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Newspaper
Ames Times
Location
Ames, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jun 11, 1896
Page
15
Local notes mention Adams Bros. offering pickles and cheese while Thurston & Graham advertise screens and plumbing. Descriptions cover church observances, lodge events, school conventions, and new local improvements including a large estate near the college and a brick and tile works yard upgrade.
A long list of names and journeys fills the Ames page: Mrs Harriet McElyen heads to Oregon while friends like Mrs Cal Giddings visit Luther and Roscoe Douglass returns from Grinnell College. Local notables travel to St Louis Omaha Waterloo and Des Moines for business visits family visits and life events.
The report lists risks and expenses of mutual fire and lightning groups in Iowa and Story County. It notes the Board of Directors and officers of a local mutual, and cites totals for risks and costs across several Iowa mutuals, including Farmer’s Mutual Hail, Town Fire Mutual, Mercantile Fire Mutual, and state-wide associations with millions in risks and modest per-thousand rates. It highlights savings attributed to mutual insurance locally.
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