Public Welfare and Charity in Life Insurance Reform
The article argues that unpaid public service by officials and staff can be a charitable contribution to the community. It likens life insurance and savings institutions to public charities when they serve broad welfare, noting colleges libraries hospitals and museums as models. It also surveys geography and population in describing why parts of the world remain uninhabited, citing Liberia as an example of coastal settlement and inland forest largely unexplored.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fife Insurance
Francis C. Lowell
Atlantic
Naire Bnce Company
Payings Bank
Themenelver
Life Insurance Company
Sahara
Arabia
Mongolia
Amazons
Congo
America
Asia
Cyrus ©. Adama
Harper's Monthly
Liberia
Court rejects broad use of John Doe subpoenas
A Brooklyn Supreme Court opinion from May criticizes overuse of John Doe in legal actions and says judges often miscarry. The New York Court of Appeals rules in Klaw & Erlanger bench book keeper case that a John Doe subpoena to testify can be refused and that many such summonses are worthless, noting that obedience would reveal business secrets.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John Doe
Supreme Court of Brooklyn
Haw
Low
New York Court of Appeals
Klaw & Erlanger
Theatrical Trust
Admiral Coghlan’s Dinner Tale Amid Laughter
Aboard the dinner table the old sea dog Rear Admiral Coghlan shared a tale mocking last words. He recalled a clergyman fearing the departed man’s final line and asking a son who whispered that the father died with him to the end.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Coghlan
Recital Delay Sparks Tempo Clash and Social Grasp
At a recital two tadien reached their seats as Von Buelow began the first movement of Neethorpo’s Sonata. He sped the tempo to match the footfall of ladies, provoking irritation. Harriman says he would give up wealth if someone worthy could bear responsibility for the risk. A Westminster Gazette writer notes European travelers expect patronage and protection from hotel labels bearing their names.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tadien
von Buelow
Neethorpo
Harriman
Lincoln's martyrdom and the nation's vow of liberty
The verse recalls Abraham Lincoln's sacrifice and his enduring pledge that the fallen shall not die in vain. It honors his prophetic eye and resolve as a leader who faced death for liberty and law, while acknowledging that many others would also die or suffer for noble service.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fle
Susan FE
Dickinson
Diary of Dr Taft details Lincoln assassination at Ford's Theatre
The diary of Dr Charles B Taft, long resident at 273 West Twenty second Street, recounts his presence at Ford's Theatre the night President Lincoln was killed. He describes arriving as a physician, aiding the wounded president, and witnessing the autopsy after the fatal pistol shot and the assassin's blade as chaos erupted in the box.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Abraham Lincoln
New York
Charles 8. Taft
Weat Twenty-second Street
Taft
C. P. Morton
Indiana
Ford
Lincoln
Daling
Salvation Army Industrial
West Thirteth Street
Army
Local snippet transcription shows garbled OCR text
The fragmentary OCR reads unreadable lines with stray letters and mixed names. It mentions a county and people but no clear event or outcome. The readable parts provide no verifiable entities or actions to summarize into a coherent news item.
Notes from Dr Taft Diary on Lincoln Death and Autopsy
Fragmentary diary notes recount Dr Taft's attendance at Ford's Theatre on April 14 1865 and the postmortem five hours after Lincoln's death. The account details the scene in the box the medical care given including brandy given in small doses and Taft's role as army surgeon. It notes Taft's memory of the event and the location at Twentysecond Street where he resided.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Charles S. Taft
New York
Lincoln
Taft
Dr. Taft
Abraham Lincoln
United States
Ford
Howe
Stone
Ailing Women Seek Kidney Help With Dean's Pills
Mrs. W. G. Davis of Groesbeck Texas reports relief from back pain dizziness headaches and irregular kidney action after using Dean's Kidney Pills say the pills passed gray stones and strengthened her health. Sold by all dealers for 69 cents per box Foster Milburn Co. Buffalo NY.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
W. G. Davis
Groesbeck
Texas
Dean
All Demters
Foster Milburn Co
Buffalo
N. Y
His Practical Idea of Practical Christianity in Iowa
An Iowa farmer famed for sheltering all visitors defends practical Christianity. Friends warn against thieves exploiting kindness, but he says he welcomes entrants in God’s name and proves his faith by locking up their pants at night.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Iowa
Seed firm unveils two foot long date heads
The John A Salter Seed Co of La Crosse Wisconsin announces a new two foot long date head variety. The catalog promises a remarkable cereal hay food named as the greatest in America, touting its feed potential and versatility.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John A. Salter Seed Co
la Crosse
Wis
America
Salzer Seed and Tool Catalog Free Offer
Mepage Seed and Tool Catalog mailed free to buyers or send stamps for a free sample pack including Two Foot Long Date and other cereals. John A. Salzer Seed Co., Box W, La Crosse, Wisconsin.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
FURR
Mammoth
John A. Salzer Sool Co
Lacrouse
Wis
Speaking of the endless chain prayer discussed
A cheerful voiced woman questions the value of a chain prayer while recalling a scamming letter scheme. She describes sending five names and a ten cent piece and receiving a silk petticoat, noting it was the nicest sort of silk and that it arrived after participating.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Codless Chain
Indorsement Lesson From a Christmas Check
A bride learns the proper indorsement process when a pride's mother gives a check on Christmas Day. At the bank she is asked to sign the back and, after a moment, pens a personal indorsement reading For Fanny, from Mother, Christmas, 1906.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Witeh
Fanny
Lippincott’s Magazine
Coffee Harm and Praise From a Kansas Reader
A Kansas woman recounts severe health issues linked to coffee. She stops coffee and switches to Postum Food Coffee, reporting dramatic relief including better digestion, steadier breathing, and disappearance of rheumatism. The testimonial cites quitting coffee as the cause and endorses Postum with a promotional note from the Postum Co. Battle Creek and a referenced health book.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kansas
Powtuts Co
Wellville
TABLE DELICACIES Oatmeal Bread and Other Dishes
A compact culinary note lists oatmeal bread batter steps and several dessert and pudding ideas. It covers Oatmeal Bread batter with oats butter salt water molasses and flour, Cranberry Mince Pie, Good Cookies, Cheese Cream Toast, Steamed Batter Pudding, Mulled Jelly, and Amsterdam Pudding with basic ingredients and method sketches.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Amsterdam
Onions in Delicious Style and Household Tips
A collection of kitchen notes describing baked onions with milk and taplocn, old gloves usefulness for work, and a cheese biscuit recipe. It covers garlic onion contrast, glove care for chores, and a cheese tea biscuit preparation, all in a compact domestic instruction tone.
Worth Remembering Pain Remedy From Old Time Tongue
A fragmentary note offers an old time remedy for a splinter in the Anger mind. It suggests applying a plaster made from crushed song on rag with Jitie sugar and a teaspoon end to draw the splinter out. The language is oblique and cryptic.
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