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Newspaper
Montezuma Enterprise
Location
Montezuma, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Feb 17, 1916
Page
7
An old health ad claims daily internal cleansing using hot water and limestone phosphate to wash toxins from the bowels. It suggests benefits for headaches, biliousness, constipation, foul breath, and general well being, urging readers to buy limestone phosphate from druggists.
A young attorney recalls a humorous client scene as a negro seeks a divorce for his daughter, boasting he has eleven children and asking for a wholesale price on them, highlighting quips about business and family.
The Manchester Guardian notes a boy who, upon learning his father was wounded in France, asks where, receives “In the hand,” and calmly says, “he's been trying to catch the bullet,” illustrating innate philosophical insight even in youth.
A Missouri woman credits health improvements to quitting coffee and using Postum with Grape-Nuts. She notes four months on the two, gaining flesh and relief from nervous symptoms. Her husband also improved after stopping coffee for Postum, with better sleep and fewer cramps.
A reflective tribute notes Washington as a calm moral leader amid crises. It recounts his 1775 Cambridge arrival, Yorktown triumphs, Valley Forge trials, and emotional Newburgh farewell, framing his public virtue as a guide for today’s nation facing turmoil and economic hardship.
A penny's worth of electric energy could raise 100 gallons of water by 100 feet. Fog makes objects seem larger than they are. Swiss churches use electricity from nearby waterfalls to heat buildings. In WWI a group of Russian soldiers aided by 100 women dug trenches to block German advances on the Vistula. The UK dominates as a market for US farm and forest products, averaging 39 percent of exports over ten years. Milking machines spread along Australia's southern coast, with a Rocky Hill farm showing two workers can milk 45 cows and handle separation in one hour.
Mrs Youngparent tells Mr Youngparent to listen as the baby starts imitating them. He asks to imitate the baby and she notes the child is beginning to crow.
A quick quip about Crusty advising Miss Oldgirl on a garden plant. When she asked for a suitable option he suggested wallflowers, implying a pointed or sharp reply in a light humorous exchange.
In an interview with American Magazine a U S representative describes the barrier between Congress and his former law career. After two terms he left to return home but found his practice vanished and his status kept him from routine or minor work.
From Lovcen the culminating Montenegrin peak, the Black Mountain, the sacred hill and seat of King Nicholas, rises as a symbol of national fate as central powers press toward Cetinje. The tiny capital shelters palace and ministers while a chapel at the summit holds Peter II, the last Vladika, buried so his spirit may oversee the land.
The piece traces Alabama coal history from 1834 discovery through 1840 census production of 946 tons to 1870 output of 11 000 tons. It notes Civil War mining, 1881 82 development around Birmingham iron deposits, 1885 production near 2.5 million tons, and 1914 USGS figure of 15 593 422 tons.
W Groom trapped a five foot eel in a lamp chimney while fishing at Kiamesha Lake. The eel could not free itself, having previously entangled in a lamp and escaped through the chimney after knocking over a lamp. The glass enclosure remained intact despite the long confinement.
The Pittsburgh bureau of standards reports tests showing American clays meet glass industry needs without foreign materials. American glass manufacturers will rely on domestic clays for refractories, performing better than German clays or German plastic clays in tested pots.
A truncated dialogue shows a beggar pleading for a snow shoveling job to earn money for food. The response notes the sidewalk is already cleared and questions the claimant’s visit earlier, implying inclement weather delayed arrival.
A 10 cent Cascarets box promises to relieve headache biliousness indigestion and stomach upset by cleansing the stomach removing sour food freeing the liver of toxins and removing waste. The ad claims benefits overnight with a clear head sweet stomach and healthy bowel action for months and notes children like the product because it never causes gripe.
A wary customer in a country drug store asks for powder. The clerk quizzes him about the intended use and the old man replies to buy bug powder to blow on his whiskers. The anecdote, from Cotrell's Magazine, reflects rustic humor.
Mrs. A. G. Clemens of West Alexander Pennsylvania reports relief from backache tender spots on a rib and occasional vision issues after using Dodd’s Kidney Pills and Diamond Dinner Pills. She approves publication of her letter and notes the medicines cost 50 cents to a dollar per box.
A playful exchange from Rich mond Times-Dispatch contrasts lifelong devotion with a quip about hair color. The dialogue suggests affection may endure until gray but declines when colors become extreme like mauve or Nile green.
An old advertisement touts California Syrup of Figs as a harmless laxative for children and adults. It claims quick relief from constipation and sour stomach, urging mothers to buy the 50 cent bottle with clear directions.
A heated exchange unfolds as a character protests claims of extravagance while another insists the accuser has no resources. The clash centers on perceived financial footing and living beyond propriety.
Fragmentary text mentions age and cinema while in a Marin Chicago context. It references saying older looks, youth, and a potential book or movie theme, but the exact events, names, or dates are unclear. The surviving words suggest a casual discussion rather than a clear news item.
Italy's imports and exports for the identified months of 1915 show imports valued at 96 794 650 and exports at 246 026 660, reflecting trade activity during wartime.
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