Red Cross Volunteers Grow in Child Welfare and Flood Relief
The Southwestern Division reports heightened Red Cross activity with Port Arthur and Independence chapters boosting garment work and child welfare efforts. Texas County volunteers run clinics and eye health checks while Arkansas and Oklahoma efforts aid flood victims with meals clothing and shelter.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
American Red Cross
Texas County
Oklahoma
Little Rock
Arkansas
U. S. Veterans’ Hospital No. 78
Southwestern Division
Winfield
Kansas
Walnut
Ft. Smith
Sebastian County
Poteau
Tulsa
Red Cross
Red Cross aids world air meet in St. Louis
At the International Air Meet in St. Louis Red Cross volunteers ran a first-aid station on a 173 acre field with ambulances nurses and physicians on duty daily The Women's Overseas League operated the canteen which funded disabled veterans money raised The St Louis chapter supplied transport for World War veterans and officials praised the service amid a low casualty week
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Red Cross
St. Louis
Women’s Overseas League of St. Louis
United States
Junior Red Cross broadens school work scope worldwide
The National Education Association backed expanding junior Red Cross student exchanges with overseas schools. Many American schools already run junior Red Cross chapters exchanging letters, portfolios, maps, photos, and projects with nations from Albania to New Zealand. The effort aims to boost geography, history, and language interest while fostering international understanding and peace.
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School Children of America
National Educationa Association
San Francisco
Junior Red Cross of America
Junio American Red Cross
Urgin
Th Association
Americ How
America
Aiready
Rex Cross
Albania
Austria
Begium
Bulgaria
Czechoslovakia
France
Holland
Hungary
Italy
Jugo-Slavia
Poland
Rumania
Scotland
Switzerland
South Africa
New Zealand
Alaska
Hawaii
Philippines
Porto Rico
Virgin Islands
Red Cross
Washington
Arkansans Establish Correct Weight Record at Fair
More than 1500 men women and children were weighed and measured at the Red Cross booth during the Washington County fair in Fayetteville Arkansas. Officials reported best weight for age and height for ages around 20 with few being under or over weight and Washington County residents making a notable showing in the weight records.
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Red Cross
Washington County
Fayetteville
Arkansas
Babies Show at County Fair Yields Tiny Prizes
A Red Cross nurse recounted judging a baby show at a county fair where 38 children were weighed and ribbons awarded. The exhibit's bleak setup included a dusty Floral Hall annex, a broken window, cobwebs, and an improvised scale, with prize money showing a stark disparity between $2 for a baby and $40 for pigs.
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United States
Red Cross
Director of Nursing Service
Southwestern
Floral Hall
Be A Leader Says Richard Lloyd Jones
Richard Lloyd Jones argues leadership is shown by acts that aid many, not self interest. He contrasts safe virtue with proactive virtue, urging courage, passion, and justice to drive progress and help others rather than seek personal preservation. Copyright 1923 by Richard Lloyd Jones.
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Edward Everett Hale
Richard Lloyd Jones
The Boy Is Right Sunday School Joke
A humorous exchange in a Sunday school setting has a teacher asking Harry what to do before sins are forgiven and Harry replying that they must sin. The line captures a child’s literal approach to religious concepts with a simple, comic twist.
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Harry
Beard transformation remark from a bygone era
A humorous line recalls a speaker admitting a past beard and deciding to shave it off. The quip reflects a commonsense view on facial hair shaping personal image and social perception.
Bearded Reply Echoes Old Witty Quip
A playful remark about growing a beard after failing to cut off a face referenced in a witty old saying. The line evokes a humorous, folksy tone as a character reflects on self-image and adaptation.
Every Face a Menu Says Food Affects Looks
A columnist notes doctors claim diet influences appearance and observes growing nut consumption beyond expectations. The piece contrasts health advice with public curiosity about how meals shape looks.
