Miss Johnston Honored for Red Cross Flu Work in Pulaski
Miss Sarah Johnston a clerk at E. B. Spangler & Company is awarded by the Red Cross for nursing flu victims in Pulaski Virginia. She remained in the emergency hospital after local officials requested her service and helped treat patients during the influenza epidemic.
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Sarah Johnston
E. B. Spangler
Health Board
E. B. Spangler & Company
Pulaski
F W. Caffee
Charman
Pulaski County
The
Red Cross
National
Red Crase Organization
Miss Johnston
Nakhichevan and Noah lore draw a world in relief
A National Geographic bulletin recalls Noah's tomb in Nakhichevan and traces the region's upheaval in 1919. Maynard Owen Williams notes Armenian and Tatar clashes, railway disruption, and relief efforts amid a diverse, conflict torn Caucasus landscape.
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United States
Nakhichevan
National Geographic Society
Qgresetion
Mt. Ararat
Erivan
Arax
Russia
Persia
Shusha
Caucasus
Turkey
Tabriz
American Committee For
Kamariya
Mount Ararat
Ulukhantu
Tiflis
Doolittle
Teheran
Washington
Igdir Plain
Roots and herbs yield famed remedies from old monastic lore
Ancient monks knew hundreds of medicinal plants and centuries later many modern cures come from field herbs. Lydia E. Pinkham's Vegetable Compound has relieved women for over forty years and remains a standard remedy.
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Lydia FE. Pinkham
Unclaimed Letters at Bluefield Post Office Week Ending June 21
Unclaimed letters in Bluefield West Virginia include Lenard Alexander Henry Banister Ham Pell B L Black T H Bradley L W Burkhart A G Carey J S Clifford A P Dye Gay Dowdy Otto Fowler Walter Harrison Joseph Howlett D N Hodge Andrew J Jackson Sam Jones Thomas Landon R L Lee William Lefowich Fred and Robert Weeger Haden Mitchell Theodore Michaelson aee Napper Vernon Owens Dorothy Perry Mr and Mrs Allen Phillips James Sampson Leonard Sneed M S Steward John Spencer Alberta Warner B C Ward D A Williams R Williams Oliver Wilbert R B Yost Mrs Clara Ball Nannie Battis Miss Franke Blanden Mrs Marther Burger Miss Kelsey K Brown Mrs Maggie Dillon Mrs A S Edmunds and family Francis Fredsmont Miss Bettie Lee Fulton Miss Ethel Gilbert Mrs Emma Goode Mrs Ora Hancock Mrs Emma Harris Mrs Pegey Hunkert Bessie Language Mrs Peuline Lambert Miss Laura McDonald Mrs Maggie Muirs Miss Mary Noel Miss Pearl Auchern Miss Dennie Rodgers Miss Eliza Stewart Mrs Lennie Suttles Mrs Iggenia Ward.
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Bluefield
W. Va
Postoffice
Lenard Alexander
Henry Banister
Ham Pell
B. L. Black
T. H. Bradley
L. W. Burkhart
A. G Carey
J. S. Clifford
A. P Dye
Gay Dowdy
Otto Fowler
Walter Harrison
Joseph Howlett
D. N. Hodge
Andrew J Jackson
Sam Jones
Thomas Landon
R. L. Lee
William 0. Lefowich
Fred
Robert Weeger
Haden Mitchel
Theodore Michaelson
Aee Napper
Vernon Owens
Dorothy Perry
Allen Phillips
Jame Sampson
Leonard Sneed
M.S. Steward
John Spencer
Alberta Warner
B. C. Ward
D. A. Williams
R. Wiliams
Oliver Wilbert
R. B Yost
Clara Ball
Nannie Battis
Franke Blanden
Marther Burger
Kelsey K. Brown
Maggie Dillon
A. S Edmunds
Francis Fredsmont
Bettie Lee Fulton
Ethel Gilert
Emma Goode
Ora Hancock
Emma Harris
Pegey Hunkert
Bessie Language
Peuline Lambert
Laura McDonald
Maggie Muirs
Mary
Ad Claim Letters Face One Cent Charge Per Letter
Advertised items may be missed unless claimed. One cent will be collected on each letter claimed.
Evolution of Cabinet Making From Chests to Furniture
The article traces cabinet making from simple chests called cabins to full furniture production. It notes the shift from moving pine chests to stationary, backs added making settees, and later cupboards and chests of drawers. It highlights skill, apprenticeship, and social prestige for master craftsmen.
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Pngland
Vanderstraaten’s Swift Landscape Method Draws Crowded Fumes
Dutch artist Vanderstraaten modeled rapid landscape painting by using color pots for clouds grass and shadows. He reportedly painted up to 30 landscapes in a day and sold canvases cut to fit buyers spaces by length.
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Harry
Vanderstraaten
Vanderstrasten
Jack Broughton Father of Pugilism Fought First Fight
A historical account recalls Jack Broughton, originator of modern pugilism, first entering the ring on July 9, 1725 at a boxing booth run by James Figg. After a ten round victory over a larger opponent, he championed the sport and drafted a rules code that established his founder status.
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Jack Broughton
James Figg
Broughton
Figg
Young Broughton
Stones of Remarkable Power in Donkey Neck Veins
Lady Blunt recounts in her reminiscences that during a siege in Constantinople the Turkish government lent two small stones said to be in Its possession since the Conquest. Used on the gravest pain the stones reportedly eased the illness of a dying husband, avoiding an operation after four doctors advised it.
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Eanine
Redividund
Inc
Orig Jn
Lady Blunt
Constantinople
Anger Proved Poison of Blood by Biologists
Biologists report laboratory tests show anger acts as a poison in the blood and losing one’s temper toxins the body. A drop of blood from a furious person fed to a guinea pig can sicken the animal, warning against bragging of rage as self poisoning.
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A. M. Doncan
Low Gap Road
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Pineville
R. G. Winegardner
Jim George
Switchback
Gertrude Lambert
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Raleigh Davis
Ola Faye Meadows
Willowton
Noah
Georgette
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Jack Wise
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