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Newspaper
Osceola Record
Location
Osceola, Nebraska, United States of America
Date
Dec 20, 1917
Page
2
The Red Cross seeks fifteen million members by Christmas Eve to support relief efforts in Europe and aid American troops. Citizens are urged to enroll now with a $1 annual membership and another $1 for the Red Cross Magazine.
A wartime appeal urges every American to join the American Red Cross and support its work at home and overseas. It stresses that one dollar annual membership helps fund hospitals, supplies, and relief for soldiers and civilians. The call invites men to contribute and women and children to knit and assist, likening support at home to backing brave troops abroad.
War era appeal urges Americans to join the Red Cross to aid millions in Europe and to support troops at home. It calls for 15 million members by Christmas, each paying one dollar, with benefits including a magazine and community chapters sewing and supplying hospital needs.
The piece urges all residents to join the Red Cross, highlighting Europe’s suffering and the U S war effort. It emphasizes a $1 membership and a $2 option for a yearly Red Cross Magazine, framing Christmas giving as a crucial wartime duty to support troops and civilians in France Belgium Serbia Poland and Roumania.
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