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Newspaper
Montezuma Enterprise
Location
Montezuma, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Feb 07, 1913
Page
7
A scalp expert endorses frequent oiling and minimal washing to preserve hair color. He advises vaseline weekly or thorough oiling before shampooing, warns against excessive oil on bedding, and links gray hair to low scalp oil and stress.
A new handkerchief case design features a sheer mull or handkerchief linen cover heavily embroidered and edged with scallops and fine valencieries. The embroidered cover fastens to a heavy quilted silk foundation in pink or pale blue with a ribbon.
A Frenchy Touch suggests butterfly bows or rosettes with long ends of two delicate ribbon tones. Combos like pale pink and lavender or lavender and green elevate lingerie or light wool house dresses, offering an exceedingly good look.
A simple decorative project uses four laths from an old Venetian blind to form a framework with back bracing and a hinged support. Screws secure parts, then brown or dark green stain and varnish. Copper corner ornaments with brass hooks hold a canvas embroidery or linen screen.
A practical centerpiece for the table is a small Japanese garden from Oriental novelty shops. The miniature scene features dwarfed shrubs and trees in real earth around a tiny lake with a stone pergola by the shore.
A Brown paper board marked into eight numbered squares is laid on the floor. Players roll two or three tennis balls from the opposite wall aiming to land on the highest numbered square. Points accumulate. players may alternate throws or tally after a set of tosses. The first to reach a target score like twenty three or one hundred wins.
A speaker claims he would not sell his baby for its weight in gold, then retorts that a baby costs at least that much, arguing on value and worth in a skeptical, witty exchange.
A Globe Pharmaceutical laboratories recipe claims to break a cold in a day and ease coughs. It combines Globe Pine Compound with glycerine in whiskey, dosed after meals and at night, with children given smaller portions. The formula, from a doctor, has been repeatedly published and is available through local druggists.
A skeptic declares a young couple could not live together on nine hundred dollars yearly. The remark follows a question about what income justifies marriage. The cynic’s blunt reply highlights the cost of domestic happiness versus income, reflecting skeptical views in newspaper debates of the era.
Mrs J Brooksher of Moberly Missouri describes two years of face and neck eruption blamed on tetter or eczema. She reports cooling relief and drainage from Cuticura Soap and Ointment after one month, claiming full cure. Advertisement notes Cuticura sold worldwide with free samples and a Skin Book offer.
In a dialogue Belle asks if marrying in 1913 is unlucky and Nell replies that it depends on the man's wealth, suggesting superstition mixed with social themes of wealth and marriage.
A Houston Post cartoon caption presents a dialogue about marriage where one man asks a girl's father for her hand. The father grants consent, prompting the other man to remark on his own surprised expression about the father's willingness.
Public health notice urges mothers to examine every bottle of Castoria for the correct signature and notes the remedy has been used for over 30 years. It emphasizes that children cry for Fletcher's Castoria.
The text explains brightening faded brick red flower pots by mixing ordinary red ochre with water to a paint-like thickness and painting the pots. The pigment absorbs into the porous surface and retains the color for longer life.
The community weighs a druggist's character asking if he is well thought of. The exchange questions his standing and faith within local circles.
Ad copy promotes Mrs. Austin's Bag Pancake as a pleasing product for grocers. It emphasizes broad appeal and accessibility in the grocery trade.
A light exchange frames the Peace Prize concept as grand and noble. The dialogue contrasts grand praise with a witty suggestion that the idea carries Nobel-worthy sentiment.
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