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Newspaper
Montpelier Herald
Location
Montpelier, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Sep 24, 1908
Page
3
Fragmentary text describes confidential correspondence between a physician and women. It hints at trusted guidance from a Mrs Pink and a doctor about private health matters, noting strict confidentiality and the value of letters from grateful women.
A historical advertisement touts Lydia E Pinkham's Vegetable Compound as a universal remedy for female ailments. It includes a testimonial from Mrs Norman R Barnett of Allen town Pennsylvania describing relief from organic derangement and weakness after using the product. The ad extols the product as a standard remedy for displacements inflammation ulcers fibroid tumors irregularities and related symptoms over thirty years.
A Newark reader recounts curing chronic hand eczema after using Cuticura Ointment and Cuticura Soap, claiming perfect healing after two boxes and one cake. The letter, dated March 28, 1907, touts relief from long years of suffering.
Maine voters deliver a Republican gubernatorial plurality of about 7 700 for Bert M Fernald over Ebenezer Gardner with 468 of 519 locales reporting Fernald 72 117 Gardner 64 903 The result signals a small GOP edge in the state ticket and likely four congressional districts while reflecting a strong anti prohibition emphasis in the campaign The Democratic vote rises across counties and cities amid calls to resubmit liquor laws and a record turnout nears 140 000 in the state historically high for a presidential year
Prof C Y Viper of the US Department of Agriculture explains that grass demand rises from arid West and South regions and aims to establish dry land farming with drought resistant crops. The department tests hardy alfalfa varieties including Arabian alfalfa, thriving in Minnesota, the Dakotas, Arizona, and California, and seeks wider eastern adoption.
A Pennsylvania railroad special ran nine miles from W Pierce to Warsaw in under five minutes, exceeding 100 mph. Twelve months of two cent fare law operation on the Chicago and Alton show passenger gains of 12% and earnings down 6%. New York New Haven and Hartford gets through freight rate resumption. New England traffic will be shared by five southbound lines from New York. U S Circuit Court of Appeals upholds safety appliance duty in Santa Fe and Denver and Rio Grande cases. Union Pacific adds guards after train robberies in the Northwest. Soo line expands Duluth to Brooten service aligns with main line connections.
In July and August three people died of rabies in New York. Bacteriologists found negri bodies in each brain, confirming hydrophobia. Pas teur Institute treated fewer dog bite cases after a muzzle law, dropping from 38 to 15, with many awaiting discharge.
Reports describe closed schools in Christiania due to smallpox, Esperanto congresses planning accessibility efforts in Dresden, and protests in Venezuela after minister expulsion. Turkey shows constitutional joy with 200000 in Constantinople as elections loom. Japan retains Terauchi while Katsura leads a cautious cabinet. UK Lords amend an old age pension bill provoking cross party tensions. Paris building trades clash with troops during strikes near Valseneuve and Draveil. Caracas Civil Court delivers judgment in a French Cable case with damages pending.
Astronomers report aurora like glows over Europe and the United States with spiral clouds and orange yellow bands. W F Denning notes striking differences from normal auroras and cites a high reflection in the hot, thundery air. Public baths expand in cities as urban centers build facilities, led by Boston with ten beaches and twenty three baths.
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