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Newspaper
Brimfield News
Location
Brimfield, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Dec 26, 1918
Page
5
Fragmentary OCR narrative mentions Mrs Smith of Benton Lia and a household remedy described as honey tar cure or poultice. The text is garbled but implies a popular five or six word remedy with alleged curative effects and domestic use. No clear date, event, or definitive outcome.
Fragmentary text mentions names and places like Mary Kisby and George Howard and a reference to a bad cough. The readable portion suggests a personal note about health and care but lacks coherent context or complete facts for a fuller news item.
Henry P. Davison announces a national roll call in the week before Christmas to enroll 22 million members and 3,854 chapters. The Red Cross will shift from war relief to a broad peace program, expanding home service, public health, nursing, and disaster help, with no further large fundraising drives expected.
Red Cross home service workers with the army abroad handle twenty or more inquiries daily from Washington about solifiers families and receive about a hundred more via cable at national headquarters. When a full answer isn’t possible the committee offers near right reassurance and promises further help.
Fragmentary OCR passage laments a world in pain and honors the Red Cross. It recalls tears prayers and praise for those bearing the Cross of Mercy while critiquing neglect of children and the vulnerable. The tone blends reverence with political critique in historic wartime rhetoric.
An annual Red Cross appeal urges every household to join with a dollar membership for 1919. The campaign stresses personal service and sacrifice, aiming to enroll every person in each community through divisions, chapters, and auxiliaries. A pantomime by Percy Mackaye with music by Edward Jones is planned to raise funds and publicize the Red Cross message.
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