Redeeming Money at the U S Treasury
The treasury division handles burned or water damaged notes found after disasters like the Galveston storm. Reported cases include Confederate notes still redeemed, fractional currency sold to collectors, and continental bills returned when redemption isn’t provided. The article notes the shift in policy allowing finders to profit and describes the diligent work of Mrs. Brown and Miss Smith in identifying torn money.
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the Treasury
Galveston
Tex
E. A. Brown
Treasury
Continental Congress
Washington
Redemption Division of the Treasury
Chicago Journal
Emperor Francis Joseph Walks Among Peasants
A Vienna emperor known for strolling Sundays among workers in the countryside gains insight into rural life. An old man receives a gold coin and friendly words from a stranger he believes to be a kindly worker. A separate note describes a Indianapolis dairyman delivering “noiseless milk” with rubber-tired wagons and rubber-soled milkmen.
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Francis Joseph
Worl
Palace
Bupplloa
Milis
Indianapolia
Ind
Chinese Hair Styles Spark Law Change Debate in Empire
The article reports that Chinese officials and scholars discuss reverting to old fashion with long braids and the government considering changes to headdress law. It notes practical concerns over time to dress and mentions bears in zoos suffering from long whisker trimming, with keepers preparing for a forthcoming trimming day at the zoo.
Bears and Whiskers Stirring in Philadelphia Press Tale
A quirky Philadelphia Press item notes a playful feud between the WL Cat Beer and Whiners Whiskery as crusade talk looms. It mentions keepers trimming long snouts and whiskers that curl around the bears, with whimsical imagery of tickling the beasts as they move.
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Philadelphia
Morgan Gives Millions to New York Causes and Library
Mr. Morgan donates 560000 for a New York technical school 175000 for a botanical park 100000 for hospital lying 150000 for a yacht club 30000 for a church 25000 for lighting St Pauls cathedral and 20000 rare manuscripts to the New York library. It is easier to call a man a foul than to convince him of the truth of your statement.
Mrs Pinkham’s Advice Spurs Women to Seek Help
Mrs Pinkham has offered free guidance to women for 25 years, arguing men cannot fully understand female troubles. A portrait of Mrs Chappell of Grant Park, Illinois endorses Lydia E. Pinkham’s Vegetable Compound for ovarian and womb inflammation, asserting her cure and urging others to seek help.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sician
Worth and wisdom in a single line
Reader notions blend proverb and ad copy in a weathered column. A mix of quotations and product pitches threads through the page, invoking Mrs Winslow and Allen's Foot Ease while musing on fortune, value, and everyday life. The piece leans into moralizing and consumer notices amid casual observations.
Emphasis on Western Canada home opportunities in Assiniboia letter
A Reader letter praises Assiniboia and Saskatchewan opportunities in Western Canada. It cites farm prospects, cheaper land, and growing wheat, urging a friend to move in spring for favorable prices. Mentions government ads and new districts in Saskatchewan and Assiniboia, with references to agents and brochure supplements.
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Yorkton
St. Paul
Minnesota
Western Canada
Assiniboia
John
Tick
Thomas Fitzpatrick
Saskatchewan
Dominion of Canada
Curious old advertisements reflect early consumer culture
A collage of vintage ad blurbs touts Allen’s Foot Ease powder for new shoes, Piso’s Cure for throat and lung ailments, Beeman’s Pepsin Gum for dyspepsia, and a piano offer. Also mentions a railway booklet about Aberdeen to the Missouri River, and a 10-cent starch brand, all dated from around 1960 in various U.S. locales.
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Alton
Allen
Allen S. Olinster
LeRoy
N. Y
South Dakota Farms
Chicago, Milwaukee & St. Paul Railway
Aberdeen
Missouri River
Chicago, Milwaukee & St. Paul
F. A. Miller
Chicago
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Mrs. Pinkham
Mra
G, H
Caarreun
Chicago, Il
Assinboia
Oklahoma
County Ceata
T. Morgan
Perry
Olmsted
LeRoy, N.Y
Hell
Price
Ibe
Csn
Piso
Wm. D. Expsing
Vanburen, Ind
Beeman
Lehmeller & Mueller
Farnam Street
Omaha
St. Jacobs Oil
Hyetetrerrd
Rees O
Imear
Blood Medicine
BO Atoll
HID
Neoids
Ste Louis
Mos
Ericen
Thompson
Standard Oil Company
Detroit
Wilbelmina Nacen
Rittenhouse St
Cincinnati
Ohio
Patie
Lea Wtas Tor
Ont
Mae, Ithe
Webymall
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