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Newspaper
Montpelier Herald
Location
Montpelier, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Jun 04, 1908
Page
3
A Portland style advice note urges readers to write to Mrs. Pinkham in Lynn Massachusetts for confidential letters offering remedies. It touts decades of correspondence with ill women and claims such letters prove the power of her guidance.
Lydia E Pinkham's Vegetable Compound is advertised as a cure for female diseases. A testimonial from Mrs Norman R Barnett describes relief from organic derangement and nervous headaches after using the remedy. The ad notes the product has been a standard treatment for decades and claims to cure displacements inflammation ulcers fibroid tumors irregularities and other symptoms.
Destructive Trinity river flood leaves at least twenty five dead and over five thousand homeless. Flood waters inundate portions of Fort Worth and Dallas with extensive property damage and disruption to bridges power houses and transport. Rescue efforts use rowboats and patrol wagons as victims are recovered and officials call for aid.
Postal Inspector Farrell in Mason City unites fourth class postmasters of Northern Iowa. George A. Knight, exerts support for Taft at Chicago while Minnesota Democrats back John A. Johnson and reject Bryan as second choice. Conservative Republicans tighten control with New announcing sealed national convention tickets, limited to Chicago distribution.
A May 31 Sunday School lesson discusses Jesus rising from the dead as the cornerstone of Christian belief. It cites John 20 1 18 and Rev 1 18, notes the keystone role of the resurrection, and reflects on disbelief among the disciples and the evidences from the empty tomb and appearances.
After measles my head and neck were covered with sores and hair loss. Doctors’ remedies failed. Six months later I used Cutiura Remedies, and in three weeks the trouble disappeared. Seven years later I remain cured. Mrs. Henry Porter Albion Neb Aug 25 1906.
In fourteen years the church grows from 50 to 10 000 members. Rev S F Miller of Arcola is 93 with 156 descendants, and most work is done by an assistant while he retains the pastorate.
A philanthropic tourist observes a bareheaded man hauling sand in harsh sun. He urges head protection, worrying about brain damage, but the worker retorts he doubts any brain exists to affect. The brief exchange highlights class snobbery and rural hardship.
A Kentucky note features Mrs. Della Meanes of Maysville who describes years of kidney pain and swelling. She credits Dean’s Kidney Pills with curing her after using them, a testimonial marketed by Foster Milburn Co. The item also includes stray excerpts about hobos' conventions and a child teething remedy from Mrs Winslow.
A humorous Chicago Tribune excerpt recounts Cholly asking an old Scotchman how to begin golf. The response, Hoot, man, leads Cholly to hoot in return as his first reaction, illustrating comic misapprehensions about starting the game.
A curiously phrased local remark notes Sunday saloon closures with doors opened elsewhere. The colloquial line frames the whimsy of town antics as residents weigh old customs and the saying about whipping the devil around the stump.
In a Chicago Tribune spoof, devotees abandon the car of Juggernaut and question devotion. A young man confronts Feathertop over a kiss, learning it was only a retainer, while the era of deadly automobiles outshines traditional zeal.
An old advertisement offers a free sample of Allen's Foot-Ease for tired sweating feet and says it relieves corns and bunions, with prices and a note about foot care. It also promotes Pettit's Eye Salve for irritated eyes and lists Howard Bros. druggists in Buffalo, New York, as sellers. A separate line mentions a firm near the Illinois River earning about $100,000 yearly from pelts sent to Europe.
A Kansas City Star tale recalls Lord Kelvin’s bold demonstrations in class. He claimed 3,000 volts could kill but 300,000 would not, then charged himself to prove it. Students cried out, and he replied he had figured it out himself before turning the current into his body.
Art critic argues that an artist known for portraits should not be barred from landscape painting. The piece contends that specialization does not define personality and laments the narrowing of artistic opportunities, citing the painter of cats as a cautionary example.
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