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Newspaper
Montpelier Herald
Location
Montpelier, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Dec 06, 1906
Page
12
A warning against accepting advertising from unknown quacks and speculators. It urges readers to beware of misleading mail order offerings and to support trusted home institutions. Emphasizes protecting personal finances and avoiding “free” postage stamp schemes that drain hard earned dollars.
George Fenton, a Harri son township farmer near the Jay county line, will be sent to the Richmond asylum by Sheriff Hudson and Bartiby Williems due to worsening mental condition after a lawsuit over land. Wilheim, another insane patient, remains in jail as space is made.
Property owner John Z Steck applies to the Indiana Blackford County Board of Commissioners for a license to sell intoxicating liquors in a defined room and premises in Montpelier. The applicant seeks authority to sell malt and intoxicating drinks in quantities under five gallons for one year, with on premises consumption, and to petition the Montpelier Common Council at its January 1907 session for a license to sell vinous malt and other intoxicants in similar format.
Twenty one wells were drilled in the older eastern Indiana field with Grant, Jay and Delaware counties yielding the better producers. Operators hold leases and refrain from extra locations until oil prices rise, as weekly Indiana wells averaged 32 barrels, aided by a dust er and a small pumper from the west.
Due to scarce help on Keene county farms wives have joined husbands in husking corn. The unusual sight of women working alongside men is noted as the harvest presses on. Farmers feared delays before bad weather, but wives volunteered to aid, and with several days of good weather the corn crop should be stored.
A fragmentary OCR lists names associated with bonds and treasurer duties. Entries mention Frans 0 Pecurent, Wiliam Sehaisa Sofia, J. Barp Flerry, Milward domes, C. A. Bryson, J. N. Varmac, A Sealed ing, AV. Fo Snaulding and others among various bond related roles and signatures.
The fragment mentions Marion Havers serving shredded corn for Arthur Shannon and Andrew Jackson acting as clerk for his brother James on the prior Saturday. It notes Dan Garringer advancing road work with his drag, and visits by Mrs. Vine Haker and Mrs. Ellen Rains for Thanksgiving in Montpelier.
A printed notice lists recipients including M. J. Anderson Wm Beaver G M Copeland Hi Haynes O D Jarrette Wm Mason J P Monroe John McCarrick Henry Starbuck C W Simera Marget Bennett Ellen Kerring Bessie Van Fossen Jane Saith Eva Wood Miss Zuta Coan Bertha Cook Bessie DeGraf Laura Miller F. S Sanderson T C Palmer P M.
A marriage license was issued yesterday to Miss Clara Greenfeld of Pastriek, marking the formalization of her nuptial plans in the local district court records.
Panama residents report visits between families including W. Sala and wife with J. L. Sac a and family. Manson Deaver plans move from South Chicago to Dundee. Henry Kerrings builds a new crib while Leucard pipe liners begin eight to ten wells. C. V. Underwood to Ohio road and Indiana work. Mayor Shadgale vows to enforce late hours rules to curb bad temper. Public notices of visitors and local hires fill the week.
An advertisement touts Nosena as rapid relief for catarrh and catarrhal headaches. It promises to soothe congested membranes, prevent dryness, and cleanse passages while maintaining moisture. The product is described as antiseptic with no chemical drugs and claims customer satisfaction guarantees.
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