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Newspaper
Montpelier Herald
Location
Montpelier, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Sep 10, 1908
Page
2
The McGeath family gathered at the Montpelier Fair and Driving Park on Sunday for their ninth annual reunion. Joan McGeath, familiarly called uncle John, who has led the family group for seven years, was reappointed president for this year.
Trustees have mortgaged church property to D A Bryson trustee to issue seven thousand dollars in bonds. Denominations are 25 50 and 100 dollars bearing 6 percent interest payable in ten years. Bonds redeemable at semi annual intervals. Goal is to raise money for church completion with about five thousand dollars likely needed.
A spark from a 12 23 L E and W passenger train Saturday set fire to dry grass in a hollow north of the Indiana Pipe Line Co pump station across the river. It spread to a refuse oil spill from a two year old tank, creating a hot flame near large tanks. The wind pushed heat away, and the fire department plus locals prevented damage as the blaze burned out. Dense smoke drew a crowd who feared a tank fire, though no major damage occurred.
A dated household column presents two relish recipes from The September Delineator. Green cucumber relish requires sliced cucumbers simmered in vinegar with garlic horseradish and spice mix, then jarred. Green tomato pickles use green tomatoes onions sugar and vinegar with mustard and pepper, simmered until tender and ready after about two months.
P J Daly of 1247 W street Chicago advocates Electric Bitters as a tonic to strengthen the body. He claims his elderly feeble mother has gained markedly from the remedy and urges others in need of a strengthening medicine to consider it.
A fragmented reminiscence notes Humphry Davy and a curious girl proving that rubbing cane pieces together yields a tiny light. It describes Davy’s patient method and curiosity as essential to discovery, and mentions early text on table manners in old France with vivid, humorous vignettes.
A reader shares a colonial era tale from Indiana about three snakes kept in an eight ounce bottle. The snakes measured under three and a quarter inches each and moved with unusual flexibility, drawing tongues like larger snakes, witnessed by a minister mentioned in the Emporia Gazette.
A Chicago News report recounts a Hoosier State visit where a writer’s three children play pirates at home. When asked what they are doing they say they are literary pirates like their father. A later quip compares overstudies to health, ending with a doctor’s comic remark.
Four year old Mabel runs downhill while her mother warns her to be careful. Mabel reassures that she will not fall because she is holding tight to herself, showcasing a child’s confident safety stance.
A physician asks about aches and pains and the patient admits breathing hurts. The doctor promises to treat the symptom, implying a quick fix to stop the breath distress.
A Yonkers Statesman quip has Egbert admitting a desire to perform on stage. He recalls last week he entertained himself by shying an egg at an actor who he deemed vile.
The readable text expresses distrust of calumny and a belief that false claims bring risk. It mentions avoiding untruths and the potential perils of gossip or defamatory statements.
Gabriel Godfrey, chief of the Mi amas, travels to Indianapolis to work with Jacob P. Dunn on documenting the Miami language. He notes about 400 Miamas remain, scattered and mostly using English, and urges government action to record and preserve their linguistic heritage. Godfrey, in his mid seventies, remains active and observant of his people’s cultural decline.
Clyde Brown visited thirst parlors and started breaking up furniture after returning home. Officer Dragoo arrested him. he pled guilty to intoxication, fined five dollars plus costs 14.90, and was sent to Hartford City for fifteen days under Sheriff Clamme. His marriage had recent troubles with prior police involvement.
A large crowd at the Red Men hall heard C A Robinson of Greenfield speak on Redmenship. Daniel Arnold chaired the open gathering. Robinson spoke for nearly an hour, then left for Union City and Dayton to present similar talks.
The Harrison township Democrats opened their campaign at the Bryan and Kern headquarters on South Main. Henry Eichhorn of Bluirton, a prominent attorney, spoke to a packed room and others stood outside. The party plans weekly Friday meetings in Backford County with a strong speaker lineup.
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