Insurance Company of North America 1902 report filed in South Dakota
The Insurance Company of North America, Pennsylvania, filings show 1902 year end assets balance of 10.33 million with 5.71 million paid in capital and total admitted assets of 10.66 million. It reports gross assets of 10.70 million, net ledger assets of 10.33 million, and liabilities including unpaid claims 788 thousand and unearned premiums 4.10 million. The statement, sworn by President Charles Platt and Secretary Greville Fryer, covers risk totals and state business in South Dakota for 1902 and confirms authority to transact fire and marine insurance there through March 1903.
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South
Charles Platt
Eugene Lb. Ellison
Greville E. Fryer
Walnut Street
Philadelphia
WOME
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Svathsetes
Mort- Crac
COSI
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South Dakota
Pennsylvania
Harles Platt
Greville Fryer
North America
Department of Insurance
Insurance Company of Worth America
H. C. Khober
Th Dakota
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Pierre
A. D
H. C. Shober
The Crocodile’s Adaptations in Aquatic Hunting
The crocodile is highly aquatic with eyes ears and nostrils on the upper head enabling breathing and vision while submerged. Nictitating membrane covers the eyes underwater, valves seal nostrils and ears, and a unique tooth system allows teeth to serve as sheaths for replacements. The lower jaw hinges at the back, creating a wide gape and distinctive outlook, debunking the myth of an moving upper jaw.
Curious Fire Alarmna in St Petersburg
A historical note describes St Petersburg’s unique fire alarm system with a city hall watchman signaling fires by black balls during the day and red lanterns at night. Signals indicate districts, prompting a bell at the engine house to summon the fire company, though response times could reach twenty minutes to half an hour.
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St. Petersburg
Cosmopolitan
Jinks Meets Boyish Bragging Plot in Toy Store
New York Times style note shows Jinks sidestepping a social quip about a prodigy child. He instead offers to help select gifts for the girl and send them later. Also included is a home remedy for flour paste with flour, cold water, boiling water, sugar, corrosive sublimate, and lavender oil.
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Jinks
Binks
New York. Times
Dutch Cleanliness Sparks Lively Town Portrait
In Holland, writers note dames and damsels sparkling with soap and water. Faces shine, homes gleam from floors to tiles, and even a fly in butter or muddy footwear would threaten their ardor for cleanliness.
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Holland
Chambers’ Journal
Giant Emperor Maximinus a Twisting Giant of Rome
The giant Roman emperor Maximinus supposedly bent coins into corkscrews and crushed rocks with his fingers. He is said to have broken a horse jaw or an ox skull in anger. His wife’s bracelet allegedly served as a ring and he reportedly consumed sixty pounds of meat daily with a full amphora of wine.
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Maximinus
Retrospection on a Scotcshman's two sons and their mother
A Scotsman boasted of his two sons a doctor and a clergyman. He quips that if he had known one would be a medical man and the other a meemster he would never have chosen auld Jenny McCosh as their mother.
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Scotcchman
Kent
Jenny McCosh
Doctors Make No Mistakes
A quip from a Chicago News item quotes a patient challenging a doctor on predictions of death. The doctor retorts that no diagnosis is mistaken, insisting the patient’s ultimate demise is only a matter of time.
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Chicago News
Apology Notice Amid Editorial Banter
A fragment from the Pittsburg Dispatch shows two men discussing an apology in a playful newsroom exchange. The old man Harduppe-Suay mentions various nicknames for money while Freeman-Well jokes about a managerial role versus authorial status in a 240 pound man.
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Harduppe
Freeman
Pittsburg Dispatch
Mitchell Club plans corn palace committee for fall event
The Mitchell Club executive committee met Friday to set the corn palace plans for fall. The corn palace committee was renewed with five members plus Robert Buns, and will begin early groundwork this spring and summer to secure colored corn varieties and advance decor ideas for the palace building.
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Mitchell Club
Corn Palace
L. O.gale
S. H. Scallin
W. E. Turner
BR. F. Dandass
J. K. Smith
Robert Buns
Dakota University Notes and Local Honors
Miss Irma Walker gave a music recital at the college. Prof Stout delivered a farewell address in chapel. Rev Frank Durant of Flandreau was made life member of the Sioux Falls Elks No 262 and will soon leave for Hinckley Minnesota. Athletics and militia activities are stirring as encampment and expositions draw students. Brown's College Sioux City advertises civil service and bookkeeping training with paid car fare.
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Miss Irma
Walker
St. Louis Exposition
Durant
Sioux Falls
Frank Durant
Flandreau
Hinckley
Minn
Anjon
Rev. Durant
Lodge
The Capital Offers Free Map With One-Year Subscription
The Capital promotes a county wide reach by offering Davison county map and one year subscription for 1.50. A coupon book provides 150 one cent coupons redeemable at local merchants, returning the subscription cost via discounts and rebates.
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Davison County
E. Frank Peterson
J. W. Rakestraw
Davison
Hanson
Free offer with Mitchell subscription grows county appeal
The publication promotes a free trial with a Dakota Farmer yearly subscription and a standard thermometer barometer. Local canvasser Mr. Geo W Atkinson will promote the deal across the county. A list of Mitchell and Mt Vernon merchants will redeem coupon books, including grocery, jewelry, lumber, clothing, furniture, dry goods, hardware, butcher, druggists, and millinery shops.
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Geo. W. Atkinson
Atkinson
Mitchell Printing Company
Mitchell
S. D
JH. Ferris
Fragmentary OCR note on appropriation and sales terms
A damaged fragment mentions Fred and Messrs as agents in a sale or appropriation matter. It notes an old method or instrument and references the Nr. Furt the cor with unclear details about terms or quantities.
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Richard H. Reilly
Notary Public
Ate
France
I. H. C. Shober
Sreby
Insurance
Fall Corn Palace
Dakota University Notes
Dakota Farmer
T. H. Crampton
Ethan
Wen
Tinetec
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