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Newspaper
Montpelier Herald
Location
Montpelier, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Jan 23, 1908
Page
6
A Fulton Oswego County family recalls their one and a half year old daughter suffering eight months with eczema. After three doctors failed and an eye ulcer diagnosis, they tried Cuticura Remedies for $1. Within a week all sores disappeared though eyesight could not be restored.
A newborn effort to walk is described with affectionate humor as the infant imitates its father. The mother cheerfully remarks that the baby waddles as its big fat papa, highlighting family likeness and tender humor.
A seasoned cook can craft Lemon, Chocolate and Custard pies using OQUA PIE preparation now sold widely in grocers for ten cents per package. Each box provides the proper ingredients in order to bake the pies.
An old newspaper fragment features Katzchjammer and Badger quips about days off. It promotes PAZO OINTMENT promising pile cure in 14 days or money back. It also notes Mrs. Austin's pancake flour advertised as a cheap wholesome breakfast.
The piece quotes Uncle Allen Sparks urging parents to train boys with ambition to become leaders in polite society while a patent medicine ad touts Mrs Winslow’s Soothing Syrup for teething gums at 25 cents a bottle.
A motivational note urging high standards and full effort in work. It warns that halfhearted service harms character and career, while steadfast, principled effort defines the self and leads to success. The piece emphasizes self-respect, discipline, and lifelong integrity in professional life.
A reader recounts a mother’s seven year battle with nervous headaches ending after switching to Postum. The tale notes a cousin’s success and a friend who learned to brew Postum properly, leading to coffee banishment in their home. Prepared by Postum Co. Battle Creek, Michigan.
In Gary Indiana a clash between three policemen and thirty Hungarian railroad laborers erupted on South Bend railroad work sites. Two laborers were killed one policeman wounded and several workers injured as guns knives and revolvers were used. Seven arrests were made then reinforcements captured thirteen more. some fugitives escaped into sand dunes amid warrants sworn and a tense siege.
The Western Bank and Trust Company of Dallas was placed in receivership with Henry D. Lindsey as receiver. Bank officers report a quiet run since October 1 and say about $900,000 has been paid out to meet it. The bank had $500,000 capital, more than 4,000 savings depositors, and total liabilities of $1,054,104. They assert depositors will lose nothing.
Wireless reports washed ashore show deck house and several empty boxes from the British ship Hartfield, sailing from Liverpool to Seattle. Captain A. S. Anderson and his wife and family are believed to be among the about thirty aboard.
A blaze destroyed Hepburn Hall the girls dormitory at Miami University in Oxford Ohio. All students were in the gymnasium when the fire started and saved most personal effects except those on the third floor. Loss estimated at 40000 dollars.
A strong quake hit Gonavis about sixty five miles northwest of Port au Prince causing some houses to be destroyed and others damaged. No fatalities reported though town communication is cut and aftershocks continue with a tidal wave noted after the first shock.
Joseph Banks of Carmi Illinois was shot and killed by Allen Morrow who then mortally wounded himself. Morrow reportedly opposed arranged marriage to Banks's daughter. William Banks son wounded Morrow during the incident. Morrow had recently been released from an insane hospital.
Harvey Lackner of Tuscola Illinois wounded his wife with an axe and fatally harmed their seven month old infant before taking his own life with a razor. The wife died later while the baby did not survive. Lackner, described as epileptic and partially paralyzed, had been in a distressed state.
Fire at Twelfth and Castro Streets Oakland wipes out the Pacific Press building. W B Codian aged 61 collapses dead from excitement and Fireman Arthur Govens sustains serious injuries. Loss estimated at 80000 dollars. In Monessen Pa Pittsburg Steel issues return to work orders resuming full force affecting about two thousand workers in wire rod and tube mills.
Five young men drowned while skating on Jimtown reservoir near Connellaville Pennsylvania. Their bodies were recovered from twelve feet of water.
