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Newspaper
Indianapolis Sun
Location
Indianapolis, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Jul 31, 1908
Page
17
EW CITIES in America praise Taggart's Home Made bread. It boasts superior ingredients and baking, promising a delicious, nourishing loaf that is easily digested. Thousands in Indianapolis rely on it, and pure food grocers supply it.
In Waterville court this week judges will decide if Esta Meisenheimer is legally divorced from Allen Meisenheimer of Krupp, determining title to $120000 in Douglas and Adams counties real estate. The case also tests Maude Motley Meisenheimer’s status as Allen’s lawful wife amid a web of marriages, separations, and perjury charges.
Italy enacts a law mandating a weekly rest of at least 24 consecutive hours for most industrial and commercial businesses. Transportation services amusements and public utilities are excluded to allow freedom for recreation and leisure of workers.
State Insurance Superintendent Vandiver denounces O L Van Laningham in a vitriolic response over charges against the department. He cites legal opinions and officials declaring Van Laningham’s Great Western Life insolvent while noting his own positions on licensing, capital expansion, and the alleged conspiracy involving Col Fred W Fleming and other Kansas City businessmen.
A period piece promotes Marmola Prescription Tablets as a solution for fat loss. The piece claims thinner women are more stylish and asserts the tablets reduce pounds daily without side effects. It lists a recipe for Marmola with Cascara and Simple Syrup and credits the Marmola Co. of Detroit.
The document lists assets including cash, bonds, real estate, collateral loans, and various market-valued securities totaling 3,003,908.11. Liabilities show losses in suspense, claims, contingencies, and reserve provisions with total liabilities amounting to 159,015.06. The entry appears from the Indiana Auditor of State office context.
Former President Van Laningham warns of ongoing threats as a battle lines up against confirming Receiver Jobes’ recommendation to sell Great Western assets to Kansas City Life Insurance. He details past capitalization schemes, large commissions, and interwoven contracts with State Life Insurance and Indian apolis.
The British Watch and Clock Makers Guild discusses whether to wind a watch at night or morning. Expert George Russell says a good watch can wind at either time, but timekeeping varies with position. He advises keeping the watch in the worn position, effectively hanging it at night.
A market girl sells a goose claimed as young but the buyer finds it old. He notes his age as about 19 and recalls his mother saying the goose was six weeks younger, prompting a wry exchange about youth and age.
Auditor of State of Indiana certifies a 1907 year end financial snapshot for The Preferred Accident Insurance Company of New York. The report lists capital, assets including cash bonds and mortgages, premiums due, losses and liabilities, as of December 31, 1907 with audit date March 9, 1908.
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