Pensions for Widows of Soldiers and Sailors Advice
A 70 year old widow asks if she qualifies for a pension after marrying a Civil War soldier who died while in service. The answer notes eligibility depends on the soldier’s service and discharge, with widow’s pension possible under the 1908 act if service met criteria, or under general law if the death was due to service.
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Chicago
Julia
Woodford
Wis
Nathan M. T
Pension Bureau
Baltimore
Martha A. T
Wichita
Kan
Spain
Jane N. T
Pension Answers for Civil War Veterans and Families
A compilation from a pension column addressing multiple readers. Topics include age based increases to $15 at 70, qualifying disability for higher rates, dependent sister pensions ending on marriage, deafness and limb loss pension rates, maternal pension eligibility with income limits, remarriage and restoration rules for widows, and survivor benefits for children of a deceased soldier.
Lions in a Cage Aboard an Airship Adventure
A rugged tale recounts Pa and crew using a gas airship to trap lions in a rocky gorge. The spectacle includes lassoed captives, dramatic cage setups, and Pa's cool bravado as the lions are driven into cages amid danger and comic mayhem.
Pulpit Imagery in Nova Scotia Sermon Scan
A Nova Scotia clergyman’s sermon featured a blunt aphorism from the New York Sun: You can't fool God. He always has a card up his sleeve to play against you. The remark underscores humorous irreverence in preaching.
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Nova Scotia
New York Sun
Dark Philosophy in Uncle Eben's North Carolina Talk
In a Washington Star column Uncle Eben laments that a man can adjust arguments to quiet his conscience but cannot stop time or sunset, insisting that moral reassurance fails to avert the inevitability of consequence.
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Eben
Washington Star
Dinner Guest from China in a Slum Tale
A Chinaman of noble birth is invited to dine at William's home. His mother warns the boy to respect the guest and explains Chinese features. William suppresses curiosity until he blurts out if the guest were not their friend he would be funny.
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Andia
Dog Lion
King of Beasts
William
A Little More Cross and a Little Less Creed Poem
A historical verse praising gentler faith and daily acts of kindness. The poem urges more cross and trust, less doubt and hate, promoting brotherly love, hope, and uplift through small daily deeds and optimism. It frames beauty, light, and rose imagery as guiding ideals for life.
Whims of Friends and Fancies in a Poetic Vision
Elsa Baker, in Smart Set, presents a lyrical meditation on complex friendships and elusive beauty. The verse contrasts social circles with intimate longing, blending mythic imagery with questioning wonder.
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Elsa Baker
A Man and His Pride
A Birmingham Age-Herald poem reflects on a man who pursues success and wealth, ignores distress, dies in pride, and is soon forgotten as the world gives only formal applause. The piece laments fading fame and the absence of lasting friendship.
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Valley of Shadows
Birmingham Age-Herald
Quit Your Quittin A Cheerful Baseball Anthem
A verse urges perseverance over discouragement in tough times. It reframes failure as a temporary setback, urging readers to start anew, keep trying, and avoid surrender. The motivational tone compares life to a game with “one more inning” and dismisses fatalism.
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N. G
Half-mast flag tribute echoed in mourning poem
A Lippincott's Magazine verse laments a nation’s grief with flags half-masted today and promises they will rise tomorrow. The piece reflects on brief sorrow delaying work and prayer as citizens share in the loss.
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Lippincott’s
Unknown verse by John Randolph Stidman in Appletons
Poetic lines express awakening through love and loss. A quoted excerpt notes discoveries of Heaven, Love, Wrong, Weak, Strong, and Lost, ending with the speaker feeling Hell’s pain. Attributed to John Randolph Stidman in Appletons.
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Hell
John Randolph Stidman
Appleton
Munyon
Fine Recipe for Colds
A home remedy guide recommends mixing half an ounce of Concentrated pine compound with two ounces of glycerine and a half pint of whiskey. Doses range from a teaspoon to a tablespoon four times daily, with bottle shaking before each use. Drugstores supply the ingredients and the pine product is sold in half ounce airtight bottles labeled Concentrated.
Tramp Joke From Germany Referenced in Laughing Sheet
A brief quip from Germany appears in the Fliegende Blaetter humor page. The joke centers on a tramp toasting with beer, prompting a light exchange about light or dark beer.
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Germany
Sport
Jamaican Ginger Output Soars in Island Trade
Jamaican ginger commands more than double the price of rivals and an acre yields up to 4000 pounds under favorable conditions. Last fiscal year Jamaica exported about 1.4 million pounds of ginger.
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Jamaica
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the Quitter
Inter Nos
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