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December 27, 1918
OVER HERE, "Official Publication of U.S. Army General Hospital", Rahway, New Jersey, Dec. 27, 1918
* World War I - WWI
The title is likely a nod to the popular WWI song "Over There" written by George M. Cohan. This is the volume 1, number 5 issue.
This issue was published just after the end of the war, with various recovery-related articles including on the front page: "President's Message On Healing the Wounded" signed by Woodrow Wilson.
Eight pages, printed on high-quality newspaper, 10 1/2 by 14 inches, great condition.
Background: Published on December 27, 1918, just six weeks after the Armistice ended World War I, this issue of Over Here captures a profound transitional moment in American history as the nation shifted from global conflict to domestic healing. The publication served as the official voice of U.S. Army General Hospital No. 3 in Rahway (Colonia), New Jersey, a pioneering, 200-acre facility led by world-renowned orthopedic surgeon Dr. Fred H. Albee that became the largest military surgical and limb-saving reconstruction center in the United States. The newspaper's title poignantly flips George M. Cohan’s famous wartime anthem "Over There," signaling to the public and the recovering doughboys that the battlefront had shifted home to the monumental task of physical and psychological rehabilitation. Anchored by President Woodrow Wilson’s front-page "Message On Healing the Wounded"—penned as he traveled to the Paris Peace Conference—this specific issue underscores a progressive, historic evolution in American veterans' affairs, documenting the very birth of the modern veterans' healthcare system through early occupational therapy, prosthetics, and morale-boosting patient media.
* World War I - WWI
The title is likely a nod to the popular WWI song "Over There" written by George M. Cohan. This is the volume 1, number 5 issue.
This issue was published just after the end of the war, with various recovery-related articles including on the front page: "President's Message On Healing the Wounded" signed by Woodrow Wilson.
Eight pages, printed on high-quality newspaper, 10 1/2 by 14 inches, great condition.
Background: Published on December 27, 1918, just six weeks after the Armistice ended World War I, this issue of Over Here captures a profound transitional moment in American history as the nation shifted from global conflict to domestic healing. The publication served as the official voice of U.S. Army General Hospital No. 3 in Rahway (Colonia), New Jersey, a pioneering, 200-acre facility led by world-renowned orthopedic surgeon Dr. Fred H. Albee that became the largest military surgical and limb-saving reconstruction center in the United States. The newspaper's title poignantly flips George M. Cohan’s famous wartime anthem "Over There," signaling to the public and the recovering doughboys that the battlefront had shifted home to the monumental task of physical and psychological rehabilitation. Anchored by President Woodrow Wilson’s front-page "Message On Healing the Wounded"—penned as he traveled to the Paris Peace Conference—this specific issue underscores a progressive, historic evolution in American veterans' affairs, documenting the very birth of the modern veterans' healthcare system through early occupational therapy, prosthetics, and morale-boosting patient media.
Item from last month's catalog - #366 - released for May, 2026
Category: The 20th Century
