Last Revolutionary Widow Died Sparks Pension Outlook
A Plymouth Union obituary notes Mrs Bether Da mop the last widow of revolutionary soldiers, prompting discussion on long term pensions. Data show Civil War widows now outnumber veterans, with continued inquiries into marriages for pension eligibility and wide age spans among survivors and their offspring.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Plymouth Union
Bether Damop
Pension Bureau
Sarah
Hurlbut
Little Marah
Elijah Weeka
Rhoda Augusta Thompson
Woodbury
Hiram Cronk
New York
Oearly
Hampton
United States
Marine
Marine Office
Sisi
Pension Office
Law Division
Grass Widows
Bureau
Commissioner of Pensions
Monongahela River
Pittsburg
Christmas Stockings and Gifts Described by Margaret Sangster
The piece recalls Christmas stockings hung by the hearth with gifts ranging from skates to dolls and books, noting space between stockings for large items. It mentions Ethel, age twenty two, finding a diamond ring last Christmas and soon to be married, per Margaret E. Sangster in Woman's Home Companion. Also advertises Prevention candy tablets claimed to prevent colds, sold in 5 and 2 cent boxes.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Santa Claus
Paris
Vienna
John
Mary
Eleanor
Fred
Ethel
Becauss
Margaret E. Sangster
Postmaster Report From North Carolina District
A newly appointed rural North Carolina postmaster submits a quarterly report noting harvest yields and local conditions. The letter mentions a distillery in Kentucky producing 62,400 barrels yearly with a large tax and profit, and a grim line about domestic abuse linked to drinking.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cortelyou
North Carolina
Jorge Cortelyou
United States
Bear
Potts
Nancy Micks
Mi39 Cortelyou
Kentucky
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Cardus
Virginia Rabson
Easty Mave
Tok Cardus
E. N. Moore
Armbrost- Smith Building
Spring Street
Johnson City, Tenn
Matthews
Ors, Matthews & Gillespie
Physicians and Surgeons
Tres
Kirkpatrick, Johnson & Miller
Attorneys-At-Law
Johnson City
Tennessee
G. A. Moclain
Pavsicraxy
Sunanox
Brown
Miller
J, A Gardner
Eagle Building
D. M. Guinn
SSI
S. C. Williams
Townson City
Enoch Arden
New York Sun
The
Southern Railway
Mississippi
Ohio and Potomac Rivers
St. Louis
J. P.A
Knoxville
Toon
Pepsia
Made In
Alfred Benjamin & Co
Remay
A. Benjamin & Co
A.B. Kirschbaum & Co
No Name
H. Reefers & Co
Carter & Holmes
Geo. Updegraff
Fred M. Walton
Thomas Bros
D. Armstrong & Co
Jorolemon-Oliver Co
Excelsior Shoe Co
Boyden. Shoe Co
Daniel Green
Ederheimer Stein & Co
Siegel Rothschild & Co
Ellis Bros
Cor. Market & Public Sq
Thad. A. Cox
Hart-Burrow Building
D. AL Vines Sam W
Price Vines & Price
Attorneys - At - Law
Johnson Clty
C. J. Broyles, M. D
Colypty
Hieron Dowding
Main Street
Tenn
Central Barber Shop
W. O. Phillips
Nat Hyder
Jolson City
Hutto
Allright” Barbershop
J. A. Ankrom
Jno. F. Pierce Weat Market Street
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