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Newspaper
Philip Weekly Review
Location
Philip, South Dakota, United States of America
Date
Aug 28, 1919
Page
2
Cedar Rapids Gazette argues that the era of mass prosperity is fading as demands for higher pay and cheaper living clash with reality. The piece insists production is required to possess wealth and hints at a broader labor debate from six months ago.
A damaged OCR fragment shows financial figures and ledger headings for the Connecticut Fire Insurance Company of Connecticut. It lists assets and liabilities including admitted assets and balances, with figures such as 1,000,000.00 and 89,996,541.71, plus references to costs, interest, and fire insurance activity. The snippet includes mentions of Home Office Hartford and various ledger entries, but is incomplete.
A historic reflection on national revival noting that only hard work can sustain the country. The speaker argues that despite remedies from leaders, unions, and capitalists, the true solution lies in labor and sweat to rebuild the pedestal of prosperity.
A youth in poverty learns value beyond money by asking why and what. Bruce Barton notes in The Best Educated Man I Know that a man who travels, asks questions, studies, and maintains friendships with scholars across Europe is made by curiosity, time, books, and interest in people. A separate note claims a damp flannel with Chamberlain’s ointment can ease a lame back cheaper than plasters.
Sworn annual statement for year ending December 31 1918 of Commonwealth Casualty Company of Pennsylvania shows capital stock 250000 and other sources total income 1. with disbursements including payments to policy holders and commissions. Commissioner W N Van Camp certifies the company’s authority to operate in South Dakota through February 1920.
The annual sworn statement by The Equitable Life Assurance Society of the United States of New York shows total admitted assets of 611,813,919.83 with liabilities including policy claims and dividends due policyholders. The report notes premiums of 9,967,473,880.98 and total disbursements of 45,496,379.78, along with real estate holdings and mortgage loans, as certified by Commissioner W. N. Van Camp and Chief Clerk V. Mueller in New York State.
An old Lithuanian custom links faith to the hearth with family councils held before sacred fires. The eldest woman tended the fire, covering it at night and reviving it in the morning, echoing vestal traditions. Fire worship shaped language and religious imagery across generations.
The piece notes bull baiting as a long standing English pastime, with many dogs dying for public diversion. Royalty and masses alike supported the practice at times, shaping the bulldog’s feared temper through centuries of bullring service and harsh surroundings.
A sunlit glass focus on clothing caught fire at Mrs. James Moore’s Draper home, blamed on a shard of glass. The DeSmet Chronicles records the death of August Nordland at his town home, with his son William Nordland, a local rancher, noted in Kirley county.
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