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Newspaper
Montpelier Herald
Location
Montpelier, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Dec 14, 1905
Page
2
A tale from The Complete Angler describes a bass pulling a missing ring story. The angler recalls dropping a diamond ring, catching a five-pound bass near the spot, and the camp cook finding only a pawn ticket inside the fish, proving the bass’s wily nature.
Pokely and Jokley debate knotholes aloud. Jokley quips that a knothole is not whole when only part of the knot is missing. The playful exchange appears in a Philadelphia Press column.
Dayton Tennessee reports Mr N Kt Roberts of the town commends Dodd's Kidney Pills for curing his serious kidney trouble. He claims the pills removed back pain and restored his strength, promising to keep a supply for any future relapse and asserting no medicine matches their efficacy.
Fragmentary text references watches bought for a father and son with a cryptic exchange. It notes a person named Maximi Yorky arrested in St. Petersburg as not a revolutionist and mentions Count Witte. Also mentions Mrs. Austins Pancakes and a grocers context.
A sad faced American tourist in a London restaurant orders two eggs with one fried on each side. An obsequious waiter struggles to understand the order. After repeated questions the waiter returns disheveled, asking if boiled eggs might be acceptable as the man has “id some words with the rook.”
A reader praises Grape-Nuts breakfast cereal, claiming it improves digestion and mental clarity. He describes heavy meals dulling thinking, notes better brain function after switching, and mentions Postum and The Road to Wellville as related references from Battle Creek, Michigan.
Telegraphic report notes ten killed and eleven injured in a head on collision five miles west of Rock Springs Wyoming. The Union Pacific Overland Limited passenger train No 2 was struck by a freight train, destroying both engines and burning the dynamo car mail car and dining car. All the dead were train employees from the western states.
Michael Ohmer 64 dies in barn near Shelbyville Indiana with skull crushed. George Johnson questioned as sole heir dispute arises over Ohmer’s money and ninety acres. In Ohio two Baltimore and Ohio freight trains collide near Rexabet Chillicothe, killing engineer John Mullen and fireman F C Sampson and injuring a brakeman. Probate Court upholds Peoria judge’s ruling to probate the will of Phebe Rose of Dunlap Illinois leaving $110000 to the Board of Foreign Missions of the Presbyterian Church, contested by the deceased’s wealthy brothers, case likely to reach the Supreme Court.
Myron Morrow aged 9 in Richmond Indiana was burned when his clothes caught fire from a grate at his parents home. He died three hours after the blaze was extinguished.
Lewis Scott, a Black man, was lynched near Cleveland Mississippi after evading a warrant on false pretenses. He allegedly fired on officers with a shotgun. captured, he was beaten by a mob while being taken to the Cleveland jail.
A cable dispatch from Agana Guam via San Francisco reports several earthquakes on the island the first in months none caused damage.
James M. Blodgett hermit banker of Hermitage New York valued at about 1,000,000 perished in a house fire. He graduated from Yale in 1850 and was widely noted for extreme frugality.
A grand jury in Evansville Indiana returned five hundred indictments against saloon keepers accused of keeping money and card slot machines.
A committee of fifty prominent citizens has been formed by preachers and reformers to start a reform crusade in St Paul Minnesota. The effort is described as non political in character and aims to promote civic improvement through broad public engagement.
A blaze at Brooklyn N Y destroyed the Union Dry Dock Company structures and the Erie Railroad freight transfer house. The loss was estimated at $200 000 with extensive damage to the facilities and goods stored there.
A dispatch from St. Petersburg via Eydtkuhnen East Prussia reports Premier Witte has submitted his resignation to the emperor who did not accept it. The death of ex State Senator James Charles a 70 year old Indiana Republican figure is noted in Marion Indiana after several days illness.
The Rev. Harry L. Henderson, chaplain at the Indiana state prison in Michigan City, has died. His funeral will be held in Kendallville, Indiana.
Congressman W Bourke Cochran was chosen as grand sachem of Tammany in New York, securing leadership of the political organization. The report notes his election as head of the Tammany Jail chapter.
A false report prompted a bank run at the First National Bank of New York as hundreds of small depositors withdrew funds after rumors spread among factory workers in the city.
Joseph W. Fairbanks a founder of the Republican party died in Washington D C at age 84. He had been a leading figure in banking mercantile and political affairs of the state for more than fifty years.
At Sir Geoffrey's dinner party Captain Pelling resolves to visit his wife in Paris after a tense exchange with Ethel and Bertha. Ethel urges him to leave for Paris for her friend Miss Malling’s sake, while Pauline's engagement and jewels loom as tensions rise.
In a tense Paris residence scene, Pauline confronts Alec Pelling claiming her past and a hidden child. After bitter estrangement they briefly reconcile, but a fatal fall from a horse ends Pauline’s life. Pelling informs Sir Geoffrey of the tragedy and plans to join Dornton, while promising to push young Jack’s talent.
The article analyzes railroad finances noting labor costs about 4 percent of gross earnings and fuel and oil at a similar share. It explains the impact of high capital costs, depreciation, taxes, and maintenance on profits and states annual railroad gross earnings around 1.9 billion dollars with average dividends of 2.70 percent on invested capital near 11.244 billion dollars.
Mrs W G Davis of Crroesbeck Texas reports relief from back pain dizziness and sick headaches after using Deans Kidney Pills noting gravel stones passed and overall health improvement. The remedy sold by dealers at 50 cents a box from Milburn Co Buffalo NY.
A fragment from a Washington Star holiday notice mentions excursion rates via Nickel Plate Road with tickets on sale December 23 to January 2. Contact A Mellin or P L P Wayne in Indiana for details and events returning January 8.
A Washington Star quip about public figures. Pounderstamp says many public men fail to stay out of newspapers while Senator Sorghuny notes some struggle to appear in them.
A playful rural exchange questions a stylish aunt and a city niece about current fashion, teasing a pretty girl with mussed hair and joking about the chic automoblie toast trend.
Nickel Plate Road offers $3.00 tickets for a Fort Wayne to Chicago round trip on all trains for December 20th with return by December 23rd. Great for travelers attending the Big Live Stock Show. For full details contact agent A. Melin T P A Ft Wayne Ind 738.
The Chicago Tribune recalls a parable where a pastor asks what to do if an injunction commands selling all possessions to give to the poor. The merchant TL replies he would obey, noting his stock is for sale and he gives more to the poor than two men in the block.
An old advertisement claims a reward for catarrh that Hall's Catarrh Cure cannot cure. It includes testimonials about F J Cheney and Co Toledo and notes a wholesale druggist endorsement. The text also promotes Hall's Family Pills and mentions nickel plate road winter travel rates to Chicago with dates and ticket information.
A humorous clip from the Cleveland Plain Dealer highlights concerns that door handles could spread disease. The quip contrasts public health warning with a puzzled reaction about how disease could escape through a transom.
Advertisement notes PAZO ointment offers a guaranteed cure for piles including itching bleeding and protruding piles. Drugstores authorize refunds if PAZO fails to cure within 6 to 14 days. price 50 cents.
The clipping blends social wryness with ads for patent oils and cures. It notes Andrew McConnell’s philanthropy to place libraries in southern towns and cites Piso’s Cure for Consumption with a farmer’s testimonial. It mentions Henrik the bishop of Upsala as a noted Finnish patron saint and martyr.
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