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Newspaper
Montezuma Enterprise
Location
Montezuma, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Aug 19, 1920
Page
4
Maude Scott McNamee Associate Editor notes second class matter status for Montezuma Indiana post office filing dated April 25 1919 under the act of March 3 1879.
MonvezuMa Inc AG sets advertising rates for subscriptions dated 19 1920. Rates outline pricing tiers and durations for print distribution.
Local notes report daily bread from Marshall's Bakery and frequent visits by residents and travelers. Mentions include L J Murdock family, Annie Lightle, Vernon Anderson, Paul Smith, Merritt Gritton, Rev C W Fisk, Hath Smith, Frank McCord, Franz Montgomery, Henry Rierden, Walter Rierden, Mrs Gus Bailey, Mrs Sarah Stone, J M Tenbrook, and Perry McNamee. Plans for visits to Indiana towns and Chicago, as well as a chicken dinner and cake orders.
Numerous community items fill this page from Hillsdale Indiana detailing a rat poison advert, local visits, birthdays, funerals, travel, and upcoming events. The primary item notes RAT-SNAP kills rats and mice or deters them, with three sizes and prices listed, sold by local merchants.
An advertisement promotes RAT-SNAP rodent poison with guaranteed results and odorless effects. It lists 35¢, 65¢, and $1.25 sizes for pantry, coop, and farm buildings and credits H. S. Cornwell and Murdock's Pharmacy as distributors.
A reader describes hiding pedigreed seed corn in a gunny sack from a roof rope. Rats destroyed the stash overnight, leaving five dead rats the next morning after using RAT SNAP. The ad promotes three sizes 35c 65c and 1.25 and lists H. S. Cornwell and Murdock's as sellers with a guarantee.
A farmer N Windsor recounts long rat trouble after a poison nearly harmed his dog. He says a neighbor recommended RAT-SNAP, calling it a sure and safe rat killer. Sold and guaranteed by H. S.
Rockville notes list transfers including Martha Ledgerwood to Ivan Lawrence a Mecca lot. J Bain to Clifford Kinnion Montezuma lot. Louisa Nevins to Mahlon Chaney West addition Rockville five thousand three hundred. Martin to Walker eight acres Jackson. Linnie F E Smith et al to Futher Overpeck Rockville lot five thousand one hundred. W W Griffith to Robert J Tinney Jr Bloomingdale lot. Louisa Burford to Oscar Burford Marshall lots thirty two thousand five hundred.
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