Thanksgiving reflections on liberty and civic duty in Sweetland era
A fragment reflecting on Thanksgiving by Doran Seyd and Sweetland of Liberty stresses gratitude for freedoms under a government based on equality and human rights. It urges active defense of constitutional principles, public responsibility, and vigilance against attacks on equal opportunity, with cultural asides about figures like Israel Zangwill and Henry Ford.
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Sweetland of Liberty
Helpful Hints for Household Care from Mrs Housewife
Practical tips on washing blankets maintaining water temperatures and soapy rinses. Scorched ironing fix with cold water and sun. Paint removal using olive oil then chloroform. Date packages warmed to remove dried dates. Phonograph records cleaned with alcohol. Brass beds brightened with salt mixtures and vaseline protection. Oil cloth pasting avoids cracking Flour paste. Silver cleaning with alum, ivory soap, and salt produces bright results.
Blonde Bess Opines on Proposals After Refusal
In a breezy column, Blonde Bess suggests a rejected suitor often returns with a proposal to another girl, noting that persistence is common and proposals frequently follow a refused advances.
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Bess
Turning the World Back to Its Rightful Position
Religious speech calls for turning the world upright through Christian stewardship. It denounces money worship and wealth power as a curse, urging ministers to preach boldly to confront social upheaval and restore order through the gospel.
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Paul
Silas
America
He Asked For It Miss Gab
A humorous dialogue fragment shows a man asking for hair styling advice from Miss Gab while Miss Fab reveals she told him to use furniture polish. The exchange preserves comic tone and quirky banter typical of the page.
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Israel Zangwill
New York
National Arts Club
America
STOP THAT ITCHING Use Blue Star Remedy for Eczema and More
For sale by Pecos Drug Company. The product is advertised to relieve eczema itch tetter cracked hands ring worms chapped face poison oak sunburns old sores and sores on children and sore feet.
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Pecos Drug Company
Hayes Healing Honey and Grove Open-Trate Salve Combo
Quick cough relief is advertised with Hayes Healing Honey. A Grove’s Open-Trate Salve for chest and throat is included for cold or croup symptoms. The package claims the throat healing plus salve pores stopping the cough. The carton sells for 35c.
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GROVE
Hayes Healing Honey
Notice of Sheriff Sale Reeves County Texas
A sheriff sale notice from Reeves County Texas announces sale of land tied to a 1923 Travis County judgment in favor of W Rand Jones against multiple Thorpes and others. The 8 November levy targets Survey No 13 Block 6 Houston and Grand Northern Railroad Co, Pecos location. Sale set for first Tuesday December 4 1923, at the courthouse between 10 am and 4 pm, for cash. Deputized by R G Middleton.
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State of Texas
B. Kiser
Reeves County
Texas
Pecos
Houston and Grand Northern Railroad Company
Court House
E. B. Kiser
R. G. Middleton
Sheriff Sale Notice in Reeves County Texas 1923
By order of the Hamilton County District Court a sale of real estate owned by August Rierson and A A McAlister is set. The property is the east half of section 23 block township 7 Texas and Pacific R R survey comprising 320 acres in Reeves County. The sale occurs December 4 1923 at the Reeves County Court House Pecos between 10 AM and 4 PM.
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State of
Texas
Reeves
District Court
Hamilton County
L. A. Morris
August Rierson
A. A. MedAlister
W. J. H. McBeath
A. A. McAlister
Court House
Reeves County
Pecos
Levy
Sheriff Sale Notice in Reeves County Court
Issued by the Reeves County Court on October 22 1923 against Julia Assad for 345 dollars in a suit Leader Grocery Co. vs Julian Assad No. 741. Sheriff I E B Kiser will sell on December 4 1923 at P M at public vendue Lot 9 Block 5 Original Townsite Pecos Texas as property of Julian Assad by levy and order of sale.
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State of
Texas
Reeves
Reeves County
S. C. Vaughan
Julia, Assad
Sty Leader Grocery Company
Julian Assad
E. B. Kiser
Pecos
Levy
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