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Newspaper
Montpelier Herald
Location
Montpelier, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Dec 20, 1906
Page
11
A Chicago visitor notes the city lacks church bells on Sundays comparing to his hometown. He recalls the soothing sound of church bells and muses that Chicago would sound different if all bells rang together.
A promotional piece extols Webster’s International Dictionary as the standard for federal and state courts, government printing, most schoolbooks, and endorsed by state superintendents and college presidents. It claims near universal newspaper adoption and positions the dictionary as reliable, indispensable, complete and practical for professionals, teachers and students. It ends by urging readers to own the book and look to this paper for advertising.
The text highlights bread made from banana flour as energy rich and cheaper than beefsteak. It cites Sir Henry Stanley supporting banana consumption for health effects and notes banana flour aided him during gastritis. It claims bananas provide profeids and high calories, presenting a breakfast ration with milk and sugar.
Miss Frances Gardner of 00 Jackson boulevard Chicago writes she indorses Dean's Kidney Pills after five years of kidney trouble and over 100 spent on ineffective remedies. Five boxes cured her in weeks and she now enjoys vitality appetite digestion and sleep. Sold by all dealers, 60 cents a box, Foster Milburn Co Buffalo NY.
Ad copy lists orders for made to measure rubber stamps and self inking daters with a Fort Wayne address and a catalogue request. It mentions assorted historical product lines and brand phrases from period ads.
The lesson discusses Jesus rising to heaven, the disciples’ faith, and the resurrection. It covers prophecies fulfilled, open minds of apostles, repentance, and the Great Commission guiding spreading of the gospel beyond Judaism.
Fragmentary OCR shows a dialogue with garbled words and unclear names. It hints at a gentleman asking about a name and references to people such as Brown and Jobin, but the text is too corrupted to extract a coherent event or outcome.
The article argues most laxatives lose effect over time while Brandreth’s Pills retain effectiveness with the same dose for fifty years and a long history as a standard blood impurity remedy. It notes the pill form comes in plain or sugar coated and is widely available in drug stores.
A distressed description shows Mrs. Jenner Dee Oindego Playue and Mrs Helama-Dbeline overwhelmed by crowds at stores. Overworked salesgirls struggle as shoppers flood the bargain counters, leaving one woman discouraged by the crush.
An advertisement touts a cure for catarrh claimed to be pill-based and quickly acting. It asserts a long history backing the seller Cheney in Toledo and references a wholesale drug firm WALDEING KINNAN MARVIN. The claim includes a price of 7 1/2 cents per bottle and mentions constipation relief.
In a muddled exchange, Tosi questions Mos Chugwater on the meaning of discussing a physician with a cane and the duty to understand. Impatient dialogue follows as preparations shift toward an upcoming appointment or event.
Police led by a lieutenant and about six officers rushed to a riot alarm. A bystander described a scene in the third story where a disorderly individual tried to sell a goose to an apartment house janitor amid the commotion.
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