Iowa Mutual Tornado Insurance Association claims record profits
The Iowa Mutual Tornado Insurance Association reports total in force policies of 196,000,900 with about 200,000 cash in banks for future losses. Since formation it has paid over 1,000,000 in losses, with 349,000 paid in the last six years, all by member assessment only. The group touts a world record low rate of less than one mill per year. It notes multiple tornado events across Iowa from April 2 to May, with losses totaling about 5,000 for the association and several named individuals receiving payments up to 1,000. It urges enrollment before future storms.
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Cooperative Tornado Insurance Association
Towa
Easlh
Iowa
Poweshiek
Mahaska
Keokuk
Massena
Cass County
Fairbanks
Buchanac
Casa County
Dallas County
Woodward
Boone County
Delbert Konigan
Madrid
Sec
Milford
Stary County
Melrosa
Grundy County
S. 1
Bremer County
Iowa Mutual Tornado Insurance Association
Woodbury
Henry
Louisa
Des Moines
Wim
Garside
LB. Pierce
Winfield
Delbert Kenison
Iowa Soap O
Burlington
Associaton
Farmers’ Mutual of Iowa
J. B. Herriman
Ady
Real Skin Comfort Emollients Promoted By Free Trial
An advertisement touts Real Skin Comfort creams and Cutloura soap and ointment as soothing for tender or irritated skin. It offers a free mail sample via postcard request to Calicura Dept XY Boston and claims the products provide intense comfort unseen by some users.
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Calicura
Dept. XY
Boston
Uncle Sam to send toys to Eskimo children on Pribilof Islands
Government plans to provide a vast array of supplies for the Beal reserve natives and officials on the Pribilof Islands. Items include box kites, paper festooning, baseball gear, watches, candy, fruit, canned goods, clothing, furniture, and cigars. Specs outline both children's recreational items and general merchandise for a community of two to three hundred, to last the long winter.
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Ase Ton Theta Sam
Beal
Pribilof Islands
Washington
Sam
Washington Man Harvests Old Shells on His Farm
Washington man John Martin found three quarters of a ton of shells dating to 1805 on his farm near Gies Wy by the Anacostia river while plowing. Workers unearthed spherical and cylindrical explosives, including one with its cap in place, prompting cautions to move them far away.
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John Martin
Gies- Wy
Martin
Washington
Anacostia
Museum Exhibition Highlights American History Through Dress
A National Museum report details the history division showing U S colonial origins and daily life via relics and notable figures. A new American period costume display features nineteen dresses of White House hostesses from Martha Washington onward with accessories and uniforms including George Washington’s attire and Jackson’s New Orleans battle coat.
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United States National Museum
United States
Martha Washington
George Washington
Thomas Pinckney
James Monroe
Andrew Jackson
New Orleans
Doric Column Sample for Lincoln Memorial Marble Hall
A Doric column of Colorado marble rises on the Lincoln Memorial site in West Potomac Park as a demonstration of the material. The column and colonnade reflect Henry Bacon's design with 36 Doric columns representing states at Lincoln's death, nine on each side, to enclose the memorial walls.
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Lincoln
West Potomac
Ae Park
Henry Bacon
Tad Ae Lancoln
Demand for Senate Hous Interstae Commerce Probe Next Winter
Des Moines reports that shippers demand an investigation by the Senate or House Interstate Commerce Committees next winter into the Daniels led Interstate Commerce Commission. Indignation among shipper representatives centers on his handling of the western rate case and possible broader action remains undecided. The Town State Manufacturers Association filed three complaints with the commission challenging mussel shell rates from Brookeport Delaware to Washington Missouri. Merom Indiana to Muscatine. and Nashville Tennessee to Washington D.C.
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Interstate Commerce
Daniels
Senate
Interstate Commerce Committee
Congress
Interstate Commerce Commission
Cumming
Kenyon
Choten
Cummins
Judge Towner
House
Nne
Dilford Thorne
House Interstate Commerce Committee
Town State Manufacturers’ Association
American Pearl Button Company of
Des Moines Senator Challenges Arrest Rights in Court
The Des Moines case before the supreme court centers on Charles Cesena's assault conviction after a riotous night. Senator D C Chase argues that an unannounced posse entering a home without warrant or visible uniform may be acting illegally, justifying self defense by the defendant. The court shows keen interest in this arrest without warrant issue.
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Des Moines
D. C. Chase
Supreme Court
Charles Cesena
Hamilton County
Sheriff's
Chase
Logan Department Store Destroyed by Fire
A Logan fire at the Logan Department Store owned by Rolter and McCord consumed the building and caused damage to adjoining structures. The origin of the blaze is unknown and no casualties are reported in the readable text.
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Logan
Logan Department
Rolter & McCord
Logan electors to vote on city library proposition
Qualified electors of Logan will vote on erecting a city library with a central plan for a carefully selected reference collection to aid in education. Also reported is an attack on Miss Clara Mark northwest of the city, with the assailant and motive still unknown.
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Logan
Clara Mark
Femaing
Wool Growing in Canada a Success
Alberta wool growers expect 25 cent wool this year amid strong demand from war pressure on mills. Grassy Lake district farmer says season favored for a large, quality harvest, with sheep thriving on western ranges. Advisers urge cautious entry into sheep farming, noting profitability when scaled to means and farm size.
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Alberta
Grassy Lake District
Western Canada
Lydia E Pinkham's Vegetable Compound Testimonials
A newspaper note emphasizes that testimonials published are genuine and unsolicited. It claims permission to verify by contacting the women named with true addresses and expresses confidence in the product's relief from suffering.
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Lydia E. Pinkham
Xuare Lydia I. Pinkham
Lydea E.pinkham
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