Red Cross photographs 76 000 graves for families
After preliminary work the Red Cross in Washington collects and forwards 76,000 grave photographs to next of kin under Graves Registration Service. Three copies are sent. additional copies can be made locally. No family application or purchase is required. Col. Charles C. Pierce oversees the Graves Registration Service.
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Shington
In Red Cross
McAn
Rig Army
Red Grass
Department of Communication
War Department
Red Cross
Army
Col
Charles C. Pierce
Washington, D. C
Miss Hyer
Runnels
Texas’ Public Health Association
Pressing Hair Back Causes Baldness Expert Says
A London hair expert warns that brushing the hair back and pressing it to the scalp via pomades defeats natural growth. He says this practice irritates the scalp and can lead to baldness as hair is forced to “go on strike.”
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London
Costs of Living Expose Higher Budget for Women
Official estimates show a family of five needs 2262.47 yearly for health and decency clerks. A married woman’s cost is 1083, a single man 1000, with a rack bottom minimum 2025.56 if the wife manages costs tightly. Bureau chief Dr. Royal Meeker released figures amid salary inquiries.
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Royal Meeker
Bureau of Labor Statistics
Congressional
Meeker
Equal Pay Reform Aims at Civil Service Equality
The Federation of Women’s Civil Service organizations plans to push for open civil service examinations for women in New York City to secure equal pay for equal work and equal advancement opportunities in public service.
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Federation of Women's Civil Service Organizations
New York City
Publc
Mud Geysers Form On Salton Sea Shore California
A field of hot mud geysers has appeared on the eastern shore of the Salton Sea in California, spanning a little over two acres. The caldrons vary in size, and geologists attribute their formation to nearby earthquakes after the Salton Sea's creation in 1904 and subsequent shrinkage.
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Salton Sea
California
Colorado
Cardinal Newman on Gentleness and Restraint in Debate
The passage presents Cardinal Newman praising a gentleman for consideration toward others, avoidance of violent opinion or expression, and reluctance to seek personal prominence. It extols mercy gentleness and humility, condemning unfounded motives and abusing personalities in argument.
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Cardinal Newanan
Short and Snappy in Matrimonial Game Notes
A playful column on marriage and dating expectations contrasts baseball players with habits of reform. It laments ease of forming new habits versus reforming old ones and observes varied speech and intention in a world of many cross tongued people. It notes a bachelor warned by a baby photo and hints at price and self giving.
Words of Wise Men on Taxes and Politics
A fragmented late 19th century quip compile reveals satirical reflections on taxes pleasures and political strife. Quotation marks indicate borrowed proverbs and verses attributed to classical and biblical sources, interlaced with urban commentary.
Health lectures reach over 1600 school children
A speaker traveled beyond 300 miles delivering health talks to more than 1,600 school children, emphasizing public well being and nutrition subjects.
Hall's Catarrh Medicine Ad Claims Cure for Catarrh
One hundred dollar reward offered for any catarrh case Hall's Catarrh Medicine cannot cure. The advertisement claims the remedy acts through the blood to heal mucous surfaces and remove disease, urging immediate use and promising health improvements.
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Hall
Cheney
2 CO
Toledo
Ohio
All Druggiata
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A.Q., Bist. Medical Company
Washington, D.C
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Wellington
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Stion
Kom
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Texas
Cardinal Newman
Hunt
Fisher & Godfrey
Miss Pearl N. Hyer
R. N
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Texas Public Health Association
Eads Produce CO
Just
Elgin,Waltham, and Hamilton
Elgin
Yjeweler
F. Wellington
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