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Newspaper
Montezuma Enterprise
Location
Montezuma, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Jan 29, 1920
Page
4
A humorous vignette follows a collar salesman’s odd ailment described as circular thoughts from years selling linen collars. The piece includes observations on dreamlike imagery of circles made of collars and a cartoonish self reflection about brain laundering.
A father learns from Tommy that his baby sister was found under a gooseberry bush. The boy admits he was digging around the bushes and says he was putting the last one back. The exchange closes with a wry remark about an undertaker and worldly desires.
Readers recall postwar shortages with sweet potato coffee as a popular substitute. Sweet potatoes roasted until charred then mashed and boiled in water produced a coffee like beverage, though sugar cost 26 cents a pound while the drink needed none. Roses liken to children. kindness matters alongside keenness.
Lesson overview for February 1 centers on Acts 8 24 25 and related passages. It discusses preaching beyond Jerusalem, Philip in Samaria, the conversion of Samaritans, the sending of Peter and John, the need for Spirit baptism, and the warning against Simon Magus who sought power for gain.
The goal set forth is a church whose corporate life visibly expresses the Christian ideal of fellowship and brotherhood while persistently shaping natural, industrial, and social life according to guiding principles considered the fountain light of all its days.
Quote from Ruskin about art reflecting delight in God’s creation rather than human achievement. Highlights art as spiritual expression and praise through craft.
An advertisement touts a small bottle that stops hair loss and dandruff with a simple scalp rub. It claims hair will grow strong long and glossy after one application and promises dramatic beautifying results.
An advertisement touts Diamond Dyes as ensuring a new rich fadeless color on wool silk linen cotton or mixed fabrics. Each package includes a direction book and a Diamond Dye Color Card to guide over any color and material including dresses blouses stockings skirts and more.
A dialogue begins with a cashier requiring identification from a woman who insists her friend will identify her. The cashier doubts the claim and the woman offers to introduce the friend. The source presents quotes and opinions from the St. Louis Globe-Democrat about cranks and value of fatherhood versus fame.
A vintage advertisement urges mothers to give California Syrup of Figs as a safe laxative for children. It promotes the fruit flavor, full dosing directions on each bottle, and advises to use the California name to ensure quality.
Hobey Baker, famed Philadelphia airman with a wartime flying record, told a Philadelphia Country Club audience about a fellow who crashed in Germany and trudged 32 miles back to allied lines. He survived a month living on raw turnips and carrots found at night. A young woman asked how it felt and Baker quipped it felt like a root march.
An elderly Shropshire woman told a Ministry of Food official she wished her funeral to be properly carried out, noting she had a coffin, shroud, two bottles of whisky and three tins of salmon in stock. She smiled when told she was on the right side as long as she did not add to her stock.
Mr. Cumroux jokes that his family makes him wear the oldest clothes daily and on Sundays as a gesture of economy. He adds the plan is really diplomacy to avoid attending his family's gatherings and parties.
A dialogue on the unreliability of figures with remarks that they may lie or not stand, highlighting skepticism about numerical accuracy and consistency.
A domestic exchange centers on money. The wife complains the husband pays only “so much” a year, while the husband retorts that he does provide that amount, prompting a dispute over financial support.
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