The obituary notes the death of Rev. Dr. John Mackey a priest with a PhD and president of Mount St Mars Seminary. Details of his tenure and Roman Catholic leadership are outlined in the report.
The piece notes production curtailments easing with banks near specie payments and discount operations expanding. It cites improved bank exchanges after repairs and resumed activity lifting furnaces mills and forges. Substantial bookings appear in iron steel and wire with fair orders in furniture footwear vehicles.
New York reports overall improvement in finances with easier credit though trade remains weak. Railway earnings and bank clearings lag a year ago while collections are sluggish but improving from December. Mild weather limits activity, retailers cut sales to spur demand, and southern trade stays subdued. Weekly U S business failures total 454 for the week ending January 9, up from prior weeks. Canada records 63 failures. Bradstreet's Review.
The listing shows Chicago, St Louis, Cincinnati, Detroit, Milwaukee, Buffalo, New York, and Toledo market quotes for cattle hogs sheep and various grains. Prices range with cattle $4.00-$6.40 in New York and $4.00-$6.10 in St Louis. hogs $3.50-$4.53 in Buffalo and $4.00-$4.50 in many markets. wheat No 2 around $1.00-$1.08. corn No 2 mixed about $0.57-$0.62. oats about $0.50-$0.60. rye $0.83-$0.92. butter $0.27-$0.31. eggs $0.22-$0.28.
The War Department urges a large increase in Hawaii's national guard in a communication to territorial officials. President Roosevelt faces sharp criticism at the Hotel Association dinner at the Waldorf Astoria in New York. Washington Railway and Electric stockholders nominate Whitton as director and major stockholder.
Lawmakers in the House and Senate wrestled with the codification of U S criminal and penal laws. Amendments sought to shield unions from Section 19 conjoined conspiracies against civil rights, while debates over bribery, endorsements, and voter qualifications persisted. A China war indemnity reduction was approved as part of the session.
Senator Knox of Pennsylvania introduces a bill to fix defects in the employers liability law limiting it to corporations engaged in interstate commerce Congress may regulate. Representative Waldo of New York submits a resolution to the House Foreign Affairs Committee seeking to urge the President to intercede.
A collection of disparate lines and anecdotes including Thomas W. Lawson sparring with a reporter about a notorious New York capitalist, a Russian tale about Piotr and age designed to fool a military commissioner, Paris free eating houses for the poor, a medical testimonial for Deans Kidney Pills, and catalog-like seed offers from John A Salter Seed Co. The assorted items touch on literature, health, whimsy, and advertisements in a late 19th or early 20th century newspaper style.
The Evening Wisconsin of Milwaukee publishes eight colored souvenir post cards showing Washington Park zoo animals. A set can be mailed for 12 cents. Address The Evening Wisconsin Post Card Dept Milwaukee Wis. Masons in Switzerland receive 0 cents a day for ten hours.
Cures claimed for nervous ailments with Vitus dance style symptoms. Free trial bottle available by sending request to Dr R H Kline at 01 Arch Street Philadelphia PA with address supplied for delivery.
Mrs Gaswell misreads a poetry volume in conversation with Mrs Highmus. The exchange labels the book as blank verse a catalogue, revealing confusion over literary form in a light domestic scene.
It praises a world approved product line and highlights Syrup of Figs and Elixir of Senna as a trusted ethical laxative. The message urges buyers to choose the genuine California Fig Syrup Co. version, sold by leading druggists.
An advertisement pitches Cascarets as a portable health aid housed in a round enamel box. It claims six candy tablets strengthen bowel and liver function like exercise, avoid harsh laxatives, reduce future dose needs, and prevent illnesses that start in the bowels. Genuine 10 cent “West Pocket” box by Sterling Remedy Company with tablets stamped GGG.
An old advertisement touts Bromo Quinine laxative claimed to cure a cold in one day. It features the signature of E. W. Grove and notes 25 cent rubber stamps available to order, plus ink pads and daters with a catalogue offered from Leck Beg Fort Wayne Indiana.
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