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Newspaper
Montezuma Enterprise
Location
Montezuma, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Apr 08, 1920
Page
3
An advertisement claims backache and dull kidney pain result from eating too much meat. It urges using Jad Salts with lemon juice and grape acid to cleanse sluggish kidneys, relieve urination problems, and prevent rheumatic twinges, touting it as inexpensive and safe.
The teacher assigns a Civil War lesson and jokes about a misread banner. A boy quips about a campaign from this morning, while students recall a prior classroom punishment and laugh at the moment.
Advertisement-style copy claims Cascarets cleanse the liver and bowels overnight from bilious symptoms. It warns about indigestion souring the stomach and constipation and promises gentle, non sickening effects like other laxatives. It emphasizes that Cascarets work while you sleep and compare favorably to salts or pills.
A fragmented dialogue shows a father warning of costs and plans for a move to New York. The rough, optimistic speaker considers a five thousand per person estimate, while the father questions feasibility and intent. The excerpt reflects tension between ambition and cost in a volatile period.
Mrs Jd A McGee of Lafayette Indiana reports nervous run down condition improved after reading common sense medical advice and using Dr Pierce’s Favorite Prescription. Elizabeth Kahl Kokomo says it cured weakness and smothering and dizzy spells. Roy Morrie Kokomo notes Delicate condition improved enough to be up and around after taking several bottles.
A tidy Indiana farm near the railroad town offers 18 acres of wheat and tu acres all tilable with good buildings and fruit. Located on a pike with easy railroad access. Write Avery Knowles Cleyes Ohio.
A long dispatch analyzes German political tension with Mustapha Kemal and the rise of Mustapha Kemal with Turkish leadership stirring anti Christian sentiment. It notes Denmark’s unrest, time saving shifts causing confusion, and Hoover’s impact on U S politics. The piece also covers Ruhr crises, German morale, and international finance effects along with suffrage battles in Delaware Louisiana North Carolina Vermont and Connecticut.
Ludwig A. K. Martens, a self styled soviet envoy to the United States, is a leading deportation candidate. He argued the bolshevik government did not interfere in U S affairs during a senate inquiry. Meanwhile the State Department published soviet dispatches urging violence and overthrow. The dispatches were found on a soviet courier captured at Riga en route to the United States. The Justice Department says a perfect case exists against Martens.
The piece urges cheerful bedside visits with a smile and conversation about outside life. It notes the value of flowers and reading material to lift spirits, citing a patient who asks visitors to share kindness rather than sympathy.
A Pennsylvania study of crystallized honey from dying bees uncovered a rare sugar called melegitose. The Mead sugar, extracted and purified, has been placed at the agriculture bureau for scientific use. The weekly department bulletin notes melezirose as among the rarest sugars previously scarce for experiments.
A couple in a college hall admires a tablet above the entrance reading it was erected by John Mack in memory of his wife. He muses that such a memorial would suit his own college, while his wife grows cold to him, leaving questions about their marriage.
A note suggests a large influx of town boys would move to the farm if that option were favored by locals. The line hints at a rural retreat or school farm project drawing interest among residents and youth.
An advertisement for Petersons Ointment from Racine Wisconsin promotes its use for old sores snail rheum chafing and all skin diseases. It notes price in cents and cites Cruegists recommendations with mail orders handled by Peterson Ointment Co Buffalo NY.
A trio of household figures awoke to a downstairs crash and a gunshot as burglars invaded. Mrs Harsly Faid alerted her husband John who confronted intruders, ending with a window breaking and the assailants gone. A discovery of 60 cents was reported.
The state manager jokes with a property man about mistaking window for widow. He quips that both are alike and adds he looks out near either when he gets close, provoking puzzled laughter.
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