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Newspaper
Montpelier Herald
Location
Montpelier, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Jun 01, 1905
Page
12
The Montpelier Herald reports political comments on the Panama Canal, warns of a gas explosion risk to Philadelphia, notes the beef trust inquiry adjourned to June 7 with prices held, and mentions the Panama Canal Commission managing engineering while tariffs stay out of minds. Private Dalzeil warns old soldiers about wind bags amid ongoing political discourse.
Representative Suzer predicts a Roosevelt nomination in 1908 while Sulzer blocks a proxy. The upcoming Congress, to be convened on October Ith, faces two key issues railway rates and tariffs. The President’s message will shape policy and party fate amid press interest and potential lobbying by capital interests.
Jeff K A Millholland and family visited her brother in Huntington county on Sunday. Stanton Reeser returned to work in Pennsylvania after visiting his parents. Geo Hall moved his house from Winters farm to Seaton farm. Mrs Daniels and Miss Good of Dillman visited Ms O H Tracy last Thursday. Jackson township Sunday school works toward a convention next Sunday in Jones grove. Elmer Wilkins returned home from a visit in Ohio last Friday.
Public health note warns that hot weather and poor drinking water worsen piles. DeWitt’s Witch Hazel Salve is promoted to stop pain draw out soreness and cure. Advertisers urge buyers to get the genuine FE. C. DeWith & Co. product through Mc Donell & Jordan.
All Sunday school pupils of the Church of Christ are requested to meet at the church tomorrow afternoon to arrange for Children’s Day.
An 1890s style advertisement offers a reward for catarrh cures Hall's Catarrh Cure claims to cure by internal action on blood and mucous surfaces. Endorsements from Walding Kinnan Marvin Toledo wholesale druggists state F J Cheney & Co is honorable and capable. Pills advertised for constipation accompany the cure with testimonials offered free.
A union fraternal decoration service is being arranged by city lodges. June 1st is set as the time and committees from 1.0.C. F. 10. R. M. KK. of P. and M. W. A. will coordinate. The event will be a true union service with no badges or regalia, and all secret society members are welcome. Committees will meet next Friday to finalize details.
The Firemer's Bard hosted an ice cream social and concert last evening. Crowded for two hours despite cool weather, the band performed its best selections on a platform before the building. Arnold's Porto Rican Serenade pleased the crowd in its public debut and the event netted about 30 pounds. The band thanks the public and Sorosis D.C. ladies, Clap, and E A. Smith for support.
Greenland residents report fine warm weather and happy farmers. Visitors include Hiram Fogle of Marion and Mrs. Tom Blount, with neighbors like Ken Maddox buying sheep and A S Simonton working nearby. Club meetings at Mrs. W W Bonge and Mrs. Milo Moore precede Decoration Day events with Dr L A Spaulding and Miss Ella Spaulding in attendance.
The notice from Foley & Co. of Chicago promotes Foley's Honey and Tar as the genuine throat and lung remedy. It warns against substitutes, noting the formula is mildly laxative, contains no opiates, and is safest for children and delicate persons. Emschwiiler Drug Store is named.
An old note attributes Goodley's golfing obstacles to a strict upbringing emphasizing truth, cited by Town and Country. This shaping virtue is presented as the key factor hindering his pursuit of success in the sport.
Rain altered plans but a large crowd gathered at the Methodist church for Decoration Day services honoring Civil War and Spanish American War veterans. The event featured Grand Army of the Republic and Woman's Relief Corps members, the Fire Department band, schoolchildren, and a keynote by Dr. Charles Good of Warren. The procession moved to the cemetery where flowers were placed on graves of Wm. C. Johnson and James R. Courtney, marking a new communal observance. It concluded with benediction by Rev. C. H. Brown.
Various round trip and tourist ticket rates for Barnum and Bailey circus travel from Indianapolis Fort Wayne Bloomington West Baden and other Indiana towns to destinations including Toronto Madison Milwaukee Kokomo and Chautauqua Lake with dates in June July and September. Also notes closure of Indiana Pine Line offices due to the funeral of D J O Day in Lima Ohio.
The notice advertises round trips from Toledo via Clover Leaf Route leaving May 2 and returning by May 24 to St. Louis, with agents urging inquiries to W. L. Ross and the General Passenger Agent. It also mentions monthly sales of special one way colonist tickets by LE and W agents to southern points and invites plans to Denver for Epworth League and Grand Army of the Republic gatherings, with Lake Erie & Western Railroad offering reduced rates and contacts H J Rhein in Indianapolis.
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