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Newspaper
Montpelier Herald
Location
Montpelier, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Sep 03, 1908
Page
6
Telegraphic report says Governor Fort will deploy state troops if Sunday laws and excise statutes are not observed in Atlantic City. He proclaims a possible extraordinary legislative session and martial law to close saloons and cafes at the resort, the harshest enforcement yet in the state.
Ex Senator Vilas Colonel William F. Vilas died at his Madison home after five weeks of illness. Dr. Philip Fox noted his cheerful state before a bath caused a rapid decline and death likely from a second stroke. Dr. Charles H. Vilas was not present.
Benjamin Robison found a copperhead snake coiled in trousers at his New Albany residence. He shook the trousers from a closet nail, the snake moved, and he killed it. the snake measured thirty inches.
A three story Cleveland tenement fire sent fifty people fleeing, with six overcome by smoke, a woman injured and a child seriously burned. The report records other distant notes on estates and riots.
Kate Howard, accused of leading a mob during Springfield race riots, died in custody after taking poison en route to prison. The 42 year old denied guilt and stated she would die rather than face murder charges. Grand jury had indicted three for the Burton and Donegan lynching in the Aug events.
The General Land Office reports 74,805,200 acres of public lands remain as of July 1, 1906, broken down by state. Alaska excluded. Major holdings include California 20,872,493 acres, Oregon 16,057,913, Texas not listed, and Wyoming 37,145,2002? total remains to be clarified.
T P Shonts president of the Chicago and Alton and Clover Leaf railroads arrives in Chicago on his way to Centerville for a homecoming. He declines to reveal political preferences and notes railroad investment is paused due to uncertainty. He cites recent purchases of 1000 steel cars as essential for operations.
The national committee of a new independence party met in New York selecting William Hearse as chairman and Charles A. Walsh as secretary. Bryan, at Lincoln, avoided Brownsville controversy and denied criticizing Roosevelt. Gompers urged AFL members to back Bryan and Kern in a Federationist editorial.
Mildred and George Greswold confront a buried secret as Castellani, an elegant Italian, hints at a prior marriage. The scene shifts at Enderby as tensions rise between the couple and a poised visitor, with old loyalties tested amid a summer of memory and unease.
Mildred accuses Greswold of secrecy and jealousy over a painful past. He admits fear and cowardice about memories, then pleads forgiveness as the couple and their dog show affection, resolving to drop the topic while acknowledging memory's inescapable hold.
Castellani appears at the drawing room door and enchants Mildred and Pamela with fluent improvisations on the piano. Mildred recalls childhood moments of a companion who played to her in the twilight, hinting at a gifted musician in memory and sentiment.
John Burroughs notes in Outing magazine trace the evolution of reason from instinct driven youth to the dawning of conscious thought in humans. He cites higher apes as a branching point and suggests early humans emerged from a gradual ascent from animal to human reasoning.
A popular author discusses the burden of fame and constant requests for free books. She notes that supplying copies to charity bazaars would cost her about 400 to 500 dollars annually, plus time spent wrapping and mailing.
Manufacturing notes describe stick ice as a high demand commodity in upper Austria. The text mentions water allowed to fall slowly over a series of steps, hinting at a cooling or crystallization process in early processing.
A Montreal reader recites how Cuticura Soap and Cuticura Ointment cleared itching rashes on her three children after repeated uses. She notes the next morning relief for a newborn with neck folds broken and bleeding. May 23 1907. The text also includes a separate humorous remark about Fielding and batting average.
A Yonkers Statesman cartoon shows a man discussing mercy toward his dog. Patrice questions if a merciful man is merciful to his canine and recalls the father banishing the dog during phonography.
Mrs Mary E H Rouse of Cambridge New York recalls a five year struggle with kidney trouble after a fall. She reports constant pains weakness and disordered secretions but credits Dean's Kidney Pills with rapid relief and full recovery. Sold by all dealers 50 cents a box Foster Milburn Co Buffalo NY.
A man teaches a cook named Martha how to use a gas range. He leaves with the promise it will work, returns days later to find the stove still burning and unfueled, declaring it the best stove she ever saw.
A testimonial from an Indiana woman praises Postum’s consistent flavor and caffeine free content. She says switching from coffee cured her liver headaches and gall colic and notes Postum remains pleasant as coffee’s taste changes. Her husband shares satisfaction and ongoing use.
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