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Newspaper
Montezuma Enterprise
Location
Montezuma, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Apr 14, 1921
Page
7
A written report from an automobile driver describes a failing trailer and difficult conditions in ice. The traffic superintendent forwards the account to Washington where the trailer is rejected and the case labeled as potentially solvable elsewhere.
A Boston Transcript joke questions female leadership by asking why she should abdicate. The mock line mirrors era humor about women rulers and power. The piece contrasts with a humorous aside about cats singing due to birds eaten.
The American Legion publishes a directory of information centers for World War veterans. It lists compensation, government insurance, allotments, travel pay, vocational training, hospitalization, civil service, victory medals, lost discharge papers, signal corps photos, land, laws and legislation, graves service, and employment.
Ida M. Walker first woman in Kansas's legislature is dubbed the Mother of the Bonus for drafting a state WWI veteran daily allowance. She helped form the term legisladies to describe women lawmakers, while serving as a longtime public worker and newspaper collaborator.
The Indiana legislature passed three bills setting aside nearly 10 million dollars for a national American Legion war memorial headquarters in Indianapolis. Five blocks will host the project including a central memorial building, a plaza, a Federal Post Office, and a city library. Plans are by a state commission with Will Hays as a member, architect chosen by the National Institute of Architecture, and a 850,000 prize funded by a 100,000 appropriation. Organizations invited to occupy quarters include Grand Army of the Republic and the American War Mothers. Dr. T. Victor Keene led the effort and served as a World War I colonel in the medical corps.
Robert J. Boyd of Fargo, 25, youngest member of the North Dakota House, is a former Fargo trade and labor leader and Pressmen’s union member. He sponsored bills aiding labor, backed the Legion, and helped pass Armistice Day as a legal holiday, protected the Legion emblem, and raised the bonus fund tax to one mill. He also pushed a resolution urging Congress to pass Fordney’s fivefold compensation bid.
A San Francisco memo shows 756 of 1 082 Democratic convention delegates are uninstructed. The card lists instructed delegates by state and candidate totals. The temporary roll projects 308 women delegates and alternates, with 41 at large delegates and 39 alternates at large, 63 district delegates, 165 district alternates.
A pithy adage notes that when a man treats life too gravely he may still misjudge himself. It suggests a paradox where extreme seriousness can dull self awareness and lead to poorer judgment. The quote implies humility as a counter to overconfidence.
An advertisement urges buyers to look for Bayer on aspirin packages or tablets to ensure genuineness. It claims twenty one years of physician use and safety, lists common ailments, notes affordable twelve tablet tins, and mentions larger drugstore packages.
Don’t worry about lumbago or sore muscles 20th Century Liniment brings joyful relief in minutes. It relieves rheumatic joints sprains strains and cramps quickly with camphor and iodine soothing inflamed skin. The Mitchell Maneoe Company Altoona Pa offers mail delivery at 69¢ or 1.20 with price refund and free postage.
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