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Newspaper
Montpelier Herald
Location
Montpelier, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Aug 30, 1906
Page
7
An old advertisement touts native forest plants as cures for female ailments. It claims Blue Cohosh, used in Dr. Pierce's Favorite Prescription, offers relief avoiding surgery and lists symptoms like tenderness and backache. It advises long courses for permanent relief.
Fragmentary OCR note appears to advertise a laxative product with garbled text. Reading suggests a slogan style pitch for a bowel relief remedy, but the readable bits lack clear claims, pricing, or organization. The fragmentary line items provide no verifiable details of date or place.
A gas well drilled last Thursday on Milton Douglass’s farm northwest of Converse showed rock pressure of 175 pounds and a strong oil indication. Orth Crandall drilled for Logansport & Wabash Valley Co. depth 966 feet with potential oil vein nearby. Locals speculate on further drilling and possible oil pockets in the area.
A historic notice urges subscribers to settle outstanding Herald subscriptions promptly. The management cites hundreds of dollars yearly in unpaid accounts and warns that continued nonpayment risks service in the face of rising postal costs and distribution expenses.
Mr McClain and his daughter were injured after a wheel struck a large obstruction while returning from a fair. McClain suffered a broken left leg and his daughter fractured her left arm below the elbow. Mrs McClain escaped with severe bruises. Dr David Cronin of Roll attended both injuries.
A dated rural advertisement touts Pineules as cleansing the kidneys and bladder, dissolving impurities and easing backache. It also notes Indiana rural routes growth, weather damage in Marion and Grant counties, and urges digestive health with a tonic note on appetite and mood.
The county teachers institute is held in Hartford City this week with Nonetpeller and Garrison township teachers attending for five days. Evening entertainment is planned, and an unusual attendance is expected. Monday hosts include Misses Laitem ace Julia Draver on North Monroe Street. Tuesday features Colonel French delivering an illustrated talk on Yellowstone National Park and a dramatic portrayal of Wonders of Ward Weunessay.
The report shows Indiana wells driving output with two producers at 5 barrels each and an average of 37 barrels from 41 drilled, while 9 of 50 wells failed. Distributions of last week's wells are listed, noting ongoing gains in overall production.
In Steensville Pax Avie 27 a crowd protests a port of entry deployment by negro troops amid calls for action. Leaders seek president's reply to Mesne inquiry alleging headlined clashes and a possible government misstep. The message claims an assault by soldiers at night and warns abandonment of Brown as a verdict against the frontier.
A conference in Jefferson City between Attorney General Hadley Assistant AG Kennish U S Land special counsel and state expert accountants discussed MO trunk lines challenge to the new rate law The case heads to a hearing before Commissioner Schofield in Hannibal on September 7 The roads seek an injunction against the state board of railway and warehouse commissioners citing alleged ruinous effects of the rate law if enforced
Reported incident describes two men posing as repair agents collecting farmers sewing machines in Pola township and driving away with them toward the coast. Residents say the machines were said to be free repairs but units failed to operate and later vanished, with suspicion on the sellers’ motives and possible ties to local firms.
Niajer Damian, cited as citer and manager of Corstations list in Einence, ixy, recalls a fierce attack four years prior. He claims Buccles Arnica Salve healed burns cuts and wounds in ten days with no trouble, sold by Borge & Maddox drug store.
On a farm west of Hartford City, Azor Michaels unearths mastodon remains about two feet underground. Fossil shows part of jaw, skull bones and teeth in good condition, with five teeth in one jaw segment and three in another. Teeth described as large, enamel worn, jaws about inches long, bones on display at the Times Gazette office.
A reader from Magnolia Indiana credits Dr King s New Life Pills with ending bilious attacks and constipation. The product promises satisfaction or money back and sells for 25 cents at Bongo Maddox drug store. Also notes pioneer citizen Daniel Twibeil ill at home, four and a half miles southwest, and promotes Dr Bishop Green Salve for dry lips and rough skin.
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