Iowa insurers cut costs under new rating law
Insurers report lower fire and property insurance costs in 1915 and anticipate further reductions in 1916 under Iowa’s new rating law. Officials, led by C. S. Varner, say premiums in towns fell sharply, with total losses and risk coverage adjusted as the state enforces the reform amid debates over overall impact on property owners.
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Nes Moines
Iowa
C. S. Varner
State Insurance Department
Fou
Tate
la Ure Fast General Assembly
Danow Amanien
Watsty
Jeviethers
Doiky Sn
Peinggraves
AMS
SOSA
Nitleinis
Suffrage Parade Dress Debuts at Chicago Event
The National American Woman Suffrage Association promotes marching attire for the Chicago suffrage parade during the Republican convention. Participants will wear white skirts and blouses with new narrative hats featuring a suffrage yellow band, labeled as the “guarantee becoming” white swirler after extensive style considered by committees.
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National American Woman Suffrage Association
Chicago
Rockefeller Promises Aid to Camp Church Construction
Sonn D Rockefeller Jr agrees to fund erection of a Roman Catholic church at Barwind Colorado Fool androw camp sites and to back a project for both Catholic and Protestant churches in company camps. He says church work must be organized and run by the local community without aid from the Brecht company.
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Sonn D. Rockefeller, Jr
Barwind
Colorado Fool Androw Company
Hockefdllar
BreRt Company
Warm Water Draws Thousands of Fish Near Ludden
A warm water artesian wall empties into the river near Ludden allowing vast numbers of fish to gather at the point. The water's warmth keeps the stream from freezing and winter fish swarm so thick they can be caught with a loose net.
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Ludden
Rice as Bread in Boyhood Days in a Town
Fragmentary OCR notes describe meals where rice is eaten in quantities, likened to bread, and a social scene about a girl visiting a sister in a small town for two weeks. The text blends childhood memory with cultural notes on food and courtship.
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Toled Blale
Druggist Endorses Swamp Root Kidney Remedy Ad
A 1915 advertisement from Druggists Harrat & Son of Golden City Missouri extols Kilmer Swamp Root as a kidney liver and bladder remedy. It claims long use with no complaints and urges readers to send ten cents for a sample bottle and a booklet, noting regular bottle sizes and availability at drug stores. It ends with a stray line about thimbles in women's jewelry.
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Kitmer
Golden City
Dr. Kilmer & Co
Binghamton
N. C
Making 2 million dollars Jobks compared to calming baby
A garbled snippet mentions a Red Bank New Jersey company and a drug or medical license item. It oddly contrasts earning two million dollars with relief for a crying baby, implying a humorous or satirical take. The readable parts suggest a business or licensing topic tied to a New Jersey firm.
Cuticura Soap and Ointment Ad Promises Quick Heal
An ad touts Cuticura Soap and Ointment for rashes eczema pimples dandruff and sore hands with immediate relief and possible complete permanent healing. Free samples offered by mail via Cuticura Dept Le Boston and sold everywhere. The rest of the clipped copy notes a British army age limit claim and a joking barbed exchange about wartime conscription.
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Cutleura
Dept. le Boston
aAdy
New Quip About Gladstone In Rural Cutters Tale
An old tale from a lis estate has two yokels swapping rough banter about a tree cutting scene. Sandy jokes that his chin will secure his seat after death and an elder wife quips that worshipping Gladstone would spare the chin from burning, reflecting a rustic exchange.
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Gladstone
Lis
Sandy
Rabbits Stall Stagecoach on Austin Potts Route
George Crowell, stage driver on the Austin to Potts route, says his team balked at a har Surige, east of Spencers, when an arm of rabbits charged. He described the animals as resembling a drove of sheep and fled only after the herd-like display.
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Stagecoach
George Crowell
Austin
Potts
Scallefl
Har Surige
Spencers
Iara
New York Sun
Unclear fragment hints at neutral stance in conflict talk
The readable lines hint at a discussion about declaring neutrality in a tense situation. One speaker asks what it means to be neutral while noting influences from both sides. The fragment mentions a person who has allies on opposing fronts and alludes to balancing positions.
What Do the Children Drink Meal Time Conscience
Yorkstate mother and father worry about giving children coffee or tea. A New York woman recalls using Postum after coffee harmed her nerves and headaches. Her husband, once kidney troubled by coffee, switched to Postum and felt stronger. Postum Cereal and Instant Postum are sold by Postum Company with the slogan There’s a Reason.
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Yorkstate
Postum
Medis
Postem Co
Battle Creek
Mich
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Women's Reformatory
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