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Newspaper
The Democratic Press
Location
Eaton, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Jun 24, 1869
Page
4
A wedding tale recalls a lost baby shirt and comic misadventures as the narrator frets over the garment while Mary Ann and Stephen marry amid tumbler clumsiness. Separate notes discuss Brigham Young on rails and a migration of Mormons, plus a humorous Negro preacher quip about Adam and clay.
A German named Schmidt insured his wife for 5000 dollars and his stable for 900, hoping for payoffs after fires. When the stable burned, the agent calculated replacement costs, while Schmidt insisted on 900 and complained of the insurance business. A lawyer and a builder offered estimates, revealing the policy's misalignment with actual values, and Schmidt vowed to quit insurance after insisting on a payoff for a nonfunctional frame stable. He argued that the 900 should cover a new stable, and mocked the idea of paying for a brick or brick-and-mortar replacement. The tale ends with Schmidt refusing further premiums and cursing the prudence of the insurance system.
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