Red Cross Seals History and Tuberculosis Aid
The piece traces Red Cross Christmas Seals from 1862 war relief origins to a major tuberculosis fundraising program. It notes early Norwegian and Swedish stamps, Jacob Riis influence, Emily P. Bissell leadership, and nationwide expansion yielding large funds. a Washington anecdote extols Postum as a health aid.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Red Cross
Boston
Portugal
Switzerland
Australia
France
Spain
Denmark
Norway
Russia
Sweden
Jacob Riis
Delaware Anti- Tuberculosis _ association
Emily P. Bissell
Red Cross Society of Delaware
American Red Cross
United States
New Era in Finance: Vail Leads Transparency at Western Union
The piece traces Theodore N. Vail's move to publish a full inventory of Western Union assets after its takeover by AT&T, revealing surplus realigned to 5.19 million and boosting public confidence. Stock rose despite the write downs, challenging old guard notions of corporate secrecy. It credits accuracy and publicity for restoring trust and elevating the company’s stature as a national enterprise.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Vail
Western Union
Western Union Telegraph “Company
American Telephone and “Telegraph Company
Theodore N. Vail
Purchasing Corporation
Gould
Telephone Company
Telegraph Company
Triumph of Optimism
An elderly kinsman, asked by his healthy nephew, replies cheerfully about his health. He jokes that rheumatism and cripsis worsen, mentions a slight headache, and recalls visiting the dentist to have most teeth pulled except two opposite ones.
Wormy Chestnuts Question Sparks Whimsical Exchange
A well dressed woman asks if chestnuts are wormy at a vender's stand. The vendor blandly responds No, and asks if she wants them with worms. The scene turns on a playful line about a lamp burning to a sun.
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Nebraska
Kodaks
Neb
Lincoln Photo Supply Co
E. R. Tarry
Bee Building
Omaha
B. F. Swanson Company, Inc
S. 13Th St
Lincoln
Fraternity
Lincoln, N
Bell
Beatrice Creamery Co
Washington
Wellville
Hnange
Munyon
Munyon’s
Munyon’s Laboratories
53D & Jefferson Streets
Philadelphia
Desiers
Standard Oil Company (Incorporated
Standard Oil Company
Defiance
Orfianca
Superio
Thompson
W. N. U. Lincoln
Jacksonville Heights
Florida Colony
Jacksonville
Florida
Jacksonville Heights Improvement Company
Hogan Street
Jacksonville, Fla
Putnam
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