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Newspaper
Montezuma Enterprise
Location
Montezuma, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Feb 10, 1921
Page
3
A collection of quips on fortune and experience. The text notes contradictions in character with lines about a lawyer and temper. It contrasts virtue with reward and remarks on vanity and eccentricity in people.
W L George delivers remarks on affection and science overturning old ideas. He recalls a contractor and actress tale about mercenary marriage motives and a Cunard voyage boy asking if praying for safe home is proper, urging humility and fairness.
A discussion questions whether enforcing strict blue laws is practical versus the moral aim of reflecting community values. Officials and residents weigh commerce, faith observance, and modern life as debates intensify.
The article discusses a proposed resolution to paint a full length Lincoln portrait for the House of Representatives and reflects on Lincoln's varied impressions, Gettysburg and other key moments, plus quotes from Lloyd George and Edwin M. Stanton about Lincoln's enduring legacy.
A buxom mammy crossing Broadway at Reade Street steps back from a motor truck after seeing it brake hard. She leaps to safety, shouting at the driver who yells back. The truck escapes as she glares, the scene ending with dramatic tension.
A concise meditation contrasts watches and rivers as they wind and bend through time. The reflection notes how appearances align yet paths diverge, suggesting deeper sameness amid difference in nature and human constructs.
The aging genius Goethe, aged over eighty, completed the second part of Faust. His later work reflects enduring creative power and a remarkable late flowering of drama and philosophy.
Mrs. W. M. Stephens of Vernon Texas says three years of monthly side pain ended after using Lydia E Pinkham's Vegetable Compound and Sanative Wash. She was bedridden at times and avoided surgery, returning to work and house duties. Her testimony invites others to seek help and contact Lydia E Pinkham Medicine Co. for confidential advice.
Advertiser touts a hot Bulgarian Blood Tea that cleanses the blood and tones the liver to fight grippe and pneumonia. Sold by druggists and grocers everywhere.
A school teacher tests pupils on B C and A D by asking what they would do with a Roman coin stamped B C 68. A clever pupil calls it a forgery, another quips about slot machines, and the class debates its value.
An advertisement urges using Cuticura Soap to double razor efficiency and promote skin purity comfort and health. It asserts no mug slickness slime germs or waste and no irritation even with twice daily shaving. The copy promotes one soap for shaving bathing and shampooing.
In Tientsin there are about six motion picture theaters led by a foreign house with 600 capacity. Chinese cinemas seat 500 to 2000 and run two shows daily. Films from major American companies are shown with star popularity mirroring the United States.
A Socrates Yessing club member asks why a philosopher delays quaffing hemlock. The serene sage replies that Xantippe promised to slip yeast into the mixture and he is waiting for it to work.
Reporters quote a voter asking what Jenkins stands for as he runs for office. The exchange highlights curiosity about his platform and policies in a local political campaign.
Former stars and veterans react to the public’s dwindling recognition of their past heroics. Critics argue time erodes significance while supporters say history should be remembered. The piece profiles several emblematic figures and their efforts to stay visible.
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