American Red Cross seeks vast Palestine relief effort
Dr. John H. Finley urges immediate expansion of American Red Cross relief in Palestine and Syria. He notes widespread starvation, depopulated villages, epidemics, and shortages of doctors while calling for two additional hospital units and swift Allied approval.
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American Red Cross
Palestine
John H. Finley
Ned Cross
New York
Lebanon
Red Cross
Damascus
Hawian
Finley
General Allenby
British War Office
Beersheba
Dan
Syria
Nazareth
Tiberius
Tyre
Sidon
Haifa
Beirut
America
Holy Land
Great Britain
Red Cross Plans Roll Call and Peace Program
Henry P. Davidson announces a nationwide Christmas Roll Call inviting the entire American Red Cross to enroll as members. He outlines a shift from wartime relief to a broader peace effort, with a permanent national organization, expanded home service, health education, and international cooperation. The plan emphasizes loyalty over funds and foresees merging wartime structures into peacetime administration.
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Henry P. Davidson
War Council of the Red Cross
American Red Cross
Red Cross
Paris
Europe
Washington
United States
America
France
Italy
Belgium
Relief Associations
Amrican Red Cross
Permanent Organization of the Red Cross
Red Cross Organization
Rededication Message Echoes in Public Address
The fragment cites a pledge that the intelligence of all America shall be rededicated to the permanent service of mankind, reflecting a historic rhetorical moment and patriotic framing.
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America
Wheat Costs and Farm Loans Highlight County Notes
County Agent Rex Willard calculates acre costs at 16.44 dollars with 13 bushels yield for 1.25 dollars per bushel. Government loans offer five dollars per acre up to 1000 acres for seed and related needs, repayable Nov 3, 1919 at six percent. Fargo Free Employment Office aims to place returning soldiers on farms.
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Rex Willard
Grand Forks
North Dakota
Linton
Fargo
Adding Machine Ad Appeals to Farmers
An advertisement urges every farmer to own a Burroughs adding machine to tally business. The copy invites inquiries and cites Burroughs Adding Machine Co based in Bismarck North Dakota.
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Burroughs Adding Machine Co
Bismarck, N. D
United War Work Campaign Seeks County Help
The county office urges farmers and others to fill Employer Cards and join the United War Work Campaign. A garden exhibit and social on December 14 are planned. Elmer A. Anderson, Co Director, asks residents to meet, donate, and help meet a $12,000 quota through thorough winter canvassing.
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Qurope Union
Emmons County
Elmer A. Anderson
Red Cross Essay Contest Delights Linton Readers
The Red Cross essay contest drew 35 entries from seventh to twelfth grade applicants. Judges Carl Vorlander and S. M. Swaney awarded two prizes for the best essays on Why We Should Join the Red Cross, with $5 and $2.
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Red Cross
Linton
H. O. Sauer
Carl Vorlander
S. M. Swaney
Two Men Return Home From Minneapolis Visit
John Wingerter and Simon Schwartz came home Sunday evening after a trip to Minneapolis.
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John Wingerter
Simon Schwartz
Minneapolis
Why We Should Join the Red Cross
A persuasive piece urging U.S. citizens to join the Red Cross. It highlights red cross aid to American soldiers and refugees, stretcher bearers dressing wounds, ambulance evacuations, hospital trains, and comfort services behind the front.
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Red Cross
United States
Europe
England
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