Christmas Seal Origin Tied to Emily Bissell of Delaware
The Christmas seal idea began with Emily Bissell of Wilmington as a Red Cross effort to combat tuberculosis. She started with 40 dollars capital, organized sales through stores and clubs, and 300000 seals sold in year one funded Delaware’s Hope Farm sanatorium. In 1908 national backing followed, with 4000 editors informed and orders flooding in, boosting sales to about a billion seals in the season.
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Emily Bissell
Wilmington
Del
Jacob Riis
Denmark
Delaware Red Cross
Election Contest Bill Introduced in Congress
Chairman Dallinger of the House elections committee introduced a bill to settle election contests by the Federal Circuit Court of Appeals before March 4. The measure aims to prevent delays, with the House retaining review rights if needed to speed up records and decisions.
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Washington
Dallinger
House Elections Committee
Harrison
Virginia
Federal Circuit Court of Appeals
House
Old Time Remedy Promises Fast Back Pain Relief
A vintage ad touts St. Jacobs Oil as a cure for backache stiffness and lumbago. It claims quick relief from strains and sciatica with simple rubbing, no skin burning, and stresses the product has been trusted for 60 years.
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Jacobs Oil
St. Jacobs
Celebration at Wilson Home Planned for Foundation Endowment
Trustees of the Woodrow Wilson Foundation meet in New York for a luncheon to celebrate efforts toward a one million dollar endowment, expected on Mr. Wilson's birthday next Thursday. Plans for a Thursday event at the Wilson home include a possible pilgrimage by delegates and a public demonstration.
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New York
Woodrow Wilson Foundation
Mr. Wilson
Washington
Wilson
Robert W. Woolley
Kate Trenholm Abrams
Foundation
Christmas Dinner Aboard at City Hotel Historic
On Christmas day at noon the City Hotel hosted boarders and guests for a lavish dinner with turkey goose country ham gravies mashed potatoes lima beans sweet potatoes fruit sauces celery nuts and fruit cake. Afterward a smoker featured cigars as J Vance Bell of Winchester presided and L B Hause of Endless Caverns offered a short prayer.
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City Hotel
Old City
J. Vance Bell
Winchester
L. B. Hause
Endless Caverns
New Market
Tool of Savages and Their Flint Chisels
A brief note discusses the use of sharp flint chisels by savage peoples to carve wood, highlighting their enduring toolcraft across cultures.
Local wholesale and retail market prices listed
The Star reports corrected wholesale prices for Wheat, Ducks, Butter, Flour and mixed feed with ranges for Young chickens and local flour. Retail prices shown include Creamery butter 50 cents per pound and flour at 60 to 65 cents for spring wheat 12 pound sacks.
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Winetwee Seth
Rae DaoGel
S.cseceeesevenes
Shiva
Cave
Ccscccey Sss
Esate
CMM
Sc Ee Criscustragiessis
Moonshiner's Grave Reveals Buried Mash Near Bristol
Officers investigating a claimed grave on Sharpe's Creek in Bristol Tennessee found a large quantity of mash instead of a body. They believe moonshiners buried the mash to hide operations, the find occurring after a raid prompted the search.
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Bristol
Tenn
Sharpe's Creek
Mosby Ranger John H. Bishop Dies at 87 in Charles Town
John H. Bishop, Confederate veteran and oldest Charles Town resident, died at 87. A Loudoun native, he worked at the Harpers Ferry Arsenal before the Civil War, was captured at Fort Delaware, joined Mosby’s Rangers, and lived in Charles Town after the conflict. Survived by his widow, a daughter Mrs. W. E. Stolle of Berryville, and a son Charles Bishop of Lovettsville.
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Charles Town
W. Va
John H. Bishop
Loudoun County
United States Arsenal
Harpers Ferry
Richmond
Fort Delaware
Mosby
Rangers
W. E. Stolle
Berryville
Charles Bishop
Lovettsville
Power firm expands with Hyndman and Deal acquisitions
Cumberland, Md. Dec 27 The American Water Works and Electric Company completed purchases of Hyndman Electric Light Heat and Power Company Hyndman Pa and The Deal Power Company Cooks Mills Pa both on the Baltimore and Ohio Railroad. The acquisitions broaden the firm’s network across Maryland Pennsylvania Virginia and West Virginia.
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Cumberland
American Water Works and Electric Company
Hyndman Electric Light, Heat and Power Company
Hyndman
Baltimore and Ohio
Deal Power Company
Cooks Mills
Daniel Deal
Maryland
Pennsylvania
Virginia
West Virginia
For Sale Easy running Pumps and Well Supplies
Force and Lift Pumps for sale with pumping engines and well supplies. Quick truck delivery and installation anywhere. WM. J. GOCHENOUR The Well Driller at 411-30 1m Maurertown Va.
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WM. J. Gochenour
Maurertown
Faith Clarke Deals with Chance and Change at Gage
Faith Clarke, a stenographer at Gage Manufacturing, rejects a $35 private secretary offer to stay earning eighteen a week to keep her home at the Blair Street Girls Home intact. After a lost purse brings boss Thomas Gage Jr to her, he offers a compromise twenty a week while she stays, and they later marry. He also deposits a savings fund for homemaking needs.
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Faith Clarke
Gage Manufacturing Company
Blair Street
Faith
Thomas Gage, Jr
Jimmy
Mr. Mills
Molly Day
Mr. Gage
Gage
Thomas Gage
Miss Clarke
Witty Exchange Cited in London Answers
A sharp quip steals the show as a reader mocks a father's wealth and inheritance. The joke hinges on a morbidly humorous line about a mother receiving money after death, reflecting caustic social commentary in London Answers.
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Bill
Will
London
The Passing Show Meant Silk Stockings and Curtains
In a brief quip from The Passing Show Miss Tottie Triller mockingly questions silk stockings with long skirts and jokes about curtains needing scenery, reflecting lighthearted fashion banter.
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Miss Tottie Triller
Paul Named on Two Committees
Representative John Paul of the Seventh district has been assigned to the merchant marine and fisheries committee and the labor committee. His office will open after the holidays with secretary Pauline Moubray arriving in Washington.
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Washington
John Paul
Harrison
Farmers seek Timothy hay buyers near Woodstock Virginia
RUNKLE and COMPANY in Woodstock Virginia advertise ready to buy Timothy hay. Farmers offered highest price and asked to write or peek, with hay loaded on B and O or Cumberland Railway cars. Date noted 12-4-1m.
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Runkle & Company
Woodstock
Timothy
Cumberland Ry
Secretary at Harrisonburg House Office Building Records
Garvin of Lynchburg left this address for Baltimore after holidays with relatives in Gore and Trone Virginia. Paul's secretary serves several years at Harrisonburg, her home and Mr Paul's, with office in room 1684A House office building.
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Paul
Harrisonburg
Mr. Paul
Ww. Garvin
Lynchburg
Asa Dees
Baltimore
Gore and
Trone
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