Red Cross Clothing Campaign Urges Worst Winter Still Ahead
The Red Cross calls for a major clothing drive as the war ends, seeking ten thousand tons of garments for millions freed from German rule. Whitewright urges continuing support with home bundles collected next Thursday and a car pickup, while local residents are encouraged to donate worn and aged woolens, shoes, and scrap leather to aid allied relief efforts.
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Poland
Herbert Hoover
European Relief Administration
Red Cross
Belgium
Paign
The
Whitewright
Howard Broophead
Relief Committee
Medicine versus food stock remedy sales note
An advertisement promotes B. A. Thomas Stock Remedy with a guarantee. It claims the medicine tones the system of livestock and aids digestion to maximize grain value, urging buyers to purchase medicine rather than rely on existing stock feed. Sold by J. W. Davidson.
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B. A. Thomas
J. W. Davidson
Incubator Line Offered by Manning and Clark
Manning and Clark advertise incubators for chickens, featuring Queen and Buckeye models. Eggs range from 60 to 500 per cycle, and the machines promise to handle the work efficiently.
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Manning & Clark
Prohibition's Economic Ironies Reshape Industry and Trade
The essay argues that banning liquor failed to destroy business as illegal profits shifted to lawful channels. It notes breweries repurposing grain, grape growers producing syrup, and new profits in distilled goods, enriching the country as prohibition spread.
SANOL ECZEMA REMEDY PROMISES CLEAR SKIN
An advertisement promotes SANOL ECZEMA REMEDY claiming it removes black heads pimples and rough skin while curing eczema. It touts pleasant use and urges a trial, selling for 50 cents and 1.00 at the drug store.
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France
Italy
Romania
Serbia
Greece
Palestine
Honey Grove
Elgie G. Fields
Newport News
Camp Travis
Elgie
W.F. Fields
M. Hartfield
131St Field Artillery
Russia
Allies
Siberia
United States
Swift & Company
U.S. A
Charles R. Truett
Eastman Kodaks
James Boyvobd
Denison
Tate
Griffith
the Odeon Theatre
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