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Newspaper
The State Chronicle
Location
Raleigh, North Carolina, United States of America
Date
Oct 18, 1891
Page
6
John Moxley and Melve Rector, two U.S. prisoners, escaped from jail in Sparta and are now at large. Incidents cover fires, marriages, church matters, and local happenings across North Carolina communities.
An advertising outline extols The Mutual Life Insurance Company of New York as premier in value strength and security. It cites leading traits including large assets, no stockholders, low expense ratio, flexible policies and a distribution plan with compound interest benefits.
A New York physician and a Savannah railway superintendent testify to the efficacy of P P P Prickly Ash Poke Root and Potassium. Advertisers claim it purifies blood and cures primary to tertiary syphilis old sores scrofula skin diseases and inflammatory pains.
An old classified style notice from Miller and Lindsay advertises their Henry Building office opposite the Post Office with a lock box number and a mail in estimate form for policy costs. It invites sending blanks for an estimate and a calendar, requesting age and name details.
The document lists assets including bonds, cash, and real estate for Northwestern Mutual Life Insurance as of January 1 1891. It notes reserves, accrued interest and unpaid dividends and claims the company pays large dividends due to high interest, low deaths, and small expenses. Active agents are sought with liberal commissions, applying to F P HOKBG Oxford NC district manager.
Classified notice seeks an orderly reputable white woman with children in an asylum or wishing to place them there. It offers an excellent position in a small Oxford family and asks for references to the issuer W. S. Black.
A new building company has been incorporated and invites public business. It offers to furnish estimates, or build and repair any kind of buildings, and supply sash blinds and related items at short notice.
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