Pension guidance for soldiers and heirs from 1904 to 1907 notes
A collection of Q and A on veterans pensions covers eligibility by service length, disability origin, age limits, and dependents. Questions include whether 67-year-olds qualify without 90 days service, dependent mothers claiming for sons killed in action, and restoration rights after remarriage, with answers stressing service connection, period of eligibility, and required evidence.
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Dayton
Henry T. P
Indianapolis
Ind
Cuba
United States Navy
Hannah J. R
Baltimore
Spain
Emma T. J
Pension Bureau
Rockville
Philadelphia
Samuel V. T
One Kidney Gone
Sylvanus Verrill of Milford Maine describes a kidney ailment after a back injury. He credits Dean's Kidney Pills with restoring kidney function and easing pain, enabling him to walk without crutches in three months. Sold by Foster Milburn Co Buffalo NY at 50 cents a box.
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Sylvanus
Verrill
Milford
Dean
Foster-Milburn Co
Buffalo
N. Y
A Teachable Moment on Washington Birthday
A child recalls Washington's birthday as a holiday and kindness in family life. A naughty dinner mishap leads to a tearful confession, and a white-robed figure asks forgiveness from mother and father for the misunderstanding at dinner.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
George
Papa
Thrift Lesson and Street Harassment Contrast
A thrift urging Lord Rosebery warns against waste beyond money as the Buffalo News condemns a reckless driver with a three wheeled bike in a Ferry Street incident. The pair contrasts frugality with threat and calls out public safety concerns.
A Black Eye for Home
The Atchison Kansas Globe notes a trend toward hiring halls for entertaining dining and marriages and using hotels churches hospitals and undertakers for major life events. The home is getting a black eye as public occasions move outward.
Grape-Nuts Promises Nerve Relief Through Food
A magazine style testimonial extols Grape-Nuts as a brain and nerve food, claiming cereals retain essential elements like phosphate of potash. A Wisbride bookkeeper shares relief from weekly nervous strain after using the product, praising its delicious taste and urging others to try it.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wisbride
Postum Co
Battle Creek
Mich
Wellville
Bisser Bros. Tie Fortunes to Western Canadian Land
A letter from Laurens Bisser of Wheatwyn Saskatchewan details how he and his brother settled in 1893, bought land, built homes, and expanded to 1100 acres with a 22 horsepower threshing outfit. He notes rising wealth, 27 to 35 bushel wheat yields, no frost in six years, and pride in a free government and strong crops.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bisser Bros
Canada
Loon Creek
Great West
Lorens Bisser
P. O. Wheatwyn
Hudson Bay
Full of Harmony in a Musical Family
A cheery exchange about a musical lineage and whimsical image of a dog wearing a brass band necklace, capturing a lighthearted, humorous tone.
Full disclosure on Syrup of Figs and Elixir of Senna
The California Fig Syrup Co announces a full statement of ingredients and manufacturing method to ensure purity and uniformity. It notes figs are used for taste while medicinal principles come from beneficial plants and urges buyers to purchase genuine products from the California Fig Syrup Co through leading druggists.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
California Fig Syrup Co
California
W. L. Douglas
Spark St
Brockton, Mass
Local trappers shift furs to Detroit price rise
Ernest Smith sought local sales for two No 1 prime skunk skins at $1.50 each and one No 2 at 60 cents. After shipping to EF C Blake & Co in Detroit, he received 2.75 for No 1 skins and 1.75 for No 2, totaling 7.25, versus 3.60 offered locally. Detroit firm informed him the price had advanced.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ernest Smith
Smith
EF. C. Blake & Co
Jefferson Ave
Detroit
Debutante and Escort trade playful propriety
A playful exchange between a debutante and an escort, with flirtatious banter about kissing and rouge. The scene centers on etiquette and light romantic tension in a social coming out.
Patent medicine ads flood the page with cures and quack claims
An array of patent medicines and quack remedies claim cures for constipation fever teething pain and colds. Products include Mother Gray's Sweet Powders Hamlin's Wizard Oil Garfield Tea Allen's Foot Ease and Brom Quinine with testimonials and price hints.
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Mother Gray
New York
Allen S. Olmsted
le Roy
N. Y
Pat’s roof fix excuse in a rain soaked tale
A friend, seeking shelter from a shower near Pat’s cottage, sees rain leaking through a roof hole. Pat explains he would fix it only when it rains, or when it doesn’t, revealing a stubborn, comic logic as the rain pours through.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pat
Deafness Cure Claim via Constitutional Remedies
An advertisement asserts deafness results from inflammation of the Eustachian tube and cannot be cured by local applications. It claims nine of ten cases come from catarrh and offers $100 for any deafness case cured by Hall's Catarrh Cure, with circulars and product mentions including Hall's Family Pills.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hall
J. Cheney & CO
Toledo
The Beauty of the Tree Teachings Across Seasons
A line from Our Trees and How to Know Them by Clarence M. Weed extols the tree as features of distinct majesty in summer autumn spring and winter, inviting all to admire its enduring influence.
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Clarence M. Weed
Important to Mothers Examine Castoria Bottles Carefully
A brief public notice urges mothers to inspect each Castoria bottle as a safe remedy for infants and children, warning to ensure integrity and proper use. The second sentence references a social quip about women visiting church to gauge neighbors, reflecting era humor rather than a formal instruction.
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E. Jones
Mack. K
Daniel T. T
Lord Rosebery
Edinburgh
Ferry
Main Streets
Kingdom Come
Buffalo News
Angel
ER. W. Grove
Fate
Allen
A.S. Olmsted
W.l.douglas
Munyon
Munyon Company
Per Salzer
Salzer Seed CO
LaCrosse
Wis
Harding
Geo. L. Harding
Binghamton, N.Y
Lightning Rod
A. G. Dallas & Son, Inc
Randolph St
Chicago
Western
Ottawa
H. M. Williams
Law Building
Chios
Watson E. Coleman
Washington, D.C
West Virginia
G. W. Cupp
Mansfield
Ohio
Howk &C
Attys
6Th St
Abe
Crescent Mfg. Co
Seattle
Oregon
Pacific Northwest
Northwest
E. L. Loma
Union Pacific Railroad Co
Omaha, Neb
Spohn Medical CO
Secteristicists
Goshen, Inc
U.S. A
Putnam
Monroe Drug CO
Quincy
Ilinois
Smeng
MAL Power
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