Red Cross Supply Service Drives War Aid Nationwide
As war breaks out, volunteers from villages and cities rush bandages and comforts to soldiers. The Red Cross Supply Service, within the Department of Military Relief, standardizes and ships these items from major warehouses in Boston, Chicago, Denver, New Orleans, New York, and San Francisco, handling procurement, packing, and distribution to the front with minimal delay.
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Germany
United States
Garher
American Red Cross
Red Cross
Tied Cross Supply Service
Department
Boston
Chicago
Denver
New Orleans
New York
San Francisco
Hailtown
Iowad
Red Cross Supply Service
East Illinois Street
Red Cross Standardizes Supplies for Shipments to Hospitals
The Red Cross chapter network routes materials through neighboring towns to Chicago and branch warehouses. To prevent mixups, the Red Cross issues detailed standard requirements for packing and labeling, including handkerchief measurements, mothball counts, and grouped contents, with Piqua Chapter handling inquiries.
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Ted Cross
Chicago
Marshalltown
Piqua Chapter of
Red Cross
Heardquartiers
Scottslacson Bldg
How to Knit Scarfs and Caps for Our Soldiers
Instructions for knitting scarfs and caps using soft dark wool. Cast on 60 stitches for scarves, 70 for a combined garment, knit in plain stitch, add fringe, and shape to form rings and cups. Use No 4 needles, bone or bone-like tools, and supply wool amounts. Caps for convalescents made on medium bone needles require 60 stitches cast on, basic plain knit, then sewn and gathered to finish.
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Germantown
Coughed-Up Tooth and Plate Clears From Speaker's Throat
Yonkers New York reports Assemblyman George Blakely freed a nine month lodged rubber plate with artificial tooth after a violent coughing fit during a political speech. The obstruction caused him to abandon his campaign though he was re elected to a fourth term. After dislodgement his voice fully returned and he and his family rejoiced.
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Yonkers
George Blakely
Blakely
Altho
Tie
River PAYS INTEREST ON DEBT Restores Farm Acreage
Michael Rice, a former resident of this county, returned from Washington to find the Missouri River had restored to him a farm stripped by erosion. He originally bought 120 acres near Atherton for 3500 dollars, worked to pay it off, then the river cut away most of it. Now accretions have expanded the strip to about 160 acres, a full quarter section.
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Kansas City
Michael Rice
Washington
Missouri
Rice
Atherton
Cribbage Contest Played 250 Feet Underground
A six month cribbage game in Woodrow Minn. ran to 100000 points in the Wilcox mine pumphouse 250 feet underground. Miner Gus Raymond and pump man William Gabriel played. Raymond won by 207 points. Gabriel once held a rare 29 hand, a feat said to occur about once in ten years of continuous play.
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Woodrow, Minn
Gus Raymond
William Gabriel
Wilcox
Raymond
Gabriel
GHOW PICTURES TO KEEP MEN
Ashland Wisconsin lumber camps face high wages and labor turnover as double pay prompts men to seek better options. Some camps install moving pictures to attract and retain workers while management seeks practical ways to reduce turnover and maintain production.
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Ashland
Wis
County Seat News Drawn From Across Miami County
Orphin Voris of Piqua files for divorce from Ernest Voris alleging five years of lack of support and desertion after 1911. St Marys area fish hatchery progress excites sportsmen. bass spawning and abundant croppie catfish, warden Milinski praised for protecting the reservoir. Mayor Harmon notes Turney of Columbus cites draft regulations, awaiting official text for county commission. I C Goodrich attends Middletown conservancy meeting opposing heavy assessments. 98 percent oppose, protests gathered for directors.
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Ohio
St Marys
Fish and Game Office
Columbus
St. Marys
Frank Milinski
Milinski
Montezuma
Chiy Harmon
H. T. Turney
Judge Advocate General
Narman
Miami County Compission
Turney
Jiami
Middletown
Miami County
Goodrich
Conservancy District
Advertised Letters in Piqua Ohio Listed Names
In Piqua Ohio letters advertised for Mrs Daniels W M Hamilton Mrs Iva Jones and others including Earnest Lamb Miss Florence Miller Clide Milham W OT Peaugh Mrs John Wartull J TE Weed When calling for these letters please state advertised. W J Prince Plant?
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Piqua
Ohio
Daniels
W. M. Hamilton
Iva Jones
Point St
Earnest Lamb
Florence Miller
Clide Milham
W. OT. Peaugh
John Wartull
J. TE. Weed
W. J. Prince
Plam
Indian Art in Dress Goods Inspires Textile Designers
Textile designers nationwide study American Museum of Natural History collections for patterns in primitive and Indian art. Pottery manufacturers and other wares producers also dispatch experts to glean ideas for fabrics and decor amid scarce international pattern imports.
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Museum Curios
New York
United States
American Museum of Natural History
Museum
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Lorophone Week
Geo. C. Kiefer
West Water Street
THE
Cullings
Orphin Voris
Wescourt
Ernest Voris
W. I. Molloy
Ae Sation
Truth
Beckett Bros
Pocahontas
Beckerter
Conroy
Conroy’s Shoe Store
Neth & Stelzer
Eri
Piqua’s
Philbrook
May
Qvers
Nopth
Mr. Philbrook
Edith Schroerlake
South Ave
Piqua, OS
Ratcliff
Willard Battery
Fixture & Mfg. CQ
See Stanton
Orr Lesh
Iniss
Himself
Tyzise
Landis
Cincinnati
Bailey’s Dairy
Wress
May’s Opera House
H. W. Kress
Mgr
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