Christmas Seals Put On Sale By National Tuberculosis Association
The 1939 Christmas seals have been placed on sale by the National Tuberculosis Association. Artist Rockwell Kent designed the colorful issue featuring red white and blue colors and a central min sheet of 160 with four labeled seals bearing Health to All Protect Your Home From Tuberculosis Tuberculosis Preventable Curricle Buy and Use Christmas Seals captions and a double barred cross motif.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
National Tuberculala Association
Rockwell Kent
Christian 4
Denmark
United States
Emily P. Bissell
Delaware
Amerian Red Cross
National Tuberculosis Association
Christmas Seals Campaign History and Anecdote Mix
A passage recounts the history of Christmas seals from Denmark to the United States, noting their purpose to fund tuberculosis sanatoriums and detailing early sale figures. The text blends this with a colloquial schoolyard anecdote about a pie incident and a teacher stopping a fight, ending with a reflection on Finland, Russia, and a famed teacher whose picture remains in trophy records.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Yex
Finland
Russia
Christmas seal booklets and secret marks in 1939 issues
Christmas seals attract collectors and some specialize in agals and poster stamps. The 1939 seals appear in booklets of 200 seals in 16 panes, five rows of four, with four slogan seals absent. Hidden plate marks identify painters, and large marks E S D U appear on the 57th seal.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Scott
Iygo
Einar Heeboll
Copenhagen
Denmark
Finland in peril and a tale of schoolyard feuds
The column laments Finland facing aggression from Russia and argues the U S cannot help with ships, provisions, or troops. It contrasts this with a memory at Vinegar Hill School where a chalk line on the playground sparked a class fight, ending with the teacher erasing the line and admonishing future disputes.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Finland
Russia
America
Vinegar Hill School
Blood Transfusions Explained For Non Fearful Care
Do You Knowit explains that blood transfusions are no longer rare last resort measures. They aid various anemias infections and malnourished babies by supplying missing blood cells and stimulating production. Experts emphasize minimal pain and safety as routine hospital practice.
Blood donors and transfusion groups explained
The article explains blood donation as a business for some, noting tests for disease and corpuscle content, four donor groups, and the need for donor and patient to share a group during transfusion. It also mentions advances in transfusion science and quotes the Illinois State Medical Society Educational Committee. Mr and Mrs Ray Erling and daughter visited Claire Tobey's Princeton Indiana home on Sunday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Thellinois State Medical Society
Ray Erling
Claire Tobey
Princeton
Tempus Disrupts Dinner With Whispered Joke at Feasting
Ahem Tempus attends a large dinner where many drinks are served. He cannot eat the fish and whispers to it, provoking curiosity at the table. He offers a cryptic reply about his neighbor, leaving guests puzzled by the odd scene.
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Tempus
Duurg
Fragmentary note hints at long absence and water problems
A damaged text fragment references someone being away for two months and mentions water shortage. The readable bits point to a personal note or diary entry describing absence and a water issue without clear names or places.
Delighted to Snow Yo the Poot TM Wrestler Tale
A fragmented line from an OCR page hints at a wrestling figure and a festive tone. The readable words reference delight, snow, a student or youth, and a wrestler, without clear names or events. The item reads as a clipped caption or teaser from a local newspaper page.
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Low Oval
Milwaukee Road
Moai
Jas Bay
Iowa Bottling Co
Vol-Pel’s Quality Beverage
Clinton, Iowa
Hamilton
Elgin Wrist Watches
Balencetab
Wiss Wolgac
Holmes & Edwards
Main St
Davenport
Georgia
South
Hanover Woolen
Hanover
Illinois
U. S
Hulting Seed House
G. E. Hulting & Son
Geneseo
Sharpe
Gruen
Magine
Elgin, Waltham, Empire and
Alvin
J.H. Potts & Son
Main Ave
Clinton
Iowa
Ter ST
Gus A. Brumer, Jr
The
House of Beauty
Perfume
Annabelle-Ray Shop
Sterling, Ill
Serhor
Inc
Browden Pol
Panske Shops Inc
Main Avenue
Cirewit
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