Stamp marked "decede" shows Swiss aid to POW families
In Berne on January 22 the Associated Press reports a Swiss mail service to POW families. Letters to soldiers who died at the front or in hospital bear a black bordered stamp meaning death. Switzerland runs this humanitarian mail flow with no charge, handling vast daily mail from many nations in a gymnasium post office.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Associated Press
Berne
Switzerland
International Mail Service
England
Germany
France
Turkey
Austria
Japan
United States
Breny
Post Office
iPressi
Bombay
Nagasaki
Italy
Bulgaria
Serbia
Belgium
Paris
Help Us Improve Your Service
Advice to telephone users on how to place a second call signals the operator, including move the hook slowly two or three times, avoid rapid movement, and hang up when the line is busy. The notice urges cooperation and patience before redialing.
Letters of War Expose Swiss Postal Duty and Delays
Reports detail mail flows for soldiers in wartime Europe. Swiss post handles massive daily letters packages and postal orders at no charge, aiding France Germany Russia and Austria Hungary despite the conflict. The piece highlights a mother misreading a French term and a broad scope of humanitarian postal aid.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Decedé
Decede
France
Breny
Germany
Russia
Austria
Hungary
Mr. Breny
Switzerland
Dr Bell's Pine Tar Honey Advert
To Cure Children's Colds. Keep child dry and comfortable and give Dr Bell's Pine Tar Honey. It is pleasant and soothing with antiseptic notes. The first dose brings relief and continued treatment prevents serious illness or a long cold. Get a bottle today for 25c at druggists.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dr. Bell
How to Cure Colds Advertisement Claim
An old advertisement promotes Dr. King's New Discovery as a cold remedy. It claims protection from drafts, a Pine Tar based formula, healing balsams and mild laxatives, and says it soothes the throat, aids inflamed membranes, expels germs, and has over 45 years of use as a guarantee of satisfaction.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dr. King
Also Mentioned on This Page
Byrd Printing CO
Atlanta
Southern Bell Telephone and Telegraph CO
Ger
Begonias
Cc. A. Scudder, Jeweler
Fleming-Dearing Hdw. Co
Rover
Liss
E. H. Dorsey
This is just the beginning! Our collection holds over 300 years of history, including rare newspapers, obituaries, marriage records, birth records, and so much more—most of which you won’t find anywhere else!