The Emporia news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1859-1881, 1867-04-05
ACCIDENT INSURANCE.
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The ''B rsskneck" Accident Insuranc
I Company wrote to the Fat Contributor
not long since TO work up q column or Sc
of inducements for people to take out pol
iciss. This is the way he did il:
Everybody should get insured against
accidents. No matter If you belong t
one Of the best of families '-accidente
will happen in them.
Get policy. The old proverb says
"Honssty is the best policy" But that
I Was before Accident Insurance ComLa-
MES started. Now the po icy is q policy
in the 'Breakneck."
The other day 3 man in Chicago fell
out Of a fourth story window. He had no
insurance, and consequently was killed.
Another man on the same day fell OuL
with his wife. He was insured in the
"Breakneck" and is ready TO fall out
again. 0 l9
A woman driYinga spirited horse in
St. Louis was run away With. Being in
sured against accidents, she WASH talarm-
ed bit, stopped the horse, and came
back safe. Her policy running out she
neglected to renew it. Shortly afterwards
she was run away with again. Her hus-
bands partner ran G10oy with her this
time and she hasn't come back yet
Don't fail to renew yoar policy in the
'Breakneck."
At Dubuque. Iowa a man was kicked
by horse. The horse wasn't insured,
and he got kicked back.
Near Paris, KY, man, while engaged
in running circular saw, had his arms
taken off They consisted of cavalry
sabre and a double barrelled shot gun.
The man who carried them off had an &C
cident insurance-and he hasn't been
caught yet.
In Philadelphia man fell from scat
!Old and broke his neck. If he had been
insured in the ''Breakneck" his sentence
might have bssn cOmmutei to ''implison-
ment for lifs." Why will men neglect
these things?
Our agent at Penn. Van, New York
writee: Zone of my neighbors whom I
had solicited to take policy, laughed at
me for thinking that he could not take
care of himself. The very next day be
| fell from the roof Of his house and-Wasu't
hurt bit!'' .." -
10 Utica, N. Y, man accidentally got
married. Being insured in the Break
neck" he will get SIS week until be
RECEIVERS. ..-.-r
Andy Johnson writes from Washing.
| ton; my Policy has run out. Sand
me another by express"
a young man in Portsmouth, Ohio,
was Tilted by young lady aud sued hsr
to recover damages. Insured in the
"Breakneck.' - Fifteen dollars a week
until he recovers.
A man vas sentenced to solitary con-
fnmeut for life in the Michigan State
Prison. Policy in the ''Breakneck, -
81 5 week as long IS be is confined 10
his room.
A gray headed Old man was insu red in
the ''Brsskneck. The very next day be
bought a bottle of hair dye-and dyed.
His family received large sum, on the
blackboard.
Two cattle drovers started with drove
of cattle to New York. One had a poll
cy, the other had none. There was a
collision aud the one who had a policy
wasn't hurt a bit-aud the other wasn't
either. Insured in the "Breakneck."
l. Near Portland, Me-, a poor man fell
from loft and broke his neck. He re-
ceived bis insurance, So, 600 from the
| "Breakneck, " with which he was ena-
bled to set himself up in business, is now
doing we'll
Our agent at Cleveland, Ohio, writes:
"a lumber horse ran away with bob
tailed wagon and tipped the street over
into email woman and six children.
The horse began to cry and the wagon
bled freely at the nose. but otherwise the
street is doing we'll. No Insurance..
A boiler exploded at Memphis. blowing
the engineer into the air quite out OF
sight. He will receive SIS day until hC
comes down again.
A hog drover in Mt. Sterling, KY,
was very much hurt by fallE.faH O
pork. No insurance. 81 No "a
John Smith, of Michigan, lost . good
deal OF time By spraiu. An agent of III,
"Breakneck," found it out and returned
it to him.
j A man ran away from Litch6eld, H.,
to avoid paying his debts. He left fam
lily, not being able to take them viii
him. No insurance.
i A man accidentally fell from a steamer
at New Orleans, into the river. As b.
was sinking the thired time he suddenly
, rscoIlectsd that his policy 10 the Break
neck" had expired. He then evan
ashore, sought out the agent and rAnaW
led his policy, and Immediately returned
!. 70 the river aud sank the thired tine in
TRANQUIL manner. Insure before yOu ar
in sursly.
,. A cripple in Boston had his leg take,
= of-a rhymester took them off in verses
: No Insurance..
A fellow took a drink of whisky at
, saloon ia Cincinnati. = Suddenly remem
q bering that be hsd no insurance be immt
n diately took "a eaetie. and then he too
Y out a policy in the ''Breakneek.' 4
iii neW takes his drinks with impunity-
o impunity treats.
& A member Of Congress from Ne
Yosk City, went to Washington and 4
u from grace SPraiuing his brains 30 ba
q " that be was forced 10 carry them in
ts sling. No insurance. ue,
10 A LITTLE -Sometimes l cor
! pare the troub.s We have to undergo
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