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Newspaper
Montpelier Herald
Location
Montpelier, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Oct 29, 1908
Page
3
A scrambled passage references Singulear Effect and Ruffon Wratz I claiming to be John D. Rockefeller. It also mentions a bakery storey and a remark about kerosene on cheese, followed by an ad line praising Good Housekeepers using Red Cross Bull Blue and grocers at five cents.
In a witty exchange the minstrels compare a man lifting goods in an electric light factory to a political manager unable to raise campaign funds. The jest highlights the disparity between labor and political fundraising in a sharp, satirical tone.
George Ransome, once a hopeful young man, returns from Swiss travels to a disintegrating marriage with Vivien whose jealousy and isolation deepen after they settle near Nice. He clings to gentleness and patience while Vivien’s suspicions grow, culminating in renewed estrangement as a carriage scene reveals rivals from his past.
The villa sits on a ground ledge between road and sea with a stone terrace. Orange and lemon trees screen the low irregular house while peach and cherry trees add color. The Nicols visit Sundays to dine and picnic among olive and carouba trees. Bancome longs for the place despite his wife’s reluctance.
A cousin of the Duke of Beaufort showcases a car to a London client who pays a tip with a coin. The anecdote follows a witty remark about Turner works valued at five million dollars in 1902, and ends with a brief quip about a gas bill and manners.
Mrs. William Geeding of Attica Indiana reports that after months of persistent itching sores her child healed fully using Cuticura Soap and Cutcura Ointment. She states three applications started the healing, no scars remained, and the illness never returned. The remedies are described as the best she has tried.
Anecdotes cover the late Duke of Westminster paying £3 for a telegram, a Roman teacher calming infants with a bear story, and a note on Hall's Catarrh Cure in Toledo. Other snippets include a monkey hand difference, a traveler asking directions to Mugg river, weather postponements, and a baseball umpire’s voice versus roar.
Fragmentary items describe grocery puck pricing at five cents each and a joke about a waiter receiving two pucks from a rich man. A teething syrup advertisement promotes Mrs Winslow's Soothing Syrup at 25 cents. News notes mention steps to organize a general association of naval yard employees nationwide.
A testimonial letter from Mrs. E Hanson of Columbus Ohio praises Lydia E Pinkham's Vegetable Compound as a safe remedy for symptoms of the Change of Life. The ad extols the product for displacements inflammation and other female ailments and invites sick women to write for advice.
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