Charities Drive Receives Broad Local Backing
Contributions to the Associated Charities drive near the $5,000 goal were announced with numerous donors listed. The updated roster includes J B Cox, Venetia Smith, Union Furniture, J V Appel, Amos Hosiery Mills, Crown Hosiery Mills, and many others with gifts ranging from one to one hundred dollars, marking strong community support.
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J.B. Cox
J.-B. Kirkman
Venetia Smith
S H. Tomlinson
R. A. Wheeler
Frank Ford
G. F. Sullivan
W. W. Smith
J. P. Redding
Alice Johnston
Fred P. Ingram
Eugene Jarrett
Union Furniture Company
J. H. Vestal
J. Allen Austin
Thos. D. Gillaim
Martha Newlin
C.C. Swaim
G. F. Wilson
J. A. Lindsay
W. J. Armfield
J. V. Garrett
J. 2d Millis
C. C. Robbins
C. J. Cummins
Floyd Wilson
Crown Hosiery Mills
Ads Rickel
Fred Ingram
Margaret McAdams
J. W. Williams
H. GC. Lewis
J. C. Lewis
Ed. J. Ragan
G. P. Hyde
Arthur Lyon
PR. HH. Johnson
W. T. Saunders
J. Wesley Smith
Geo. T. Wood
Doctor braves snow to reach ill De celles family
In Adams Massachusetts on February 18, Dr. E G Howe rode sleigh five miles toward Windsor and then on snowshoes to reach the De celles family, seven members ill with influenza. He treated them after a strenuous journey through crusted snow.
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Dector
Ile
E. G. Howe
Windsor
Decelles House
Explorer E S Little Leads Tiger Hunt in Southwest China
In Kuling China on February 18 and heading spring, E S Little a noted scholar and traveler will lead a party of sportsmen into southwest districts to hunt man eating tigers. Reports say two Chinese and many cattle sheep and other animals have been killed. The area about 1000 feet above plains has caused terror with villagers abandoning homes and fields and sightings of at least five tigers.
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Kuling
China
Little
Lady Astor Promotes Artificial Flower Making Venture
Viscountess Astor, busy with parliamentary duties, champions a Plymouth based social welfare enterprise she founded to manufacture artificial flowers. As president of the Batter Street Girls club she guides over 100 members in this industry she regards as work, not charity.
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Plymouth
Astor
House of Commons
Batter Street Girls’ Club
Colorful Exhibit Showcases Rare Mice at London Event
A recent London show by the national mouse and rat club displayed rare mice in colors red black white cream chocolate and silver with spotted and striped varieties.
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National Mouse and Rat Club
London
Influenza Target Warns of Thin Blood and Pepto Mangan
An old-voice health ad warns that influenza can strike “thin-blooded” people first and urges fortifying blood with Pepto Mangan. The advertisement touts Pepto Mangan as physician endorsed, easy to take, and available in liquid or tablet form, sold at drug stores under the Gude’s brand name.
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Gude’s
Marsh Plant Damaged by Fire
An alarm at 7 30 a m drew Marsh Furniture employees to the plant as a jack under a main pulley started a blaze in the engine room. The fire was put out by plant workers before fire companies arrived. Loss put at about 400 dollars due to replacement of a costly leather belt.
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Marsh Furniture Company
Marsh
Giant tops used by Chinese amuse with loud, barrel-sized spinners
The article notes some tops are as large as barrels and require three men to spin. The spinning creates a noise that can be heard several hundred yards away.
Cotton in the West Indies Drives Global Markets Then
At the start of the nineteenth century the West Indies provided nearly all the world’s cotton, fueling global textile trades and shaping economic links between colonies and markets.
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West Indies
Diet for influenza patients varies says Red Cross
The Red Cross notes that proper influenza diets vary but recommends generous, nutritious, easily digested foods. It outlines soup foundations and vegetable and chicken soup recipes, including stock proportions, simmering instructions, and serving ideas to keep soups appealing and safe.
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RED Cross
Brazil Offers 6 Percent Capital Guarantee for Rubber Factory
Rio de Janeiro reports a government guarantee of six percent on capital for the first Brazil founded rubber goods factory employing Brazilian origin rubber, with 2.5 to 3.75 million dollars capital. Payments extend three years until operation, with additional privileges as applicable.
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Rio DE Janeiro
Brazil
Method Found to Dispose of Mustard Gas Shells
A British chemist reports a method to dispose of mustard gas shells. The process siphons out contents, neutralizes remaining liquid, and transfers gas to drums heavier than water for sea dumping. The shell is broken and remelted for recycling.
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London
Cummings Family Salve Promoted for Flu Treatment
An old advertisement touts Cummings Family Salve as effective against influenza and related illnesses. It instructs gargling with salt water, applying salve in the nose, sniffing nostrils, and massaging the body nightly, with directions on the package and prices at 30 and 60 cents.
Storks Bring Insects Swarm After Inundation
In Egypt floods, many storks arrive each winter and frogs proliferate in vast swarms, threatening certain regions with ecological disruption.
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Egypt
Also Mentioned on This Page
Associated Charities
Mra
Prank -Gurley
Rowe Parlor Furniture Company
Parlor Furniture Company
W. A. Hayes
L. B. Williams
W. D. Brooks
J. D. Dobbs
R. C. Soyar
S. BE. Willis
F. M. Brower
Willian Massey
Ww. G Shipman
Lee Efird
Rev. G. R. Brown
Capt. Nin
W. T. Taylor
John W. Marsh
H. F. Hunsucker
J. B. Spence
A. W. Klemme
G. Barbee
W. F. Normar
Cardus
William Eversole
Hazel Patch
Cardui
Lady Astor
Histress
Londman & Martines
New York
North Carolina
Lunsford Richardson
Greensboro
N. C
Richardson
Vick’s
Vicks
Cummings
Winston-Salem, N. C
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