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Newspaper
Barre Daily Times
Location
Barre, Vermont, United States of America
Date
Dec 01, 1914
Page
3
Belmont H Pratt of Mechanic Falls Maine describes a baby with rash on the face neck and chest and hair loss from eczema. After using Cuticura Soap and Ointment the skin cleared and hair regrew. A free sample offer and mail order details are included with Boston address.
The article notes nearly 1.1 million dollars raised by Red Cross Christmas seals over six years and recalls the Civil War era inspiration behind charity stamps. It mentions early 1860s efforts to fund soldiers' hospitals and relief work through sticker sales.
Brooklyn and Boston led a worldwide stamp fundraising drive that raised nearly a million dollars before a wartime ban in the United States for a generation. The method spread globally including Austria and Norway, with Joseph Riis and others promoting the effort for tuberculosis relief and Red Cross charity drives. The movement peaked in the 1920s and influenced international health philanthropy.
Reports from El Paso say General Felipe Angeles leads an infantry division toward Mexico City to protect foreign legations while Villa weighs a bold move. Zapata factions clash with Carranza loyalists as battle lines form around Tampico and Vera Cruz amid rival governments and shifting loyalties.
Turbulent dispatches describe Villa forces coordinating with Tamaulipan units and Tampico operations. General Melis leads strategy as Allied and regional actors push toward peaceful entry while reporting mixed progress and tactical movements across the theater.
Resinol Ointment stops itching on contact and begins healing, endorsed for years by professionals for eczema ringworm rashes and other skin eruptions. Used with Rosinol Soap, it aims to restore skin quickly and safely, with trial free and products sold nationwide.
William Rockefeller and other directors of the New York New Haven Hartford system asked in federal court to change their pleas to the indictment charging criminal anti trust violations. The motion faced opposition from Assistant District Attorney Swacker, with prior abatement pleas dropped and no specifics given on new pleas.
The Geological Survey now serves as a clearinghouse for about 20000 American mineral producers and manufacturers as war shipping disruptions prompt firms to seek domestic sources. Officials explain US mineral reserves, raw material needs, and domestic production steps while inquiries flood the agency’s files for names of manufacturers supplying oil, petroleum, and medicinal mineral products formerly imported from Russia.
A census bureau report shows 1 825 127 persons over 10 years old worked in professional occupations in 1910, with 1 157 109 men and 669 018 women. The share of men fell from 65.8 to 63.1 percent while women rose from 34.2 to 34.9 percent over 1900–1910.
Chicago December 1 The Ogdenville of the Atchison Topeka and Santa Fe railroad announced yesterday that the embargo on wheat shipments over their line to Houston Texas would be lifted for a month and a half. Shipments were refused previously by the railroad due to congestion at the export point and the lack of tonnage for ocean transportation.
In a December Woman's Home Companion piece by Charles Jutteren of Owlay Tabernuck New York City a Cheerful talk explains why little children favor receiving over giving. He notes children are born empty and seek what others offer, arguing their joy in receiving often outweighs the delight of giving and prompts wonder about the act of sharing.
A century ago Parisian Mme Drivaux funded a Mediterranean colony where women would think and men serve as protectors. Three Paris lovers engineered rebellion, forcing men to obey wives. A raid by Arabs tested the scheme as Drivaux pressed a strict, gendered order.
A vintage advertises Pinex cough syrup claiming rapid relief for severe coughs and bronchial irritation. It touts 24 ounces of Pinex and warns buyers to ask for the product by name, promising satisfaction or money back. Contains medical claims and dosage guidance for self treatment.
A historical text fragment shows women urged to relinquish thinking and leadership as Arabs threaten, men idle in defense. A chorus of calls to resign thinking power erupts, followed by a move to action led by Chaumpinots and Hiemén as the colony faces danger and soon dissolves after a triple wedding before returning to Prince.
The fragment describes making a boiled icing by mixing water with sugar to create a thick, sweet glaze. It mentions stirring until the mixture thickens and hints at serving atop a tart or cake, referencing a homemaker's task from a December context.
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