Toy Mission Aids Parents With Christmas Toy Donations
Readers discover letters at Toy Mission headquarters 119 South Front Street revealing children’s toy desires. Boys seek items that go like trains and skate gear while girls request dolls with curly hair and blue eyes, tea sets, and baby carriages. Local stores Hoffmans and Shenk and Tittle contributed new toys. a Red Cross nursing instructor plans a toy shower to boost stock as the drive aims to finish before Christmas.
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Toy Mission
South Front Street
Hoffman’s Toy
Fourth Street
Shenk and Tittle
Market Street
Stanley Backenstoss
Backenstoss
Red Cross
South Front
William Jennings
Land Reform Troubles for Russian Government in Siberia
In Siberia the all-Russian government struggles to settle land distribution amid peasant occupations of state and church land. It seeks to recognize crop rights, allow peasant cultivation, and grant soldiers and families settling on public land to stabilize agriculture during a possible final ownership decision.
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Omsk
Siberia
Intermarriage Ban Targeting Mexican Women and Chinese
Mexico City December decree by Governor Adolfo de la Huerta bars intermarriage between Mexican women and Chinese in Sonora to curb what he called a current practice.
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Mexico City
Sonora
Adolfo de la Huerta
Jap Mail Flight Reaches Osaka From Tokyo in 352 Miles
A long distance heavier than air mail flight from Tokyo to Osaka covered 352 miles with mail pouches aboard two or three aviators. A large Osaka crowd welcomed the airmen. The flight was organized by the Imperial Aviation Society led by Lieutenant General Nagaoka.
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Tokio
Osaka
Imperial Aviation Society
Nagaoka
California Syrup of Figs Advertisement Cautions Parents
An old advertisement urges parents to look for the California label on Syrup of Figs laxative bottles. It touts the product as harmless for a child’s stomach and bowels with a fruity taste and full dosing directions. The message ends with a call to mothers to say California.
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California
Make-Man Tablets Claim Flu Protection and Energy Boost
Advert says Make-Man Tablets boost red blood cells and energy to guard against the flu. Claims iron and quinine improve weight and digestion, with no habit forming drugs. Monogram M M T shown. price 50 cents. Ashland Supply House Chicago advertises direct orders.
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Ashland Supply House
W. Madison
Chicago
Ill
Overcoat Gift Plan Offered Now for Real Value
A newspaper notice offers a special push for an Overcoat Gift plan presented as timely and meritorious. The item highlights delivering a true merit coat and a valuable gift at a moment of demand, inviting readers to consider the program as the season shifts.
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Corntessel
Washington Star
Columbia Grafonolas and Records
Columbia Records
Spangler’s Music House
North Sixth Street
Tin Strowardx
Man
Tate
Tim. Strome
Market St
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