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Newspaper
Montpelier Herald
Location
Montpelier, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Nov 12, 1908
Page
7
An advertisement extols Syrup of Figa and Elixir of Senna as a wholesome family laxative made by the California Fig Syrup Co. It urges buying the genuine product and notes its world wide approval and physician backing. A separate joke shows a farmer outsmarting a book agent over an appendix in a dictionary.
The article discusses Miss Grimshaw’s travel notes on Polynesian hospitality and finger bowls. It highlights how South Seas households use coconut shell bowls with river water for each diner and notes bowls are disposable, contrasting civilized refinements and savagery.
A Michigan woman recalls years of indigestion and weakness then regaining strength after two months on Grape-Nuts. She describes waking appetite returns, steadier nerves, and renewed energy for work after a long illness.
Charles W. Morse and Alfred H. Curtis, prominent New York financiers, were found guilty of misapplication of funds and falsifying bank books in a federal case. Jury aced conspiracy charge. bail denied. Morse faces up to ten years, Curtis potentially clemency requested. In a separate report a bridge accident on the Nickel Plate near Fort Wayne results in one death and multiple injuries. A Lowell woman, Miss Louisa Pietta, remains in a prolonged sleep spanning weeks with no known cause.
J M Waterbury of Columbus Indiana says he broke the world record by playing piano for twenty seven hours straight without leaving the stool or stopping the music. An attendant supplied food drink and tobacco as he played day and night until the time expired. He felt well on finishing and said he could have played several hours more.
In Atlanta Police Court Judge Broyles fixed a mule load limit at 3500 pounds. G B Walker paid 5 75 after his mule was caught hauling 4032 pounds by a police officer. A separate report notes a fire in Pembroke Ontario at the National Manufacturing Company foundry causing half a million dollars in damage with no deaths.
A young boy disappeared after a water incident near Anderson with local authorities searching the area. No further details on age or exact location were provided.
Mildred returns to her aunt Miss Fausset after sorrow and secrecy. They discuss marriage, philanthropy, and a vanished past as Mildred agrees to stay, inherit, and aid the Sisters of St. Edmund while confronting Fay’s tragedy and her father’s role.
Mildred orders rapid packing and a dawn departure with a coupe for a direct journey to Brighton on the third day after leaving Nice. She has not notified her aunt of the planned visit.
A column discusses how magazine stories shape views of husbands and lovers. The Atchison Globe contrasts old fashioned romance with Harper’s Monthly hero a captain of industry who balances work and culture against his wife’s different social tastes and fears of city life.
A Kernersville North Carolina woman describes severe stomach trouble and nerve symptoms eased after taking Peruna and Manalin on Dr Hartman’s advice. She credits the remedy with restoring health and urges others with similar symptoms to try Peruna. The letter notes many similar testimonials in the files to support Peruna’s efficacy.
An advertisement touts Dr Saunders as a top Chicago face specialist in plastic surgery. It claims his Reconstruction Method for correcting noses is the most successful worldwide and that blemishes wrinkles pimples and scars can be improved in a single visit with guaranteed results.
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