Stock Selling Scheme Promotes Red Cross Stock Push
A long exhortation warns readers against buying stock in the American Red Cross. It frames contributions as a wartime “dividend” of brotherhood, urging vigilance against stock sellers and stressing that only sacrifice benefits the nation and one’s soul. It contrasts voluntary assessments with personal credit and the cost to the heart.
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American Red Cross
Ned Cross
William Allen White
Kansas
Europe
France
Italy
England
Russia
America
Belgium
Germany
Red Cross
Herald’s College
Great Peace Corporation
Brotherhood
Woman Declines Red Cross Seals Sale Offer
A woman yesterday refused Red Cross seals saying she has leftovers from last year and does not want new ones. The scene featured a young fundraiser engaging in the sale under the WHI Red Cross program, highlighting ongoing community drive.
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Red Cross
Red Cross Seals A Philanthropy Not Decoration
A columnist argues buyers should not view Red Cross seals as mere Christmas decorations. The campaign finances aid for consumptives and others facing health battles, delivering goodwill and relief rather than profit. Donating is framed as philanthropy, offering personal satisfaction through helping the less fortunate.
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Red Cross
A New Investment Class in Thrift Stamp Sale
Banking leaders foresee thrift stamps creating an investment class in the United States. The Wanker's magazine notes patriotic appeal will spur thousands to invest for national war needs and personal thrift. Training investors is seen as essential, with education advancing this market. The move could expand the investment market and impact the nation's financial status.
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United States
Wanker’s Magazine
Why We Should Save Meat for the Allies
United States urged to conserve meat for France and allies as the sole ample source. France’s livestock dwindled from fourteen to near thirteen million cattle, ten million sheep, and around four million hogs amid German raids and subsistence needs. Submarine warfare and labor shortages cripple farming, forcing Britain and France to ration and redirect meat supplies. Des Moines Capitol.
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United States
France
America
Great Britain
Des Moines
Evergreen Shop brings memories to Brierly on Christmas Eve
Ruth Thomas, known as the evergreen girl, runs a wreath shop in Brierly and prepares hundreds of decorations for the holidays. Dane Stanwood, recently returned wealthy, visits her at the Evergreen Shop to enlist help for a Christmas Eve party at his new mansion, stirring memories of a past romance and a forgotten letter.
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McClure
Evergreen Shop
Ruth Thomas
Brierly
Beftera
Ruth
Helen Stanwood
Dolly Blair
Dane
Dane Stanwood
Leters
Stanwood
Old Plain
Evergreen
Helen
Rath
Dack
Stelon
Ralford
Bosh
Sis
Itelen
Christmas Misteltoe Moment Sparks Surprise Romance
Ruth questions Dane about a visiting friend as he plans a Christmas party for a special guest. The scene centers on a mistletoe moment with Helen, her fiancé Marry North, and Dane awaiting the intended bride in a nostalgic, postal-era setting.
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Helen
Ruth
Dane
Marry North
Jonet
Reminiscences and local notices from long ago
A collage of 60 50 40 and 30 year items from Muscatine County news recounts a Saturday court house meeting led by Major Hare and secretary John I Mahin, a Ladies Benevolent society auxiliary gathering, a boy kicked by a horse near the high school, open river crossings at Skeokunk, and past officers of the local Insurance Company of Muscatine county. It notes a deer and greyhounds chase near Richard Musser's, and a deputy sheriff transporting Byron Wagoner to the industrial school after a judge’s Saturday decision.
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Court House
Major Hare
John I Mahin
S. IL. Butler
Ladies Benevolent Society
Rollins
Skeokunk
Burlington
Insurance Company of
Muscatine County
J. A. Parvin
S. McNutt
Seth Humphreys
iSael Poster
John Idle
William Lundy
Leyi Wilsus
John Barnard
Harry Baker
John W. Mitler
J. Day
Harvey Gregory
Charles J, Peasley
Christian
Sehmoleer
Simon Snyder
Richard Musser
Dr. Dean
Gray
Vidora
Byron Wagoner
Brannan
Decades Past: Sunday Recaps and Shelter Wishings
Twenty years ago December 19 fell on a Sunday. Ten years ago a girl in rags and overshoes sought shelter at her father's home and was sent to Mitchellville industrial school after appearing before Judge Jackson. Miss Gertrude Titus has returned.
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Robert Plum
Jackson
Mitchellville
Gertrude Titus
Fighting France Seen By Negro Stevedores From U S A
An American regiment of Black stevedores in a French port entertains locals with songs and dances while planning a charity show for French wounded. Howard Kahn’s interview describes their humor, resilience, and pride amid ocean crossing, teasing, and cultural clashes.
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France
Howard Kahn
National War Work Council
Kabm
Sylvester Bogan Johnson
Nashville
Tennessee
Sohnson
Christophe Columbus Suah
Atlantic Ocean
Sylvester Bogus Johnson
Mississippi River
United States
Uncle Sam
Johnson
Y. M
Funeral for A M Persons Held in Wilton
Funeral services for the late A M Persons were held from the home in Wilton on Tuesday afternoon before Christmas. Rev O B Lee of the Presbyterian church officiated. A quartet sang and pallbearers included Wm Lang A T Nelson F T Nico laus B T Norton John Luppen and Chris Miller. Burial followed at Oakdale cemetery.
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O. ‘B. Lee
Presbyterian Church
Mr. Persons
W. D. Tarris
Lewis Reid
B. L. Norton
F. A. Q Patcham
Oakdale Cemetery
Wm, Lang
A. T. Nelson
FT. J. Nicolaus
B. T. Norton
John Luppen
Chris, Miller
Christmas Dinner at Hotel Mupentine Ad
An old ad copy urging a woman with aversion to housework to dine out at Hotel Mupentine for Christmas. It promotes saving work at home and implies a shift from domestic chores to paying for meals. The rhyme hints at economics and convenience in a past era.
Long Sweetening Recipes For War Time Desserts
This wartime kitchen note recalls long sweetening as an affordable alternative to white sugar. It lists raisin cookies Dixie ginger bread molasses bran bread Apple preserves and a molasses sauce with directions and quantities for mixing boiling baking and cooling to yield simple, shelf friendly treats.
Shower in Honor of Blue Grass Girl
A miscelan eous shower was held at the home of Mrs Vera Khrecke in Blue Grass Iowa to honor Miss Geor gana Barracks who will wed next week. About forty guests attended as two young ladies carried and presented gifts. Refreshments were served by hostesses Mrs Ihre and Mrs Lebims.
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Blue Grass
Iowa
Wec
Vera Khrecke
Georgana Barracks
Ihre
Baby girl’s facial breakout healed by Cuticura
An early 20th century reader recounts a one year old girl with a blistered red inflamed face that caused itching and bleeding. After using Cuticura Soap and Ointment the skin healed cleanly. Mrs D A Stanger of Blue Mound Wisconsin signs the letter. A free sample offer follows in promotional style.
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D. A. Stanger
Blue Mound
Cuthurs
Dept.,r
Boston
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