Mutual Life assets surpass world banking giants in historic record
The article touts the Mutual Life Insurance Company of New York under Richard A. McCurdy, claiming assets of 301,644,237.52 and over 514 million paid to policy holders since organization. It notes six million plus annual surplus growth and 26 million paid in 1899, with Texas office details and 30 million in Texas life insurance. Also advertised is a Sunnyside Farm for sale in Waller County, Texas, with multiple properties and a general merchandise stock.
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Mutual Life Insurance Company of
New York
Richard A. McCurdy
Bank of England
Bank of France
Imperial Bank of Germany
Bank of Russia
Mutual Life
Texas
Messrs. Chambérlain & Gillette
San Antonio
Austin
Sunnyside
P. O
Waller Co. Tex
J. D. McGrrcor
Weimar
Tex
Poison Boll Weevils and Farmers’ Trials Highlight Rural Notes
Article notes John Melcher a leading farmer endorsing Paris Green with dry flour dusting to kill boll worms and boll. he reports two years of success and advises early morning application with dew to ensure coverage until rain. Also reports on Houston officer Will Kessler escorting balloonist J J Romig and two local obituaries.
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John Melcher
London
Paris
Mr. Melcher
Melcher
Eagle
Will Kessler
Houston
This County
J.J. Romig
Wm. Price
Bayou City
Halletsville Herald
Why is it we seldom see a family enter at a door labeled Family Entrance
A puzzled aside ponders why the term family invites are not used at doors marked Family Entrance, exploring social cues and language in public spaces. The note hints at cultural norms shaping access and labeling practices.
Moravia Professor Visits En Route to Yoakum Normal
Prof. F. K. Bucek of Moravia was here last Saturday while traveling to Yoakum to attend the summer normal.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
F. K. Bucek
Moravia
Yoakum
Halletsville
Crate design for hauling small livestock and cranberry meadow notes
An Ohio Farmer sketch describes a compact crate built from 2x4s with mortised joints to haul a single shog sheep or calf. It also recounts a farmer converting a damp meadow into a cranberry bog using flooding in fall to protect crops and yield marketable berries.
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George Appleton
Fresh Dairy Notes from Rural World
Animals, breeding, and dairy practices discussed. Do not change milkers if possible to preserve flavor in butter. Testing cows reveals unpredictable outcomes. Milking traits hinge on sire's maternal line and milking ancestors. Skimming timing affects butter specks. Silo expansion continues on dairy farms as round tile becomes leading.
Dairy Herd TB Rules and Lightning Losses
Farmers' Review urges keeping dairy herds TB free by testing new cows with tuberculin, pasteurizing milk returned from creameries, and banning unfamiliar or consumptive handlers. It notes a western farmer losing nine cattle to a single lightning bolt during a recent thunderstorm.
Good Newspapers. The Semi-Weekly News Subscription Rise
The Semi-Weekly News published on Tuesdays and Fridays offers 8 pages per issue with departments for farmers ladies and boys and girls along with general news and illustrated articles. It promises three papers weekly or 156 per year at a low price and invites immediate subscription.
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Galveston
Dallas
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Fred Walters
Kinkler
Reed
Wharton County
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Cc. S. Bailey
San Antonio, Texas
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Chamisso
Dorothy
Express
Ladies’ Scissors
Fruit Picture
Dragene
Naval
Razor
Game
India
Lion Coffee
Woolson Spice GO
Toledo
Ohio
Beobachtungen von
Herrn
L. F. Lafrentz
Redakteur der Deutsch-Texanische Monatshefte
Moulton
da Jolche Institute
Proulton
Stadt
Halle
Gesellschaft
Prof
Rothbauer
Moulton Eagle
Derra
J. L. Irwin
Addran University
Colle
Alb. Buxton
Waco, Tex
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