The Portland daily press., 1867-07-10
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Yhe spa. ueniriDusorn Ga Accident En.

sEss3GS. d., ~ 1888
The "Breaknecl; Accident Insurance Com
pany" wrote to the Stat Contributor, not
long since, to work up column or so OF in
dUcements for people to take out policies.
This is he way he did it:
Everybody should get insured against acct
dents No matter if you belong to enc of the
"best OF families accidents will happen in
them
Get policy The old pfoverb says Hon
esty is ;he best policy but that was all be-
lore tie Accident Insurance Company start
Cd. Now the best policy is. a policy in the
"BreaknecE.'
The other day man IN Chicago fell out OF
fourth story window. He had no inslr-
once, and consequently was killed. Another
man on the same day fell out with his wife.
lie was Insured in the "Breakneck," and is
ready TO fall out again.
A woman driving q 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
TINS time and she hasn't come back vet
Dont fall to renew your policy, particularly If
1t is In the 'Breakneck." -
al dubuque, Iowa, a man was kicked by a
morse. The horse mt insured and he got
kicked back. .-.8
Near Paris, KY, a man while engaged in
running circular saw had his arms taken Off
Ihey consisted of a cavalry sabre and dou-
Die DaiTeiied shot gun. The man who car
rled them of had an accident insuranee-and
ne hasn't been caught yet
In Philadelphia man fell from the scat
told and broke his neck. II he had been in
sured in the "Breakneck," his sentence might
have been committed to imprisonment for
life" Why will men neglect these things ?
Our agent at Penn Yam, New York writes:
One OF our neighbors, whom had solicited
10 take policy, laughed at me for thinking
he could not take care of himself. The very
next day he iell from the roof of bis house
and wasn't hurt a bitw
III Utica, New YORK, man accidentally
got married. Being insured in the '.Break-
neck" he will receive SIS week until he re-
covers
man was sentenced to solitary copfine-
ment for life in the Michigan State Prison
Poiicy In the "Breakneck,' SIS 2 week as
long a. he is confined to his room.
a gray headed Old man was Insured in the
Breaknecll.' The very next day he BOUGHT
bottle OF hair dye-and dyed. His family
received a handsome sum, on the blackboard
Two cattle drovers sta rted with d,ove of
cattle to New York. One had a policy aud
the other had Lone. There was collision,
ana the one who had policy wasn't hurt a
bit-and the other wasn't either. Insure l..
the "Breakneck." 10
Near Portland, Maine, poor man fell
rom loh and broke his neck He received
ms insurance 50 900, from the "I}reslspeek. !"
WIN which he was enabled to set himself up
In business, and is now doing well. = - =
Our agent at Cleveland, Ohio, writes: "a
Iunoer horse ran away with bob tailed wae-
on and tipped the street over on to a small
woman and six elderly children. The horse
began to cry and the wagon bled freely at the
nose ont otherwise the street is doing we'll
no insurance"
a boiler exploded at Memphis blowing fhe
engineer into the air quite out or SIGHT. He
Will receive Sl5 day Until lac comes down
again,
a hog drover in Mount Sterling Ky., was
very much hurt by fal-tall in pork No in
surance.
A man ran away from Litchfeld. H., to
avoid paying his debts. He lett a family mot
be'ns able to take them with him. No in
surance.
- a man accidently fell from a steamer at
t.NeW Orleans into the river. AS he was sink
ing the third time he suddenly recoliected
tnat his policy in the "BreakneclW had expir-
ed lie then swan ashore, sought out the
agent and renewed his policy, and Immediate
" returned to the river and sank the third
ZINE IN q serene and tranquil manner. In
sure before you are in surely
A fellow took q drink of whiskey. at a sa-
loon in Cincinnati. Suddenly recollecting
that he had 10 insurance. he Immediately
TOOK an emetic, and then he took out policy
In the "Breakneck." He now takes his drinks
with Impunity-if impuniiy treats. ~