Weather Insurance Gains Popularity in United States
New York reports British weather insurance expanding in the U S with five major league clubs insuring all weekend and holiday dates. Over 1 5 million underwritten for the Fourth of July but payouts under 100 000. Tex Rickard’s July 2 bout protected by a 750 000 policy with 75 000 premium. Colleges fairs and tourism venues adopt the practice to guard against rain and cold affecting events and sales. Premiums range 2 to 25 percent, based on ten year rainfall averages and event month.
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New York
United States
Tex Rickard
Grandbury houses rare three foot striped snake museum exhibit
In Granbury Texas a tiny museum displays two odd relics from the pre Prohibition era a three foot striped snake preserved in alcohol and a vintage Milwaukee beer bottle from 1890. The snake tale centers on J W Anderson swallowed by a railroad crew and later retrieved by his wife and Dr Hannaford who saved him with alcohol preserved in a bottle. The exhibit, watched by caretaker R W Stringfellow, reflects a nostalgic glimpse into past days of informal curiosities.
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Grandbury
Texas
Milwaukee
F E. A. Hannaford
Granbury
R. W. Stringfellow
Little Odd Museum
J. W. Anderson
Hood County
Dr. Hannaford
Courtesy Ride and Train Etiquette in a 19th Century Tale
A Washington politician, seeking a shortcut to Marsfield Massachusetts, asked a farmer to carry him across a stream for a quarter. The farmer refused payment, then appeared at the visitor’s house as Mr. Webster. In a separate moment, a New York woman on a Philadelphia bound train confronted a man smoking a cigar, hinting the smoker is likely a foreigner and unaware of etiquette.
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Washington
Daniel Webster
Marsfield
Massachusetts
Mr. Webster
New York
Conductor's Courtesy on Grant Private Car Sparks Awkward Moment
A woman recounts boarding a train to find she had entered General Grant's private car after a man discarded a cigar with courtesy. The conductor handled the moment gracefully, sparing her embarrassment, while emphasizing that smoking is not permitted in that area. The anecdote precedes reflections on holding jobs and seizing opportunities during tough times.
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General Grant
Times Like These Shape Fortunes For Future Wealth
In boom times business leaders and financiers say fortunes are built. The piece argues that beginnings, not peaks, drive long term success as reactions follow the upturn. It notes many youths today may become financially independent in ten to twenty years if they start now.
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Fort Worth
The Dependable Man
A brief exploration of a dependable worker who always arrives and progresses. It argues reliability as the core, making him indispensable and prime for promotion, yet warns against deception in appearances.
Be Dependable a Path to Opportunity by Armour
A compact profile of the dependable man. Armour defines reliability as the mark of self mastery and outlines the traits: independent thinking, sound judgment, and measured speech. A dependable person anticipates needs, seeks advice, and acts in the business’s best interest, easing others’ burdens and advancing opportunity.
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J. Ogden Armour
Faker taunts crowd as urchin bets 50 cents
A Boston Transcript note shows a street faker deriding bystanders and a ragged urchin volunteering to bet 50 cents for a new dollar. The urchin then instructs the faker to fetch the change, signaling sly resolve.
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Boston Transcript
Colds Cause Grip and Influenza Laxative Brom Quinine
An old medicine box notes Bromo Quinine as the active ingredient to treat colds and flu. The box bears the signature of E. W. Grove and lists the price as 30 cents.
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E. W. Grove
Water Wagon and Law: A Satirical Verse by Walt Mason
A humorous poem critiques laws on Prohibition era lines, celebrating restraint yet noting the pull of tonic and drink. The narrator ridicules strict rules while honoring civic order, concluding that defiance would hollow a government and leave order frozen.
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Order
Walt Mason
The Burning Question and Responding Quips
A comic exchange about bandits robbing a bank and escaping in a car prompts a wry remark about wealth. The dialogue includes a quip about “666 cures Biliousness” and ends with playful banter on the feasibility of escaping with loot.
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