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Newspaper
Montezuma Enterprise
Location
Montezuma, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Jan 15, 1920
Page
7
Fashion notes predict a spring vogue for fine cottons with new weaves and embroidery. Women favor ginghams and chambrays for children’s dresses, showcasing expertly designed outfits by trained specialists. The sample gingham girl’s dress features a six inch knee length, white pique piping, pocket points, three quarter sleeves, a bias belt, pearl shoulder buttons, and white cuffs and collars.
Dr Rieder of the University of Wisconsin describes Chippewa visitors yearly to the university museum to offer skins meat and food to a grotesque stone idol. He recounts a Chicago millionaire found the idol and the Indians demanded its return. the stone was eventually kept in state custody. The lecturer notes diverse beliefs about Earth's origin and condemns sensational Wild West stereotypes.
The annual report of the commissioner of pensions shows a record payment of $222,129,292.70 to 624,427 pensioners last fiscal year, the smallest number since 1890. Ohio topped lists with 60,902 pensioners and $21,582,330.04. Pennsylvania, New York, Illinois, and Indiana followed in number and totals.
A compilation of historical proverbs and sayings including lines about truth, deceit, and human nature. Attributed quotes range from General Proverb to Shakespeare and German sources, with reflections on judgment and character.
The poem warns that unguarded gates invite diverse migrants and danger, urging Liberty to protect the land and preserve freedom. It cites historical fears of invading peoples and the需要 to keep order lest past conquerors lay waste. The piece ends with attribution to Thomas Bailey Aldrich.
The article presents three concise definitions of politeness from Sidney Smith, Macaulay, and Chesterfield. Smith links politeness to nature and sense, Macaulay calls it benevolence in small things, and Chesterfield ties it to treating others as you wish to be treated. Bacon adds a note on universal politeness among the wise versus fools at home.
A reflective aphorism notes that every brave cheerful heart leaves a hopeful influence on the world and strengthens human tradition for future generations. The message emphasizes enduring goodness through individual example.
The article describes gorillas living in family groups with a mother carrying offspring on her hip. It notes tropical forests provide abundant fruit and nuts, nests woven from branches, and fathers guarding at the tree base. Male rivals fight fiercely for mates while leopards pose the main external threat.
A humorous exchange shows a wife lamenting no new clothes since their wedding as the husband defends his youthful appearance. The entertainer’s English accent prompts a joke about missing h sounds, while a jab about musical scale ends their quip.
A humorous exchange centers on encouragement at home with a wife pursuing uplift work and a prodigal son. The father notes relief that the household did not invite a congressional investigation into wastefulness and political exposure.
A brief dialogue features a proud but jabbering parent and another voice doubting the child’s future social life. The remark hints at a troublesome youth and the fear of lifelong isolation, reflecting social attitudes toward difficult kids.
A humorous exchange notes a niece returning from college and remarks on a maiden candidacy. The uncle praises a woman’s capability while the ladies analyze the display of millinery, reflecting voter perspective and social wit.
The college at Asti Italy conferred the first medical doctor degree in 1929. The event marks an early milestone in the institution's history and honors the medical program's development.
A London Chronicle writer notes business sanctums favor the motto Do It Now while time is cash. A Scottish business leader cites Napoleon on rare men, and the founder of a major London store echoes Robert Louis Stevenson: journeying hopefully beats arriving, true success lies in labor.
The article notes that the injunction's principle predates modern law, tracing its origin to Roman law where it appeared as an interdict. It cites 1882 English Commons petitions for royal protection as an early example of safeguarding procedural integrity, with the chancellor as keeper of the king's conscience issuing writs to curb abuse in lower courts.
A reflective piece on the beauty of trees through seasons. It notes how every month reveals hidden splendor, with a great ash tree on a meadow edge illustrating branches blending into unity under winter stars and summer sun.
The speaker defines mental calling as a work that makes a man count himself worthy. A calling earns dignity when it shapes the person, and true value comes from the effort of the individual who builds himself up and discovers hidden treasures through patient, ingenious labor.
The piece notes a revival of decorative fans including ostrich and peacock feather designs. It highlights lace and satin fans, the use of tortoise shell sticks, and long curled ostrich plumes as statement evening accessories, with palm leaf fans and ribboned floral accents as fresh novelties.
The article discusses fabrics used in sports materials including silk and camel hair. It notes camel hair as a distinguished choice for some models in sports suits and wraps, and mentions new colors slate, heather, greenish gray, and tan while retaining the chamois color for riding habit and outer coats.
The line notes shallow untrimmed necks demand a wearer with striking looks and extreme confidence to pull off the trend.
Mrs. G Schoonfield of Muskegon Michigan credits Lydia E Pinkham's Vegetable Compound with restoring her strength after six years of back trouble She says the remedy made her able to walk and perform all her work and recommends it to others in the community
The article urges women to guard health and promotes Lydia E. Pinkham's Vegetable Compound as effective for sex related ailments. It invites readers to write to Lydia E. Pinkham Medicine Co. in Lynn Massachusetts for confidential, woman led advice.
An old advertisement promotes Cascarets as a gentle overnight cleanser for the stomach liver and bowels. It claims to remove sour fermented foods foul gases and excess bile while you sleep without gripe or discomfort and at low cost.
A sharp exchange shows an employee lamenting high prices and a boss retorting that the business must run regardless. The quip reflects cost pressures and managerial coldness in a London context.
A compact reflection notes how each social misfit may begin as a cherished pet and become an outsider. The line suggests origins of reputation and how perceptions shift over time.
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