Christmas Seals Help Fight Tuberculosis Across Nations
Ellen Fries Baker urges readers to buy Christmas Seals to fund tuberculo sis prevention and treatment. The program supports 700 hospitals and 3000 nurses, funds clinics, and backs educational campaigns. Originating in Denmark, the idea gained traction in Delaware with Miss Emily Bissell and Red Cross leadership, growing into a nationwide effort by 1919, with seals featuring evolving designs. Proceeds at one cent per seal aid children and health services, highlighting a long, hard battle against the disease.
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Denmark
Emily Bissell
Delaware Red Cross
Hom Farm
Delaware
American Red Cross Society
Red Cross
Miss Bissegain
Washington
National
Anti-Tuberculosis Association
Penn
New York Lawyer’s Office Joke About Blockheads
A newly landed son of Erin enters a lawyer’s office thinking it a shop. He asks what is sold, and the clerk snaps We sell blockheads. The Irish visitor replies with a polite nod, noting only one left.
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Erin
New York
Actress Anna Q Nilsson Sells Hair for Role in Panjola
Famed actress Anna Q Nilsson states she earned nine thousand five hundred dollars for her hair before consenting to have it cut for the leading role in Panjola a Sam E Bork First National production. Ponfoia is to be shown next week at the National Theatre.
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Anna Q. Nilsson
Sam E. Bork
First National
Netional Theatre
What You Should Know About Tuberculosis
A bulletin from the Southern Baptist Sanatorium lists patient guidance and myths about tuberculosis. It urges belief in cure, patient dignity, medical supervision, and honest disclosure of symptoms, with advice on treatment, climate, rest, diet, and community support.
The Business Builder Aunt Gently Bargains with Bobby
In a playful exchange the aunt recalls giving a penny to quiet a child yesterday. Bobby responds that today proves the penny’s value, a lighthearted domestic moment between relative and child.
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Bobby
Ed Purdy Remarks on New York Businessmen Prosperity
Ed Purdy states that New York businessmen must feel fine and prosperous as indicated by their marked marriages and business stamps. The remark suggests a confident view of urban commerce and social status, highlighting perceived wealth and official attestations.
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New York
Signe Scigt
Marrave Mcenses
Pipeline oil runs in Texas by month 1922 summary
Austin Dec 1 pipeline companies in Texas gathered 98,522,226 barrels of crude oil in ten months as per Railroad Commission figures. Peak monthly output reached over 15,000,000 barrels in October with steady increases since the year began.
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Austin
Texas
Oil and Gas Division
The
Railroad Commission
Safety drive cites 1922 motor accident cause
The conservation bureau of the Insurance Department and the Chamber of Commerce of the United States reports that about one in five fatal accidents in 1922 were due to careless motor vehicle operation. The aim is to spark local chambers of commerce to push ongoing public safety campaigns.
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Conservation Bureau of the
Insurance Department
Chamber of Commerce of the
United States
Chambers of Commerce
Panama Canal posts higher May October profits and July peak
Secretary of War Weeks announced that the Panama Canal earned a net profit of 1198703 during May to October, with October tolls at 1988822. This compares to 6372384 for May October 1922 and 1255508 for October 1922. The standout month was July, yielding 2124830, a record for the canal.
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Panama Canal
Weeks
Canal
For Sale or Trade Items from Various Papers
Classified notices report items for sale or trade including a touring car suitable for cattle or hogs sought by Livingston Montana Enterprise, a complete business outfit with a hound dog and meat rack in Camden New Jersey Post Telegram, and a personal appeal in Winchester Virginia Star for reclaiming five blow out patches from 580 E Piccadilly St.
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Livingston
Mont
S. Fifth St
Camden
N. J
E. Piccadilly St
Winchester
Weill and Len Debate Fate in Flight Question
In a tense exchange, Fearful One vows not to fall, while Literal Len challenges with a hypothetical plane ascent. The dialogue hints at resilience, risk, and shifting optimism as characters probe limits and fate.
City boarder hangs self as farmer waits response
A farmer and his son discuss a man who has hanged himself in the woods. The boy notes the act. the father asks if he was cut down, and the boy says he believes not, since the man was not dead yet.
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Farmer Boy
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Graham National Bank
Gutkwam National Bank
Graham
W. A. Corbett
R. V. Tidwell
G. D. Hinson
H. L. Tidwell
H. D. Criswell
A. A. Morrison R. B. Whittenburg
Ellen Fries Baker
Ponjola
Africa
National Theatre
Bulletin Southern Baptist Sanatorium
ED Purdy
OUR
Want AD Department
America
France
American Legion
Ludens
Eas
Commerce Street
W. B. Fishburne, Inc
Fort Worth, Texas
Fort Worth
Big Angel
Lorain
John E. Morrison Co
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