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Newspaper
Newton Record
Location
Newton, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Aug 27, 1897
Page
8
The document outlines obstacles in uncertain business conditions and the presidential campaign's impact on markets. It notes insurance and commissions, with the company reporting net assets and a surplus, highlighting a favorable financial position in the year.
A Nebraska Insurance Department examination praised the company for high securities quality and a six percent average interest rate. In 1896 interest collected exceeded death claims, with a three percent expense ratio and mortality below expected rates. Policies offer simple terms, liberal loans, and paid up values, urging Farmers policies for savings.
A narrator recalls a life lesson on missed fortune while recalling a Canada to Minnesota iron ore region. He notes passing on prime timber and land deals in Duluth and Agate Harbor, later realizing the vast value of iron ore wealth and regretting not acting on opportunities.
The article argues civilization harms Africans by forcing Western clothing, spreading disease and fever. It claims naked Indigenous people stay robust, while clothing leads to illness, dampens health, and lowers population growth. It notes population pressure and disease push Blacks toward industrial labor under white control.
An elderly man with a white beard approaches a young man at Thirteenth and Walnut streets. He asks if the youth smokes, offers a cigar in exchange for car fare, and moves on, leaving the scene with a sly, mismatched plan. The Philadelphia Record, Chester ge.
A rare daguerreotype of a citizen king dating to 1810 has been sent to the Carnavalet Museum in Paris by a long‑holding collector. The portrait shows the king in an armchair with a tall hat on a stand, possibly by Daguerre or a royal associate. No reproduction of this unique photograph will be permitted.
A note on Dr Daggett of New Haven, during the burning of the city by British forces, firing from a bush with a gun against troops. An officer questioned his prudence, and Daggett replied with defiant faith and wit, confessing his resolve to defend liberty. He was captured and moved, but his boldness lingered in memory.
Boston Herald recounts a tale of Lincoln and Senator Cameron seeking a foreign consulate for an ally, with Cameron guiding the choice by gesture toward a globe. The piece notes a witty Washington observer about Senator M and his weight, plus a Kansas sign touting farm hiring appeals and a famed pacing station ettn a record.
A French civil engineer proposes a system allowing passengers to board and alight moving trains at the Paris Exposition of 1900. The design, inspired by the moving sidewalk at the World’s Fair, uses a circular platform whose outer rim matches the train’s speed. Entry occurs from a central area, promising safety.
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