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Newspaper
Oxford Eagle
Location
Oxford, Mississippi, United States of America
Date
May 16, 1918
Page
4
A wartime plea urges readers to support the Red Cross by giving until it pinches, invoking compassion for the Little Children of France and allied lands, wounded soldiers, and devastated regions. The piece frames donation as a duty of a compassionate nation, stressing urgent need and shared sacrifice.
The Italian Premier praised the American Red Cross in a December Parliament address for its aid after Austrians forced half a million refugees from Italy. He lauded the U S organization for its prodigious, energetic support against the common enemy and noted the timing, a little over a month after its decisive entry into Italy.
A wartime scene shows troop trains passing US stations with Red Cross canteens offering coffee sandwiches candy and tobacco. Soldiers express gratitude for cheerful volunteers and the service aiding morale as over 500 canteens operate at railroad hubs nationwide.
Thousands of patriotic American women donate time to sew surgical dressings knit goods hospital garments comfort kits socks and sweaters. Their labor is valued at about 4 million dollars annually. The Red Cross runs in France a motor truck transport service with 250 trucks.
Surgeons urge prompt treatment for burns bruises and wounds with BoroZone antiseptic and healing agent. The ad promotes immediate use on humans or animals with prices from 25 cents to 1 50 and lists A T Kentel as seller.
A listener comments to f shman McLarty that the clarinet has been eating Green Apple. He asks Me how the high notes sound and whether the instrument is performing well.
A farm advertising note promotes B A Thomas Hog Powder as essential for profitable hog growth from birth to market age. It claims health, worm removal, curing mumps, and overall feed efficiency, with CARTER'S DRUG STORE supporting the claim.
Advertises buying old false teeth up to $15 per set with cash for gold and silver items. Checks mailed back, goods held 10 days for sender’s approval. Osee Specialty Dept. A 2007 Philadelphia Pa.
A dubious claim advertises lemon juice mixed with orchard white as a cheap freckle and tan lotion. It suggests squeezing two lemons into orchard white to create a quarter pint of complexion beautifier sold at low cost via grocers and drugstores.
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