The evening telegraph. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1864-1918, 1867-07-09
Is 18th day of June, q the year 1867.
The "Fat Contributor" ON Accident In.
surmnce.

The "Breakneck Accident Insurance Com
pany" wrote to the "Fat Contributor, " not long
since, to work up column or SO of induce
ments tor people to take out policies. This Is
Everybody should get insured against acci-
dents. No matter If you belong to one of the
,Sbest OF famllies"-accidents will happen in
kthem.
:. Get policy. The old proverb says, "Honesty
j Is the best policy" but that was all before
4 the Accident Insurance Company started. Now
the best policy is policy in the "Breakneck."
The other day man in Chicago fell out of
fourth-story window. He had no insurance
and consequently was killed. Another man on
the same day fell out with his wife. He was
insured in the "Breakneck," }" and Is ready TO fall
out again.
A woman driving spirited horse in st. Louis
was run away with. Being insured against
accidents, she WASN'T alarmed bit, stopped the
horse, and came back safe. Her policy running
out, she neglected to renew it. Shortly after
she was run away with again, Her husbands
partner ran away with her this time, and she
hasn't come back yet. Don't fail TO renew your
policy, particularly If 1t is in the "Breakneck."
At Dubuque, Iowa, man was kicked by
horse. The horse wasn't insured, and he got
kicked back.
Near Paris, Ky., man while engaged in run
ming circular saw had his arms taken off.
They consisted of cavalry sabre and double
barreled shot gun. The man who carried them
of had an accident 1nsurance-and he hasn't
been caught yet.
In Philadelphia man fell from the scaffold
and broke his neck. If he had been insured in
the "Breakneck," his sentence might have been
commuted to imprisonment for life.n Whv
will men neglect these things?
Our agent at Penn Yam, New York, writes:-
zone OF our neghbors, whom had solicited to
take policy, laughed at me for thinking he
could not take care of himself. The very next
day he ell from the root of his house, and wasn't
hurt bit !"
In Utica, New York, man accidentally got
married. Being insured in the "Breakneck, - he
v1fn q WI untrl hQ
A man was sentenced to solitary confinement
for life in the Michigan State Prison. Policy in
the "Breakneck" SIS week as long as he is
confined TO his room.
A grey-headed old man was insured in the
"Breakneck." The very next day he bought
bottle OF hair dye-and dyed. His family re-
ceived handsome sum, on the blackboard.
Two cattle drovers started with drove of
cattle TO New York. One had policy, and the
other had none. There was collision, and the
one who had policy wasn't hurt bit and
the other wasn't either. Insure in the Break
neck"
Near Portland, Maine, poor man fell from a
loft and broke his neck. He received his in
surance, $4,000, from the ''Breakneck," with
which he was enabled TO set himself up in busi
ness, and is now doing we'll.
Our agent at Cleveland, Ohio, writes:-"A
lumber horse ran away with bob-tailed wagon,
and tipped the street OK er on to small woman
and six elderly children. The horse began to
cry, and the wagon bled freely at the nose, but
otherwise the street is doing well. No in
surance."
boiler exploded at Memphis, blowing the
engineer into the air quite out of sight He
viii receive SIS day until he comes down
again.
A hog drover in Mount Sterling, KY, was
very much hurt by fall-fall in pork. No in
surance.
man ran away from Litch6eld, Ill, to avoid
paying his debts. He left family (not being
able to take them with him). No insurance.
A man accidentally fell from steamer at
New Orleans into the river. AS he was sinking
the third time he suddenly recollected that his
policy in the "Breakneckn had expired. He
then evan ashore, sought out the agent, and
renewed his policy, and Immediately returned
TO the river and sank the third time in a serene
and tranquil manner. Insure before you are in
surely.
A fellow took drink of whisky at saloon
in Cincinnati, Suddenly recollecting that he
had no insurance, he Immediately took an
emetic and then he took out a policy in the
'sBreakneck." He now takes his drinks with
impunity-if impuDity treats CHM. Times.