakbone fever. While stamping out the disease he fell ill. Dr. W. C. Rucker of the health service stated today that little is known about this disease in medical circles, citing a etatietion record of deaths in two out of three cases.
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W. C. Rucker
Tla Health Service
Hille
Sho T Hng
Fragmentary 19th Century Journal Snippet on Mortality and Speech
A damaged excerpt from the Marshalltown Times-Republican hints at themes of mortality in men’s work and references Booker T. Washington. It includes a quoted exchange involving Senator Sorghum debating political outcomes and perceived societal flaws amid a landslide context.
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Marshalltown
Booker T. Washington
Mortels
Senator Sorghum
Sian
New Discovery Solvax Promises Kidney Relief
An advertisement claims a new remedy Solvax clears clogged kidneys by dissolving uric acid crystals and sediment. It describes symptoms such as back and joint pain and urges quick use with a money back guarantee through Wangler Bros. Co. and other druggists.
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Solvax
Solvex
Wangler Bros. Co
Wee BG Tasehud Bet with Two Pounds Fifteen
A compact clipped note reports a small wager involving two pounds and fifteen shillings. Names or places are not clear, but the item reads as a brief betting reference typical of casual street exchanges in the era.
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Housewives’ League
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York Imperials
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