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Newspaper
Montezuma Enterprise
Location
Montezuma, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Aug 30, 1922
Page
3
A diarist describes straining a rainwater pail through cloth when the liquid failed to pass. The effort ended with the surprising discovery of three live frogs settled at the bottom, leaving the writer perplexed about the cloth’s filtration.
The landlady laments a guest insult about her pumpkin pie saying the crust would improve with another coat of paint. A second table boarder asks for the exact remark, revealing a tense dining room scene and social snub.
Advert describes Fletehber’s Castoria as a thirty year old safe substitute for Castor Oil Paregoric Teething Drops and soothing syrups. Claims no narcotics and urges reliance on proven directions on each package. Promises genuine product with signature on seal.
A witty exchange shows a business man failing to see visitors as the office boy quips that the boss’s blindness may be temporary. Caler remarks about the boss’s condition.
Circular advertisement promotes Red Cross Ball Blue as safe for fabrics and whitening clothes. It asserts the product leaves garments white without damaging fibers and is sold by grocers. The piece also recalls Cone's doctrine of telling sick people they look better, referencing medical practice of the era.
A reflective musing on limiting personal desires to aid others. The speaker emphasizes restraint and patience as virtues that lead to inner victory over insatiable need. The line contrasts abundant personal wants with the virtue of enduring hardship.
President Harding affirmed absolute conservation of the national park system. Dr. John Wesley Hill represented the administration at Yellowstone's opening, praising its vast landscape and declaring protection against commercial exploitation. The piece traces park battles from 1920 to 1923, notes legislative fights over water power and irrigation, and recounts Harding’s Alaska trip with Yellowstone glimpses, including the Grand Canyon of the Yellowstone.
Detroit News notes Sardis capital of Lydia flourished 5000 years ago with Croesus, famed as one of history’s richest kings. The area yields extensive archaeological finds, including jewelry, gold artifacts, and temple remains. last year excess relics were unearthed and sent to Constantinople.
A Vittandiaired beauty fleeing harassment near a depot defies two young hoodlums who taunted her. The would‑be knight offers to fight, but she asserts independence and shakes off the tormentors with a sharp display of resolve.
An advertisement urges use of Red Cross Ball Blue in laundry to give girls a dainty well groomed appearance. The copy presents a daughter caring tone and domestic product benefit.
A Louisville Courier Journal joke describes a wife tipping into her husband pockets as folly. The sage explains she presses his trousers, hangs them upside down, and money falls out. He adds that a husband who does not dive for it is a poor stick.
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