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Newspaper
Montpelier Herald
Location
Montpelier, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Aug 12, 1909
Page
2
A burglar stayed inside the John Gaynor residence during an absence, raising concerns in the local farm community. Authorities investigated the break in at the Gaynor household, seeking clues to identify the intruder and secure the property.
Mr and Mrs John Gaynor discover a house intruder fled by the rear door after a weeks stay as guests. They find canning supplies eaten and cluttered rooms with drawers pulled, rings and trinkets missing. Residents suspect the visitor hid inside and left sometime during the day.
A MOR pastor named Wilson was ousted from his church for violating Methodist discipline which bans ministers from solemnizing marriages where a divorced partner is living. Dr Wilcox, once a bright speaker, quits ministry. the local church acted decisively, per Blafften Banner.
G W Millikan’s Montpelier bow factory announces a 35,000 automobile bows order from the American Top Company of Jackson Michigan. The venture employs about fifteen men and has six months of work lined up. Millikan plans lumber from the south and invites local buyers to supply white ash for a growing home market.
Saturday a local junk buyer Sam Miller bought the Niagara Oil Company holdings in Indiana. Sixty wells at Parker City and Van Buren were included for 15175 dollars after Miller and Barney McCune led local bids. The sale, at Cambridge Springs Pennsylvania, marks a major disposition in the oil field with Miller planning to start pulling wells at once.
A testimonial from S. A. Smith of Montpelier Indiana endorses Doan's Kidney Pills for back ache and kidney trouble. He reports attacks over five to six years with stiffness and pain, relief after two boxes, and no recurrence. Pills sold by Pioneer Drug Store at 50 cents. Foster Milburn Co. Buffalo NY is US agent. Remember the name Doan's.
Nellie Morris captures attention as she and her companion stroll down crowded Main Street. Under electric glare their whispered affections draw a petrified crowd, the lovers shadowed by a sea of onlookers and the clink of a possible hobbed paper.
Saturday blaze on Mrs. Kate McIntire’s Roll farm, 1 ½ miles NW, leveled a two story eight room frame house. Fire started in the kitchen flue, discovered late, only the cook stove and some dining room furniture saved. Renter Ollie Berrier. insured loss estimated at 800 to 1000 dollars. goods insurance status not learned.
Mr and Mrs Lee Morrison of near Mt Zion spent Sunday with Mrs K K Wilson and family. They plan to leave soon for Kalamazoo Michigan where Mr Morrison will enter a promising program.
The passage recalls stagecoach fares from Huntsville to Glasgow and steamboat travel to St. Louis, noting higher post delays and evolving transport. It then shifts to New York harbor sights where a triangular red ensign with a single eye signals the harbor supervisor aboard a patrol craft, enforcing rules and keeping channels clear along the East River, upper bay, and Hudson.
A Washington Post snippet presents a quizzical scene as a hopeful suitor is grilled by a stern father about habits before a marriage, touching on drinking, smoking, gambling, and racing. The dialogue ends with awkward candor and a ceremonial blessing.
An exchange between Mr and Mrs Brown turns into a humorous dispute over household labor. She lists tasks she must perform from cooking to cleaning and securing the home. He retorts with a final jab about keeping a husband from making a fool of himself.
A man known for honesty recalls a reception where a daughter and her escort slipped away while her father kept watch. He claims to have exploited the scene by dropping a half dollar, prompting the father to cover it with his foot, allowing the pair to escape and enjoy themselves.
A New York Press feature notes a laundry clerk’s habit of copying cuff addresses and returning them with clothes. A customer questions the slip, explaining four customers keep addresses on cuffs to prevent loss. An unrelated anecdote follows about a young barber judged by an elderly client for not matching his father’s thoroughness.
Mrs. Myrtle Shull returns home after a three week stay at a Lutheran hospital in Fort Wayne. Her arm is healing nicely.
A brief Chicago Tribune exchange mocks liberal education funding with a father noting a $27000 college cost for four years and a counter with a quip about excessive liberalism. The exchange reflects satirical domestic dialogue on education costs.
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