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Newspaper
Montezuma Enterprise
Location
Montezuma, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Aug 12, 1920
Page
4
Associate Editor MauDe Scott McNamee notes second class mail entry for a Montezuma Indiana post office publication. Entered April 25 1919 under the Act of March 3 1979. Subscription line appears.
The Town paper reflects local business and professionals. Advertisers boost the paper and the town, while every business should display its name in every issue to show its enterprises and support the publication. A loyal booster helps attract trade and improve town reflection.
The issue urges constant public visibility through small frequent ads and highlights Marshall's bread preferable for daily use. Local notes list illness recoveries, visits, moves, church events, school progress, and community notices featuring multiple families and businesses.
An 1826 Lancaster Ohio school board excerpt recounts skepticism toward railroads and telephones. It quotes officials welcoming debate in the schoolhouse while declaring such innovations as impossible and unbiblical. Fulton, a pioneer in central Ohio transport, faced this ignorance of progress.
A fragment cites a fierce warning that steam travel at 15 miles per hour portends doom and moral peril. The speaker claims such speed would be foretold by holy prophets and serves as a trap to lure souls to hell.
Rat Snap kills rats and mice quickly and safely with dry cake form. It supposedly scares away what it doesn’t kill and leaves no lingering odor as killed rats dry inside. Sold in three sizes 35, 65 and 125 cents by H. S. Cornwell and Murdock's.
A Windsor farmer recalls years of rat trouble after a poison nearly harmed his dog. He finally uses RAT-SNAP, calling it a sure and safe rat killer. Available in three sizes: 85e 65e 31.25. Cornwell and Murdock's.
Advertisement notes RAT-SNAP kills rats and mice without odor leaving no odor behind. It claims animals avoid food and offers three sizes priced at 35e, 1.25, and Golu. Sold by Murdock's Pharmacy and H S Cornwell with a guarantee.
Rachel Cribley of Beaver Dam Ohio suffered two years with stomach trouble and constipation. She found relief after using Chamberlain's Tablets following a neighbor's recommendation. A few days treatment convinced her they were the remedy she needed and continued use for weeks.
An advertisement claims RAT SNAP eliminates rats and mice with no lingering smell. It touts two cake sizes for different spaces and guarantees results. Sold by H. S. Cornell and Murdock's Pharmacy.
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