State Farmer's Mutual Insurance Co. Annual Meeting 1904
State Farmer's Mutual Insurance Co of S Omaha Nebr reports its long standing success with $20,000,000 in fire insurance and a perpetual policy. The annual meeting is set for January 12 1904 with B R Stouffer as secretary and Holman as president. Also notes Defiance Starch quality and a comment on western usage of the term musicale.
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State Farmer's Mutual Insurance Co
Nebr
B. R
Stouffer, Sec
Holman
Pres
Defiance Starch ad copy with coffee remark
Advertising line mixed with a historical joke about coffee and the Romans. The fragment presents taglines and playful trivia rather than a full news item. It references Defiance Starch and a remark about coffee being unknown to ancient Romans but they had cloves.
NOTHING NEW IN SIGNS. Ancient origin of business signs
The article traces the history of signs in commerce from ancient Greece and Egypt to Rome, noting open displays in markets, sign references by Aristophanes and Lucian, and street names derived from signs in Pompeii. It then explains English signs spread late in the fifteenth century with taverns and shops needing identity as houses lacked numbers.
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St. Nicholas
Aristophanes
Lucian
Athenaeus
Pompeii
Herculanaeum
Eternal City
London
England
Simple Christmas Stocking Cheer Over Elabo rate Feasts
A vintage reflection favors simple Christmas joy for children over lavish displays. The piece argues stockings with popcorn apples and quiet family moments trump opulent trees, noting the mysterious charm of the stocking and the shared wonder of gifts.
Appropriate to the Day at Christmas Time
A reflective holiday exhortation urging readers to remember loved ones the imprisoned and ill, soldiers abroad, mariners at sea, new babies, and the elderly as Christmas approaches. It calls for charitable acts and remembrance of those in or without homes during the season.
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Tropic Isles
Little Dandelion Hero Smiles Through Frost
The poem portrays a tiny dandelion blooming despite chill winds and looming frost. It celebrates quiet resilience and grit as a humble hero whose cheerful brightness brightens a day in autumn.
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Washington Star
Naval Officer Buys Pew in St. John's Church
Commander F A Miller U S N buys pew No 118 in historic St John s church Washington from a Philadelphian for about 1 000 dollars.
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F. A. Miller
U. S.N
St. John's Church
Washington
Hiny
Pensions Increase Reported for First Quarter
The pension issue for the first quarter of the present year exceeds last year's same period by 25 percent, following the largest pension increase in ten years.
Peruna Advocated as Household Preventive for Children
A historical notice urges keeping Peruna in every home with children. It argues for early use to prevent catarrhal ailments and illness, claiming widespread lifesaving benefits and prevention of disease.
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Pérwaa
le Tie Casey
Djiweaye
Eruba
Be Sure to Have Peruna On Hand This Winter
Readers describe Peruna aiding children with coughs colds and catarrh and parents praising the tonic. Testimonials from Mrs J M Brown Dunnegan Springs and Mrs Schafer St Louis Chicago and others claim Peruna cured illness boosted health and prevented doctor visits. The ad urges prompt Peruna use for any child’s cold and directs consulting Dr Hartman at Columbus Ohio.
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Weisslitz
Paula Welsslitz
Seneva St
Buffalo
N.Y
Lydia E. Pinkham
Pixnxuan
Bright
Oran Strong
Dalton
Mass
Wiest
Dpdia
E. Pinkham Medicine Co
Lynn
Mase
Peruna
Hartman
Dr. Hartman
Quickie column of oddities and ads from a 19th century page
A jumble of conversations and vignettes includes wedding license chatter in Salt Lake City, a Panama canal pun, sewing mishaps with a new machine, and a parade of household tips. Advertisements tout Defiance Starch and Mrs Winslow's Soothing Syrup while a light jab at billfolds and investments closes the page.
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The
Defiance Starce Co
Omaha
Neb
A Bros. Mfg Co
Lincoln, Neb
Dr. Skirvin
Skirvin
Chesebrough Mfo. Co
State Street
Naw
York City
Greece
the. Children’s .Christmas
Trey
Eve
Jennie Jones
Peru
Alice Schafer
J. M. Brown
Gan Springs
Albert’ Tieteman
Milwaukee Avenue
Chicago
Perana
Peruna Almanac
Salt Lake
Bureau of Encumbrances
Defiance
Aman
Free Homestead
Canada
Supt. of Immigration
Ottawi
Bennett
York Life Building
Maryland
H. Badenhoop
Sec'y
State Board of Immigration
Baltimore
Adams, Phelps, Harlan
M. Lowman
Hastings
Nebraska
Lincoln
Henry Holm
St. Lincoln
Peoria
St. Jacobs Oil
Papecradte
Price
Soc
Defiance Starch CO
Omaha, Neb
George Morton
St. Louie
Atlantic City
J. C. Rickey & CO
WaLnur
Paina
W.N. U.lincoln
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