Tag: medical
Nation In The Grip Of Spanish Flu
It is believed that the Spanish Flu killed about 500 million people worldwide from 1918 to 1919. Many survivalists and “preppers” are afraid that something…
Wanted – Wooden Leg
Here is a young man who was orphaned at age 7 and then lost his leg on the job. Down on all his luck, all…
Leprosy Breaks Out On Shipboard
Leprosy is an infectious disease that has long frightened people, and for good reason. It can be transmitted from droplets from the mouth and nose…
Scalp Massage As Dandruff Cure
The following dandruff cure comes from a newspaper published in 1912. I have never attempted a head massage as a way to get rid of…
Massaging Bruises
I have never massaged a bruise, but apparently some people believe that it works to get rid of bruising. The article below comes from 1894….
10 Strange Wart Cures from Folklore
There are as many wart cures as there are days in a year. I honestly never understood why these charms were so popular until I…
3 Horrific Reports of Hydrophobia in the 1800s
Hydrophobia, more commonly known as rabies, was a very real and very serious problem in the early United States. While it was commonly spread from…
Spanish Flu Death Rate In Army Camps Increase 1918
The newspapers of 1918 were filled with news about the Spanish Flu that was sweeping across the planet. Here is one of the brief reports…
Small Pox Vaccination Debate In 1918
Turns out the great vaccination debate has been going on for quite some time. This article from a newspaper published in 1918 is about the…
Surgeon’s Knife Takes Chance in a Thousand
The history of medicine and surgery is filled with great success and great failure. In the early 1900s, surgery was being used to treat a…
