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Newspaper
Montpelier Herald
Location
Montpelier, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Apr 30, 1908
Page
6
The text touts Syrup of Figs and Elixir of Senna as a valued laxative, noting it cleanses and relieves internal organs without debility or dosage increases. It claims physicians approve its safe, natural action and urges buying only the California Fig Syrup Co. product from leading druggists.
A discussion on life requiring water and the effect of planetary mass on life’s temperature limits. It notes Earth’s 212 F boiling and 32 F freezing points for fresh water, 27 F for salt, and suggests Mars would have lower limits. water’s role as a solvent and carrier of other essential substances is emphasized with a reference to Professor Lowell.
A Wisconsin woman who suffered 12 years with dyspepsia and weight loss to 90 pounds credits Grape-Nuts with beginning a dramatic recovery. She initially used Grape-Nuts with milk and lime water, then added Grape-Nuts with cream and regular meals, reporting renewed strength and ability to speak aloud again.
A deadly tornado swept through Cumming and Thurston counties Nebraska killing three people and injuring several others. Houses were destroyed and telegraph lines were down as the cyclone moved toward the Winnebago reservation. In Russia Lieut General Linevitch, commander of the first Manchurian army, died of pneumonia at 68 after a long service including the Caucasus and Russo Turkish War.
Two men killed and two seriously hurt when a fly wheel flew from its bearings at the North Shore Electric Company plant in Waukegan Michigan. The wheel escaped after a belt burned, causing $135,000 in plant damage and roof damage to Hotel Edmund nearby.
The trial reveals Lynn Yeames as the chief conspirator in the will manipulation linked to Mr. Flexmore’s death. Dr. Awdrey’s altered will and an arsenic bottle incident surface, leading to Yeames’ flight and later arrest. The tale closes with Andrey and Gertrude marrying, Andrey turning to farming, Laure maturing, and a hopeful future for the Andreys’ grandchildren.
The New Broadway Magazine extols the Astor fortune held in Manhattan real estate. William Vincent Astor, age 16, is expected to lead estate management, with brothers John Jacob and Waldorf Astor as heirs. The Astor heirs number over fifty, tied to the family’s English holdings and American citizenship.
A brief exchange shows a politician offering a cigar to a voter and the voter remarking the taste improves toward the center. The voter comments on the band irritating him, and the politician responds with a shruggy remark.
A fragment from a Victorian era style column portrays a character named Molly and an older man debating a presidential campaign. The dialogue hints at reluctance to embark on public life, with interruptions about consent and leaving home. The source text is largely disjointed but centers on a domestic reaction to political ambition.
Leesburg Virginia resident Maude E. Forgie writes to Mrs Pinkham praising Lydia E Pinkham's Vegetable Compound for curing long lasting feminine ailments. The ad notes the product as a standard female remedy for displacements inflammation ulcers fibroid tumors irregularities menstrual pain backache and nervous prostration and invites sick women to seek advice from Mrs Pinkham at Lynn Massachusetts.
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