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Newspaper
Montpelier Herald
Location
Montpelier, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Jun 03, 1909
Page
2
Pearson's Weekly asserts the Roman army, from the fifth century B C to imperial division, was the strongest. It describes a territorial system with thirty five tribes supplying legions, with legions split into five cohorts and a depot battalion.
Mrs. Eliphalet Howe of Centerville visits her Boston niece and attends Hamlet. She criticizes the performance, deeming it heartless and laborious, and remarks the lead actor looked sick and might not finish his lines. She pretends smelling salts were ready from the start.
Amusing anecdotes about the famed piano teacher Leschetizky reveal his comic spirit and exacting vanity. An American student wearing long hair failed to please him, then cut and replanted his look only to be told his ears were too long and must be cut again.
A bored grocer's clerk looms over a red haired boy after a baseball glove query and a rash threat. In another note, Mrs Comroxz fears a diamond necklace theft and weighs reporting to police against seeming careless about loss. The items show petty annoyances and uncertain consequences in daily life.
A countryman visiting London attends a theater in the gods and drops an empty bottle onto a man’s head. The struck man retaliates with a blow, misunderstanding the culprit. The offender leaves quickly as two men are ejected at the exit, amid rising tension.
A frontier missionary on the Onondaga reservation tells a solar system lesson that ends with a skeptical accusation from an Indian observer. Separate vignette recalls 1789 Lord Clonmel’s insult to Mr. Hacket and a bar strike where no lawyers appeared until the judge apologized via newspaper notice.
Rastus tells a traveling salesman he has no frock coat and cannot be a preacher. The joke hinges on appearances and social roles in a mock dialogue from a New York Dress publication.
A reflective note on households in England where owners seem poor yet hold hidden riches in furniture and pictures. The piece contrasts apparent wealth with unseen assets, prompting readers to reassess domestic value and social status.
Richard Mansfield commissions Frank and Nankivell for a portrait and demands an absolute likeness of his own profile as a Roman emperor. The artist delivers a prizefighter look, Mansfield rejects it and asks for changes. The exchange ends with a sharp retort from Nankivell and the artist leaving.
In a Chicago Tribune note from a train scene Uncle Jerry Peebles sits in a smoking car. A large man sits beside him crushing him as matches fail. Uncle Jerry keeps searching his coat pocket for a light while the other man jokes about the poor quality of the matches.
Henry Ward Beecher mocks a man who prays with grand, wordy phrases while neglecting simple duties. The critic compares the pious man to a casual hunter of birds, noting the contrast between ritual prayer and practical life.
The article notes variations in oath taking among nations from kissing the Bible to raising the right hand. It credits Jewish tradition with influencing oath customs dating back to Abram, who refused to take even a thread or a shoe latch from Sodom’s king, proclaiming he would not take anything that is theirs.
Sardeu extols women as superior to men in many domains and notes their extraordinary intuitive power. He argues women act with noble instincts and, despite fate, emerge strong in every trial, urging readers to consult history to prove his claim.
Mrs. C invites Bridget and her guests to a dinner tonight at six. The note mentions a hearty meal prepared by Couch Indade and confirms they are not forgotten. The toast implies a social gathering at the host's home.
A Houston Post quote describes a papa's restrained alarm when his child asks for a hand in marriage. The father shows visible signs of strain yet maintains composure, hinting at deep private feelings behind a public calm.
A passerby reports a dog biting his ankle and asks the owner about the incident. The owner jokes that the pup could not reach higher, quipping about a bite to the neck, in a brisk street exchange from a London scene.
A German proverb warns that one who harms oneself by burning the chimney should not complain of smoke. The saying emphasizes accountability for self-inflicted problems and consequences.
Dr. Zaharia Zebarin, famed in Russia for eccentricities, would halt clocks and ban dogs before visits to czar Alexander III and patients. He practiced a staged undressing, sat after every few steps, and demanded absolute silence until answering only yes or no. Yet he treated patients with courtesy and consideration.
The St Nicholas Hotel on Broadway near Spring Street staged a grand waiters march likened to a military parade. Head waiter led with precise snaps guiding trays and dishes while the carver, weighing about 390 pounds, carved in the open dining room beside curious guests.
An apartment house janitor on Washington Heights earns tenants’ respect for his living room library of about one hundred volumes by authors such as Shakespeare Milton Tennyson Carlyle Mill Huxley Spencer Emerson Hawthorne Cable and others. The books were left by an ejected tenant four years ago.
A fragment recounts a letter by Benjamin Franklin describing a social debt dodge. Franklin proposes lending small sums to peers with repayment staggered through future beneficiaries, framed as a method to help the debtor avoid failure and encourage repayment when able, presenting it as a clever trick for doing good.
A curious scene unfolds as a discreet Isweeroof Chicago figure moves silently and speaks with folded hands. The late Biuery Storrs is recalled as a witty, sharp advocate whose presence lingers in a terse lawyers’ exchange about King and a cautious verdict.
A teacher instructs children not to talk and to raise a hand for requests. The new girl raises her hand and says she would like some candy. The moment illustrates classroom rule following and polite request behavior.
A brief dialogue from the Washington Star features Mr Cumrox noting his daughter’s progress in piano playing. He admits he does not enjoy it, but adds the activity no longer makes him as nervous as it once did.
A Louisville Courier-Journal snippet captures a conversation about giving a polite handout at the gate. The speaker suggests delegating the task to a social secretary to handle the request.
A historical quotation notes that peace contains harsher tests of character than battle, attributed to John Greenleaf Whittier. The line underscores moral strength required in times of conflict and restraint.
There is emphasis on quality and price in stationery printing. The firm highlights design and arrangement of books pamphlets catalogues announcements and similar items and invites customers to view samples and obtain prices.
Local printer advertises letterheads bill heads statements envelopes cards shipping tags and blank forms. Offers short notice production with high style for all printed materials including posters and bills.
Our stock and price lines are right and our workmanship unmatched. We boast the most modern and best equipped printing plant in the region and printers who know how to use it.
A notice urges readers to continue patronage to sustain the Montpelier daily newspaper. It emphasizes guaranteed satisfaction and states revenue supports the paper beyond subscriptions.
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