Youngest Bank President Heads Red Cross Drive
The German Savings Institution of St. Louis elected John L. Johnston its president at 30, after a rise from a 15-year-old clerk to cashier and director. He predicts the Red Cross drive will exceed its national quota by one million members. Johnston urges belief in merit through hard work and outlines wartime civic duties, including a $1 Red Cross membership.
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German Savings Institution of
St. Louis
Missouri
John L. Johnston
Kfogan
Te Youlmest Metropanten
United States
Johnston
Euccess
Louisville
Basa- Johnston Banking Company
Asisland
Muskogee
First National Bank
Red Cross Christmas Drive Aims for 2 Million New Members
The Southwestern division covering Missouri Kansas Arkansas Oklahoma and Texas launches December 17 to Christmas Eve. Johnston predicts each state will add about 1 million members raising the total by at least 2 million. About 50 000 volunteers will canvas households with the appeal that Red Cross aids soldiers at home and abroad.
Caterpillars Travel in Companions for Safety
The text notes caterpillars travel in groups for safety, with many feeding side by side while watching for birds. A lone caterpillar, by contrast, hardly dares move and, when shedding its skin, will eat the old skin rather than leave it behind.
Loss of Arabian Literature Compared to Historic Fires
The passage argues that mutilation of Arabic literature would have left a vast treasure for scholars. It notes the 1671 Escorial fire, likely caused by bigotry, destroying about 3,000 volumes, mostly Arabian chronicles, as a greater loss than the earlier burning of the Alexandrian library by Mohammedans.
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Escorial
Feast Ends the Case in Chinese Labor Settlement
The report notes that in China labor disputes are often settled through a chamber of commerce. After an award is issued, all involved parties attend a feast funded by the winning side marking the decision and closure of the case.
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China
Chamber of Commerce
You’re Next Sir Revolving Hat and Shoe Cleaning Machine
A hand lever operated device promises to clean a man’s hat and shoes simultaneously. Described as a public plate cleaning machine, the invention aims to simplify grooming in shared spaces. The feature notes its compact design and practical efficiency for daily use.
Red Cross Christmas drive notes soldier care
Plans launch a Christmas membership drive in the Southwest on December 17 to aid 2,000,000 more members as it continues near the front. The article highlights Red Cross canteens and rest stations in France serving soldiers. 18 women staff, daily service to about 2,000 troops, and food free except for meals.
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American Red Areas
Southwest
I Tses
Ogcle Sam
American
Red Cross
France
Bereas
American Red Cross
Junius B. Wood
15000 Nurses Enrolled for Red Cross Duties
About 15,000 nurses have enrolled with the American Red Cross, many volunteering for war service. Roughly 2,000 have already been sent to Europe, with the registered force deemed enough for a million-man army. Approximately 1,000 nurses are added monthly as the Red Cross appeals for ongoing support.
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RED Cross
American Red Cross
Europe
Germany Rules Out Peace Talks With Lloyd George
German Chancellor Von Hertling says negotiations with Britain are impossible due to Lloyd George's temper. He states a peace by negotiation is out of the question and asserts Germany’s conscience is clear while discussing the war’s origins. The Wolff Bureau interview quotes him regarding British and German aims.
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London
Germany
Great Britain
Prezent
von Hertling
E Wolff Bureau
Dispatches
Eee
Oy F Sone
Prussia
Selris
Lloydeorge
We George
Pier Heads General Manager of Emergency Fleet
Worthington Dec 19 Pier Chicago was today appointed General Manager of the Emergency Fleet Corporation succeeding Rear Admiral Harris who resigned A general reorganization will follow Rear Admiral Bowles will have an important place James Heworth takes full charge of wooden construction Charles Day becomes manager of the production department Harris resignation accepted because of move to Philadelphia Ship building program is in better shape than ever 8395208 dead weight tons of shipping under construction and under contract Investigate Railroad Plans Washington Dec 19 Senate Interstate Commerce Committee orders investigation of interstate commissions recommendations for solving railroad transportation difficulties The committee will meet during Congress recess and report legislative recommendations
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Worthington
Pier
Chicago
Emergency Fleet Corporation
Harria
Bowles
Harris
James Heworth
Charles Day
Admiral Harris
Hurley
Philadelphia
Pacific Coast
R. R
Washington
Senate Interstate Commerce Committee
Interstate Commissions
Senate
Cummins
Iowa
Red Cross Christmas membership drive gains tempo in Midwest
In St Louis on December 19 the second day of the southwest division Christmas campaign for 3 000 000 new Red Cross members showed growing confidence. Oklahoma Arkansas Missouri Texas Kansas exceeded day one totals as 50 000 workers push to meet a million over quota. Oklahoma Judge Mitchell ordered arrest of eighty men who refused to join and warned fines for violators of local ordinances as part of the drive. Snyder Oklahoma reported 400 members by eight this morning and Blair 475 by nine. State Chairman Phillips denied exemptions in the drive. A division message recalling McKinley era urgency urged nonstop effort to Garcia.
