Red Cross Christmas Stamp Drive Spreads Aid Worldwide
The Red Cross Society's famous stamp program expands with Maryland leading early efforts. Carey and Fleming of Glenwood now offer one cent stamps on letters and cards, bearing 1908 American Red Cross insignia. The stamp features a holly-bordered square with a red cross, and the greeting Merry Christmas Happy New Year. Each purchase funds Red Cross relief.
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Red Cross
Cross Society
Misa Clara Burlun
Denmark
Red Cross Society
Maryland
Atomics
Messers Carey &Fleming
Glenwood
American National Red Cross
Red Croga Society
Seanede Sands Funtilicons
Gress
Old Time Deed and Bountiful Harvest Report
Veteran Henry L. Donner recalls the family homestead near Malvern while his father Michael Donner emigrated from Germany in 1864 and claimed land at 125 per acre. Henry holds a buckskin deed signed by James Buchanan from 1854 on 160 acres. Oscar Jackson reports outstanding corn yields from Theo Dorman plots, 80 bushels per acre on 40 acres and 60 on 20 acres, yielding about 40 dollars per acre and 30 dollars per acre net profits respectively.
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Henry L. Donner
Malvern
Glenwood
Michael Donner
Germany
Henry L
James Buchanan
Donner
Oscar Jackson
Theo. Dorman
Phunnygraphs To His Best Girl
Cartoon caption depicts a barber offering to shave the man while a drunken juggs returns home to his wife. Lida jokes the mustache may be coming but is not here yet as the barber anticipates a sale.
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Lida
Juggs
Beohemian Magazine
Exchanges Yonker and Johnson in property dispute
Ambiguous report notes a liveryman Yonker and N Johnson exchanging property with references to an invoicing party. The fragment suggests a property transfer or dispute but lacks clear details or outcomes. Further context from the article is needed to confirm involved parties and actions.
Fragmentary travel note in harsh weather setting
An opinion fragment describes a mile drive toward a destination with air obstructions and chilly conditions. The narrator mentions crossing a ford, tired passengers seeking shelter, and arriving at a destination with cold walls, then notes snow inches on level ground and the season’s approach.
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Ford
Hobner
Skilled Work Continues on Courthouse Clock Tower
Plans for strengthening the courthouse clock tower move forward as skilled workmen install circular tongue and groove pillars and a sturdy frame. The roof is tested to support the clocks and necessary gear, with Mr Dean supervising twelve to fourteen inch timbers and precise dial frames nearing completion for the county board’s approval.
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Waa
Otting
Dgan Haa
Dean
Oatiataghtan
T E County
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Laraway
Mills County
Carman
Norma
Pickard
China
Seree
Concord
CROWN
Vose and Sons
Burdett and
ESTEY
Chettmas
Yonker
N. Johnson
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