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Newspaper
Montezuma Enterprise
Location
Montezuma, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Apr 22, 1915
Page
4
Public notice from Montezuma Indiana dated April 22 1915 announces advertising rates and submission deadline for weekly insertions with copy due by Wednesday morning.
A drifting loafer laments being deemed worthless while others chase dollars. He seeks simple comforts a fire corner shade meals shelter companionship and kindness rather than conflict warning against hurting others and asking for little beyond to drift and loaf.
The Census Bureau bulletin notes rising home ownership and school attendance among Negroes, falling illiteracy and mortality, and greater church membership.Compiled from the Thirteenth Census and other inquiries, it credits Negro employees with preparing the tables and clerical work.
Paz the big monkey at Avondale zoo contracts measles and, after a castor oil dose, is expected to recover soon. The illness spreads from Pat to Jack Allen and back, as the two friends reconnect at the keeper Dayton Allen’s home.
Fragmentary critique argues revolvers replace bravery and give a 100 yard reach to the “pony man” with a fragile mind. The piece laments a shift from bears and wolves to a modern crowd of youths with cigarettes and violence.
The passage warns of killers and guns used in quarrels with a claim that 8,000 Americans die yearly from revolvers. The tone reflects era social worry over violence and domestic disputes, citing Mitchell and the S D Gazette as sources.
The Louisville Courier Journal notes a revival of oxen for draft work as tractors and mules dominate, citing Breeders' Gazette on the value of oxen. While few counties still log with ox teams, the sight is novel to many residents raised in the last 30 years.
Mrs Gadders exhausted herself making long calls listing friends she reached by telephone. She stayed inside the house but talked to each contact for about 45 minutes, reflecting a busy day of outreach.
An advertisement touts Croxone as a unique remedy that penetrates kidneys to dissolve uric acid and cleanse the system. It promises rapid relief from back pain, swelling, and urinary disorders, with a money back guarantee if it fails in any case.
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