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St. Louis
American Red Cross
Southwest
Pafacoterre
Oklahoma
Arkansas
Missouri
Texas
Kansas
W. O. Mitchell
Red Cross
Mitchell
Snyder
Blair
Phillips
John L. Johnson
McKinley
Garcia
Cuba
Rowan
Message to Garcia call for 15 million Red Cross memberships
The piece urges national officers to enroll 15,000,000 Christmas members for the American Red Cross, insisting the memberships must come now and that the message to Garcia must be delivered despite delays. It contrasts with later button distribution and notes implied urgency for soldiers in khaki. An ad praises Hood's Sarsaparilla and promotes distilled water from McNish.
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American Red Cross
Garcia
Red Cross
Rowan
Wasting Ammunition In Artificial Gas Cleaning Effort
Kansas researchers challenge gas plants to remove toluol from artificial gas to save high explosive material. Aimed at western Missouri and Kansas, a committee led by W A Whitaker Roy Cross and G W Stratton seeks to install toluol washing to reduce fuel waste. Toluol used for TNT production is deemed unnecessary for heating, with little fuel value in one thousand feet of gas containing 0.05 of 2 gallons of fuel.
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United States
W. A. Whitaker
State Industrial Research Laboratory
University of Kansas
Whitaker
Roy Cross
Kansas City
G. W. Stratton
University
Kansas
Missouri
United States War Department
Germany
Mr. Whitaker
From Weak and Lame To Well and Strong
A dental and health ad and local notes discuss Foley Kidney Pills aiding Mrs Straynge of Gainesville and others with bladder and back relief. It touts quick kidney action, less stinging, and restored regularity, then shifts to gas politics and toluol removal, urging heat units over candle power, and ends with the death of Samuel W Brewster a longtime Chanute lawyer and 1883 university graduate.
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Foley
O. P. Barber & Son
A Mother's Gratitude for Doan's Kidney Pills
A Lawrence mother recounts how Doan's Kidney Pills cured her son’s kidney and bladder troubles from a young age. She praises the remedy for restoring control and health, urging others to buy the same product. The ad emphasizes that kidney issues in children can stem from the kidneys, not the child.
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Lawrence
Paul Harris
Pennsylvania Street
Doan
Dean
A Co
Buffalo
Amethyst Color Change Revealed In Gem Study
A man returned three rings set with amethysts, only to find the stones faded to pale yellow within months. They proved to be topazes, which range from pale yellow to deep violet. Amethysts can change color with heat, turning pale, green, and eventually colorless, while genuine amethyst remains unchanged at ordinary temperatures.
Greatest Thing in the World Reflects on Heart over Brain
The piece proclaims love and personality as the greatest things, arguing true power lies in strength of heart rather than body or mind. It contrasts cleverness with character and cites Lincoln’s heart as the force that steadies a nation, not Daniel Webster’s intellect.
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Daniel Webster
Lincoln
Poetry Prices Rise for Classical Japanese Works
A reader may pay high sums to own original manuscripts and ancient scripts. It is common for collectors to spend about 330.00 for small scraps of classic poetry, reflecting rising prices over the past two years.
Psychology recognized as science tracing roots to Pythagoras
The text states psychology is now recognized as a science with origins in Pythagoras. It credits Aristotle for advancing it and for the key idea of the association of ideas. It notes psychology studies phenomena, states, and changes of the human mind.
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Pythagoras
Good Recruiters and the Recruiting Ser Geung Quote
A compact fragment reflecting Douglas Jerrold on recruiters as ever watchful for new victims, with garbled surrounding letters suggesting a misread text or OCR error. The piece presents a satirical line about recruitment instincts and cautionary tones toward those drawn into recruitment efforts.
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Geung
Douglas Jerrold
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