Woman Leads Crusade for Pure Food Education
Mrs. Edward W. Hooke, head of the International Pure Milk and Food League, educates housewives on food values and demand for better products. She praises factory inspection, warns against bulk goods, urges purchasing packaged goods with maker labels, and ties proper nutrition to infant health and national welfare.
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Edward W. Hooke
The
International Pure Milk and Food League
United States
New York
Riverside Drive
Giant Hin denburg statue raises funds for war widows
Berlin reports the massive von Hindenburg statue, unveiled six months ago, has generated nearly 150000 dollars for the national fund for war widows and orphans. Since September 3800 gold, 40000 silver, and 200000 iron nails have been used. nails and shields sales have added about 147000 dollars.
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Berlin
Field Marshal von Hindenburg
National Fund For
War Widows and Orphans
Fund to aid blinded European soldiers called by American bankers
American bankers and philanthropists launch the B F B permanent blind relief war fund to aid thousands of blinded French Belgian and British soldiers. The plan funds six months training to enable self supporting trades and expands European institutions for blind education workshops and employment exchanges.
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B. F. B. Permanent
Fifth Avenue
New York City
United States
C. Arthur Pearson
St. Dunstan's
England
Les Amis Des Soldats Aveugles
Les Amis Des Soldats Aveugles” In the “Maison de Convalescence
France
Winifred Holt
Comite Franco American Pour Les Avengies
Joseph H. Choate
B. F. B. Permanent Blind Relief ‘War Fund
Frank A. Vanderlip
National City Bank
August Belmont
Elihu Root
Vincent Astor
Robert Raecon
Nicholas Murray Builer
Thomas P. Gore
Myron T. Herrick
Otto H. Kahn
Joseph Widener
George A. Kessler
Europe
Mr. Pearson
St Dunstan's
Miss Holt
Comite
Paris
Miss Molt
European
Great Britain
Alexandra
M. Raymond Poincare
Albert
Queen Elizabeth
Belgium
Europea
America
Arthur) Paget
Harry Payne Whitney
O. H. P. Belmont
John Astor
Peter Cooper Hewitt
George A
German American funds 900 mouth organs to Saxony navy crews
A Cleveland, Ohio native in Dresden during World War I sent $150 from friends to aid German soldiers and sailors. He added $25 to buy 900 mouth organs and 40 accordions from a Saxon factory, sending instruments to the Saxony Bavaria Wuerttemberg and Hanover regiments. Sailors aboard eight warships received 180 mouth organs and accordions, with grateful letters from commanders and colonels.
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Dresden
Cleveland
Saxony
Bavaria
Wuerttemberg
Hanover
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