Life Insurance Expands Amid Stricter Oversight and Big Payouts
The article notes a record 10 billion dollars in life insurance written and 1.3 billion paid out in the US and Canada last year. It highlights stronger state and national supervision, better protections for policyholders, and the shift away from old extortion methods. It also mentions John Wanamaker’s death with three million in coverage and about 120 individuals carrying a million or more.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
United States
Canada
Charles E. Hughes
John Wanamaker
Philadelphia
United Sta
Women Should Lead The Way In New York Successes
A regional voice questions if women should drive social progress by influencing their sisters in New York success stories. The speaker rails against modern deceit, noting the only mischief lately is horse theft, implying broader societal fault lies elsewhere.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Rippling Rhymes by Walt Mason in the Glomming
The poem portrays Walt Mason seeking peace at home after playing his decachord, avoiding debt and creditors, and imagining dream confrontations with bailiffs and lawyers. He rests with his wombats and aardvark imagery, cherishing tranquil evenings while keeping debts at bay.
War of Drumbrudge Craftsmen in a Foolish War
Thomas Carlyle denounces a marred project sending 60 craftsmen from Drumbrudge and a French town to a fatal duel of 30 pairs. He pities the men used as pawns as rulers pit rival groups against each other, causing needless deaths in a pointless conflict.
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Drumbrudge
England
Thomas Carlyle
Christmas Fire Hazards Warned By Home Safety Message
A newspaper urges caution during the Christmas season noting that dry evergreen trees, decorations and candles pose serious fire risks. It advises parents to avoid common unsafe practices that can endanger children and homes during holiday celebrations.
A Sane Christmas and Safer Trees for Holiday Fire Danger
The piece urges families to minimize fire risk during Christmas by replacing candles with electric lights and cotton decorations with asbestos, and to supervise trees closely. It notes fires peak at holidays and calls for safer, non combustible decor to protect children and homes.
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Pater Familias
Rin Tin Tin Stars In Shadows of the North at Fox
William Desmond praises Rin Tin Tin the Belgian police dog in Shadows of the North a Universal film arriving at the Fox theatre next Saturday. Desmond a dog lover owns several animals and says the dog he plays King is a standout.
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William Desmond
Rin-Tin-Tin
Desmond
Fox Theatre
King
the Star
North
The
Northwest
Shortest day remarks and quirky science musings
A Riverside By-the-way column riffs on the shortest day and longest night. It playfully questions a rabbit’s westward speed, gravity, planetary relations, and a Ford transmission analogy with light humor and casual observations. Slivers
Jumbled Punchlines and Christmas Snippets From An Old Paper
A collage of jokes, names, and snippets recounts witty quips by a pioneer coal dealer party with Col D J Palmer and W P McCaulley, remarks on Lydia Pinkham, a Buffalo bound train, and a child Joe Brookhart’s toilet water pup tale, plus playful lines about elevators and Christmas.
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Washington
Col
D. J. Palmer
W. P. McCaulley
Joe Brookhart
Correct Who was Hom- Prof er
The student asks about the person Babe Ruth made famous. The phrase refers to a humorous nickname linked to a baseball legend and a famous figure from early 20th century sports.
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Profer
Stude
Babe Ruth
Li'l Arm Clock on My Stand and Miles Standish Connection
A quirky nursery rhyme fragment plays on a city’s fame for beauty versus the iceman’s knowledge. The verse about an arm clock waking a sleeper is paired with a misattributed line about Miles Standish and a brief note on a town’s reputation for attractive women.
Local Wedding and Christmas Shopping Roundup at Wellston
In Wellston on Monday Ray Long wed Mary Augustine in Ottumwa and plan to live west of Geo Augustine after holidays. The Palmer and Davis families joined the trip to Washington for Christmas shopping. Alle Bond reported a recent fox kill while Sam Henry and Mrs Harvey shopped in Washington and visited La Dillions.
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Wellston
Geo. Augustine
Ottumwa
Palmer and Davis
Washington
Ray Long
Mary Augustine
Alle Bond
Jess Harvey
Sam Henry
la Dillions
Geo. Heil
Local notes and sales from area families
Geo Brush and family Sunday. Les Barnes butchered a beef for C H Brinning Monday. Several from here plan to attend the Boyer sale at West Chester today. Gold valued at 1806.89 recovered from a trunk of black mud bought at a sale of unclaimed express in Omaha. A buyer faced ridicule until a chemist confirmed the gold’s value.
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Geo. Brush
Les Barnes
C. H. Brinning
West Chester
Omaha
Nebraska
High Bacteria Count From Unsterilized Milk Sample
An USDA study found 16,000,000 bacteria in an unsterilized milk can after 24 hours of storage under transit-like conditions, indicating rapid bacterial growth during shipment and handling.
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United States Department of Agriculture
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Ournal
Iowa
East Main Street
Mutual
Ist
Associated Press
Life Insurance
Are Martin
Walt Mason
Woodrow Washer
Christmas Club
Town Gas & Electric Co
Black Head
Charley
Cleo
Mark Antony
Caesar
Brutus
Lydia Pinkham
Buffalo
Syracuse
Knights of the Garter
Des Moines
Merry Christmas
By Harl
Pat Pending
Ted
Pat
Rufus
Miles Standish
Michigan
Ient
Broadgate
Travelers Insurance Co
Hartford, Conn
F. & M. Bank Bldg
Washington, Iowa
Physicians and Surgeons
A. John Droz
West Main St
Res
H. Bateman
M. D. Blair
Washington, Ia
General Practice of
Frank Bollem
City
W. Washington St
T. J. Pease
Farmers and Merchants Bank
REAL
J. D. Dayton
West Chester, Iowa
Bome Good
Engap County
Austin Sutherland
R. Rf
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Golden State Limited
H. W. Russ
Westbou
West Lim
Jomn Park
Agest
T. A. Michela
Morrison & Morrison
Brookhart Bros. Law—Abstracts
Opera House
J. Wilson
CO. C. Wilson
Wilson & Wilson Lawyers
Opposite Journal
Livingston & Eicher Law
J. W. Butterfield
Washington Loan and Trust Company
Telephone
Washington Loge
A. V
A. M
W. T. Carson
W. M
Arthur Goodin
Oyres
D. L. Carbaugh
P. Arthur Goodin
Geredatha Council
W. O. Bell
J. M. Arthur Goodin
Rethreem Commandery
K. T
H T. Carris
C. Arthur Goodin
Recorder
O. B
Belva Carris
Ralph Thompson
Damascus Shring
W. G
Commercial Club
Eva Mae Michels
HH. P
Susie B
Bégington
Worth Scribe
Amos Chapter de Molay—Regulae
Delbert Jennings
M. C
Ira Jones
Washington Lodge No
Loyal Order of Moose
Moose Hall
L. R. Littrel
T. Rickey
L. O. O. F.—Covenant Lodge No
Jaws Ave
Frank Schneider
Noble Grand
Russell Goodin
Prosperity Encampment N
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O. F. Hall
North Iowa
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