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Newspaper
Montpelier Herald
Location
Montpelier, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Jun 14, 1906
Page
11
Michael and James Duallt immigrate and build an ice business. Their success grows, they set up a shared office with a roll top desk and two keys. When Michael asks where his keyhole is, the mystery begins.
A heated exchange unfolds as a fur-clad man questions tax responsibility for street maintenance while another critic laments mud and hazards on crowded roads, stressing the impact of poor upkeep on daily life including accidents and delays.
Mrs Golding of Ayr Ontario writes that a doctor called her case the worst he had seen as eczema covered both limbs from knees to ankles. She says Cuticura Remedies brought relief, kept in her house, and claims she is cured. June 6 1905.
Irish lawyer John W Philpot Curran features in a humorous anecdote from Mrs. Brookfield and Her Circle. A brisk widow named Honor presides at a coffee house table and Curran quips about "Honor and honesty" while toasting Currant's absent friends, provoking amusement.
A New Jersey man claims to have bred hens with one leg shorter than the other by crossing Plymouth Rocks with bantams. The right leg measures six inches, the left four, causing the birds to walk in circles around their coop. Another local hen reportedly hatched eleven chicks that hop like sparrows after the mother was attacked by sparrows, prompting remarks on maternal roles.
A Coloradon mother credits Grape-Nuts with restoring her fifteen month old son from severe pneumonia and brain fever to health. After trying the juice and milk, then the cereal itself, he gained strength and weight. She later fed her daughter the same, and both children grew strong and healthy. The ad cites Postum Co. of Battle Creek Michigan.
The Senate passes the railroads liability bill while reconsideration motions loom. Mor gan urges American control of the Isle of Pines and House votes on Panama canal supply purchases. Senate adjourns after confirming death notices for Gorman and Adams and reviews multiple measures including Niagara control and China court creation.
A stranger accuses a drug store scale of being a swindle after dropping a penny and not seeing the indicator move. The clerk insists the machine is fine, noting the penny was accepted. The exchange ends with the man’s dissatisfaction and no resolution.
An old advertisement recalls William A. Franklin of Franklin & Palmer Co Rochester New York praising Deans Kidney Pills for curing kidney irregularities after three boxes. Foster Milburn Buffalo distributes the remedy at 40 cents. A gas motor boat trial at St Petersburg shows promise. Mrs Winslow’s Soothing Syrup advertised for children. Leather waste now pressed into cogwheel material replacing cast iron.
The article advises thorough cleaning of nursing bottles. It instructs removing the nipple after use, soaking the nipple in pure boiled water, soaking a potato piece in the bottle, filling half with Ivory Soap suds, shaking, then emptying and rinsing before boiling in cold water.
Chan Perdue, Beloit postmaster, bought two incubators and 600 expensive eggs to keep his wife busy this spring. The eggs hatched recently, yielding only two chicks, costing him $47.85 each to date.
A Western city tale notes the boastful joiner and lodge life with many memberships. A new neighbor asks a five year old about his father’s lodge ties, only to learn the man does not belong to any lodge. The boy explains the father’s outward signs hide St. Vitus dance.
Ohio notarized testimonial from Frank J. Cheney senior partner of F. J. Cheney & Co. offering one hundred dollars for any catarrh case cured by Hall's Catarrh Cure. Includes testimonials request, product claims, and Toledo Ohio distribution plus Hall's Family Pills for constipation.
The excerpt shows Kitty sulking after a rebuke. She laments that if she had known her mother earlier in life she would not have chosen her as a mother. The tone hints at imagined regret and family tension.
A booklet listing amusements and quiet homes on the Nickel Plate road invites readers to contact C. A. Melin T. P. A. Fort Wayne Indiana or B. F. Horner G. P. A. Cleveland Ohio for a copy.
Mrs Alice Berryhill of Chattanooga Tennessee describes a dramatic recovery from serious female health issues after using Lydia E Pinkham's Vegetable Compound. The letter praises the remedy and urges other women to seek advice from Mrs Pinkham, noting that she publishes testimonials with consent to help others.
The ad promotes D Zerta Quick Pudding with methods to use as a pudding dessert pie filling and cake filling. It lists five flavors Lemon Tapioca Vanilla Orange Macaroon Chocolate and Strawberry and notes price as 10 cents per package.
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