Keywords: Medical advice
Item 100312
Kiah Sewall advice on cold baths, Mobile, 1856
Contributed by: Maine Historical Society Date: 1856-07-14 Location: Mobile; Portland Media: Ink on paper
Item 104302
Recipe for reusing rose petals, ca. 1900
Contributed by: Maine Historical Society Date: circa 1900 Media: Ink on paper
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One Hundred Years of Caring -- EMMC
In 1892 five physicians -- William H. Simmons, William C. Mason, Walter H. Hunt, Everett T. Nealey, and William E. Baxter -- realized the need for a hospital in the city of Bangor had become urgent and they set about providing one.
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George F. Shepley: Lawyer, Soldier, Administrator
George F. Shepley of Portland had achieved renown as a lawyer and as U.S. Attorney for Maine when, at age 42 he formed the 12th Maine Infantry and went off to war. Shepley became military governor of Louisiana early in 1862 and remained in the military for the duration of the war.
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Mercy Hospital - School of Nursing - Page 2 of 3
"… included a chapter on “domestic work” with advice for proper methods of sweeping, mopping, and scrubbing."
Story
Starting Chebeague Island Oyster Company
by Caitlin Gerber
Farming oysters in Casco Bay
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Vegetarians and Zoonosis
by Avery Yale Kamila
Colds, influenza, tuberculosis, measles, smallpox, plague and COVID-19 group under zoonotic diseases
