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Newspaper
Monmouth Herald
Location
Monmouth, Oregon, United States of America
Date
Jun 25, 1920
Page
2
Readable prose notes social and political chatter in Monmouth with hints of local business, politics, and weather. Mentions gasoline shortages, housing, a building boom, and Oregon power prospects, plus a school gymnasium bid and auto schedule.
Central Tile Co of Monmouth Oregon markets building tiles that cool in summer and warm in winter for houses pig pens and fruit vegetable and milk houses. They offer drain tile for wet land drainage and invite customers to install themselves or have them installed.
Two insurance companies, London and Mireman’s Fund, show historic recovery after the 1906 San Francisco earthquake and fire. The London company paid 7.6 million in losses, a record for a single name in any conflagration. Mireman’s Fund was rehabilitated in 1907 with assets of 5.8 million and net surplus 650 thousand, growing by 1928 to assets 22.5 million, reserve 10 million, net surplus 6 million, and policyholders’ surplus 9 million. Auction-like real estate ads follow by Moran offering houses and land with varying acreages at appealing prices.
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