Mutual Life’s massive assets surpass major world banks
The Mutual Life Insurance Company of New York reports assets of 301,644,237.52, claiming to be the world's greatest financial institution. Since its founding, policyholders have received over 514 million dollars in benefits with 100 million dollars in profits and 26 million paid in 1899. General agents Chamberlain & Gillette serve Texas with San Antonio offices and nearly 30 million in force on Texans.
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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. Chamberlain & Gillette
San Antonio
Austin
Heroic Struggle in Civil War Action at Yankee Camp
In a battlefield diary from April 6, troops of the Second Texas and Company B endure a dawn attack with artillery and bullets, noting Farney of Williamson County among the fallen. The narrator recalls the brutal clash, pursuit of Yankee forces, and the surrender of Gen. Print as Gen. Johnson dies. Also mentioned is Houston gaining a 4000-subscriber telephone switchboard by Southwestern Telephone Co. in Weimar.
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Texas
Company B
Farney
Williamson County
Bluecoats
Colonel Moore
Yankee
Houston
Southwestern Telephone Company
Weimar Mercury
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Pickling Cucumbers and Strong Vinegar Secrets
J R Dunlap offers a cucumber pickling recipe urging strong vinegar 45 to 60 grain quality and glass or wooden vessels. The article notes brine methods for long preservation and adds spice blends with mace cloves ginger and nutmeg for flavor. A testimonial by F A Babcock praises Chamberlains Pain Balm curing rheumatic pain. Ends with a quip on family entrances.
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Legett
J. R. Dunlap
The Successful Man
Senator Mason of Illinois cited a wealthy yet unmaterialistic example, praising a man who valued principle over expediency. The story notes the subtle measure of success lies in character, cheerfulness, industry, temperance, and generosity rather than fortune. He died with barely funds for funeral costs, yet left a lasting, virtuous legacy.
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Mason
Illinois
Mineral Wells Index
Would not Suffer so Ly for Fifty Times Its Price
A reader reports severe stomach pains and rapid recovery after using Chamberlain's colic, cholera and diarrhoea remedy sold by Paul A Sad. The note praises the product and warns against enduring sickness.
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Millers & MecCurdy
Chamberlain
G. H. Wilson
Liveryman
Burgettstown
Washington Co
Paul Breymann
Bogus Doctors Exposed In County Records
Dr. Walter Shrosphire reports eighteen diplomas from fraudulent medical colleges found in county records. Some holders were reportedly selling nostrums publicly. The Cuero Star urges action. Weimar Mercury notes Postmaster Ed Seydler's pay rise from 1100 to 1200, linking humor to the news.
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Walter Shrosphire
Y Kum
Court House
Ed Seydler
Weimar
Farm and Ranch and The Eagle One Year Offer
A promotional note advertises a combined subscription to Farm and Ranch and The Eagle for 1.50 dollars per year. The pricing reflects a bundled deal aimed at readers of agricultural and regional news.
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