State Farmers Mutual Insurance Co of Omaha Nebr
State Farmers Mutual Insurance Co of Omaha Nebraska sells a perpetual farm policy not expiring before a fire. The company, organized 1895, reports 20000000 dollars in force and announces an annual meeting January 12 1904. It seeks live agents with B R Stouffer secretary and B Holman president cited. A humorous ad mentions Defiance Starch 16 ounces ten cents. The note closes with a regional linguistic aside about calling a concert a musicale.
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State Farmer's Mutual Insurance Co
Omaha
Nebr
West
B. R. Stouffer
Sec
Y. B. Holman
Pres
Dr Skirvin Rheumatic Cure Ad Promises Relief
An old advertisement for Dr Skirvin Co Lacrosse Wisconsin touts Rheumatic Cure tablets. The copy mentions rapid results after 16 doses and a price of 25 cents postpaid. A separate line references a saying about aiming for a serious life and good marksman.
Red Cross Ball Blue advertises stain removal and starch use
An old advertising blurb promotes Red Cross Ball Blue for whitening clothes and Defiance Starch. It jokes about advertising troubles and claims coffee was unknown to ancient Romans while noting cloves.
Signboards Through History Marking Shops and Trades
The article surveys ancient origins of business signs in cities across Greece Rome and Egypt noting open displays taverns and alehouses first used signs to identify shops before house numbering became common It cites Aristephanes Lucian Athenaenus Pompeii and Roman streets as early references to sign use and public display of wares
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Nicholas
East
Aristophanes
Lucian
Athenaenus
OURO
Pompeii
Herculanei
London
Vic
The Christmas Stocking Charm for Children
A nostalgic essay contrasts simple joyful holiday gifts with grand magazine parties. It argues a stocking filled with popcorn, apples, and modest treats offers lasting wonder, while extravagant toys create envy and unequal expectations among children.
Appropriate to the Day to the Christmas
Poem-like reflection urging remembrance of loved ones and those in need during Christmas. Blessings extend to prisoners, the sick, soldiers in distant lands, mariners, newborns, and the elderly, with charity and comfort for all who lack warmth or home during the season.
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Tropic Isles
Little dandelion hero of humble grit smiles through frost
A short prose piece in dialect about a small dandelion that blooms despite cold wind and looming frost. It frames the flower as a quiet hero whose simple resilience brightens the day and endures the season. The Washington Star tone emphasizes grit and quiet optimism.
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Washington Star
Naval Officer Buys Pew at St. John's Church
Commander F A Miller of the U S N purchases pew No 118 in St John's church Washington from a Philadelphian for 1000 dollars.
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F. A. Miller
Washington
King
Pensions Increase Reported for First Quarter
The pension issue for the first quarter this year exceeds the same period last year by 25 percent. The prior year’s rise was the largest in ten years.
Peruna Advocates Household Use to Protect Children
A vintage ad urges keeping Peruna in every home with children and never delaying care by visiting a drugstore. It claims long term prevention of catarrhal illnesses and features a Chicago reader endorsement praising Peruna for health and longevity.
Be Sure to Have a Peruna in Inclement Months of Pall and Winter
Catalog style advertisement extols Peruna as a safeguard against croup capillary bronchitis and rheumatism caused by colds. It cites letters from Mrs J M Brown of Dunnegan Springs and Mrs Schafer of St Louis praising quick cures and lifelong health benefits for children and adults, urging prompt use and free medical advice from Dr. Hartman Columbus Ohio.
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Weisslitz
Ger_man Womans’ Club
Buffalo
N. Y
Lydia E. Pinkham
Pavla Weissaltz
Seneca St
N.Y
Lydia F. Pinkham
Dean
Bright
Lydia E. Pinkhamts-V
Oran Strone
Dalton
Mass
J. M. Brown
Dunnegan Springs
Peruma
Hartman
Hartman Sanitarium
Columbus
Ohio
Peruna
Parody Almanac Ads and Domestic Quips From 1904
A garbled mix of whimsical exchanges on marriage, etiquette, and common goods. Fragments reference Peruna Almanac, a Salt Lake City joke, a canal project quip, sewing machine woes, and Defiance Starch promotions. Includes Mrs Winslow's Soothing Syrup and a wry line about saving money by not investing.
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The
Defiance Starck Co
Omaha, Neb
Herma
Pansat Ui
Sebrough Mpo. CO
State Street
New York City
Greece
Jennie Jones
Chon
Albert “Lietzman
Milwaukee Avenue
Chicago
Alice Schafer
Anna R.brown
Salt“ Lake City
Rialto
Hall
Bureau ‘of
Itvis
Defiance Stardis
Free Homestead
Canada
Waid Corporation
Atlas and Lother Information
Ottaw
Bennett
New York Life Building
State of
Maryland
H. Badenhoop
State Board of Immigration
Baltimore
Adams
Phelps
Harlan
Counties
Price
W.M. Lowman
Hastings
Neb
Farmers OF
Nebraska
Lincoln Tannery
Henry Holm
St. Lincoln
Lewis
Peoria
St. Jacobs Oil
Soc
Defiance Starch CO
George Morton
Gen
Atlantic City
Bess
J. C. Rickey & CO
WaLwor
W.N. U.lincoln
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