Abstract of North Dakota Insurance 1918 bank fire insurers
Abstract of statements for Bankers and Merchants Fire Ins Co and American Central and British America Assurance Co. detailing assets liabilities premiums receipts and losses for 1918. Includes company authorities, locations in North Dakota, and certificates of authority by Commissioner S A Olsness at Bismarck.
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A. D
Bankers and Merchants
Minneapolis
Minn
North Dakota
James G. Swice
Lataye
H. J
H. J. ‘Thompsuse Geet Meee Fras Rney For Service O: State of North Dakota
Ina
Bismarck
N. D
Baden
Lonsen
Tor
Bnd
Ofice
EAL
A. Olsness
Bankers and Merchants Fire Ins. Co
Arizona
Olsness
Horch
Dakota
Nts
Beal
Theupadcr
State OF
North Dakot
Commissioner of Insurance
I. S.A. Oleness
A.olsness
State OF North Dakota
American Central Ins. Co
Missouri
Blemarck
Hula
Insuran
Mt British America Assurance Company of Toronto
Dominion of Canada
Sta of
Caprmar
Yekees
Esinisd ™ Iy
Echo
North Dako
S.A. Olsness
Insurance
British America Assurance Company
I. S. A. Olsness
Eighteenth Century Business Houses in London
The piece notes long established London businesses from the eighteenth century and earlier. It cites a fireworks firm in the London Gazette of Charles I era and a shop near Fleet Street marked as established 1600, while highlighting the Whitechapel bell foundry at 1570 onward renovating Westminster Abbey chimes.
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London
London Gazette
Pleet Street
Whitechapel
Westminster Abbey
Cork Renewal Method for Sealing Bottles with Wax
Instructions suggest dipping porous corks in hot paraffin wax to seal bottles. The wax seals airtight and prevents odor transfer, enabling the bottle to be stored without further handling.
Quote on money as cure and curse by George Bernard Shaw
The text quotes George Bernard Shaw noting money acts as a cure only when cheapened and reveals worthlessness to some. He argues life itself becomes a curse in foolish social conditions, framing money as a social force exposing moral failure.
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George Bernard Shaw
Silk Trade History of Spain in Early Modern Era
Fragmentary narrative notes Spain as early silk leader exporting to many countries four centuries ago. Mentions climate suited silk production and silkworms used during a peak period near Grenada. Text appears as partial historical excerpt with garbled phrasing.
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Bevilla
Spain
Europe
Grenada
When the Auto Was New March 1897 New York Journal
A 1897 New York Journal writer recalls his first motor car ride in a horseless carriage. He describes seeking a new sensation and the surreal sense of being propelled into a crowd in Fifth Avenue as onlookers gaped and jeered.
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New York Journal
Fifth Avenue
New York
Language Refresh Through New Public Phrases
The New York Herald notes the need for language to refresh with new words and phrases drawn from the people, not from distant heights. It argues such terms better suit a democratic society and reflect living speech rather than scholastic or elite coinage.
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Olympian Heights
New York Herald
Hanging Pictures Guide to Improve Hanging Accuracy
Practical tips advise using plain paper in each room to plan placement. The guide emphasizes visualizing arrangement before hammering nails and encourages using all available pictures without crowding.
Dream of New Sensation Amid Homeless Carriage Ride
A reflective note describes riding in a homeless carriage and dreaming of possessing a similar experience in the future. The speaker contrasts current hardship with a fleeting vision of potential wealth or style. The piece centers on wishful thinking and social contrast.
Moroccan Charm Turns to Vengeful Food Remedy
A wary wife in a Moroccan tale draws honey from her forehead to chin and collects drips. She bleeds her tongue on a fig leaf then soaks seven grains of salt and mixes with honey. The compound is added to the husband’s food as retribution for infidelity.
Wax seal corks to prevent odor transfer and airtight seal
The note describes using porous corks or inserts to stop melted paraffin wax from swapping odors. It also mentions an airtight seal and avoiding recontamination.
Mind That Is Truly Free Quote by William Clery Channing
A terse reflective line by William Clery Channing extols a mind that remains free from external control and guards its inner sovereignty rather than seeking the dominance of worldly power. The quotation frames personal liberty as noble self-guarded empire.
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William Clery Channing
Unclear Text From Local Item About A Baby
Fragmentary report mentions Morrill's father harping to drive his car and a baby present, but details are unreadable and context unknown.
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Beby
Fever Heroes Namesake Trend Dims for American Babies
A New York Sun report notes Americans are abandoning name trends tied to current heroes. After Civil War waves of Abraham Lincolns faded, Grover Clevelands dominated, then dwindled through McKinley Roosevelt and Taft eras. In 1918 Philadelphia births show only 77 Woodrow Wilsons and 7 John Pershings.
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New York Sun
Abraham Lincoln
Grover Cleveland
Grover
William
Bureau of Vital Statistics
Razor Duel on Patrol as Soldier Faces German
A New York African American soldier recounts meeting a stray German in a woods. The German, armed with a trench knife, was disarmed by the soldier who drew his own razor from his boot. The two prepared to fight fair and square in a tense standoff.
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New York
Tenth Avenue
Canton City Walls Debate Sparks Civic Protest
Residents and merchants in Canton protest the plan to dismantle ancient city walls citing heritage and livelihood fears. The Canton Times notes support for removal to ease congestion and improve health and transport while opponents warn of sacred loss and demand preservation.
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China
Canton
Merchants’ Guild
Canton Times
the Times
England Offers Coal Exchange Encouraging Anthracite Use
The coal controller urges households to swap two tons of anthracite for one ton of bituminous coal. In the eastern U S the fuel administration is promoting the switch to higher grade fuel amid wartime energy measures.
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New York
New York City
Enland
England
United States
Fuel Administration
Dutch Select Wireless Site Chosen for Baltic Dutch Link
The site for a wireless station connecting the Netherlands to the Dutch East Indies is set. Kpelberg hill near Apeldoorn, 86 meters tall, Hoog-Buurle selected. A new railway line from Kantwijk will serve the facility with four 210 meter towers and a large power house. The India station will be near Bandoeng in the Preanger, about 11 000 kilometers apart.
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Netherlands
Dutch East Indies
Kpelberg
Hoog-Buurle
Apeldoorn
Scientific American
Kantwyk
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