Insurance Commissioners Speak On Fraternal Insurance
National and state insurance officials urge fraternal societies to adopt sound, scientifically based rates and to ensure that beneficiaries receive full policy benefits. Wisconsin and Illinois commissioners warn that fixed rates must reflect mortality and that long experience supports lower, stable premiums. The Chicago Inter Ocean notes the emotional toll of rate increases on Woodmen members and families.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wm. IL Hotehkins
New York
Na Yoga! Convention of Insurance Commissioners
Modern Woodmen of America
National Convention of State Insurance Commisners
Friern
Wisconsin
Woodmen of America
Fraternal Congress
Chicago Inter Ocean
Woodmen
All in the Same Boat Parrot and Chickens Tale
Anecdotal piece about an aunt dousing a profanity addicted parrot to curb swearing. A brood of newborn chickens sheltered beneath the bird during a rain shower overhears the exchange and the parrot mocks them with a profane quip about being soaked. Also a brief comic exchange about the relative significance of Wounded Knee and the Reformation with Uncle Eben and Exta.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Exta
Wounded Knee
Eben
Puck
Fragmented public notice about social customs and brides
The fragment reflects on social behavior, noting that many brides remain self possessed even when given away. It discusses the idea that troubles are magnified at close range and recalls guidance about handling people with respect and care.
Burglar caught at Wells Street scene involving Schmidt family
Chicago police rushed to 1682 Wells Street and found George A. Schmidt, Jr., his father, and Rose Schmidt with a prostrate African American man on the parlor floor. Schmidt and his son claimed the intruder was a burglar. officers later removed him as the family fled to their rooms.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago
Wells Street
George A. Schmidt
George A. Schmidt, Jr
Rose Schmidt
Schmidt
Negeo Dodge
Davenport
Nervous despondent women cited in testimonials
Plates Pennsylvania and Walcott North Dakota readers report relief after using Lydia E. Pinkham's Vegetable Compound. Mrs Ammuia Daut of Walcott says her back pain and side inflammation eased and she felt capable again. The ad invites confidential letters for advice from the Pinkham company.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lydia E. Pinkham
Walcott
N. Dakota
Ammuia Daut
Walcott, N. Dakota
Publicity Efforts Against Tuberculosis Praised
The National Association for the Study and Prevention of Tuberculosis reports press publicity in U S papers totals about 1,500,000 inches annually, with four years of campaign producing over 6,000,000 inches of notices. Dr. Livingston Farrand cites press cooperation as vital to the antituberculosis movement, aiming to make tuberculosis rare and credit the press for a large share of the achievement.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
United States
National Association
Livingston Farrand
National Asociation
Larkely Wiemaee
Intelligent Cooperation of
Gas Blast Flings Filipino Boy From Room In Dayton
In Dayton Ohio Emilio Campan a twenty year old native Filipino recently arrived from the Philippines touched a spark while lighting a cigarette at a gas stove causing a gas blast that wrecked a house. Seven people were inside at the time but only Campan was blown from the room and injured.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dayton
O—Emilio Campan
Bia
Uninjured after fall during fight at adjoining house
Campus suffered painful burns and internal injuries but attending physicians expect recovery. The incident began with a wall collapse causing debris to fall onto Campus and another person who escaped unharmed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Campus
Castoria Warning and Misquoted Verses in Old Text
The fragment references Castoria advertising urging care with infants bottles and signature, plus a disjointed dialogue about composition value and the phrase the pen is mightier than the word. It combines product branding with stray quotes and errors, yielding a noisy historical clipping.
Love and marriage quotes spark lively tea talk
Mrs Proise praises her husband while Mrs Digge jokes he deserves Lent. Marie Corelli, a female novelist, defends marrying for love. An editor at a magazine recalls a day debating love matches with Corelli in Stratford. Corelli says one marries for love and ascends heaven, while marrying without love leads to hell with open eyes.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Proise
Noth~ Ing
Digge
Marie Corolis
the Eperker
A Won An's
New York
Mike Corelli
Stratford
Ephrany
Mins Corelli
Fragmentary Vintage Ad and Anecdotes Da Page
A fragmented OCR page reveals garbled quotes and ad snippets including a line about a blind man and a pretty girl, a medical remedy offer from Chicago, a wartime mention, and stray phrases about a captain and a gentleman. The readable content is sparse and disjointed, resembling a collage of 19th or early 20th century newspaper bits with no clear cohesive story.
Calumet Baking Powder Promotes Uniform Bakes And Purity
Article discusses Calumet Baking Powder as a superior, pure ingredient for reliable leavening. It claims tested strength, uniform atmosphere changes, and no adulterants, offering refunds. Includes anecdotal remarks, product promotions, and unrelated ad snippets about home remedies and household goods.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Nat RA
Dean Wer
Fragmentary Readings on Desire and Detachment in a Curio Text
The fragmentary passage cites discontent arising from desires rather than needs and mentions names such as Olmsted and Le Roy. It references generic philosophical musings and a decorative list of seemingly unrelated terms, ending with a stray line about home life and relief.
Telegraph Office Confusion Punctures Cadaverous Grin
A humorous Harpers Weekly item shows a pale man asking to “pend my wife” via telegram but the operator explains the office is overrun with overtime and there isn’t a free line or “tek” available. The joke hinges on malapropisms and busy modern life.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Per's
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Garfield Tes
Schiparlan
Hostetter
Lydia B. Pinkham Medicine Co
Arane Mass
Press OF Country
Anti-Tuberculosis Association
Fletcher
Toey
Fale
Bure
Freie Marine Eye ‘Remedy Co
Dyepepaia
Sener
Orate
Dr. Pierce
Golden
Fierce
Sena
Peece
Natio
Fle
Paxton Toilet Co
Boston
Masa
Maye
Vanile
Wiralow
Childeer Aerthhip
Mattene Tle Gromie
Eevddiews
Liam, Mar
Allays
Ba & Duckie
Merry
Martie
Olmsted
le Roy
Mra. Slourney
Munyon
Jefferson Hee
Philadelphia
Price
Tene LN
le Thompson Bony
N.U. Wichita
W. L. Douglas
UA Ly
W.L. Douglas
W.L
Pete Maler
Ford Manufacturing
O. Pac
Os Rook
Lipton
Dept
Putnam
Brothers Seed House
Wichita
Kansas
Hin
Coma Iens
Eine Vee Veiliot
Mb Chesebrough Manufacturing Company
State Saevet
Commalidadad
Jew Vonks
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