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Newspaper
Montpelier Herald
Location
Montpelier, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Dec 26, 1907
Page
2
Nellie at a South Broad Street dinner spots a supposed crack in the oyster soup bowl. The moment prompts a stage whisper to her mother, who reveals it is only a crack in the plate, prompting Nellie to test the crack by moving the spoon.
A middle aged, happily married man explains his method for a successful marriage. When his wife is wrong he agrees, when right he argues, and she triumphs, leaving both content. Learn this counsel before matrimony.
A fragment appears to record a man attempting payment at a hotel bar and mentioning Fiessenti over te ects, suggesting an error or miscommunication during a financial interaction. The readable line hints at an unresolved or mistaken bill. The text is incomplete and unclear about parties or outcomes.
Mosca S. Lanning sues Blackford County for 2000 damages claiming Powell pike construction caused excess water to flood his Lanning ditch, damaging a barn foundation and land worth 200 a year. He remonstrated a culvert removal but the board rejected objections, seeking injunction against further water flow.
The Indians Millers' Association in Indianapolis Wednesday found it takes ten more pounds of wheat to produce a barrel of flour this year than last. President William Stratten called it an unexplained loss, noting wheat quality seems unchanged. The group advocated federal grain inspection.
The piece cites Department of Agriculture and Bureau of Manufactures estimates showing vast wealth in 1907 with total value near 24.0 trillion in combined farm, industrial, and mining output. It argues panic at banks is unjustified, blaming stock gamblers and stressing that the public is producing more wealth than ever.
O. T. Harris former proprietor of the Weet High street grocery has purchased the Durbin general store at Nottingham a strong trading point on the C H O. Herrie will move there soon to provide Nottingham and vicinity with better service. The deal was arranged by J. H. Hughes.
In a Bluffton News report Justice M W Walbert presided over the insanity hearing of Joseph L Fox a Chester township youth relatives sought confinement over his marriage plans. The panel found him sane though described as queer and his marriage plans blocked by family.
Hartford City council acts after temperance agitation by mirroring Montpellier and banning saloons from residence districts. The ordinance requires ground-floor rooms with only two doors one front and one back and excludes side doors or partitions, aiming to curb disorder by keeping saloons out of sight of officers.
The Marion Chronicle reports hog cholera sweeping Grant county with Liberty township amid raging cases. Lee Hell allegedly slaughtered about 250 piglets as the disease spreads, while Joseph Carter on the Isaac Carter homestead loses villagers’ hogs daily. Neighbors note new corn feeding as a possible factor.
Auditor Daugherty and the state auditor composed a semi annual estatement showing total county tax collections of 48 900 with deductions of 9714719 for treasurer fees and taxes refunded. Net distributable sum 88 254.87 to be allocated among towns and funds including Hartford City corporations and school districts along with road and courthouse funds. Delinquent tax fee 514.35 due to high delinquent collections 89 072 46.
Hartford City plans to enforce real laws with a city council member vowing to penalize police salaries if duties are not carried out. Evidence of crackdown appears in the removal of slot machines and cigar store gambling rooms labeled as freeze-out games. Courts previously designated such gambling as illegal, leading to arrests and lawsuits, yet violations persisted until police orders halted the activities.
Indiana fair associations announce dates for 1908 meetings with Montpelier and Warren targeting August 24 to 28, creating a scheduling clash. The piece notes Indianapolis and Muncie dates as context and warns one fair must shift to avoid injury to both events.
Winterton resident Abrahem Brown reported a confusing medical mix up describing symptoms labeled as heart disease kidney trouble liver trouble and related advice. The garbled account mentions a wife’s guidance and a Sanoy comolal remark amid the confusion of the experience.
An advertisement extols Dr. Pierce’s Favorite Prescription as a safe, effective tonic for female health issues. It claims endorsement by eminent medical writers, promotes relief from bearing down, backache, headaches, and nervous symptoms, and offers free consultation from Dr. Pierce. Also promotes Dr. Pierce’s Pleasant Pellets for constipation and free medical advice from Buffalo.
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