Life Insurance Law in New York Faces Backlash
A defender of strong life insurance companies argues New York should not cap annual new policies at a fixed total. The piece warns the statute would curb safe firms like New York Life, push business to weaker rivals, and harm policyholders in newer states. It also touches hail crop insurance in Emmons county and honors Bishop Shanley and Archbishop Ireland.
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New York
The
New York Life
Econtract
New York Life Company
Northwest
East
Shanley
North Dakota
Ireland
Fargo
St. Paul
Heavy rains sweep Hamons county with hail in spots
The Record reports more soaking rains in Hamons county after last week. Linton and Braddock regions saw heavy showers with estimates of up to three inches in a single downpour and hail reported in parts several miles distant.
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Hamons County
Linton
Braddock
Fourth of July misfire injures editor's son in Bonaparteville
A young boy, son of Homestead editor Frank Bryant, tested a failed firework on July Fourth in Bonaparteville. The device exploded, burning him but not seriously. He is recovering, with officials noting no danger to his health.
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Bonaparteville
Frank Bryant
David
Janet
Emerson
Editor Wood Buys Steele Herald From The Ozone
The Steele Ozone reports Editor Wood has purchased the Steele Herald. The move signals a local shift in editorial leadership and ownership within Steele's newspaper landscape.
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Wood
The
Steele Ozone
Steele Herald
Burgeoning Media Rival Chooses Bucolic Front
A wary editor stakes his advantage in a rebuilt church office amid tranquil surroundings. Critics warn rivals, sensing the pastoral setting could boost prestige and stall competitors as public attention centers on this unique newsroom.
Pollock Pick-Ups Prom Progress and Local Notes
Residents engage in new ventures and travel plans while local events unfold. George Blane buys into Yocum blacksmith shop. Ben W Whitney and wife plan Seattle exposition trip via Soo and Canadian Pacific. Attorney Charles Lane considers opening a Lin ton branch office. Karl Bollinger dies after prior injury. Ed Erbe recalls ties to Pollock and a 1906 residence.
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Prom Progress
George Blane
Winona
Yocum
Ben W. Whitney
Glanavon
Seattle
Soo
Charles S. Lane
Linton
Pollock
Lane
Bargain Tracts for Quick Sale in North Dakota
Quick sale offered for several land tracts in Logan and Emmons counties North Dakota with prices and terms available from BALLWEBER & EDGERTON at 406 and 407 Lumber Exchange Minneapolis Minn. The notice includes multiple sections and ranges and invites inquiries for immediate purchase. It also contains a prose piece on the heart as a power engine, citing a New York World summarizing the heart’s daily work and energy.
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Logan County
N. D
Acro
Emmons County
Ballweber & Edgerton
407
Lumber Exchange
Minneapolis, Minn
Wesley
New York World
Culinary Courtship In A Domestic Setting
Janet shocks a household by announcing an impending marriage to David after a week of betrothal. The cautious mistress probes timing and past plans, while Janet remains calm and decisive about her future. The scene captures social expectations and personal resolve.
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Janet
David
Hippo Mouth Impresses As Floating Island Of Africa
A Colier s Weekly excerpt describes the hippopotamus as a floating island in African rivers. It notes the animal weighs about five tons with a broad flat head, reddish skin and bristles, and a mouth large enough to feed a boys boarding school.
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Hippo
Missouri
Collier’s Weekly
Genius and Misfortune in Literary Lives
A terse survey links famed writers to poverty and hardship. It notes Tiomer Plautus Terence Boetius Paul Borghese Tasso Baptivoglio Cervantes Vagelas Raleigh Spenser Collins Milton Dryden Otway Steele Goldsmith Savage Butler Chatterton, framing genius with destitution and self destruction across eras.
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Tiomer
Plautus
Terence
Boetius
Paul Borghese
Tasso
Charming
Collins
Milton
Dryden
Otway
Steele
Goldsmith
Wakefield
Savage
Bristol
Butler
Chatterton
Armes and the Woman Question in Public Life
An elderly man in a parade asks why women rarely lose arms, noting factory and street risks. He cites the New York Globe argument that women are not in warfare, then questions their supposed immunity and calls for explanation of why injuries to women are so rare compared with men.
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Armes
New York Globe
Keeping Time In Holland
A traveler notes The Hague keeps clocks twenty minutes fast, unlike U S railroad time. In government buildings and shops time runs ahead, a long standing Dutch custom the traveler says the people are reluctant to change.
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Holland
United States
The
Hague
Baltimore
Why do objects attract in simple nature examples
The text explains attraction in everyday phenomena. Fruits fall toward earth, bubbles cling to cup sides, large bubbles gather smaller ones, spoons pull bubbles, and leaves cluster at shore while ponds middle stays clear.
They Changed A Vienna Note On Makart And A Dinner
A Vienna paper recalls painter Makart at a dinner sitting silently beside soubrette Josephine Gallmeyer for an hour. She finally urged changing the subject to break his taciturn mood. The anecdote contrasts Makart with Von Moltke in social restraint.
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Vienna
Makart
von Moltke
Josephine Gallmeyer
It is better to lend than to give quote
A Talmudic saying appears stressing prudent aid over pure charity. It notes lending or employment as preferable forms of assistance to support others while fostering responsibility and independence.
Englishman and His Bath Oceanic Mispronunciations
A banker recalls an Englishman obsessed with his bath ritual mispronouncing lawth and bawth haw. He describes stepping into two inches of water on a towel, then spraying and rushing for a towel after the bath. The anecdote contrasts English and American bathing habits.
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New York
Bowth
Washington Post
Doors In China Describe Round and Leaf Shaped Openings
The text notes Chinese doors are often round leaf shaped or semicircular and builders avoid opposite doors to deter evil spirits from entering. It mentions elaborate doorways separating courtyard spaces within gardens.
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China
The Popular Coral and Its Global Reach
The Buffalo Express notes coral beads vary in value from a dull 50 cent string to a pink translucent $500 one. The beads serve different cultures: rough uncut beads for Indian funeral rites, large blood red beads for Africa, coral hands for Italy, and other strands for various beliefs and uses worldwide.
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India
Africa
Italy
Buffalo Express
Singular Meal Report From Antiquary’s Ruins
A past description notes a remarkable feast from ruins in Brussels and Egypt. The bread emerges from wheat tied to biblical symbolism and long ages, butter stored in an earthen crock, apples and wine aged beyond memory, found in ancient chambers and wells.
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Goebel
Brussels
Israel
Egypt
Elizabeth
Corinth
What He Wanted
A brief exchange shows two men discussing marriage aims with one man mocked as seeking an economical wife while he insists on a moral, proper partner. The dialogue underscores class and virtue themes in a social satire tone.
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Emmons County Record
C. R. Streeter
Fanton
Pioneer Paper OF
Emmons
Broadway
Joseph Clark
Dale
Timothy
Pollock State Bank
Mr. Clark
Ed Erbe
Henry
Dunn County
N. C
Bowdle
Pollock Baseball Nine
Karl Bollinger
Artas
Herreid
Bollinger
Kansas City Times
Tess
Eas
Ouream
Gine
Linton Bazar
Emmerson
Iowa
Penn Malik
Okla Ag
O. T. Towa Dairy
C.H. Tounces
G. K. Myans
Iowa Dairy Separator
Portland
Ore
Lewis & Clark x
Exposition Grounds
Christian Wolfer
Imperial Palace
Temple of Heaven
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